Thor Curcio

Experience

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  Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Force

  May 2006 - Jun 2007

  Executive Officer to the Commander
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  Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command

  Jun 2007 - Jun 2008

  Chief, Resources Branch, Directorate of Communications

  • Oversaw and executed different programs, plans, budgets valued at over $100M.• Spearheaded process improvement initiatives, tracked results and prepared briefs for senior AF leaders.• Ensured training and career development of 869 personnel and served as Career Field Manager for 62 officers.

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  US Army Command and General Staff College

  Jun 2008 - Jun 2009

  Student
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  53rd Combat Communications Squadron

  Jun 2009 - Jul 2011

  Commander

  • Commanded a squadron of 147 military personnel and executed a $600K annual budget.• Developed and maintained deployable communication systems worth $4M to support multiple missions and provided critical analysis of new systems earning AFSPC Warfighting Integration Officer of the Year.• Ensured personnel training and HR as well as mission planning and execution. • Successfully drove preparations for a 45-day notice Air Force Space Command joint compliance and readiness inspections that earned 6 of 9 annotated strengths and 5 of 6 professional performers from the Group. Show less

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  US Northern Command

  Jul 2011 - Jun 2014

  • Led a team of 4, established and maintained deployable communication systems worth $4M as well as conducted communication strategic and contingency planning for state and federal response forces.• Coordinated with DoD, federal and state agencies for communication integration for national events and emergency response efforts.• Director of Communications for 4,300-person Joint Task Force responsible for Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.• Planned and executed communications integration for NATO and G8 Summits, as well as the Republican and Democrat National Conventions. Show less

  • Executive Officer to the Director of Operations

    Nov 2012 - Jun 2014

  • Chief, J3 Domestic Operations Communications Branch

    Jul 2011 - Nov 2012
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  87th Communications Squadron

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2016

  Commander

  Led a team of over 126 Airmen and civilians in the operation and maintenance of a base-wide communications infrastructure worth $650M, supporting the DoD's only tri-Service Joint Base, covering 42,000 acres. He was responsible for 32 servers, 7,000 clients, 465 data switches, 12 telephonic switches, approximately 400 miles of cable infrastructure, a base-wide Motorola Land Mobile Radio system, as well as all aspects of information assurance and communications security. His team supported 42,000 personnel including the Air Force Expeditionary Center (NAF), 5 AF wings, and 88 mission partners, that included USA/USMC/USN/USAF/USCG and Active Duty/Reserve/Guard components. He planed and executed a budget of $5 million annually, and coordinated major projects with US Cyber Command, Defense Information Systems Agency, Headquarters Air Force, Air Mobility Command, and 24th Air Force staffs.• Led a team of 126 military, civilian and contract personnel supporting $620M communications infrastructure.• Executed $5M budget and an additional $4M in communications infrastructure projects.• Oversaw 32 Microsoft servers, over 7,500 Windows clients, managed 550 Cisco data and 12 Avaya voice switches, and provided technical support to ensure high quality service across 42,000 acres. • Founded and chaired the base quarterly Joint Communications Management Board integrating 10 organizations, 40 projects worth $21M and synchronizing a 3 year infrastructure strategy.• Authored cyber security paper that detailed enterprise issues and concerns for USAF senior leaders.• Piloted $14M base telecommunications services contract supporting 42,000 personnel; established strategy, briefed leadership and tracked milestones, as well as provided benchmark for other bases.• Won AMC's Gen Rawlings Team of the Year award twice for large-scale network security projects. Show less

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  87th Mission Support Group

  Feb 2016 - Jan 2017

  Deputy Commander

  As deputy commander, he led a team of more than 3,100 personnel and was responsible for $9.3 billion in physical assets across 42,000 acres. He oversaw the security forces, force support, communications, contracting, and logistics readiness squadrons as well as serving as a primary liaison between Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and the local community including local schools.• Led a team of 3,100 military, civilian and contract personnel and took responsibility for $9.3B in physical assets across 42,000 acres.• Coordinated base-wide projects and established communication within local communities.• Led labor relation negotiations as well as established contract baseline.• Drove contacting overhaul by creating milestone tool that reduced errors and customer delays by 20%.• Led senior-level cross functional teams that produced key metrics and organizational strategy. Show less

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  87th Air Base Wing (USAF)

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

  Inspector General

  As Inspector General of the DoD’s only tri-service joint base, he led a team of 7 ensuring compliance for the 2,800 Airmen and civilians across the wing that provided support to 42,000 personnel and 88 mission partners, which included all five services, as well as active duty, reserve, and guard components. The wing was responsible for $9.3 billion in physical assets including 4,000 facilities across 42,000 acres. He was also responsible for all Air Force and base support issue complaint resolution, as well as assisted commanders with required investigations.• Led a team of 7 military and civilian personnel as well as a 100-person inspection team from across the wing.• Ensured compliance, complaint resolutions and congressional inquiries according to existing laws and guidance.• Revamped and restructured programs, wrote new inspection plans as well as synchronized scheduling.• Developed metrics to track compliance and determine process health. Show less

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  Thor Curcio Consulting

  Jul 2018 - Apr 2022

  Owner

  Supported a variety of companies with contract and project proposals. This included defining organizational structures, human resources, leadership philosophies, as well as solutions for task specific requirements.

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  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  May 2022 - now

  IT Project Manager