Elizabeth Sumner, MS, PMP
124 Vice Wing Commander at Idaho Air National Guard- Claim this Profile
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Wendy Woodard, PMP
Beth is one of those people who can do everything and do it all well. I have known Beth for many years as a fellow AF officer and her watchword has always been Excellence. She has fantastic leadership skills, partnered with empathy and strong EQ, plus a strong foundation of technical skills. I hope to have the opportunity to work Beth again in the future, and envy those who get to work alongside her today.
Erin-Todd Hansen
Beth is one of those amazing people who seem to be able to do everything well! I got to know Beth during a 2-year stint together in Leadership Boise, a program that nurtures leader to actively engage in their communities. As part of the program we not only volunteered our time as a team to help non-profits in our community as well but we planned, organized and led events that trained other leaders about our community and how they could do things to have an impact. Beth is smart, easy to work with, hard working, an excellent problem solver and driven to help everyone on the team be successful. I greatly value our time together at Leadership Boise.
Wendy Woodard, PMP
Beth is one of those people who can do everything and do it all well. I have known Beth for many years as a fellow AF officer and her watchword has always been Excellence. She has fantastic leadership skills, partnered with empathy and strong EQ, plus a strong foundation of technical skills. I hope to have the opportunity to work Beth again in the future, and envy those who get to work alongside her today.
Erin-Todd Hansen
Beth is one of those amazing people who seem to be able to do everything well! I got to know Beth during a 2-year stint together in Leadership Boise, a program that nurtures leader to actively engage in their communities. As part of the program we not only volunteered our time as a team to help non-profits in our community as well but we planned, organized and led events that trained other leaders about our community and how they could do things to have an impact. Beth is smart, easy to work with, hard working, an excellent problem solver and driven to help everyone on the team be successful. I greatly value our time together at Leadership Boise.
Wendy Woodard, PMP
Beth is one of those people who can do everything and do it all well. I have known Beth for many years as a fellow AF officer and her watchword has always been Excellence. She has fantastic leadership skills, partnered with empathy and strong EQ, plus a strong foundation of technical skills. I hope to have the opportunity to work Beth again in the future, and envy those who get to work alongside her today.
Erin-Todd Hansen
Beth is one of those amazing people who seem to be able to do everything well! I got to know Beth during a 2-year stint together in Leadership Boise, a program that nurtures leader to actively engage in their communities. As part of the program we not only volunteered our time as a team to help non-profits in our community as well but we planned, organized and led events that trained other leaders about our community and how they could do things to have an impact. Beth is smart, easy to work with, hard working, an excellent problem solver and driven to help everyone on the team be successful. I greatly value our time together at Leadership Boise.
Wendy Woodard, PMP
Beth is one of those people who can do everything and do it all well. I have known Beth for many years as a fellow AF officer and her watchword has always been Excellence. She has fantastic leadership skills, partnered with empathy and strong EQ, plus a strong foundation of technical skills. I hope to have the opportunity to work Beth again in the future, and envy those who get to work alongside her today.
Erin-Todd Hansen
Beth is one of those amazing people who seem to be able to do everything well! I got to know Beth during a 2-year stint together in Leadership Boise, a program that nurtures leader to actively engage in their communities. As part of the program we not only volunteered our time as a team to help non-profits in our community as well but we planned, organized and led events that trained other leaders about our community and how they could do things to have an impact. Beth is smart, easy to work with, hard working, an excellent problem solver and driven to help everyone on the team be successful. I greatly value our time together at Leadership Boise.
Credentials
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Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)
Scrum AllianceJan, 2023- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Idaho Air National Guard
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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124 Vice Wing Commander
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Aug 2022 - Present
Serves Directly under the Wing Commander (General Manager) for the 124th Fighter Wing, providing support to 1100 Airmen (Employees) ranging from Aircraft Maintenance, to Operations, Logistics, Facility Maintenance, Security, HR and Medical. Responsible for 526 Acres and 335 Facilities valued at $296M. Overseas maintenance of 21 A-10C Combat Aircraft valued at more the $390M, and training 35 pilots, 60 Joint Terminal Area Controllers, and 50 cyber operators.
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124 Mission Support Group Commander/Deputy
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Sep 2018 - Aug 2022
• Leads 340-member cross functional organization to support 18 aircraft worth $390M and 526 acres• Direct report to General Manager, collaborates with peers to manage resources, lead people, continuously improve processes and execute the mission: quarterly Executive Team talent development meeting, and resource leveling with 50+ flexible employee positions• Innovative: developed peer-to-peer support team since pandemic to assist employees with mental health struggles, consolidated administrative functions to improve efficiency and customer service• Hiring Official: extensive experience making hiring selections to balance skill sets and talent, shifted resources to critical areas and supported initiatives for more competitive salariesAccomplishmentso Named “#1 Director of Mission Support” o 1st Class support to Presidential Visit in Sept 2021 o Reduced turnover 50% and demonstrated the business value of converting 25 positions from temporary to permanent o Created 1st Internship Program to develop cross-functional experience across organization and develop well rounded leaders Show less
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124 Civil Engineer Squadron Commander
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Sep 2015 - Sep 2018
• Lead 91-person organization in Operations, Engineering, Fire & Emergency Services, Emergency Management, Environmental Management and Real Property for stateside and worldwide missions• Managed annual budget of $6M: responsible for 335 facilities and real property valued at $296 million, • Co-lead 5-day visit from Higher Headquarters for future mission evaluation: thorough review of Operations and Maintenance facilities • Managed multiple design and construction projects simultaneously: balanced timelines, design reviews, clarity with stakeholders: increased physical security at installation with new main entry, new facility for 3 critical work areas housing 80, intrusion system on aircraft parking apron.• Director of the Emergency Operations Center; provided leadership and direction for all installation emergency Command and Control activities: 18-month planning process to support 2017 Open House/Airshow that brought in over 110,000 visitors for 3-day eventAccomplishmentso Led business justification to increase budget by 300% from 2015 to 2018 to improve facilities for 1100 employees o Championed the 1st Community Funded Project in cooperation with Congressman Simpson’s office for medical facility for 60 employees o Became the 1st in US Air Force to learn new programming and funding process to design Sunshades to protect aging aircraft from weather Show less
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HP
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Azerbaijan
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Online Media
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Global Services Launch Manager
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Jul 2022 - Present
Provides oversight and direction on Launching New IT Services, following Waterfall and Agile project management principles. Works directly with Product Managers to develop end-to-end process, ensuring new services are developed and ready for launch into 8 Major Global Markets. Provides oversight and direction on Launching New IT Services, following Waterfall and Agile project management principles. Works directly with Product Managers to develop end-to-end process, ensuring new services are developed and ready for launch into 8 Major Global Markets.
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Chief Of Staff
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May 2014 - Sep 2015
• Managed human resource actions and assigned work for 12 functions and staff of 60: flawless customer service support for 1100 internal customers • Managed organization’s long-range plans, budget, and human resources: retained organizational culture by staying at Gowen Field and preventing re-location of 500 employees to Mountain Home Air Force Base • Community Relations: coordinated tours, launched program to connect with Community leaders, supported Community-based Aircraft Dedication program, garnered local support for future missions for the Idaho Air National Guard Accomplishments o Established first-ever Leaders Course, educating 18 Leaders on key responsibilities and resources, hosted four development lunches to further educate Show less
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Intelligence Officer
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May 1999 - May 2014
• Responsible for teams of up to 50, managed annual training for up to 200 • Deployed 3 times to Southwest Asia: provided leadership and analysis to Combat Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, HORN OF AFRICA and SOUTHERN WATCH with a team of 20 • 1-year remote tour to Republic of Korea, lead team of 5 to support flying operations and train pilots on enemy threats and tactics Accomplishments o Honored with admission to a prestigious and competitive 6-month course to become a subject matter expert in USAF weapons and tactics. Awarded Best Division Thesis, top 10%, 2001. o Received multiple “Excellent” ratings from Higher Headquarters for Compliance and Readiness Inspections Show less
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Self Employed
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Compliance Consultant
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Apr 2010 - Dec 2013
-Worked remotely as Assistant Project Engineer, managing Compliance to Technical Specification -Responsible for communication between engineering department and customer for Specification Approval Requests, and Exceptions to the technical specification -Managed contract deliverable requirements list for 30+ systems and integration of systems into locomotive programs -Reviewed test procedures and Hazard analyses for compliance with the Technical Specification -Provided technical writing to design reviews and documents submitted to support Bid Proposals Show less
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AORIST
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United States
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Artists and Writers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineering Contractor
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Apr 2008 - Dec 2008
-Worked remotely as Engineering Outsourcing manager: directed design work for 6 engineering contractors from overseas agency, provided Advanced Drawing Change Notice close out for 2 locomotive projects -Engineering Department Budget: worked for Department Manager to balance Department Budget -Provided technical review of Testing Procedures and Hazardous Analyses, ensuring adherence to Technical Specification -Worked remotely as Engineering Outsourcing manager: directed design work for 6 engineering contractors from overseas agency, provided Advanced Drawing Change Notice close out for 2 locomotive projects -Engineering Department Budget: worked for Department Manager to balance Department Budget -Provided technical review of Testing Procedures and Hazardous Analyses, ensuring adherence to Technical Specification
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MotivePower, Inc.
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Engineer
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Oct 2005 - Apr 2008
• Lead team of 7 technical experts to develop designs, schedules and engineering budgets: 3 locomotive projects completed on time with high degree of quality • Customer interface to resolve specification issues, technical report writing, reviewed test procedures, managed Contract Deliverable Requirements List (CDRL) to close out Milestones on time • Authored Engineering Work Instructions for Compliance, work instructions, and prototype process Accomplishments o Visionary restructure of Engineering Department to develop technical experts in key systems in locomotives via an internship program for new engineers to become Project Engineers Show less
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Education
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1993 - 1997
US Air Force Academy
Bachelor of Science, Engineering Sciences -
1997 - 1998
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Masters in Science in Materials Science, Ceramics
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