Jeffrey Hicks, MBA

Experience

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  USAF - Offutt

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2006

  55th Operations Group Standards/Evaluator

  - Administers 18 group-wide programs for over 1,300 crew members in 13 squadrons, seven world-wide locations and two detachments- Defines standards & formulates policy for over 225 stan/eval flight examiners (SEFE) encompassing 63 different crew positions- Coordinates procedures and issues with 8th Air Force and Headquarter ACC to administer standardization & evaluation (Stan/Eval) programs in ACC’s largest and most diverse operational flying wing.- Instructed 55th OG SEFE courses—taught 96 evaluator candidates—commended for professionalism and expertise- Conducted 82 RS, 390 IS & 169 IS SAVs—reviewed 18 programs & Special Interest Items—aligned standards with Higher Headquarters Show less

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  USAF

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2012

  - Flies regularly onboard $164M aircraft; performs in-flight maintenance on over 700 equipment items; instructor/evaluator- Manages 7-member mission management flight – supervises strategic/tactical tasking/employment of RJ weapon system- Performs Operations Superintendent duties – leads 80 flyers, manages 28.6M ground processing equipment; $3M civilian contract- Serves as additional duty First Sergeant – top advisor to Commander for 206 members and families Quality of Life/personnel matters Show less - Oversees accurate interpretation and implementation of USEUCOM, USAFRICOM, and national intelligence requirements- Manages technical exchanges and foreign disclosure with seven allied nations and three unified command- Lead ASE fir 47 RJ ISR sorties/435+ hours; ensured critical comms sys Fully Mission Capable (FMC) – helped pass 1,492 perishable reports- Lead mission management team during 55 WG SAV; 118 line items/18 objectives—POTUS directed program named “Best Practice”- Provided 55 WG aircrew manning guidance; 10 operational areas/18 duty positions—ensured proper skill mix for theater requirements Show less - Created ASE continuation training program; honed troubleshooting skills; zero on-watch mission abort rate- Provided security to 30,000 Japanese/US attendees during local festival; zero incidents—bolstered allied bond- Developed Airmen; created leadership toolkit for NCO corps—provided EPR/award mentorship benefiting 240+- Oversaw ASE flight Unit Compliance Inspection (UCI) preparation; 743 man-hours, 41 inspection tasks, three new flight programs; 100% compliance rating-Steered 390th IS & 763rd ASE flights; 150 missions/2K hours—97% systems integrity enabled downed aircraft support Show less

  • Superintendent, Mission Management

    Jun 2009 - Jan 2012

  • NCOIC, Airborne Systems Engineer Flight

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  • Superintendent, Airborne Systems Engineer Flight

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2009
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  EYES OF CREATIVITY, LLC

  Sept 2006 - now

  Founder||OWNER||Designer||Marketing Specialist
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  Alice Vail Middle School

  Feb 2015 - May 2016

  Seventh Grade Language Arts Teacher

  Middle School Teacher (2015-2016)Long-term substitute teacher at Alice Vail Middle School, teaching seventh grade Language ArtsTaught sixth, seventh, and eighth grade Math Intervention. Assisted instructing after-school program, "Teach Me How to Lead". Teaching students basic leadership skills and principals. Interim coach of the girl's basketball team.

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  Kelly Educational Svc

  Nov 2016 - Jul 2018

  Substitute Teacher
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  Sentry Event Services, Inc.

  Nov 2016 - now

  Part-time Event Staff
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  SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL

  Jul 2018 - now

  Business Technology Teacher

  Motivated to unleash the creative minds of our youth in the field of Coding, Gaming building, and FBLA activities.