Experience

Strategic Resolution Experts

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager, United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence G33/35

  • Mar 2018 - Present



Army Fleet Support, Vertex, L3

• Hanchey Army Heliport, Ft Rucker, Alabama

• Director of Apache Maintenance/Program Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Directs aircraft maintenance and support operations for one third of the U.S. Army’s AH-64D/E fleet. • Leads a union workforce of 900+ to achieve delivery of 80% of the assigned fleet to the U.S. Army customer three times daily for flight training operations. • Leads the senior management team in developing policies and procedures to achieve organizational goals. • Directs, coordinates, and controls all aspects of AH-64D/E aircraft maintenance and support operations. • Achieves and sustains aircraft mission performance standards of 98% for the AH-64D/E fleet. • Controls logistics cost and personnel utilization activities within budget guidelines. • Directs continuous improvement operations through analysis of statistical data to detect trends and identify opportunities to decrease cycle time and streamline work processes.



Sikorsky

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager

  • Mar 2007 - Oct 2015

  Project Manager for Fleet Management, Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring Systems (IVHMS) and 25 other projects in support of the H-60 Black Hawk. Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of all assigned programs. • Committed to $4M in support services revenue in FY ‘14 and delivered $6M. • Completed 11 multiyear, multimillion dollar projects under costs and ahead of schedule, saving the customer $1M. • Integrated the efforts of three OEMs to install IVHMS software on the H-60M aircraft allowing aircraft health information to be automatically reported to the crew through the Unit Level Logistics System-Aviation (Enhanced) ULLS-A (E) system. • Led the effort for Sikorsky to be the first OEM to install ULLS-A (E) in the factory saving $4.7 million in labor costs in records transfers alone.



Camber Corporation

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Feb 2007

  Led the planning and execution of the Common Logistics Operating Environment, Aviation Automation Proof of Enablers (CLOE PoE) for PM Aviation Systems and the Software Engineering Directorate (SED). • Integrated the efforts of multiple companies to support the concept • Briefed the highest levels of Army leadership regarding the concept • Directed the activities of the Integrated Project Team • Delivered a working model that proved the concept which is now the standard for all Army Aviation platforms.



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief, Logistics Operation Center

  • Jan 2004 - Mar 2005

  Chief Officer directing the activities of the logistics section of the Army Operations Center. • Daily update briefings to the senior civilian and military leadership of the U.S. Army • Advised DCSLOG regarding all logistics programs concerning the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), transformation, force structure, force development/redesign, modeling, and simulation for the US Army. Chief Officer directing the activities of the logistics section of the Army Operations Center. • Daily update briefings to the senior civilian and military leadership of the U.S. Army • Advised DCSLOG regarding all logistics programs concerning the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), transformation, force structure, force development/redesign, modeling, and simulation for the US Army.



Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G4)

• Pentagon

• Logistics Officer

  • Sep 2003 - Jan 2004

  Lead DCSLOG staff officer for the DCSOPS Global War on Terror Tiger Team. • Represented DCSLOG in strategic planning events with the Army Staff, US Central Command, and subordinate commands in the US, Germany, Iraq, and Afghanistan. • Lead logistician for the development and implementation of the Army “Stay Behind Equipment” strategy. o Improved Army readiness worldwide during deployment by 25% o Ensured war zone units had the critical equipment required for mission success. o Established accurate equipment visibility and accountability programs.



US Army, 602d Aviation Support Battalion

• Republic of Korea

• Battalion Commander

  • Sep 2001 - Sep 2003

  Battalion Commander for a divisional aviation support battalion providing aviation, track, wheel, communication, and support equipment maintenance; transportation; spare parts warehousing and management; and customer relations for over 6,000 Army personnel and 2,500 pieces of military equipment. • Led, trained, and mentored 650 US soldiers and officers • Executed the annual budget of $20M supporting a 13,000-hour flying program • Accounted for equipment valued in excess of $40M • Selected as Korea’s Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Aviation Maintenance Unit of the Year 2003.



Joint War Fighting Center, Joint Forces Command

• Norfolk, Virginia Area

• Joint Logistics Observer/Trainer

  • Jan 1999 - Aug 2001

  The multi-functional logistics subject matter expert responsible for formulating and presenting Joint logistics instruction to Unified Command, Component Service Command, and Joint Task Force (JTF) commanders and their staffs. • Expert for Joint logistics doctrine and planning • Emphasis on the Military Decision Making process and Crisis Action Planning. • Logistics team lead for five Joint Training Exercises conducted with CENTCOM, SOUTHCOM, NAVEUR, USAEUR, And SETAF • Confirmed all targeted Joint Mission Essential Tasks (JMET) were exercised, observed, and critiqued. • Developed and conducted functional area after action reviews, and provided written assessments to all participants and their leaders.



4-159th Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Battalion / Maintenance Management Division

• Ft Bragg, NC

• Support Operations Officer / Director

  • Sep 1996 - Nov 1999

  Support Operations Officer for the XVIII Airborne Corps’ Aviation Maintenance Battalion. Responsible for staff supervision of all aviation maintenance and logistics activities provided by three companies dispersed to across the US at forts Bragg, Campbell, Stewart, Drum, and Polk. • Maintenance support to over 200 aircraft. • Oversight of three supply support warehouse operations o Each with 2000 lines of spare parts o Each with operating budgets in excess of $20 million. • Director of a newly organized Aviation Maintenance Management Division at Ft. Bragg. o Led and trained 87 DA civilian and contractor personnel o Profit generating and cost avoidance activity for the installation. o Customers active component, National Guard, state and local government aviation o Center of Excellence under the National Maintenance System. o Obtained approval of 53 depot maintenance business cases. o Expanded the customer base over 400 percent in 12 months.



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Various Command, Leadership, and Staff Assignments

  • Feb 1981 - Aug 1996

  Professional development positions including platoon leader, AVUM company command, AVIM Production Control OIC, Quality Control OIC, and AVIM company command. Primary battalion staff as S3 Operations, S4 Logistics, Support Operations Officer (SPO) and Commander of the US Army Aviation Company of the 11-nation Multinational Force and Observers (MFO). • XVIII Airborne Corps AAAA Maintenance Unit of the Year (Small Unit) • The United States Army Phoenix Award (Small Unit). Professional development positions including platoon leader, AVUM company command, AVIM Production Control OIC, Quality Control OIC, and AVIM company command. Primary battalion staff as S3 Operations, S4 Logistics, Support Operations Officer (SPO) and Commander of the US Army Aviation Company of the 11-nation Multinational Force and Observers (MFO). • XVIII Airborne Corps AAAA Maintenance Unit of the Year (Small Unit) • The United States Army Phoenix Award (Small Unit).