Experience

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  United states air force

  Jan 1994 - Jul 1999

  • T-38 Check Flight Pilot/Chief of Programming

    Nov 1997 - Jul 1999

  • B-1B Pilot/Weapons & Tactics Officer

    Jan 1995 - Nov 1997

  • Student Pilot

    Jan 1994 - Jan 1995
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  United states air force

  Jan 2000 - Jun 2009

  Directed a $217M fighter pilot training program supporting Headquarters, US Air Force Air Education and Training Command. Developed and articulated policy for F-15, F-16, F-22, and AT-38 aircraft. Defined training requirements including Instructor Pilot manpower, simulators, and aircraft supporting over 1,500 students annually. Worked with numerous Air Force and Federal agencies to resolve current and future issues related to fighter and unmanned aircraft training requirements. Assisted with command's participation in advanced program development (classified systems development activities). Show less

  • Chief, Fighter Training Branch

    Feb 2007 - Jun 2009

  • Military Advisor and F-15C Instructor Pilot, Royal Saudi Air Force

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  • Chief, Wing Weapons & Tactics (and formerly Asst. Director of Operations)

    Jun 2003 - Dec 2005

  • Flight Commander

    Jan 2000 - Jun 2003
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  Randolph field independent school district

  Jun 2007 - May 2009

  Member of the board of trustees

  Established working relationships with other public entities to make effective use of community resources and to serve the needs of public school students in the community. Adopt a vision statement and comprehensive goals for the District and the Superintendent, and monitor progress toward those goals. Establish performance goals for the District concerning the academic and fiscal performance indicators under Texas Education Code and any performance indicators adopted by the District. Ensure that the Superintendent is accountable for achieving performance results, recognizes performance accomplishments, and takes action as necessary to meet performance goals. Collaborated with the Superintendent and adopted policies to establish a District- and campus-level planning and decision-making process. Published an annual educational performance report and adopt an annual budget for the District as required under Texas Education Code. Monitored District finances to ensure that the Superintendent is properly maintaining the Districts financial procedures and records and ensure that District fiscal accounts are audited annually as required by Education Code 44.008. Published end-of-year financial report for distribution to the community. Adopted a process through which District personnel, students or the parents or guardians of students and members of the public may obtain a hearing from the District administrators and the Board regarding a complaint. Made decisions relating to terminating the employment of District employees employed under a contract to which Education Code Chapter 21 applies. Show less

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  United states air force

  Jun 2010 - Apr 2015

  Directs a planning staff and manages all aspects of strategic operations, planning, budgeting, and requirements management for over $8.5B in programs within the team's portfolio; performs extensive interaction with Air Force, Department of Defense, and other Federal Government Agencies. Advises the Commanding General (4-star General) on Air Superiority issues as Core Function Lead Integrator. Authored the annual Air Superiority Core Function Support Plan which is a 20-year strategic plan that integrates long-range plans and investment strategies supporting Combatant Commander Requirements. Prioritizes modernization and sustainment investments for over 500 combat aircraft, air-to-air weapons programs, and other Combat Air Force support programs; certifies training and knowledge of federal acquisition and contract regulations as they pertain to new Department of Defense programs. Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment on critical investment and budget decisions supporting the Commander's long-range strategic vision. Expertly prepares and delivers a variety of reports in compliance with Department and Federal policy and guidelines. Routinely displays and exercises exceptional communication skills (orally and written) during interactions at all levels of government and industry. Balanced current requirements against fiscal reality; enabled $380M savings & retained combat power. Led development for future fighter aircraft requirements and crafted employment concepts. Extensive work with Science & Technology community on leveraging game changing technologies to mitigate Air Superiority requirements gaps. Show less Commanded the world's largest military freefall parachute program and maintained the United States Air Force's sole fleet of UV-18B aircraft. Directed acquisition, modification and testing efforts supporting military parachuting activities and managed the safety and security of personnel in the parachuting program. Analyzed complex operational data to formulate risk-informed decisions that balance safety and mission accomplishment. Maintains extensive knowledge of policies, procedures and regulations governing both USAF flying/jumping operations; ensures compliance with additional Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines as they pertain to public performances/demonstrations sanctioned by the FAA. Provides command authority and leadership for the United States Air Force Parachute Team (the Wings of Blue) to achieve Air Force recruiting demands. Safely led annual operations that included over 19,000 jumps and 2,400 flying hours (two-thirds on the Air Force’s annual jump activities) with an operations and management budget in excess of $1.7M annually. Managed 9 distinct airmanship syllabi with $18M of equipment used to train and support 840 students, 71 jumpmasters, and 25 pilots. Extensive public relations program that included performances before hundreds of thousands of people attending dozens of events in the United States and across the globe. Significant interaction with government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels. Show less

  • Deputy Division Chief, Air Superiority Core Function Team

    Aug 2012 - Apr 2015

  • Commander/Director of Operations

    Jun 2010 - Jul 2012
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  Corsair.

  Apr 2015 - May 2016

  Systems engineer / f-35 pilot training sme

  Leverages extensive knowledge of Air Force aviation training and Department of Defense (DOD) Instructional Systems Development processes to develop a systems approach for F-35 Pilot Training programs. Analyzes a range of potential issues, identifies gaps in current training, and reviews all aspects of the customer's environment from education to facilities and equipment. Works to identify critical training tasks, standards, performance measures, and the most effective media to optimize knowledge transfer to the student, resulting in the basis for an effective training solution. Show less

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  Lockheed martin

  May 2016 - now

  Served as the Deputy Director of Military Operations Analysis at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. In this capacity, provided leadership to OA studies spanning the entire analytic spectrum including engagement, mission and campaign-level analysis. Managed all organizational operations activities including management of a multi-million dollar budget for studies, analysis and modeling & simulation tool development. The highlight of this role was providing the concept creation and leadership for the Multi-Domain Analysis Center - a cutting edge, multi-level security environment for conducting human in the loop (HITL) and constructive simulation and analysis. Also supported Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Fighter Programs as an Instructor Pilot in the F-35 Manned Tactical Simulator and Multi-Domain Analysis Center. Show less As a member of the Advanced Development Program’s Operations Analysis leadership team, provides oversight of the constructive and virtual assessments for Lockheed Martin’s current Fighter Programs including: F-16, F-35, and F-22. Leads a multi-disciplined team performing military utility assessments, air combat performance, and evaluating operational improvement of technology enhancements. Focus is on supporting the IFG Program, F-35 SDD Program, F-35 Follow-on Modernization, and integration of Air Combat Modernization improvements into the Programs. These responsibilities include providing instructor pilots and validating operational capability in the F-35 Partner Manned Tactical Simulation and Human-In-The-Loop effects based Simulation. Oversees the planning and execution of team efforts to successfully meet cost, schedule, and quality objectives. Responsible for the oversight of the earned value performance, team execution, task prioritization, and resource management of the team. Interfaces with the OA Director, other OA Sr Managers, Business Development, customers, and LM Aeronautics executive leadership to ensure horizontal integration of analyses efforts and understanding of customer expectations. Show less Served as the Operations Analysis PMTS Technical Lead on the Aero Fighters Operations Analysis Team. Responsible for overseeing all aspects of customer engagement events for the F-35 Partnered Manned Tactical Simulator (PMTS), coordinated IP/SME support for the Integrated Warfare Development Center, and coordinated pilot support for virtual simulation events that LM Aero OA supports (including, LM Lighthouse and Virtual Warfare Center). As the Technical Lead, was responsible for a team of Aero Fighter simulation “Instructor Pilots”, Customer Coordinators, Virtual Analysts, and coordination with software developers/labs staff. Maintained a high level of expertise on F-35, F-22, F-16, NGAD Concepts, T-50A Pilot-Vehicle Interface, mission systems, and concepts of employment in realistic combat environments. Directed development of long-range Virtual Lab upgrade planning, through close coordination with Labs & Tech Services, Ops Analysis, Strategy & Business Development, Air Combat Modernization, and the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Program (F-35, IFG, ADP) organizations to inform short and long term discretionary resource planning. Ensured trainings venue(s) & personnel were properly qualified and trained to provide customer instruction via briefings and cockpit familiarization to achieve customers’ goals and LM Aeronautics’ strategic objectives. As the Technical Lead, major tasks included: producing staffing plans and budget forecasts, coordinating with the software development team, interacting with other virtual venues within LM to coordinate staffing needs. Served as the primary POC to advise F-35, F-22, F-16 and T-50A Program Customer Engagement leads, US Service & Country Program Managers, and BD to develop event strategy and agenda; coordinated with LM event participants; developed and managed test plans; directed a staff of former aviators and support staff in daily execution & debriefings; conducted “Lessons Learned” post-event sessions. Show less Provides objective, timely, relevant and substantiated operational effectiveness analyses to support decision makers across the product lifecycle as a member of the Advanced Development Program’s Operations Analysis team. Fuses extensive knowledge base of Operations Analysis (OA) processes, techniques, and modeling & simulation with Joint air operations experience (including fighter & bomber operations, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance and Command & Control). Applies skills to Warfighter Integration efforts on myriad projects including Future Fighter Programs investigating U.S. Air Force and Navy requirements for the future of Air Superiority. Show less

  • Strategic Planning Senior Manager

    Mar 2021 - now

  • Deputy Director, Military Operations Analysis

    Aug 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Senior Manager, Aero Fighter Programs

    Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Technical Lead, F-35 Partner Manned Tactical Simulator (PMTS)

    Jun 2017 - Jan 2018

  • Operations Analyst

    May 2016 - Jun 2017