Ty Ferrel

Ty Ferrel

Weapons Systems Officer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    CEO

  • Education

    • Defense Acquisition University

      2012 - 2012
      Program Manager's Course
    • US Naval Academy

      1990 - 1994
      Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science
    • Naval Postgraduate School

      2007 - 2009
      Master of Science - MS Information Technology Management
  • Experience

    • 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2001
      Weapons Systems Officer

      - Operate tactical fixed-wing military aviation weaponry, command, control, and communications systems in support of combat operations with VMFA(AW)-332.

    • Marine Corps Systems Command

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2004
      Project Officer

      - Manage the cost, schedule and performance of multiple Marine Corps acquisition programs for command and control systems.

    • 3d Marine Aircraft Wing

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2007
      Weapons Systems Officer and Operations Manager

      - Operate tactical fixed-wing military aviation weaponry, command, control, and communications systems in support of counter-insurgency operations.- Plan and monitor the execution of aviation logistics operations of a U.S. Marine Corps Force-level Aviation Combat Element supporting counter-insurgency operations.

    • Marine Corps Systems Command - PM MC3

      Jan 2009 - Apr 2014

      - Manage the cost, schedule and performance of a portfolio of 17 Defense acquisition programs and projects for Marine Corps tactical command & control and information operations systems, executing an annual budget averaging over $100M.- Build and lead a team of over 40 personnel from various disciplines including program/project management, systems engineering, logistics management, financial management, contracting, information assurance, and administration to ensure accomplishment of program goals and objectives. Show less

      • Product Manager

        Aug 2009 - Apr 2014
      • Operations Manager

        Jan 2009 - Jan 2011
    • Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity

      May 2014 - Jun 2015
      Division Head - MAGTF C4ISR

      - Lead and manage the official operational testing of military systems to independently evaluate how well these systems satisfy U.S. Marine Corps requirements. Programs included 14+ systems associated with Marine Corps enterprise information, command, control, communications, networking, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems.- Lead division personnel to pursue continuous improvement related to individual professional goals, program test & evaluation, and organizational processes. Show less

    • Hall Tex Cattle Company

      Jun 2015 - Jan 2020
      Executive Vice President Of Operations

      Lead, manage and execute the daily operations of a commercial beef cattle ranch, including:1 - Budgeting & fiscal execution (don’t spend a dollar unless it can save or earn you two)2 - Animal health & welfare (doctor cows, trim horses’ feet, shear goats, euthanize occasional chicken, eradicate wild hogs)3 - Grazing management (pray for rain, don’t own more mouths than groceries, move cows from short grass to taller grass)4 - Equipment readiness (constantly break and fix things using only what is on hand)5 - Feed/water/infrastructure availability & quality (feed cows, pray for rain, build/fix/clean water supplies and fences)6 - Natural resource conservation (control brush to make item 3 easier, catch fish whenever time allows, pray for rain)7 - Logistics route maintenance (blade pasture roads after above prayers are answered)8 - Find the blessings in everything and be grateful for each and every one Show less

    • Ty Ferrel Cattle

      Jan 2020 - now
      CEO

      Run a commercial beef cattle ranch, including:1 - Budgeting & fiscal execution (don’t spend a dollar unless it can save or earn you two)2 - Animal health & welfare (doctor cows, trim horses’ feet, shear goats, euthanize occasional chicken, eradicate wild hogs)3 - Grazing management (pray for rain, don’t own more mouths than groceries, move cows from short grass to taller grass)4 - Equipment readiness (constantly break and fix things using only what is on hand)5 - Feed/water/infrastructure availability & quality (feed cows, pray for rain, build/fix/clean water supplies and fences)6 - Natural resource conservation (control brush to make item 3 easier, catch fish whenever time allows, pray for rain)7 - Logistics route maintenance (blade pasture roads after above prayers are answered)8 - Find the blessings in everything and be grateful for each and every one Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • DAWIA Level 1 Certified in Engineering

    • DAWIA Level 2 Certified in Information Technology

    • DAWIA Level 3 Certified in Program Management