James "Skeeter" Fox

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1999

  Maintenance, Operations Tactics, Aviation Safety Officer, Assistant Operations HMLA-369

  𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:-Flight Leader/FAA Part 61 Military pilot, accumulating 3.6K flight hours on both Huey and Cobra helicopters; awarded eight (8) Air Medals on three combat deployments to Somalia and Iraq. -Cataloged $3M aviation tool control program as tool control officer, creating a records control system that enabled lost and/or broken equipment rate to fall from 11% to 2%, saving $300K in a single fiscal year. -As Aviation Safety Officer, HMLA-369 accumulated 3,600 mishap-free flight hours, a key metric for attaining “1996 Attack Helicopter Squadron of the Year.” Show less

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  United States Marine Corps

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2016

  𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘: Owned multimillion-dollar annual budget and managed a cross-functional team of 46 Marines and civilian employees in developing and managing policy, force structure, and funding for the 80K-strong national program.𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:-Orchestrated US Code Title X Presidential Recall/national contingency training and coached senior executives across 5 National regions, ensuring 205 Marine officials maximized mobilization/readiness screening at 29 sites: identifying and classifying 155,329 Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) Marines for combat readiness. Show less 𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘: Senior adviser to two-star Commanding General with a cross-functional staff of 20. Controlled human resource functions, including hiring, wages, travel, and training for 200+ Reserve Marines filling critical jobs and human resources shortfalls across 8 installations. 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:-Spearheaded Customer Service Project leveraging Lean Six Sigma methodology and Marine Corps Continuing Process Improvement (CPI) strategy to streamline and deliver efficiency across administrative, business, and human resources management processes. Reduced hiring process from 60 to 14 days.-Change management initiative transformed operations and re-built strategic relationships, creating entirely new standard operating procedures (SOP’s), internal culture, and human resource capabilities. Show less 𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘: Promoted 2X and held roles as Chief of Staff, Legal Advisor, Safety Officer, and Operations and Training Director. Trained and developed hundreds of aviation and support personnel, managed multimillion-dollar budgets, and delivered on efficiency and productivity metrics at the highest level.𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:-Served as program manager for administration, receiving the highest attainable grade on the 2007 Marine Corps Administrative inspection. -Implemented safety program resulting in the attainment of the 2007 “Pete Ross Safety Award.” -Drafted and executed Operational Plan for 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Attack Helicopter support to Marine Commandant’s combat pre-deployment training program. Show less 𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘: Directed program management for $112M flight hour program and $6.5M TEEP budget for 6 Aircraft Groups, 40 subordinate units, and over 500 cross-functional staff.𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:-Spearheaded planning and execution of five international and 43 continental training and employment exercises, resulting in relationship building with foreign/national stakeholders and increasing aviation readiness levels by 12%. -Achieved 100% of allotted funding and 20K+ flight hours.-Structured, planned, and administered a $6.5M training and employment plan, prioritizing among 21 fund administrators and maximizing expenditure by achieving 100% execution. Show less 𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘: As Chief of Staff, Legal Advisor, and Safety Manager leading a staff of 50 Officers and 325 personnel, coordinated and managed maintenance operations, aviation, and ground safety training, and administrative functions. 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:-Aviation Safety program manager achieving 2,300 mishap-free flight hours.-Directed 11 work centers with over 200 personnel, maintaining 19 multi-million dollar helicopters and achieving 100% readiness for deployment to Iraq, including $5M support equipment list with zero discrepancies on the HQMC Aviation pre-deployment inspection. Show less

  • Executive Director (Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Command)

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2016

  • Assistant Chief of Staff/G-1 (4th Marine Aircraft Wing)

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Commanding Officer (Reserve Support Unit, Air Stations West)

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  • Branch Head, Prior Service Recruiting (Western Recruiting Region, MCRD San Diego)

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  • Executive Officer and Operations Officer (Marine Aircraft Group 46)

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  • Operations and Training, Execution, Employment, Plans (TEEP) Officer (4th Marine Aircraft Wing)

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  • Executive Officer, Aviation Maintenance Officer, and Director of Safety (Marine Aircraft Group 46)

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2004
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  Riptide Software, Inc

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  Program Manager, Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer (SAVT)

  𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘: Recruited as the sole program manager and instructor for combat simulator project delivering realistic training and development in the placement of tactical ordnance for Aviation, Ground, and Surface Forces.𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:-Reestablished the platform as a state-of-the-art training tool for Marines in Okinawa, elevating its internal and external reputation, identifying success criteria, and expanding activities to creating a culture of collaboration, inspiration, and enthusiasm.-Maintained an operational availability threshold of 98.6% for 3 years or 5760 available training hours. Riptide/USMC acceptable minimum operational availability threshold is 95% for a 40-hour workweek.-Joint Fires SME. Designed five separate tactical scenario/training programs based on the Joint Mission Essential Task Lists (JMETLs) and Training & Readiness (T&R) manuals for a diverse audience of Marines, Air Force, Army Special Operations, and Japanese Defense Force (JDF) units/students.-Saved $270M in monthly Department of Defense spending conducting mission-based virtual training environment simulated flight operations and ordnance delivery. Show less

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  Phoenix Defense, LLC.

  Jul 2022 - now

  Test Engineer

  𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘: Subject Matter Expert (SME) for (SAVT) 3.0 Technology Refresh Modification, executed the Installation, established the assessment, development, and directed test/analysis methods, and operated as the government acceptance test engineer for the program.𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:-Completed Pre-Modification Inspection (PMI), audit inspection, hardware and software installation, and facility integration, and spearheaded contractor post-installation system testing and system level testing IAW the Government approved test plan for the $15 million SAVT 3.0 Technology Refresh Modification upgrade.-Negotiated and partnered with virtual training industry leaders for the future development and improvement of the SAVT program to include Battlespace Simulations, Marathon Targets, Unreal Engine, Cole Engineering, NVIS, VERAXX, MVR Simulation, HAVIK, IDSI, Varjo, TERASYNTH, NVIDIA, and Presagis, to analyze and understand the future requirements and desires of the end user, the Marine on the ground responsible for the coordination of fires, so that the next generation SAVT fully incorporates the functions and the demands of Marine Corps operators. -Conducted Task Order 09 and 11 hardware installation and maintenance functions on the six SAVT simulators around the globe accumulating 18 weeks deployed in support of PM TRASYS contractual obligations. -Deployed the SAVT 3.0 – 3.0.2 software on the six SAVT simulators accumulating six weeks deployed.-Deployed Task Order 12 software and terrain upgrades on the six SAVT simulators, completing government acceptance tests for Program Manager (PM) Training Systems (TRASYS).-Joint Fires SME. Consulted, educated, and trained operators and software engineers on new system hardware and software configuration and system (SAF/JSAF) operations, new checklists, tactical scenario creation optimizing simulation technology, and how to best utilize the system for FiST, JTAC, and JFO T&R requirements and readiness. Show less