Tim Stong

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jun 1992 - Mar 2014

  Responsible for all Iraqi Air Force Foreign Military Sales (FMS) training in U.S.; advised senior Iraqi Air Force generals on training policy and procedures➢ Inherited broken deployment process for Iraqi Air Force aircrew to train in U.S.; revamped both Iraqi and U.S. Embassy procedures, streamlined process and ensured students on-time for training➢ Escorted Iraqi Air Force Commander and 12 other Iraqi senior leaders to U.S. for 3-week F-16 orientation tour; highlighted U.S. training capabilities and answered Iraqi Air Force concerns for $3B F-16 FMS case➢ Worked daily with Iraqi generals to develop training & execution plan; set conditions for continued success Show less Led 107 personnel in 18 diverse Wing Staff Agencies including: AFSO21, contract oversight, plans, public affairs, equal opportunity, command post, Comptroller squadron, legal, safety, historian, chaplains, protocol➢ Interim Comptroller Squadron Commander led wing FY13 Execution Plan, FY12 initial distribution and mid-year review for $108M annual budget; identified $4.4M in budget-cutting effort➢ Championed continuous process improvement; 16 events saved $313K in man-hours/$59K in costs➢ Crisis Action Team Director; leveraged IT to close feedback loop and ensured top-to-bottom continuity➢ Fostered excellence throughout staff and instilled unit cohesion; 8 agencies recognized as best in Air Education and Training Command➢ Trained Undergraduate Pilot Training students in basic flying, instruments and formation Show less Executive manager of 14-member staff in 3 divisions overseeing 88,000+ USAF expeditionary combat forces to support Combatant Commander personnel requests for world-wide deployment; directed U.S. Air Force interaction with Joint Staff, Joint Forces Command and Combatant Commanders.➢ Executed Global Force Management Allocation Plan for the U.S. Air Force to garner bi-weekly Secretary of Defense approval; led sourcing solutions for Iraq surge and Afghanistan force increase➢ Articulated key operational issues to prepare Air Force Chief of Staff and Operations Deputy for weekly Joint Chiefs of Staff forum; formulated combat solutions in order to give best military advice to Secretary of Defense and President ➢ Planned and led 6 conferences synchronizing Air Force deployment planning and procedures across Headquarters Air Force, major commands, numbered Air Forces, and Air Force Personnel Center➢ Led Crisis Action Team Current Operations desk Haiti earthquake relief; proactively directed delivery of helicopters, communications, medical troops and vital equipment; saved lives Show less Led 500-person team and 92 aircraft for Little Rock Air Force Base’s 50th Anniversary Airshow➢ Deftly managed $273K budget and $1.2B in assets; secured $400K in free advertising➢ Wowed 150,000 attendees with flawless execution and zero safety mishaps➢ Face of the airshow; interviewed by TV and radio; spread Air Force message to over 1.1M people➢ Provided seamless logistics support for 400 performers including U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds➢ Partnered with Arkansas Visitors Bureau garnering $15K and produced $45K in airshow sponsorship Show less Primary financial advisor to 60th Air Mobility Wing and Headquarters 15th Air Force Commanders; oversaw formulation, management and expenditure of budgets totaling over $550M; led 15 officer, civilian, and enlisted personnel; acted as Comptroller in his absence➢ Named Air Mobility Command’s Financial Analysis Officer of the Year for 1995➢ Obtained $7M+ for beddown of KC-10 squadrons and Air Mobility Operations Group operations; ensured units were ready for operational taskings immediately upon standing up➢ Identified $75M shortfall from initial distribution; ensured funding received with no mission impact➢ Led Travel Pay program producing 10K vouchers per month and reduced processing from 6 weeks to 7 days Show less

  • Evaluator/Instructor Pilot/Aircraft Commander

    Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Chief Air Force Operations, Office of Security Cooperation – Iraq, U.S. Embassy

    Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

  • Director of Wing Staff / T-6 Instructor Pilot

    Jan 2011 - Feb 2013

  • Chief, Current Operations Division

    Nov 2006 - Dec 2010

  • Chief Pilot/C-130E Instructor Pilot, 53d Airlfit Squadron

    Oct 2005 - Oct 2006

  • Airshow Project Officer / C-130E Instructor Pilot

    Jul 2003 - Oct 2005

  • C-130E Evaluator Pilot / Chief, Stan/Eval 41st Airlift Squadron

    Feb 2000 - Jul 2003

  • C-130E Aircraft Commander / Central Scheduler

    Oct 1996 - Jan 2000

  • Deputy Comptroller / Chief, Financial Analysis

    Dec 1993 - Sept 1996

  • Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training

    Jun 1992 - Nov 1993
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  GE Aviation

  Mar 2014 - Aug 2020

  Empowered Military Open Avionics Section for growth and execution➢ Scaled team out and up to grow from 2 to 4 significant projects; hired 11 new team members, added 6 contractors/leased workers—doubled core team while continuing to exceed customer expectations➢ Developed first-ever Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) GE training; on-boarded 21 loaners—cut training time from 80 to 20 hours➢ Recognized superior performance; 8 annual award winners—4 years in a row for “Early Career”➢ Successful proposals; team worked 40 proposals aligned to over $7B in sales opportunities--engaged new markets: DARPA, Air Force, Army (beyond S&T), Navy & Marines, International Military (Europe & Asia)➢ Completed Amazon Web Service Cloud Practitioner certification; learned substantial capabilities of AWS and costs--leveraged cloud practices in development section strategyEngineering Project Manager for $2M Synergistic Unmanned Manned Intelligent Teaming (SUMIT)➢ Demonstrated modular open systems architectures and integration into Army FORCE lab and HMI evaluated by 8 Army pilots—lauded by Army for smooth integration and positive user feedback➢ Performance on SUMIT directly led to TEAMS, MSAD Capstone MSI and A-Team project wins; HMI SME co-presented w/ Army at FACE conference on SUMIT open standards integration success➢ Managed $750K CAPEX; enabled development of new technologies Show less

  • Engineering Technical Manager for Military Research & Development Section

    Mar 2015 - Aug 2020

  • Integrated Systems Engineer

    Mar 2014 - Mar 2015
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  International Air Response

  Oct 2020 - Mar 2021

  C-130A Pilot in Command

  Commanded C-130 Part 91 missions including oil spill response and low-level spray. Led successful stand-up of new alert location with site survey that provided executive management data to make critical decisions and expert execution of bed down plan. Drove update of aircrew checklists to align with aircraft source documentation. Low-level spray qualified in minimum time.

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  Berry Aviation, Inc

  Mar 2021 - Oct 2021

  Fixed Wing Pilot-In-Command DHC-8 Africa

  Commands DHC-8 Part 135 missions in East Africa: Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia.Maintains airdrop and Night Vision Goggle qualifications.

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  FedEx

  Jan 2022 - now

  FedEx Express 757 First Officer