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EDUCATION:
BS. Mechanical Engineering. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2003
MS. Space Systems Operations. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012, GPA 3.67
Thesis: Beaming Electricity Via Relay Satellites In Support Of Deployed Combat Forces
Areas of Expertise:
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Project Manager |
Earned Value Management |
Project Engineer |
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Spacecraft Manufacturing |
Spacecraft System Level Test |
Cost/Schedule/Performance |
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Budgeting |
Systems Modeling |
Negotiations |
EXPERIENCE: Captain, Developmental Engineer, US Air Force
Deputy Chief of Action Group Los Angeles AFB, CA May 2012 - Present
Member of the executive staff of the Director for the Military Satellite Communications Directorate which has a portfolio of $44B executed by an organization of 680 personnel.
- Facilitated the planning, programming, budgeting and execution of 12 major defense acquisition programs
- Formulated/staffed responses to queries from Congress, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Headquarters Air Force, Air Force Space Command and Media
Project Manager Los Angeles AFB, CA September 2011 - May 2012
Directed a 625 person government and industry team to execute 4 contracts valued at $3B to produce and field the nation’s nuclear command, control and communications satellite payloads.
- Led 3 member team technical evaluation of $2.1B proposal; $400M recommended reductions negotiated
- Delivereda three-day training course in the Advanced EHF system to 120personnel in 3 partner nations
Deputy Engineering Flight Commander Kandahar AF, AFG March 2011 - September 2011
Directly supervised 19 personnel. Managed the design, programming and construction management of over 400 projects valued at $133M.
- Created a standardized statement of work which reduced all project execution timelines by 66%
- Crafted custom Microsoft Access reports to Analyze, report and explain team progress to senior management
- Led the design of and successfully garnered funding for a $3.5M drug and weapons interdiction checkpoint
- Managed the creation and maintenance of 25 base master plans for United States bases in South and Southwest Afghanistan
Project Manager Los Angeles AFB, CA July 2009 - March 2011
Led a team of 35 government and contractor personnel to test the interfaces between the space, terminal, control and planning segments of a $9B space based protected satellite communications system.
- Successfully executed 9 tests uncovering & preventing hundreds of issues; several mission critical
- Orchestrated successful cutover from the legacy satellite constellation command and control system with minimal impact to worldwide users.
- As technical lead for government evaluation of $1.9B satellite proposal identified six months of margin in the baseline schedule and was able to reduce the total contract to $1.4B.
Section Chief Cape Canaveral AFS, FL June 2008 - July 2009
Directly supervised 5 Field Program Managers. Planned for launch site operations of four spacecraft programs
- Trail blazed an inter-service relationship which allowed the Navy Multiple User Objective System spacecraft to smoothly navigate the launch site
- Led the launch site support team for a flawless test sequence of the first $400M Wideband Global Satcom spacecraft.
Field Program Manager Cape Canaveral AFS, FL June 2006 - June 2008
Directly supervised 2 personnel. Launch site integrator for Wideband Global Satcom and Advanced Extremely High Frequency spacecraft programs. Determined launch site requirements and coordinated resources
- Certified launch site readiness of flight hardware, software and facilities before spacecraft shipment
- Hosted first ever Advanced Extremely High Frequency day of launch planning working group fusing the spacecraft and launch vehicle teams to establish a baseline for launch operations as a combined team
- Established the first launch site mission assurance inspection checklist for the first Wideband Global Satcom spacecraft
Section Chief Cape Canaveral AFS, FL June 2005 - June 2006
Directly supervised 10 personnel and integrated the efforts of 1500 contractors. Managed facility maintenance execution and inspections for 36 facilities worth $2 Billion.
- Revitalized section by working with human resources to eliminate underperformers and completely re-staffed the workforce with new team with tailored skill set
- Established expectations and structure which made the section the most effective in the unit.
- Directed recovery efforts after hurricane Wilma; facilities returned to operations with zero damage to spacecraft hardware
Section Chief Kadena AB, Okinawa JP June 2003 - June 2005
Directly supervised 17 personnel. Maintained the facility drawings and installation map for the largest overseas US military base.
- Conducted a $340K high resolution orthographic aerial survey; updated 10 year old property record
- Created first-ever digitized backup to 50K+ as-built records; eliminated risk to priceless documentation
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Systems Engineer (SPRDE-SE Level III); Program Manager (SPRDE-PM Level I); Engineer Intern –State of Missouri (License# 2003018361);
- Software experience: STK; 3D CAD (AutoCAD); GIS Software (ArcMap); MS Project, Access & Office
- Clearance: Top Secret
- Hobbies: Ham Radio; Space Enthusiast; Mountain Biking; Reading; Travel
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