Keith D. McBride

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Mar 2006 - Jul 2008

  Fighter squadron Commander and LEAN program manager

  Lean Program Manager for 3,000 member base. Planned, managed, facilitated year-long enterprise-wide value stream. Built commanders LEAN “War room.” Ran 6S, point of use, WASTE process improvement. Guided strategic transformation by aligning continuous process improvement with executives’ goals and vision. Educated base population in Lean principles. Planned, facilitated & sustained improvement projects. Facilitated executive team's strategic planning events using Lean and Six Sigma tools; level-1 certified. Deployed and commanded combined active duty and reserve force fighter squadron in Afghanistan. Awarded US Air Forces in Europe Commander's Trophy as the best US fighter squadron in Europe. Show less

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  US Air Force

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2014

  2013 - 2014, Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering2011- 2013 Commander, 51st Ops Group, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea2010-2011 HAF A8XC Headquarters Air Force, Strategy Directorate, Chief - Future Concepts Division2009-2010 AFCENT Combined Air and Space Operations Center Deputy Director, Qatar2008-2009 Student, USAF Air War College; Masters of Strategic Studies2007-2008 51st Fighter Wing AFSO-21 (Lean Six-Sigma) Director2006-2007 81st Fighter Squadron Commander, Germany2003-2005 Aide-de-Camp to the US Air Force Vice Chief of Staff2002-2003 Student, US Air Force Air Command and Staff College; Masters degree2001-2002 422 Test & Evaluation Squadron, A-10 Division Commander, A-10 Instructor Pilot1998-2001 USAF Weapons School Instructor, A-10 Instructor Pilot1996-1998 Weapons Officer and Flight Commander in South Korea, A-10 Instructor Pilot 1996 USAF Weapons Officer Graduate, A-10 Weapons Instructor Pilot.1990 Desert Storm A-10 Pilot Show less Defend the Base, Execute Combat Operations, Prepare to Receive Follow-on Forces. Commanded 270 airmen and all flying and airfield operations for the most forward, permanently deployed US Air Force Base. Delivered mission assurance for 100 daily mil-civilian flights. Managed all aspects of the organization including organizational structure, personnel management, budget development, infrastructure and modernization, emergency management and incident response. Developed and published policies and procedures governing training and readiness: flying operations, air traffic control, airspace management, airfield management and ground operations, skill eval/certifications. Responsible for operational risk management, flight/ground safety during execution of $91M flight program. Mentored subordinate commanders in personality leadership vs. process management and implemented continuous process improvement as standard practice. Taught and led organizational change techniques. Deployment planning: comprehensive external/internal team development, logistics planning and supply management, task focused training, constrained resource budgeting, short/dynamic timeline execution. External communications and coordination across the USAF at senior levels. Show less Explored “realm of the possible.” Led selectively manned team developing future concepts to present feasible alternative force structure options to US Air Force Chief of Staff. Advocated advanced technology in Air Force corporate investment. Regularly facilitated 2-day strategic think tank events, hosting US and international General officers and senior leaders in industry, government, and scientific communities. Planed and executed Future Capabilities War-game and published USAF's biannual Strategic Environmental Assessment predicting the strategic landscape in 2035. Postulated “Over what and where will people/nations dispute, leading to conflict. What capabilities will the US need.” Advocated advanced technology in USAF corporate investment. Show less - Directed operational planning and execution for all air and space operations in USCENTCOM AOR. Coordinated Joint and Coalition operational air warfare across five Air and Space Operations Center divisions & coordination elements in Iraq & Afghanistan. 1100+ people. Guided planning, execution & assessment of daily Air Tasking Order in Iraq & Afghanistan; 610+ aircraft daily operations & 37 unmanned aerial vehicle combat air patrols (UAV CAPs) - Investigated four separate fratricide and civilian casualty incidents in Afghanistan; extensive travel, data collection, multinational interviews in combat areas. Reports briefed and delivered directly to Commanding 4-star General, COMISAF (Commander International Assistance Forces). - Skilled strategic communicator. Hosted reporters from ABC, AF Times, and WIRED magazine. Presented mission briefing, toured facilities, interviewed military members while on-the-job controlling air operations. Clearly delivered the 3-star commander’s strategic message in media appropriate language. Show less

  • Colonel, US Air Force

    Nov 1988 - Aug 2014

  • Commander/Director USAF Operations

    Jul 2011 - Jun 2013

  • Director/Chief US Air Force Future Concepts Division

    Jul 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Deputy Director, USAFCENT Air and Space Operations Center

    Jun 2009 - Jun 2010
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  Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2014

  Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

  Military aide to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, Pentagon. Prepared principal for domestic and international engagement on science and technology research and development projects and policy. Strategic acquisition broad policy planning focused on emerging threat mitigation, affordability and surprise. Additionally Chief of Staff for 400+ member organization including Research, Systems Engineering, Rapid Fielding, Technical Intelligence, and RDT&Ehttp://www.acq.osd.mil/chieftechnologist/index.html Show less

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  D3 Air and Space Operations, Inc.

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  FMS Program Manager for Fighter Aircraft Weapons Systems at SecAF, International Affairs, IAPT

  Contractor on detail to support Secretary of the Air Force, international Affairs, Weapons Division (IAPT). Provided Operational, tactical, and technical expertise to support Air Force equities with the export of fighter aircraft and all associated subsystems and weaponry IAW USAF requirements. Supported development of USAF export and foreign disclosure guidance for USAF systems and associated tactics. Researched and made recommendations for policies based on political-military, weapons system technology and capabilities, fighter tactics, training, and operations, and security considerations. Coordinated with industry, systems groups, DoD, DoS, and HAF agencies to facilitate the export of interoperable systems to allies. Specifically worked updates to the Electronic Warfare, Conventional Weapons, and Conventional Tactics Export Baselines and expedited munitions sales to support CENTCOM operations by partner nations. Show less

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  Georgia Tech Research Institute

  Apr 2015 - now

  Georgia Tech Research Institute is the Applied Research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology conducting sponsored research on National Security challenges. GTRI is an $800M business unit serving DOD, IC, State and industry customers. Applied research subjects run the gamut from basic research to operational prototypes in domains from undersea to space. The Chief of Staff advises the Director and leadership team on strategy and implementation, conducts strategic external engagements, leads internal process improvement, and facilitates internal leadership coordination. Show less GTRI employee on detail to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering supporting the Office of Net Technical Assessment ONTA (formerly RDA Task Force), Analytic Assessment Team (AAT). Provide senior level coordination and program development activities, as well as engineering and operational research and analysis. • Collaboratively develop the AAT strategic plans through identification of high impact topic areas and development of study terms of reference. • Develop comprehensive baselines in technical domains (e.g. defense against missiles, electronic warfare,C4ISR resilience, counter C4ISR, warfare from under the sea, etc), and support "deep dive" studies and prototyping efforts. • Provide technical insight, recommendations for program level and leadership engagement, and organize follow-on activities for ONTA and OASD(R&E).• Work to improve team execution through development of AAT processes and coaching study leads and performers to provide highest value products. • Lead collaborative efforts to define, staff, and coordinate technical net assessments including drafting and coordinating a final report . These are comparative assessments of US and foreign technical capabilities focused on areas of priority to leadership. • Develop and improve long term relationships across the Department for ONTA. • Regularly update priority topics; coordinate and interface with OUSD AT&L senior leadership, Research Enterprise, Acquisition Offices and the Intelligence Community. Work closely with Technical Intelligence Community, specific regional points of contact and other government agencies, organizations, contractors, laboratories, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs). Show less

  • Chief Of Staff

    Dec 2018 - now

  • Principal Research Engineer

    Apr 2015 - Dec 2018