Aaron Shuler

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jun 1998 - Jun 2018

  - Hand-selected as the sole Navy Staff Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) communications integration requirements officer, representing and briefing leadership on congressional inquiries, integration councils, and various stakeholder meetings. - Seamlessly operates across JSF Joint Program Office, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force boundaries; interactions informed and prioritized valuable cross-sponsor JCIDS input. - Led team in finding a cross-domain (classification level) solution for the JSF post-flight data collection program, allowing widest dissemination of information to multiple stakeholders. - Led efforts to solve “2nd generation-to-5th generation” communication integration issues between the Navy’s older surface ships and nascent JSF prior to the first deployments with this aircraft. - Led project charged with aligning Navy and Marine Corps Tactical Datalink initiatives, ensuring that both Services were maximizing efficiencies in their acquisition strategies. - Assembled personnel for meetings and developed agendas to garner support from stakeholders and executives in pursuit of goals meant to streamline various military Services’ processes. - Experience with Congressional Information Management System (CIMS) and Program Budget Information System (PBIS). Show less - Architect team member responsible for the Chief of Naval Operation’s (CNO’s) bedrock vision, strategy, and policy in the Arctic, Navy Arctic Roadmap 2014-2030, which formulated the Navy’s implementation to successfully operate in the Arctic for decades. - Assembled personnel for meetings and developed agendas to garner support from stakeholders and executives in pursuit of goals meant to streamline various military Services’ processes. - Responsible for updating critical Navy policy instruction which outlined the future Fleet design and force structure through 2030, a project requiring coordination with all Navy warfighters. Show less - Supervised 32 overseas personnel responsible for ordnance management, logistics, and material support to U.S., Allied, and Host nation operations in the Arabian Gulf. - Managed a $1.1M, 320-line item/220-ton ordnance inventory with limited operating budget of $221K, executed on-time and on-budget. - Integrated with other forward-deployed munitions sites and warships in the management of various missiles to ensure maximum ballistic missile defense readiness. - Coordinated efforts of 15 different commands and State Dept in the return to the U.S. of $20M in Foreign Military Sales weapons for maintenance, ensuring munitions readiness in the region. - Responsible for assessing performance, assigning training, approving leave, schedules. - Resolved alcohol-related incident event; administered discipline by sending service member to 30-day, in-patient alcohol treatment. Show less - Led an operations department of 22 personnel in the management and training of 80 Instructor Pilots and 130 Student Naval Aviators during a major aircraft transition to a modern trainer. - Transitioned squadron to modern trainer, assembled core transition team of 9 pilots, developed and executed a highly detailed Plan of Action & Milestones resulting in seamless and successful transition. - Scheduled over 3K missions and 5K hours in support of squadron that flew 22K+ hours annually. - Sought and implemented efficiencies in the student syllabus. Saved five training days (~$8K) per student (~$96K total), ensured an uninterrupted flow of students through the pipeline, resulted in the squadron surpassing pilot production goals by 10%, leading the other four training squadrons. - Mentor to junior instructors and students – frequently named by students as a “Top 5” instructor. Show less - Managed a two-aircraft unit to support aircraft carrier operations from Key West, FL and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, resulting in 100% mission sortie completion rate maximizing efficiencies. - Ensured expenditures were $20K under budget during the assignment. - Led the squadron safety department, ensuring compliance with all flight and ground safety measures and policies. - Led an admin department that produced documentation (appraisals, legal, security, awards, qualifications, etc.) for a 420+ personnel organization that provided aircraft carrier logistics support globally. Efficient flow of command paperwork ensured smoother operations and command readiness for a squadron that maintained an “always ready to deploy” status. - Managed and tracked over $2.2M in travel funds, executed on-time and on-budget. - As program manager for three major aircraft maintenance programs, increased all three from an “unsatisfactory” status to 100% “satisfactory” within 30 days, two weeks ahead of schedule. - Managed line division work center which resulted in the completion of over 100 sorties in 60 days with zero lost due to lack of ground launch crews and equipment. - Established audit plans and routine spot inspections resulting in pristine aircraft and 100% satisfactory programs for the squadron’s major post-deployment maintenance inspection. - Provided landing signals officer training and counsel to 36 squadron pilots which increased landing grades aboard aircraft carriers by 10%. - Entrusted by the squadron commanding officer to handle difficult legal proceedings, one involving a very challenging case, another as the presiding officer over a rare Administrative Separation Board. Show less - Implemented audits and training as the Quality Assurance Officer by developing programs to track audits, training, and administration within the squadron maintenance department resulting in zero “Unsatisfactory” programs during a major maintenance inspection. - Maintained 100% accountability for over 100 pieces of classified communications equipment and successfully trained three others in the management/accountability of the equipment. - Scheduled over 1,000 missions throughout major afloat deployment, flying 59 aircrew over 200 hours, maintaining flight qualifications and training progression/readiness. - Budget responsibility for $17K+ related to public affairs projects and sales; directly responsible for a debt-free squadron fund due to implementing initiatives involving squadron paraphernalia and food sales. - Mentored junior personnel, motivating their preparedness for advancement exams in order to promote within the Navy. Show less

  • Office of the Chief of Naval Operations - Integrated Fire Control Branch - F-35 C5I Integration

    Jul 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Office of the Chief of Naval Operations - Arctic Strategy and Policy

    Jun 2013 - Jun 2016

  • Navy Munitions Command Detachment Officer in Charge

    May 2012 - May 2013

  • Aviation Squadron Operations Department Head

    Oct 2009 - May 2012

  • Aviation Squadron Administrative Department Head & Unit Officer-in-Charge

    Aug 2006 - Sept 2009

  • Naval Aviation Pilot Flight School

    Oct 2003 - Jul 2006

  • Aviation Squadron Division Officer - Quality Assurance, Schedules, Public Affairs

    Feb 2001 - Sept 2003

  • Naval Aviation Flight Officer School

    Oct 1998 - Jan 2001

  • Sailing Instructor

    Jun 1998 - Sept 1998
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  OGSystems

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

  Senior Analyst | Systems Engineer

  - Provides Systems Engineering and Integration to support technological efficiencies and process improvements. Responsible for identifying emerging technologies to automate current human-centric process as well as identifying second and third order products impacted by the upfront process in major information system program. - Delivery of Concept of Operations and System's Architecture, with the purpose of identifying explicit and derived requirements to facilitate production. - Assess both existing off-the-shelf solutions and emergent solutions capable of satisfying system requirements, perform end-to-end evaluation of impact and deliver enterprise assessment of technologies and potential integration. Show less

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  PSA Airlines, Inc.

  Aug 2019 - Feb 2021

  First Officer

  - Responsible for $40M+, 50/65/75-passenger turbine-powered, multiengine jet aircraft. Teamed with co-pilot, flight attendants, maintainers, ground-based company dispatchers, air-traffic controllers, and gate agents to deliver satisfied customers to their destination, safely and on time.- Utilized onboard and mobile flight information systems to aggregate detailed conditions affecting the safety of the flight, i.e., completion of digital paperwork, weather, runway conditions, aircraft maintenance, fuel load, aircraft weights, takeoff/landing performance, and various types of cargo. - Successfully flew 50,000+ miles in over 117 sorties with zero safety incidents, strictly complying with FAA regulations and company policy. Religiously strove for efficient, on-time performance. - Maintained thorough understanding of aircraft systems (engines, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel, etc.) and operating limitations, which was reinforced annually through rigorous simulator testing. Show less

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  Takeoff Aviation, LLC

  Sept 2020 - Jul 2021

  Flight Instructor

  - Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) for a small, Part 61 flight school at the Manassas Regional Airport, in Manassas Virginia.- Take Off Aviation provides flight training, aircraft rental, and scenic flights around Northern Virginia in our Cessna 172M. If you are interested in learning more about flying lessons, are already a licensed pilot, or are just interested in aviation, contact us to talk or schedule a flight anytime!

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  Parsons Corporation

  Nov 2020 - Mar 2022

  Space & IT Facilities Engineer

  - Technical and functional subject matter expert in identifying, developing, and implementing essential Infrastructure/Space and Information Technology capabilities.- Supports the client, enforcing and updating existing policies and procedures in the management of Infrastructure/Space and Information Technology capabilities within the community. - Provides technical and functional expertise to ensure leadership plans, policies, and procedures are effective and efficient, ensuring programs are logical, consistent, and informed by the plans, policies, and directives from the leadership, oversight, and other appropriate community organizations.- Develops strategic concept plans to maximize efficiencies of equipment, personnel, manpower, management and workflow issues. Show less

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  United Airlines

  Apr 2022 - now

  First Officer, Boeing 737, DC Metro Area

  Responsible for the safe, comfortable, on-time, efficient, domestic and international operations of all United Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft variants. Applies risk management to anticipate operational threats, incorporating sound judgement and flexibility in decision-making to ensure safe, dependable operational success each and every flight. Nurtures trusting relationships among diverse crew members, promoting teamwork, professionalism, and premiere customer service.