EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Extremely focused and energetic senior leader able to lead complex and diverse organizations, ranging in size from small teams of 20 to corporate level divisions of 5,000 with the innate ability to capture and define a business’ strategy and then garner the support of internal and external stakeholders.
Highly polished leader/change agent not afraid to serve as the catalyst for change utilizing strategic planning, policy development/implementation, and conflict/problem resolution through adaptive leadership.
Outstanding judgment; specifically the ability to deal with novel, complex situations where there is no corporate history or industry road to solve.
Exceptional professional with defensible moral/ethical compass utilized as a core philosophy of operation to set/establish an organizational culture that promotes the desired results.
Accomplished program manager who has led relevant technology transformation upgrades, major information technology installation projects, as well as, technology insertions for emerging missions.
Extremely proficient at developing personnel training systems, building teams, and motivating groups toward mission accomplishment through open two-way communications.
Direct and decisive leadership qualifications with particular strengths in planning, analytical ability, quality, and the ability to utilize Lean Six Sigma process improvements resulting in productivity gains.
Promoted and served in the top 1% of entire United States Air Force enlisted corps for last 7 years. Fast-track career promotion through a series of increasingly responsible management positions leading large-scale operations worldwide. Honored with numerous awards for leadership and management abilities.
Active Department of Defense security clearance: Top Secret/SCI.
SELECTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Strategic/Operational Planning: Championed $3M in funding from higher headquarters to secure purchase cutting edge secure land mobile radio equipment for first responders. New digital equipment vastly improved the wing’s anti-terrorism and force protection measures (AT/FP). Result: rated #1 in Department of Defense for the most dynamic AT/FP program to date--bested 33 finalist across all military services.
Cross-Cultural Diversity Management: Led teams of up to 830 personnel with full responsibility for work assignments, scheduling, performance review, disciplinary action, long-term career planning, development, and promotion. A problem solver with extensive experience in evaluating personnel and developing training programs to fill their needs. Instills and fosters open two-way communications, promoting a positive work environment and merit-based reward system in these award-winning, cross-functional organizations. Adaptable, can consistently and quickly adapt to changing environments, people, and management styles.
Operations and Logistics Management: Recognized as a results-oriented professional with exceptional skills in solving complex problems using innovative approaches and ideas. Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of operations, project development, and planning; qualified to develop and implement policies, procedures and plans. Recognized potential failure of only US-controlled satellite terminal in Turkey; secured funding; coordinated depot repair team. Saved critical asset in constant operation since’91 Gulf War; increased data throughput 50%; added 10 years to lifespan.
Leadership: Detail-oriented, corrected problematic group safety, hazardous waste, and explosive safety programs. Result: zero safety incidents and the group earning Air Force and National-level safety awards.
Program Management: Gained success where others had failed; gained Turkish Host Nation approval to upgrade Incirlik Air Bases’ degraded 40-year old copper backbone with fiber optic cable. This $12M project was directly tied to another $45M in base upgrades. Completed 3 months early and $800K under budget.
Financial Management: Managed branch and division annual operating budgets up to $2.4M. Superbly advocated higher headquarters leadership and secured $450K in unfunded requirements to fill 80 equipment shortfalls; bringing 13 deployable communications systems to fully mission capable status.
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