Thomas Beck

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  May 1988 - Jan 1998

  Officer-in-Charge of multiple worldwide aircraft deployments and responsible for coordinating multiple deployed aircraft. Officer-In-Charge II MEF G-7 Modeling and Simulation Center◆ Transitioned the Marine Corps to the MAGTF Training and Warfare Simulation (MTWS)◆ Integrated the MTWS system into the initial phases of the Synthetic Theater of War exercises◆ Led a team of Marines and contractors to operate theModeling and Simulation Center Assitant Aviation Maintenance Officer, Airframe and Hydraulics department Officer-in-Charge. Undergraduate Naval Aviation flight training.

  • Department Head - Operations Officer ◆ In-charge of multiple worldwide aircraft deployments

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  • Officer-In-Charge Warfare Modeling and Simulation ◆ Introduced a new battalion staff training system

    Jan 1994 - Jan 1996

  • Assistant Aviation Maintenance Officer

    Jan 1990 - Jan 1994

  • Naval Aviation Flight Training

    May 1988 - Jan 1990
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  United States Marine Corps

  Jan 1999 - Jun 2006

  Director for developing the initial aircrew training and cockpit resource management programs for the new KC-130J aircraft community.◆ Trained all pilots for the first 2 wartime deployments of the KC-130J - First to the fight◆ Director for developing the initial aircrew training & cockpit resource management programs◆ Managed composite teams of military and contractors to author procedures and process development ◆ Developed the first KC-130J night vision systems curriculum◆ Developed modernized procedures for complex aircraft Show less

  • Standardization Instructor Pilot ◆ Led the introduction of a new aircraft to the Marine Corps

    Jan 2002 - Jun 2006

  • Director Experimental Flight Test ◆ Major Defense Aquisition Program ◆ Test Pilot

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2002
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  Lockheed Martin

  Jun 2006 - Jun 2007

  Senior Systems Engineer ◆ $196M Program

  Senior Systems Engineer to the USAF Joint Military Aircraft Training System (JMATS). I oversaw engineering management of US Air Force and US Marine Corp high fidelity, full-motion aircraft simulators.

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  US Army

  Jun 2007 - Feb 2011

  Director of Flight Test ◆ Major Defense Acquisition Program

  Director and lead test pilot and standardization instructor pilot for the new C-27J program. Led experimental flight test in 8 test areas.

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  L3 Technologies

  Feb 2011 - Mar 2012

  Chief Pilot ◆ Transformed a troubled program to exceptional

  Managed the C-27J Training Center as the L-3 Communications/Link Chief Pilot. Within two months of arrival at L-3, I lead a team of training professionals from nearly failing to one with an exceptionally operating training center.

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  US Army

  Mar 2012 - Jun 2015

  Director of Flight Test ◆ Multi billion-dollar Major Defense Acquisition Program

  • Responsible for $99M of aircraft• Directed 11 flight test programs• Conducted experimental aviation flight test and evaluation

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  Adams Communication & Engineering Technology (ACET, Inc.)

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2018

  Director/Senior Program Manager (PM) and Chief Engineer ◆ $75M P&L

  Directed the planning, implementation, engineering, modification, and testing for a large aircraft to conductIntelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance missions• Accountable for driving the profitability (P&L) of a $75M program, overseeing its financial performance• Oversaw manufacturing transition of 9 $12M aircraft for military ISR deployment• Full spectrum management from engineering, through modification and flight test

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  JHNA

  Dec 2018 - Jul 2020

  Senior Engineer & Scientist ◆ Future Vertical Lift Aircraft ◆ $7B Army program

  Multi-discipline aviation subject matter expert, engineer, and scientist supporting the Army's $7B Future Vertical Program. Led program as an engineer for the Degraded Visual Environments- Mitigation (DVE-M) program.• DVE-M Engineer mitigating the root cause of 108 aviation fatalities and $880M losses across the Army• Holistic Situational Awareness-Decision Making (HSA-DM) Systems Integrator for a future Army program• Managed the development of systems flight test to support DVE-M and HSA-DM Show less

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  DigiFlight, Inc.

  Jul 2020 - now

  Chief Marketing Officer and VP of BD ◆ $3B pipeline ◆ Doubled corporate revenue

  As a senior executive, drove company growth by doubling average revenue from $40M to $80M through strategic pipeline development and management, reaching a $3B pipeline value.• Attained a remarkable 63% proposal win rate through disciplined business development strategies• Spearheaded transformation, scaling small government contracting business into a large enterprise• Led integration of new technical domain, driving development and strategic implementation• Directly supporting the President/Chief Executive Office (CEO) and Cheif Operations Officer (COO) Show less