Lyndsey Ballinger

Experience

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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
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  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.

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  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

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  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
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  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.

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  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!

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  California Air National Guard

  Jul 2024 - now

  Commander

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