Thomas Walter Email & Phone Number

United States

Real EstateFacilities Management (REFM) is responsible for analyzing and enabling the company’s global real estate strategy. Manage global real estate and provide actionable data to reduce, enlarge, or eliminate locations based on utilization and financial trends.• Created company branded mobile app used to integrate a flexible office network with a global real estate strategyo Managed (2) 3rd party vendors; 4,600 global users; single global process, eliminated redundancyo Negotiated development costs; 5,000 licenses at $3.00/per for 5 years; usage date provides insightso Detailed reporting via MS PowerBI; viewer chooses location and time; report provides actionable results• Negotiated development costs; 5,000 licenses at $3.00/per for 5 years; global usage provided key application insights• Work closely with internal and external CRE partners to execute critical event date transactions in lease agreements• Designed CRE structure based on market strategy; 24 locations realigned; 2023+ > $5MM saved in lease and IFM costs• Generated 5yr operating plan; capabilities milestones identified; timeline end state is a real time digital twin• Created single source database; built for CRE, used by FM, Human Resources, Finance, Global Security and EH&S• Established utilization standards for global leased offices; drove CRE decisions with information• Created new standards; utilization metrics to enable decisions; compare costs against revenue to get business value

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Charleston, South Carolina Area

The Maintenance Group (MXG) consists of 2 squadrons, 12 flights and 44 sections made up of dual status technicians, reserve and civilian employees in 45 career fields supporting worldwide operations by maintaining & generating 40 C-17A aircraft worth $9.88B.• Leads 400 personnel in all aspects of maintenance operations to sustain world's largest, most diverse C-17 mission set• Directs quality safety, contractor, engineering and upgrade programs to include fleet/supply chain management functions• Manages an annual budget of $4.0M and directs the utilization and daily operations of a diverse industrial complex• Leads world's busiest C-17 Reserve MXG; 9,500 sorties to 158 global locales yearly; supports President/Cabinet Officials• Generated 33% of AF's C-17 missions w/18% fleet; provides humanitarian relief/combat support/global logistics operations• Cut pilot reported issues 20%, aborts 27%, repeat discrepancies 46%, delays 44% & upped departure reliability 3% ... in I year• Instilled continuous process improvement; 100s of initiatives/invested $2M+ in quality--recouped 5K+ flying/man hrs yearly• Led 2 hurricane evacuations; 50 C-l7s/6,000+ people evacuated, generated 500+ humanitarian missions from temp locations• Led Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands cargo hub; directed 1250+ tons of food/water/support vehicles--aided 4MSecurity Clearance: TS/SCI

Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson

The Maintenance organization consists of 2 squadrons, 12 flights and 16 sections of dual status technicians, reserve and civilian employees in 33 career fields supporting worldwide operations, maintaining and generating F-22 aircraft.• Led largest AK Reserve organization in all aspects of maintenance operations to sustain the world's finest F-22 fighter force• Responsible for all aircraft maintenance in Air Force Reserve Command's first combat-coded F-22 Fighter Group• Directed Low Observable (LO) team and expanded LO capabilities by sending team to other units to prep for deployments• Recognized as top F-22 LO in AF; maintained 50 SAS avg, 10 pts better than standard; best combat ready F-22s in the world• Guided successful team responsible for LO Redux effort beyond JBER; sent members East to Langley and West to Hickam• Works with functional managers to develop, formulate, and manage fiscal resources while instilling maintenance discipline• Directed aircraft maintenance operations more broadly to include support to other units without degraded local capabilities• Led agile combat exercises on 3 continents leading to maintenance award and contributed to Congressional report

The Pentagon

• Advise the CAFR on strategies for presenting programs to OSD, OMB and Congress• Prepare and deliver presentations to Congressional staffers, associations, and officials to ensure latest information regarding reserve requirements are communicated• Develop and defend legislation required to enact policy changes to meet mission needs• Directly support AF senior leader decision making & management for CSAF/SECAF TFI initiatives & AC/RC mix by analyzing MAJCOM mission requirements and developing force mix options

Pope Army Airfield, Nc

Chair the daily maintenance production/scheduling meeting to verify aircraft and equipment utilization and scheduled maintenance requirements for the next day, establish work priorities, and coordinate schedule changes. Meeting topics include: aircraft status, MICAP and Repair Cycle Status, Weekly/Daily Flying Schedule coordination and monitor deviation to the same. Perform the following reviews weekly: review following week’s flying and maintenance schedule to de-conflict and prioritize aircraft requiring/competing for shared resources weekly. Review any overdue special inspections and TCIs and planned corrective action. Review status of TCTOs that will ground within 30 days and completion plan. Review DFT/CFT schedule requirements. Review previous week’s deviations to flying and maintenance schedules. Develop maintenance capability in conjunction with the production activities. Ensure critical equipment, facilities, and materiel resources are allocated and establish overall priorities.

Seymour Johnson Afb, Nc

Leads, trains, and equips personnel supporting aerospace equipment sustainment, operations, conventional munitions. Manages maintenance and modification of aircraft, munitions, and associated equipment. Administers aircraft and weapons maintenance programs and resources. Assesses unit capability and advises senior leadership. Directs aircraft maintenance operations activities in garrison and deployed locations. Maintains workforce discipline and responds to personnel issues while balancing workforce availability and skill levels with operational requirements. Works with functional managers to develop, formulate, and manage fiscal resources. Instills maintenance discipline, security awareness and force protection concepts. Ensures accuracy of documentation in aircraft forms and automated systems. Ensures adherence to technical data, policy, procedures, and safe maintenance practices. Directs maintenance activities that may include aircraft propulsion, pneudraulics, egress, fuel systems, electro-environmental, avionic systems. Also may include management of aerospace ground equipment, structural repair, corrosion control, machine, welding, inspection, aero-repair, non-destructive inspection, and off-equipment munitions and armament suspension equipment. Manages budget and resource management, analysis, facilities, shared resources. Formulates maintenance plans and policies to meet unit tasking. Assesses unit maintenance capability in support of combat related operational plans and provides inputs for capability assessments for each plan. Defines aircraft maintenance procedures and requirements in response to emergency or contingency situations. Plans and directs munitions support for in-place and Air Expeditionary Force operations. Provides weapon system data for operational and logistics support analysis. Monitors and evaluates contracted logistics and maintenance support activities. Develops procedures for, and manages, routine disposal of common US munitions.

Durham, Nc

• Responsible for carrying out plant site Mission, Vision, and Objectives for Utilities Operation and Maintenance, Site Services, Facility Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, and Plant-wide Emergency Response• Led transition of organization to one that is lean and agile in support of Merck Production System• Reduced staffing by 44%• Guided organization to > 20% reduction in operating budget without impact to plant • Utility consumption at plant reduced 22% in 2 years resulting in >$800,000 savings• Improved twice yearly plant shutdown by streamlining processes for tracking all activities resulting in more work accomplished in same amount of time; saved thousands with on-time/every time startup• Created regional Veterans Leadership Network to assist in the translation of military• Managed the site capital plan• Managed the site space allocation plan• Managed the bi-annual heavy maintenance shutdown plan

Wilson, Nc

Responsible for Plant Engineering Operations which includes Utilities Operation and Maintenance, Site Services, Facility Engineering, and Plantwide Emergency Response. Assures products and services are of the highest quality, optimal cost, and delivered on schedule in compliance with all applicable regulations.Responsible for coordination and execution of all activities regarding the operation and maintenance of all plant utilities including boilers, refrigeration, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment, electrical sub-stations, compressed air, potable and distilled water, dust collection, waste water, storm water, telephones, and all related distribution systems.Manages the maintenance of all utilities, measuring systems and instrumentation, maintaining appropriate records for receipt, usage and cost of plant service and process bulk storage items including water, sewage, alcohol, fuel oil, and electricity. Develops, communicates and implements Energy Conservation program.Responsible for directing Site Services, including security, fire protection, life safety, custodial, lawn maintenance, pest control, uniform services, and solid waste.Responsible for development and implementation of required plans for plant emergencies and mobilization. Proactively coordinates Incident Response with Wilson plant personnel and external agencies prior to, during, and after emergencies.Responsible for effective administration of profit plans and the effective control of spending for labor, materials, and services.Serves on community and civic organizations to represent the best interest of the company as required.Demonstrates commitment to the site mission, vision, goals and guiding principles by examples and actions, and accepts responsibility, accountability and authority to perform whatever is required to optimally support Plant Operations.

Leads, trains, and equips personnel supporting aerospace equipment sustainment and operations. Manages maintenance and modification of aircraft and associated equipment. Administers aircraft maintenance programs and resources. Directs aircraft maintenance production, staff activity, and related materiel programs. Duties and Responsibilities: Directs aircraft maintenance operations activities in garrison and deployed locations. Maintains workforce discipline and responds to personnel issues while balancing workforce availability and skill levels with operational requirements. Ensures accuracy of documentation in aircraft forms and automated systems. Ensures adherence to technical data, policy, procedures, and safe maintenance practices. Develops, coordinates, and executes flying and maintenance schedules. Manages overall aircraft fleet health and ensures aircraft availability to execute mission requirements. Analyzes aircraft maintenance indicators to identify trends and initiates corrective actions. Manages plans and programs, modifications, and modernizations requirements. Formulates maintenance plans and policies to meet unit tasking. Assesses unit maintenance capability in support of combat related operational plans and provides inputs for capability assessments for each plan. Coordinates key core logistics requirements supporting aircraft maintenance operations. Establishes support requirements for supply requisition, repair cycle, delivery, combat support, ground and aerial port transportation, base support plans, and munitions requirements. Coordinates production schedules to include induction and selling systems. Manages combat logistics support squadrons (CLSS) workloads and personnel. Defines technical problems and economic factors related to research and development, and system operational data to evaluate programs, assess trends, and identify improvements and deficiencies.

Leads, trains, and equips personnel supporting aerospace equipment sustainment and operations. Manages maintenance and modification of aircraft and associated equipment. Administers aircraft maintenance programs and resources. Directs aircraft maintenance production, staff activity, and related materiel programs. Assesses unit capability and advises senior leadership. Duties and Responsibilities: Directs aircraft maintenance operations activities in garrison and deployed locations. Maintains workforce discipline and responds to personnel issues while balancing workforce availability and skill levels with operational requirements. Works with functional managers to develop, formulate, and manage fiscal resources. Instills maintenance discipline, security awareness and force protection concepts. Ensures accuracy of documentation in aircraft forms and automated systems. Ensures adherence to technical data, policy, procedures, and safe maintenance practices. Manages aircraft configuration; daily aircraft servicing, weapons loading, launch, recovery, and repair; periodic aircraft maintenance inspections; and flightline safety and foreign object damage prevention and dropped object programs. Manages overall aircraft fleet health and ensures aircraft availability to execute mission requirements. Analyzes aircraft maintenance indicators to identify trends and initiates corrective actions. Directs maintenance activities that may include aircraft propulsion, pneudraulics, egress, fuel systems, electro-environmental, and avionic systems. Also may include management of aerospace ground equipment, structural repair, corrosion control, survival equipment, machine, welding, inspection, aero-repair, non-destructive inspection, and off-equipment munitions and armament suspension equipment. Defines technical problems and economic factors related to research and development, and system operational data to evaluate programs, assess trends, and identify improvements and deficiencies.

Masters, Military Operational Art And Science, Joint Warfare

Bs, Industrial Technology

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