Mark Friesen

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Sept 2000 - Jul 2005

  Nuclear Missile Operations

  Crew Commander responsible operations of 50 nuclear Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles at the response of Presidential national security.

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  National Security Agency

  Jul 2005 - Jul 2008

  Project Engineer

  Led technical team to build tailored intelligence systems in support of operation in EUCOM, AFRICOM, and CENTCOM.

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  United States Air Force

  Jul 2008 - Jul 2012

  Program Manager

  While at Wright Patterson AFB, I started as a Program Manager for the Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Special Projects Office for two years. Then deployed to Afghanistan for 7 months performing combat assessment on battle damaged aircraft. For the last year and a half I worked in the Program Execution Group on staff supporting the Aeronautical Systems Center 3 star Commander.

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  National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2013

  Program Manager

  Managed the Signals Intelligence Mission Management program for the National Reconnaissance Office headquarters in Chantilly, VA.

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  Air University

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

  Student, Air Command and Staff College
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  United States Air Force

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2020

  Branch lead and Program Manager for 7 program teams leading 130 civilians and military. Responsible for Positioning Navigation and Timing Program Office. Responsible for planning, programming, and budgeting for Air Force Tactical Data Links budget program element. Also performed duties as deputy Division Chief for Program Enterprise Integration at Headquarters Air Force Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisition - Information Dominance.

  • Materiel Leader (Director, Program Management) Positioning Navigation and Timing PM

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2020

  • Program Element Monitor

    Jul 2014 - Jun 2017
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  Insitu Inc

  Nov 2020 - Oct 2023

  Program Manager

  PM supporting Navy and USMC customers