Shawn T.

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Aug 2003 - Apr 2023

  Operations Manager, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ (2020 – Present)Oversee production efforts of 28 instructors while developing 800 students and managing 57 courses. Administer 29 programs, including $15M training program and direct R&D acquisitions, aligning courses with aircraft & system parity on 40 assets. Develop and validate course documents and recommend curriculum changes.Highlights:- Safeguarded 60 course objectives and eliminated 325 aircraft non operations capable hours by maintaining $2.4M training devices as well as identifying and remedying 8 critical equipment errors.- Qualified and graduated 8 students while increasing qualifications 20% and fortifying 1.2K worldwide operations by advancing first aircraft flying crew chief course and coordinating and scheduling 3 classes.- Secured accreditation of 57 college courses by overseeing Quality Assurance program, and managing instructor evaluations and initiating 13 no-notice and 5 annual inspections.- Eliminated 1-year connection issue and increased student capabilities 45% by utilizing communication networking skills and reconfiguring LAN switch. Show less Served as a cybersecurity liaison to include infrastructure maintenance, network support, and training for 345 personnel. Oversaw 3 facilities, inspecting, maintaining, and coordinating work orders/repairs in support of 5 organizations with 600 members and $52 assets. Administered fiscal operations executing $750K/year budget. Managed programs supporting 243 maintenance personnel performing 24/7 flightline operations on 13 aircraft worth $2.9B.Highlights:- Equipped 240 personnel with winter gear, IT assets, and furniture by securing organization end of year funds and executing $800K in acquisitions.- Improved heating and cooling efficiency 20% by interfacing with civil engineering contractors to coordinate installation of 5 industrial warehouse fans.- Safeguarded $520K annual budget by coordinating with bank to investigate potential government purchase card fraud, as well as conducting audit and suspending accounts. Show less Administered 14 personnel in the removal, installation, inspection, and troubleshooting of aircraft avionics system line replacement units. Supported fleet of 14 aircraft worth $2.9B while maintaining instruments and flight control systems.Highlights:- Enabled 212-hour flap rebuild and alleviated depot input by organizing aircraft structural repair and procuring 77 mission capable and 1.5K minor parts.- Contributed to organization's September 93.2% operations capable rate, beating 87.5% standard with a 7-year high by managing elevator repair and identifying and repairing shorted flight control wiring. Show less Steered a team of 25 instructors in 9 specialties providing 43 accredited courses for 8 major subdivisions. Directed resources to meet training needs for 1.1K personnel supporting 46 aircraft worth over $5B. Coordinated resources for upgrade/sustainment of $250K maintenance training assets and $50M facilities and equipment. Developed, revised, and updated course documents while recommending curriculum changes to exceed enterprise training requirements.Highlights:- Delivered direct impact to host nation's 10K total flying hours by leading 19 instructors from 8 career specialties in shaping 6.3K training hours and developing over 300 maintainers.- Modernized classroom and office environment by supervising a $25K government purchase card account and recommending and validating facility upgrades.- Streamlined process for 400 instructors by actualizing 20 changes to organization faculty development guidance. Provided security for 80 personnel yearly by procuring $2K dormitory security system and installing 16 cameras.- Surged outstanding instructor evaluations 25% by supervising instructor performance as well as conducting 10 no-notice, scheduled, and annual evaluations. Show less Inspected and maintained advanced instruments and flight control systems on 16 aircraft worth over $3.2B. Led 14 personnel in removal, installation, operations checking, and repairing avionics system and line replaceable units. Updated operational logs, software, inspection records, aircraft forms, and automated maintenance data systems.Highlights:- Spearheaded 1K maintenance actions by expertly replacing 40 operations-critical parts that was key to the delivery of 1.3K armored vehicles to 8 installations.- Cemented 100% 8-hour fix rate by dispatching to oscillating attitude system and replacing indicator. Led heater repair team by isolating/fixing faulty relay, securing 90.3% operations capable rate.- Sealed 0% repeat/recur rate in 6 months by teaming with engineers on global positioning anomaly and replacing mission keyboard. Led delayed discrepancy team while fixing 25 discrepancies.- Aided 436 training operations by identifying and replacing shorted fuel probe during a fuel fault. Identified faulty multi-function display and swapped failed unit, resulting in aircraft sealing 67 operations/174 flight hours. Show less

  • Operations Manager, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ (2020 – Present)

    Jan 2020 - Apr 2023

  • Manager, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ (2018 – 2020)

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Instruments and Flight Controls Systems Specialist, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ (2017 – 2018)

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  • Assistant Product Manager, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ (2013 – 2017)

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2017

  • Integrated Avionics Systems Specialist, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ (2009 – 2013)

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

  • Integrated Avionics Systems Specialist, Ellsworth AFB, SD (2004 – 2009)

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  • USAF Basic Trainee

    Aug 2003 - Jan 2004
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  Delaware Resource Group

  Apr 2023 - now

  • KC-46 Maintenance Training Subject Matter Expert

    Sept 2023 - now

  • KC-135 Aircrew Training Systems Simulator Technician II

    Apr 2023 - Sept 2023