Steve Olson Email & Phone Number

College Station, Tx, Us

United States

Copperas Cove, Texas

Manage four master level instructors and eight general instructors in the day to day operations of one of the top military career skills programs in the nation Oversee training and skills testing for approximately 80 students weekly with a 99% course pass rate Ensure protocols and safety compliance regulations are followed resulting in zero incidents in the last 12 months Conducts monthly quality review, peer review, and administers post-graduation survey to ensure student satisfaction and value-added instruction Directs quarterly staff development and in-service training Coordinate and prioritize maintenance program and implement for fleet of over 35 units in excess of $500,000 Interface with executive team to review and implement policy changes and execution of standard operating procedures while communicating and maintaining relationships with other operations leads Develop and foster relationships with vendors, suppliers, and contractors as well as initiating and coordinating mutually beneficial contracts to create jobs and assist small businesses to meet goals Learning and applying new technology and further train staff to improve team performance

Killeen, Texas

Lead course instructing, and testing of standards, inspections, operations, and safety procedures Established new curriculum, class operations, expectations, and guidelines that directly led this division into record breaking class sizes with highest customer satisfaction for our nation’s veterans Created fleet maintenance and course program standards adopted nationwide for large scale efficiency

Managed remote workstation abroad with over $10m in electromechanics, electronic, and hydraulic equipment Supervised and mentored over 20 global crews and over 75 personnel while ensuring safety was number one priority Guided subordinates and cross functional teams in safety briefings resulting in zero incident reports Established, followed, and enforced policies within the maintenance, operations, and safety programs Collaborated closely with technical, operations, and logistic departments to ensure minimal downtime with advanced work class systems Instructed and performed all preventive and corrective maintenance inside and outside maintenance program Improved crews’ ability to abide by all technical specifications, adhering to the most stringent rules by conducting daily and ad-hoc training Designed and created High-Pressure Cutter System in the efforts to solve the Deepwater Horizon situation while being recognized for being subject matter expert with subsea equipment, electronics, hydraulics and well versed in Well Completions, Drill Support, and Construction.

Responsible for overseeing the overall tasks performed by individuals and crews. Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on and install numerous indicating, alarm, navigation, close circuit television aircraft landing aids. Perform and train multiple sailors on various fields from Fire Fighting, Vessel Boarding Search andSeizure, Force Protection Security, Ships Officer of the Deck and weekly electronic classes.As Work Center Supervisor we performed various administrative support duties in accordance withestablished procedures, instructions, and routines managing multiple daily tasks in a high stress, high performance warship environment.