Brian Fowler

Experience

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  Wilden Pump & Engineering Co Inc

  Mar 2000 - Apr 2004

  Inventory Control Specialist

  Validated $10M inventory system. Conducted random and scheduled audits. Managed scrap waste and vendor defect tracking program.

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  United States Air Force

  Apr 2004 - Apr 2024

  Operations Manager, ensured mission accomplishment across fleet of 12 aircraft and 120 aircrew. Led process improvement teams, utilized lean business practices to reduce inefficiencies in operational and administrative processes. Managed $400k travel budget. Advised leaders on utilization of resources and mission completion. Mentored and coached junior supervisors in leading and developing teams. Oversaw training program development and implementation for all KC-10 aircrew enterprise wide. Ensured performance of $255M government contract for development and instructional services. Instructed initial and advanced aircrew flight training and qualification course. Taught courses leading to qualification as instructor aircrew. Oversaw mission qualification training program. Led team of 4 instructors in scheduling, documenting progression, and briefing leadership on status of students. Coordinated aircrew assignments for worldwide operations. Tracked and scheduled flight currency and training requirements for team of 35 Flight Engineers. Flight Engineer of KC-10A aircraft directing mission planning, preflight, performance, operations, and inflight troubleshooting. Installation and maintenance of secure and non-secure networks for base-level communications systems for 4.4K users. Trained and employed tactical computer networks for rapid response contingencies. Scheduled and tracked maintenance for airfield radar, navigation, radios, and landing systems. Led safety program, conducted training and compliance inspections.

  • Operations Superintendent

    Apr 2021 - Apr 2024

  • Quality Assurance Manager

    May 2016 - Apr 2021

  • Senior Manager Training Development

    Feb 2015 - May 2016

  • Training Manager

    Nov 2013 - Feb 2015

  • Operations Team Lead

    Feb 2010 - Nov 2013

  • Maintenance Operations Center

    Apr 2004 - Jan 2010
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  Amazon

  Dec 2024 - now

  Operations Manager