Steven Pruyn

Experience

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  Oct 1992 - Jan 1995

  • Manage Reserve Montgomery GI Bill• Administer Reserve Transition Benefits program• Research and draft responses to Congressional and BCMR Inquiries• Published articles in Coast Guard Reservist Magazine

  • Chief, Reserve Personnel Systems Section

    Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

  • Officer Candidate School

    Oct 1992 - Feb 1993
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  US Navy

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  Flight School

  Student Naval Aviator

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2013

  • Manage Flight Safety Officer and command cadre training and Safety graduate school programs• Manage Flight Safety Officer selection and assignments for 27 Coast Guard air stations• Coordinate annual Flight Safety Officer indoc and training• Manage Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Maintenance Resource Management (MRM) programs, and manage resource proposals for safety enhancements to the fleet• Conduct site safety visits for 27 air stations nationwide• Aircraft accident investigator Show less

  • Requirements Team Leader, Office of Requirements and Analysis

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  • Chief Pilot/Operations Officer, Air Station Detroit

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  • Rotary-Wing Aviator, Air Station Detroit

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  • Aviation Safety Program Manager, Aviation Safety Division

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  • Rotary-Wing Aviator, Various air stations

    Jan 1996 - Jan 2003
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  U.S. Coast Guard

  Jul 2013 - Apr 2015

  Executive Officer / Rotary-Wing Aviator

  • Manage all aspects of administration, personnel, and operations of large Coast Guard air station comprising 290 members, 10 aircraft, and 51-acre physical plant, including Guantanamo Bay aviation detachment, in one of the most active Coast Guard districts. Unit Safety Council Chair and unit Mishap Board President.• MH-65D pilot.

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  SGB Enterprises, Inc.

  Aug 2015 - Apr 2018

  Director of Programs and Avionics Integration Lead

  Vital member of senior management team. Plan and manage from inception to close-out multi-million dollar flight training device projects for government/military and civilian customers. Conduct all required technical and program reviews. Manage requirements, scope, schedule, and budget throughout project lifecycle. Conduct market research, evaluate RFPs and assist with proposals. As subject matter expert (SME) provide oversight of product development, and product and business strategy. Maintain and cultivate relationships with customers and suppliers throughout the year, and at industry trade shows. ISO 9001 Internal Auditor.• Led six major projects worth several million dollars delivering critically-needed flight and maintenance procedural training devices, avionics suites, and other training platforms, meeting or exceeding exacting performance and schedule demands, and contributing to record company sales in 2017.• Specialized in U.S. Army UH-60, AH-64, and CH-47, and U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 platforms.• Only rated military aviator on staff: Contributed expertise to multitude of new product designs to ensure realism and accurate pilot-vehicle interface of integrated cockpits. Show less

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  ENIF Consulting, LLC

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2018

  Strategic Advisor and Change Management Consultant

  Partnered with team of veterans/defense industry experts to formulate courses of action and create proposals for defense industry and U.S. government projects.- Proposed audit/technical review of novel technologies to assist major defense contractor in validating potential competitors for upcoming USMC sea-based unmanned aerial system solicitation.- Proposed operational research for Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Organization Development (NCOD) to achieve VA's goal of making the VA a better place to work and receive care. Show less

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  Moog Aircraft

  Jun 2019 - now

  Senior Program Manager, Military Global Sustainment