Ben "Chevy" Shevchuk, PMP

Experience

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  VAQ-129

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Safety Officer
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  VAQ-128

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

  Maintenance Officer
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  Training Squadron SEVEN

  Oct 2005 - Jan 2008

  Squadron Commanding Officer / Executive Officer

  T-45C Goshawk Naval Aviation Training Squadron

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  Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO)

  Jan 2009 - Apr 2011

  Operations and Training Director

  I served as the Operations and Training Division of a multinational, 3-star maritime HQ, and prepared 100+ personnel from 10 nations for assignment as NATO’s Response Force while also serving as the Current Operations Director during live exercises aboard the US 6th Fleet flagship, on deployed US aircraft carriers, and during a JTFEX at US Fleet Forces Command.

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  Naval Air Station Patuxent River

  Nov 2011 - Sept 2014

  City Manager / Commanding Officer / Executive Officer

  Led an 800-person staff of Navy and civilian personnel as the City Manager, providing exceptional airfield operations, logistical, facilities, security, and personnel services for 72 mission partner commands with 22,000 military and civilians working on Naval Air Station Patuxent River in southern Maryland, utilizing $3.4B in capital assets and annual budgets over $25M.

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  Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

  Sept 2014 - May 2018

  Inspector General

  Directed compliance and oversight programs and cross-functional inspection teams for NAVAIR to protect an annual budget of $41B from fraud, waste, and abuse, and assessed best practices and internal controls in aviation research, development, and acquisition during inspections at three Air Warfare Centers and four aviation depots that identified key program shortfalls.

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  AVIAN

  Jul 2018 - now

  Coordinating rapid prototyping and fielding projects with Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's AIRWorks Group. Getting warfighters the capabilities they need, faster. Energizing AVIAN's Training, Multi-media, and Consulting Division in support of NAVAIR University's College of Test & Evaluation.

  • Project Manager

    May 2022 - now

  • Courseware Developer/Instructor

    Jul 2018 - Apr 2022