Ben "Chevy" Shevchuk, PMP

Ben "Chevy" Shevchuk, PMP

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Resourceful, Responsive, and Reachable - providing project management expertise to NAWCAD AIRWorks at AVIAN

  • Education

    • United States Army War College

      2004 - 2005
      Masters Degree Strategic Studies

      Activities and Societies: Seminar 17

    • Oregon State University

      1984 - 1988
      Bachelor of Science Biology

      Activities and Societies: Navy ROTC, KBVR, Varsity House

  • Experience

    • VAQ-129

      Jan 1997 - Jan 1998
      Safety Officer
    • VAQ-128

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2001
      Maintenance Officer
    • Training Squadron SEVEN

      Oct 2005 - Jan 2008
      Squadron Commanding Officer / Executive Officer

      T-45C Goshawk Naval Aviation Training Squadron

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      Sept 2018