Lyndsey Ballinger

Lyndsey Ballinger

Aircraft Maintenance Officer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Dedicated Air Force Officer, Leadership in Aerospace Operations, Advocate for Women in Defense

  • Education

    • Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School

      2000 - 2001
      High School Diploma
    • Clover Hill High School

      1998 - 2000
    • University of Maryland College Park

      2001 - 2005
      B.A. Criminology/Criminal Justice

      Activities and Societies: Air Force ROTC Club Basketball Certificate in GIS & Remote Sensing

    • San Francisco State University

      2013 - 2015
      Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
    • U.S. Naval War College

      2023 - 2024
      Master of Arts - MA National Security and Strategic Studies
    • Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University

      2019 - 2020
      Joint Professional Military Education II
  • Experience

    • United States Air Force

      Jun 2005 - Jun 2007
      Aircraft Maintenance Officer

      Led a KC-10 & C-5 flightline maintenance organization to include maintenance scheduling, training management, risk management, project management, readiness monitoring, & personnel evaluations

    • Americorps VISTA

      Jun 2007 - Jun 2008
      Americorps VISTA Volunteer Coordinator

      9th Grade Program Assistant at www.build.org. Responsible for delivering curriculum to 9th grade business class, assisted in launching new curriculum, event coordination, volunteer management, & student caseload management

    • US Air Force Reserve

      Jun 2007 - Jun 2016
      Major

      Aircraft Maintenance Officer in Charge, Aircraft Maintenance Operations Officer, Executive Officer Experience leading flightline maintenance crews on C-5s, KC-10s & C-17s. This included operational planning and execution as well as personnel management functions.4 deployments in support of combat operations

    • BUILD

      Jun 2008 - Sept 2012

      Led a team of five program managers to propel 300+ youth through high school to two years of post secondary success. Manage site budget of over $1M, school & district partnerships, and oversaw programmatic changes. Oversaw the start-up and daily operations of over 30 small businesses, owned by high school students. Taught basic business principles, planned sales events and managed youth behavior. Led a volunteer pool of over 40 business professionals to help guide our students during both business development and academic development projects.

      • Site Director

        Jul 2011 - Sept 2012
      • Business Incubator Manager

        Jun 2008 - Jul 2011
    • Teach For America

      Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
      Education Pioneer Graduate Student Fellow

      Worked with the STEM Initiative to plan a comprehensive program & marketing campaign in support of Computer Science Education Week & National Engineers Week. Created a marketing & communications plan, project plan, and galvanized existing partners to enhance TFA's presence in those campaigns.

    • District of Columbia Air National Guard

      Jun 2016 - Jun 2018
      Squadron Commander

      Responsible for the oversight and quality production of all back shop maintenance operations and planning functions for F-16 aircraft. Additionally oversees the personnel management of 89 full time and 100+ part time maintainers.Projects: - Developed a Self Assessment Program to define success of all unit functions.- Created a process to implement and execute the accomplishment of personnel performance reports

    • Slalom

      May 2018 - Apr 2019

      Provides support to various clients in public sector, retail, & bio pharmaceutical industries. Provides project management, product management, change management, & organizational effectiveness as needed at a client site. Transitioned into civilian sector to apply leadership skills to various industries in management consulting. Provided support and learned skills in Tech Project Management, Product Management, Strategic Consulting, & business leadership.

      • Analyst

        Jul 2018 - Apr 2019
      • Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellow

        May 2018 - Jul 2018
    • California Air National Guard

      Sept 2018 - Aug 2023
      Aircraft Maintenance Officer - Squadron Commander

      A maintenance officer responsible for oversight of HH-60G & HC-130J flightline maintenance production, personnel management, and federal mission readiness. Also support domestic operations by providing safe and reliable aircraft for search and rescue operators.

    • U.S. Naval War College

      Aug 2023 - Jun 2024
      Student

      Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, JMPE-II, and a great time!

    • California Air National Guard

      Jul 2024 - now
      Commander

      Helping deliver Force Support to ensure Wing Readiness for state and federal taskings

  • Licenses & Certifications