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Led two distinct and select 100+ military/civilian teams at Air Force Headquarters for human resources. Executed all permanent relocations and deployments for 150,000+ Air Force personnel by integrating multiple layers of institutional guidance. Managed a relocation budget of $330 million and a relocation training budget in excess of $2 billion.• Provided policy/procedural guidance to Pentagon on people, operations, training, plans and programs• Steered critical AF manning decisions due to 20% officer shortfall, kept SECDEF priority missions on track• Advised/facilitated 23 distinct Senior Executive panels involving 67 Generals. Forged development and utilization decisions for 45,000+ Air Force officers, including all squadron commander selection panels. • Foremost AF expert on the production, utilization, and retention of the 15,000+ AF pilot workforce…directly influenced annual CEO guidance on pilot utilization and solved internal Pentagon pilot manning shortage.

Led staff of 36 responsible for oversight and administration the Air Force’s only remotely-piloted aircraft (drone) combat wing comprising 11 combat squadrons and 3,000+ personnel. Key advisor to the commander overseeing command and control of the global AF drone enterprise executing combat ops from 15 distinct locations involving 30,000 personnel.• Mentored personnel from 20 different specialties while flawlessly processing of 800+ performance reports, awards packages, promotion dossiers, and AF level program management requests for information.• Planned, coordinated and executed 13 Senior Executive base tours to educate strategic leaders on drone mission. • Developed/edited all high-level correspondence from the commander to leaders across the DoD.• Steered all strategic planning efforts for base facilities and mission technology developments.

Commanded 87 multi-national personnel at 3 locations across the country responsible for all USAF and UK Royal Air Force remotely-piloted aircraft operations in Afghanistan. Responsible for the safety and well-being of 300+ personnel while managing a fleet of 75 highly modified combat aircraft and equipment valued in excess of $1 billion.• Executed over 10,000 drone flights (53% of the AF total that yr) enabling 140,000+ hours of enemy surveillance• Reduced mishap rate 89% by implementing and sustaining robust cultural changes in training and supervision despite unrelenting 24/7 operational tempo…preserved millions of dollars in irreplaceable DoD assets!• Increased capacity on the number of daily drone flights by 20% through innovative frequency utilization.• Provided aerial base defense for 46,000 Coalition personnel in 3 locations ensuring zero enemy infiltrations• Managed $20 Million Ramp Expansion project and unit relocation…enabled 27% US/UK mission growth• Facilitated 10 new aircraft technology and weapons upgrades worth $100 million with no loss in msn production• Trained 537 on force protection & enhanced perimeter security...no loses or injuries despite 54 enemy attacks

Led a team of 155 personnel responsible for execution of 24/7/365 MQ-9 combat operations in multiple combat AORs. Responsible for training and tactics development of new technology while executing 100% of operations in combat.• Identified critical training deficiency and directed complete training plan re-write; concurrently studied scheduling process and reduced significant inefficiencies…gained 50% training capacity while ensuring better-trained pilots• Sustained organization’s capability for Close Air Support mission despite limited opportunities for execution...enabled backfill of this critical skillset for combat operations during an AF fighter gap in Afghanistan• Implemented new mission software w/ innovative training plan; ensured no capability loss during upgrade—drastically improved info flow/pilot awareness…huge benefit for Army customers on the ground in harms way!

Initial director for the stand-up of a brand new flying training mission for remotely-piloted aircraft aircrew. Led a team of 58 personnel executing 4 distinct training courses responsible for training 528 personnel per year.• Steered operations at 5 separate temporary locations during 210% student increase—forged unit morale/cohesion• Orchestrated $2.72 million renovation of 58,000 sq ft facility while integrating $3 Million desktop simulator• Trained, certified and supervised 31 new instructors providing a capacity of 119,000 classroom hours and 10,000 simulator hours of instruction per year…accelerated the timeline for full-rate production by a full year!• Directed re-write of new Sensor Operator training course syllabus—reduced 238 training days/saved $2.1M per yr