Ryan Spencer, MSSL

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jul 2006 - now

  Acts as a liaison between the government and a contractor to help ensure the contractor meets their contract obligations. Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) are authorized in writing by a Contracting Officer to perform technical and administrative functions and to monitor the contractor's performance. Responsibilities include:- Help to develop requirements,- assisting the Contracting Officer in managing the contract,- maintaining a file for each contract that includes relevant documents,- communicating with the contractor to ensure satisfactory progress and keeping the Contracting Officer informed so that the contract is successful. Show less Administers contracts involving aircraft for which the Government contractually assumes ground and flight risks. Implements Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and service directives ensuring contractor compliance with acquisitions policies and regulations. Monitors production, inspections, and repairs of the following on various military platforms. Provides surveillance of other service aircraft in conjunction with representatives from that service (i.e., MQ-9, U-28, CV-22 and AC-130J Programs). Show less Leads and supervises a six-member strategic movement team for contractor support and surveillance. Plans, executes, and enforces evaluation criteria for six Special Operations Maintenance Group contracts valued at $638 million, accomplishing 1,656 annual maintenance inspections across six US and four overseas sites. Analyzes and reports vital monthly records, identifies negative trends, and recommends corrective action plans across four airframes and wing-level Transient Aircraft Maintenance.Drives excellence in maintenance evaluations, process streamlining, and trend management, resulting in an outstanding 100% evaluation rate. Forges site movements and coordinates contractor support for strategic missions, attaining an impressive 99% contractor compliance rate. Fosters partnerships, enabled seamless effectiveness, and maximized readiness. Show less Supervised and mentored military and civilian personnel across three Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSCs), taking responsibility for phase inspections and repairs on multiple CV-22 aircraft valued at $1.7 billion. Enforced Air Force Instructions (AFI), aircraft Technical Orders (TO), and local directive compliance, ensuring the safety, security, and housekeeping of facilities and equipment worth $112 million. Advised squadron leaders on personnel matters, fostering personal and career growth while authoring awards, decorations, and reports to capture performance. Oversaw upgrades, special certifications, and mobility training, ensuring unit readiness for tasks assigned by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)/Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). Show less Leads personnel in three Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSCs) supporting CV-22 flight operations. Manages the Inspection Section for a fleet of multiple aircraft valued at $1.7 billion. Responsibilities include monitoring safety practices, ensuring the correct usage of technical data, and overseeing the accurate documentation of aircraft forms 781A and Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS) for historical records. Develops schedules, controls and administers suspense, builds work center training programs, and ensures compliance with Air Force Instructions (AFIs) and regulations. Performs hourly, calendar, and phase inspections, repairs, modifications, Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTOs), and intermediate-level Depot-level Component Repairs (DCR) overhauls on the CV-22 aircraft. Show less CV-22 subject matter expert and classroom instructor with 3500 hours of instruction. Specialized in CV-22 Crew Chief AFSC-awarding and mechanic transitional courses. Represented HQ Air Education and Training Command personnel and collaborated with V-22 prime contractors and Navy program offices to meet Air Force program requirements. I briefed joint-service, DoD, and congressional/government representatives on all Geographical Separated Unit Osprey maintenance training aspects. Provided routine scheduled and unscheduled maintenance support for $309 million in joint-service schoolhouse trainers, equipment, and aircraft. Designed and developed comprehensive curriculum and instructional materials for aircraft systems training programs, ensuring alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements. Show less Inspected, serviced, repaired, and performed the launch and recovery of multiple combat CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft valued at $1.2 billion. Carried out pre-flight, through-flight, post-flight, 35-hour, 70-hour, 105-hour, and 210-hour phase inspections on these aircraft, completing all assigned tasks and repairs. Documented all discrepancies and maintenance actions in aircraft forms, the Integrated Maintenance Data System, and historical records. Complied with all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance requirements to ensure worldwide Special Operations Forces operations readiness. Show less

  • Chief Contracting Officer Representative

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Ground Government Flight Representative (G-GFR),

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Chief Inspector, Quality Assurance Evaluations - GGFR/COR

    Apr 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Quality Assurance Evaluator

    Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

  • CV-22 Inspection Section Chief

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  • CV-22 Phase Dock Chief

    Dec 2018 - Jan 2020

  • CV-22 Crew Chief Maintenance Instructor & Curriculum Developer

    Dec 2014 - Dec 2018

  • AFSOC Weapons Systems Coordinator - MOC

    Oct 2013 - Dec 2014

  • Helicopter/Tiltrotor Crew Chief

    Nov 2011 - Oct 2013

  • KC-135R/T Flightline Hydraulics Specialist

    Jul 2006 - Nov 2011