Thomas Kiesling Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Colorado Springs, Colorado, Us

Responsible to client for test engineer subject matter expertise in support of client test program, to include advisement of execution regarding test planning, data management planning, test execution preparation, test conduct, test conduct training, range infrastructure and functions, system knowledge, test authorities and approvals, test execution, data collection and data processing/reduction; and the establishment of these functions in a persistent manner on behalf of the client community through the development of enduring processes.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) Detachment 4• Spearheaded first multi-organizational cyber vulnerability analysis of the Global Positioning System enterprise mission through review of hundreds of technical documents; most comprehensive study to date enabled senior manager to assign resources for improvements during $12B Global Positioning System enterprise upgrade.• Initiated cyber domain exposure for non-cyber testers by hosting Air Force Research Lab mobile cyber exercise; non-cyber testers improved test designs, managers of cyber testers discovered new resource to maintain and grow cyber skills, and test organization established new relationship with National Security Agency.• Persuaded four multi-organizational communities from each of the four military services to integrate operational realism and automate data collection for tests of modernized Global Positioning System receivers; effective tests and data management processes planned to support a thorough analysis of the new receivers.• Used MS Excel to trace thousands of data parameters from hundreds of developmental test points to operational measures, executed/reported $2.4M performance assessment of modernized Global Positioning System receivers; report influenced executive’s decision to continue $2B development of receiver upgrades.• Developed analysis process, identified data locations and used MS Excel to parse and convert hexadecimal prototype Global Positioning System receiver data from B-2 Bomber data bus into engineering units; delivered insight into system improvements and suitable test approaches for formal test of final modernized receiver.

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Air University• Taught cutting-edge Blue Horizons elective, a Masters’ level Senior Leaders Program course that examined national security science and technology opportunities and challenges in 30 years; 64 students accomplished ground-breaking research, 44 students presented research to senior executives, 16 researchers contributed to the Chief Executive Officer’s “2040 Airpower” study, one research paper published.• Developed process to establish Air University’s annual Masters’ level Senior Leaders Program peer review publication; eight Senior Leaders Program research papers influenced national security conversation.• Established, administered and executed standards, logistics, resources, registration and grading processes for 200+ Masters’ level Senior Leaders Program elective courses with $104K and 120 multi-service, senior leader, Ph.D. and international faculty; 1500+ students contributed significant national security research.• Developed unique Masters’ level Senior Leaders Program lesson; 500+ multi-service military, civilian and international students explored opportunities and challenges of their role in the career development of subordinates and the caretaking of career progression processes for their organization.• Prepared Masters’ level Senior Leaders Program for three academic and administrative inspections; departments received “Excellent” rating and 100% compliance in meeting academic and administrative requirements, school maintained military and regional academic accreditation.

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Air Armament Center• Identified and analyzed technical risks for novel advanced composite material air-dropped bomb; prioritized management of system performance risks fostered delivery to customer seven months after leaving laboratory.• Coordinated biomedical community assistance concerning health effects of a novel advanced composite material air-dropped bomb; learned there are no health effects from advanced composite material.• Established analysis of critical technologies and information for novel advanced composite material air-dropped bomb; produced guide that protects the system’s capability advantage.

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Office of the Defense Representative - Pakistan, US Central Command• Represented Pakistan-based U.S. military organization for plan to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan Air Force; enabled first delivery of F-16 fighter jet to Pakistan.• Initiated relationships among U.S. and Pakistan military and federal agencies, facilitating executive-level initiatives; Pakistan better organized, trained and equipped for effective and efficient combating of terrorism.

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Air Armament Center• Researched and coordinated between development, design and test teams for $2B+ system the allocation, modification and addition of test points to every technical requirement; system demonstrated all primary requirements nine months early.• Coordinated across system development and design teams with an aircraft’s development and design teams the accomplishment of $50M+ in cost, schedule, funding, contracts and technical integration efforts between the system and aircraft; 27 of 29 targets hit, member of Division’s “Systems Engineering Team of the Year”.• Researched and recommended to customer representative the system training methodology; operators used system flawlessly in the field.• Organized multiple system development teams within Branch to identify, collect, organize and present evidence of compliance with U.S. law concerning system development; entire Branch deemed compliant and rated an “Outstanding Team”.

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U.S. Air Forces Northern, Hurricane Response Crisis Action Team• Analyzed operation team’s instructions to U.S. military air resources to support civilian authorities in response to the simultaneous hurricanes Gustav and Ike, then advised adjustments to add, move or send home each air resource; U.S. military more effective and efficient in helping hurricane victims.

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59th Test & Evaluation Squadron• Researched, established and coordinated between F-22 fighter jet data collection technicians, data managers and system analysts the $400K process to configure data collection equipment and set the jet configuration for each aircraft based on each mission’s purpose; effective and efficient collection of data from 250+ air missions informed executive decision to field F-22, member of Division’s “Special Achievement Team”.• Coordinated F-22 flight test support with air-dropped bomb development team support; bomb data collected to ensure F-22 ability to release multiple bombs near-simultaneously and at supersonic speeds in a realistic environment.• Managed F-22 encryption key account, processes and transition to electronic keys; proper functionality of jet subsystems and data collection equipment enabled $70M in successful flight tests.

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412th Test Wing• Guided multiple teams and organizations to develop F-22 fighter jet flight test plan for an air-dropped bomb; execution of “Outstanding” test plan two months early verified F-22’s ability to drop bombs.• Coordinated and supported 70+ F-22 weapons employment flight tests worth $17.5M+ and collecting 140+ hours of data; launched the first 25 short range and 17 medium range missiles from an F-22, demonstrated the first gun fire and hit nine aerial targets.• Managed $3.7M F-22 flight test munitions account that delivered 130 missiles, 66 countermeasures units, 42 ammunition belts and 7 air-dropped bombs; 100% support for $3.9B F-22 developmental flight test program.• Documented precise detail from conduct of 20 F-22 flight test missions worth $5.4M; 60+ hours of mission reports enabled post-flight verification of F-22 performance.

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F-22 System Program Office• Coordinated across development and design teams for $70B+ F-22 fighter jet with short and medium range missile development and design teams the accomplishment of $350M in cost, schedule, funding, contracts and technical integration efforts between the F-22 and missiles; F-22 successfully employed missiles in the field.• Identified need for and acquired munitions across test program for F-22; 100% needed munitions available for F-22 test at $2.9M+ savings.• Initiated $75M cost, schedule, funding, contracts and technical efforts between F-22 system development and design teams and development and design teams for new short range missile; estimated accurate integration cost/schedule scope that informed executive leadership’s decision when to pursue integration of new missile with F-22.• Established missile target configuration requirements and schedule across F-22 flight test program; 100% needed targets available for test with $8M savings.

Master Of Science - Ms, Electrical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering

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