Robert D. Hyde Email & Phone Number

Ashburn, Va

Ashburn, Virginia

Washington Dc

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Initiated and led Air Force-wide transformation of management processes to improve performance, increase flow of key performance indicators to senior leaders, and catalyze a robust process improvement culture across a global $120 billion, 720,000-person enterprise.• Architect of innovative system that freed up $1.4B of effort for higher priority tasks.• Built change coalition of AF leaders, including the Secretary, Chief of Staff, and Inspector General.• Saved $48M in first year by streamlining inspections and eliminating outdated requirements. • Championed design and implementation of a web-based performance management system, enabling local reporting, third-party validation and global visibility—500,000 users in 10 months.Identified waste, then led process to reduce and prioritize Air Force compliance requirements, eliminating $443M of non-value-added work; slashed Air Force policy publication timeline by 75%.• Used creative, data-driven strategy to persuade Air Force leaders of imperative for change.• Inventoried 66,000 rules and eliminated unnecessary 8%, freeing up 5,100 man-years of effort.• Applied Lean Six Sigma to reduce Air Force policy-production process from 201 to 55 days.Expert inspector and thought leader on inspection systems and Inspector General investigations. • Led Air Force inspections teams and directed global inspections of nuclear units and hospitals.• Established Special Access Program hotline and investigated highly sensitive complaints.

Baghdad, Iraq

• Managed schedule, correspondence, transportation and protective security details across SW Asia.• Facilitated drawdown of 70,000 US troops as deputy commanding general’s executive officer.• Chaired international action group of governmental and non-governmental actors in Iraq to synchronize economic and financial capacity development efforts across public and private sectors.

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Created and led Materiel Command’s nuclear directorate, refocusing stewardship of nuclear arsenal.• Directed 77,000-person organization’s efforts to reinvigorate $100M nuclear sustainment enterprise.• Authored study and report for the President of the United States that shaped US nuclear policy. - Led interagency team to identify problems in nation’s nuclear forces and recommend solutions. - Designed assessment strategy, ensuring comprehensive review of worldwide nuclear capability. - Findings and recommendations were used by the White House and Defense Department to reinvigorate and reshape US nuclear capabilities and policy.

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• Delivered integral leadership to 105 inspectors executing nuclear, medical and special inspections.• Piloted 150-person team through AF’s largest inspection of US Air Force Academy and related units.• Led AF Inspector General oversight team to conduct min-notice inspections following unauthorized transfer of weapons from Minot to Barksdale--charter member of AF Nuclear Working Group

Minot, North Dakota

Operations Director / Commander, 23d Bomb Squadron• Led wing to convert 5,700 flying hours and 100M pounds of jet fuel into 17 combat-proven aircrews.• Won Commander-in-Chief Installation Excellence Special Award for training and combat innovation.• Envisioned and led team to design, fund and build $687K leading-edge secure flight planning facility.• Built legacy of firsts from B-52 combat delivery of laser-guided weapon to B-52 reconnaissance role.• Established safe and effective operations hubs around the world from bare-bones facilities in days.

The Pentagon, Washington D.C.

• Authored first-ever concept of operations for nuclear budget development—benchmarked by others.• Prepared Air Force Chief of Staff for meetings with Joint Chiefs of Staff on nuclear war plan.• Discovered systemic problem in nuclear certification process, led team to map fading process and created new auditable system to guarantee reliability of critical no-fail equipment and procedures.

Ki Sawyer Afb Michigan

Master Of Science (Ms), National Security Policy Studies

Master Of Science (M.S.), Military Operational Art And Science/Studies, Distinguished Graduate

Air War College (Non-Resident), Excellent Graduate

Master Of Aerospace Science, Management, With Distinction

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Astronautical Engineering