Michael Taylor Email & Phone Number

Richmond Hill, GA, US

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Trusted to implement new Functional Manager role designed to provide dedicated on-site personnel management
• Established new mentoring process designed to increase mentoring/coaching opportunities and improve retention
• Provides direct supervision to assigned engineers; create and evaluate individuals against performance objectives
• Complement Program Manager with emphasis on talent and performance management for program execution
• Perform mission planning, contact scheduling and sensor tasking in support of 24-hour satellite operations of a prototype payload through space vehicle integration, test, operations, and Launch and Early On-Orbit Test.
• Develop Standard Operations Procedures and training materials for mission planning and execution capabilities

Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado

• Senior Advisor to Space Operations Command (SpOC), Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM), and United States Space Force (USSF) senior leadership on plans and regulations affecting utilization of Air Force.
• Advised team developing an unprecedented competency-based, talent management model for the more than 8,000 assigned personnel designed to accentuate individual strengths and power interconnected, high-performing teams
• Identified critical gaps in personnel development opportunities; established developmental and career pathways by creating new strategically placed positions that ensured effective succession of top enlisted positions
• Managed HR team through restructuring of 1,400 positions to more effectively meet Commander’s Intent
• Managed the Professional Development Program for over 1400 personnel covering nine career fields, assured Space Professionals met developmental requirements for career progression

• Managed 1,400 positions to ensure effect force utilization and combat capability in support of global operations
• Created visionary force structure to foster deliberate force development and effective positional succession process
• Sought-after mentor and coach, both laterally and vertically, evident by continued requests for formal group/individual mentoring sessions which has resulted in increased retention rates and multiple promotions
• Chair and host of annual Development Team Board/talent calibration session to track the performance, education, training, and experience of 800 personnel; provided individual vectors for future developmental.
• Chaired career field Development Team, identified high potentials for development opportunities, promotion opportunities and increased leadership responsibilities

• Coordinated with HQ USAF, HQ USSF, lateral and subordinate agencies on training and career field policy during the historical stand up of our Nation’s newest military service
• Managed a $4M space operations technical training budget to ensure 1,400 personnel ready to accomplish mission
• Ensured hiring and training pipeline effectively produced quality professionals to meet career-field requirements

• Managed all squadron manpower functions to include; recruiting, retention, and development members
• Combat Mission Ready SSO; Configured and troubleshot ground system equipment to establish contact with the satellites through the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) and NOAA satellite C2 networks

• Responsible for discipline, career development, and mentoring of 87 U.S. Air Force Reserve Airmen
• Flight Chief for Reserve and Active-Duty Weapons and Tactics flight for the next generation SBIRS system

• Experience in theater, strategic, ground-based and space-based missile warning and comm/nav aircraft maintenance
• Developed an ability to learn new processes and technical skills quickly to contribute to organizational success