William "Rick" C.

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Nov 1997 - Feb 1999

  Squadron Section Commander (12th Fighter Squadron)
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  Air Force Space Command

  Apr 2000 - Aug 2003

  ICBM Combat Crew Commander and Instructor / Chief of Protocol
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  The White House

  Aug 2003 - Jul 2006

  Presidential Support Duty - Deputy Director, President's Emergency Operations Center

  Deputy Director and watch officer in the President's Emergency Operations Center; led, trained and mentored five joint service watch teams in support of the President, Vice President and senior White House staff. Was responsible for the planning and execution of top secret Presidential emergency action plans. Maintained operational control of military assets to support these plans and other compartmented White House Contingency Programs. Collaborated on a daily basis with USSS and DHS on all facets of assigned portfolio. Show less

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  United States Strategic Command

  Jul 2006 - Jul 2009

  AFELM Commander, Director of Missile Operations, & Senior Evaluator

  Crew Commander / Senior Evaluator / Executive Officer of the USSTRATCOM (JFCC Space)JFCC Space Field Grade Officer of the Year - 2008Missile Warning Center Field Grade Officer of the Year - 2008Cheyenne Mountain AFS Field Grade Officer of the Year 2007USSTRATCOM Field Grade Officer of the Quarter - 4th Quarter 2007

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  Air Force Space Command

  Jul 2009 - Jul 2012

  Commanded Air Force Space Command's Headquarters Squadron, comprised of 16 MAJCOM directorates; served 1,400 mil/DoD civ personnel. Led 6 person section and implemented USAF quality force objectives through personal counseling and personnel / administrative management. Administered the Headquarters' military justice, separation and discharge, drug/alcohol/life skills and fitness programs. When needed, exercised Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) actions to ensure good order and discipline was maintained, to include courts martial actions. Ensured officer and enlisted performance report integrity for 800+ evaluations. Show less Advised Air Force Space Command Commander (4 Star) and Vice Commander (3 Star) for staff activities in the Director of Staff's absence; coordinated and directed activities of over 1400 headquarter staff members. Directed implementation of Commander and Vice Commander decisions, plans and policies; ensured over 3000 tasks completed annually. Directed headquarters security, administrative and facilities support; managed $9.5M headquarters operations budget. Provided support to two numbered Air Forces (NAFs,) four centers and 16 wings; administrative focal point with United States Strategic Command and United States Northern Command. Show less

  • Commander, Headquarters Squadron

    Feb 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Deputy Director of Staff

    May 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Program Element Monitor

    Jul 2009 - May 2010
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  Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University

  Aug 2012 - Mar 2016

  Deputy Director, Joint Command, Control & Information Operations School

  Assigned as Deputy Director of the Joint Command, Control and Information Operations School, Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA and National Defense University Liaison to the National Reconnaissance Office. • Developed and staffed a Memorandum of Agreement between the National Reconnaissance Office and the Joint Forces Staff College, which ensured senior officers were educated about the critical capabilities of space superiority to the warfighter and mission accomplishment. Developed coursework, schedules and facilitated >1100 hours of instruction annually.• Led 17 instructors (officers) and provided instruction on Space and Cyber Operations to 203 joint military officers and civilians 18+ seminar sessions, ensuring the latest and most up-to-date information was instilled in the students. Collaborated with USSS, NSA, and CIA to provide real-time cyber operations.• Saved 20 hours by developing and publishing a classified Blackboard course in >4 weeks covering nine lessons to be refocused on emerging cyber activities. Show less

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  NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2017

  Special Assistant to the Commander - Commander's Action Group

  Developed and executed Supreme Allied Commander’s engagement plans as a key player in the NATO Allied Command Transformation. Traveled as a subject matter expert on multi-national trips, ensuring key leader engagement success. Transformed strategic guidance into senior leader direction by developing speeches and preparing activities which ensured a clear NATO message. • Formulated the Commander’s agenda for a meeting with the U.S. Chief of Staff of the Air Force by highlighting U.S.-NATO cooperation which leveraged the Air Force for innovation and Joint Air Power Strategies. Show less

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  The Joint Staff

  Jul 2017 - Jan 2019

  Principal Military Assistant and advisor to the Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (ACJCS). Developed talking points, correspondence, and speeches that aided in the development of National Security policies. Collaborated with the State Department’s Executive Secretary and planned 12 international trips to 20 countries valued at $14.4M. Coordinated with embassies worldwide, delivering the Chairman’s perspectives to the Department of State and nations around the globe. Spearheaded global relationships by consulting the Assistant Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.• Experienced in crucial leader engagements at the highest levels within the State Department, ensuring critical policies and actions were fully coordinated within the interagency. Show less Led 70+ military, civilians, and contractors between two geographically separated locations. Provided all facets of senior executive support and best military advice to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Vice Chairman, and the Director of the Joint Staff. Developed training program for 2K Action Officers. Collaborated with joint services, joint military commands, Office of the Secretary of Defense & government agencies. • Increase processing daily volume 31%, directly correlated to a decrease in late actions by replacing stove-piped work centers with three collaborative process-based, integrated teams.• Resulted in the Joint Secretariat processing, editing, and analyzing 7,152 Joint Staff actions, policies, and decisions on highly sensitive national security and defense matters.• Facilitated declassification of 1.4M pages of information and release of 428 Freedom of Information Act requests within 12 months, which met statutory requirements, despite limited resources. Show less

  • Senior Military Assistant

    Apr 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Executive Secretary, Joint Staff

    Jul 2017 - Apr 2018
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  Defense Intelligence Agency

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

  Lead Operations Diplomat

  As the Chief of Attaché Operations & Air Attaché to Pakistan I represented the Department of Defense and the Air Force to the Pakistani military, government officials, and foreign diplomats, which increased security cooperation between two nuclear-powered countries. • Analyzed and briefed Interagency counterparts on the Pakistan-India crisis by providing up-to-date reporting to the U.S. President and the Intelligence Community a clear picture of hostilities in the region. • Developed 100+ intelligence reports by working with host nation military, foreign diplomats; yielded 81 finished intelligence products, to include several products included in the President’s Daily Brief.• Managed $12.9M budget and $6M in sensitive U.S. Equipment Show less

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  Defense Threat Reduction Agency

  Jun 2020 - Jan 2022

  Chief of Plans (China / DPRK)

  Directed a team of 13 Specialized Planners and spearheaded the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's China Strategy by distilling the National Defense and Military Strategies, debating relevant aspects, and presenting the final report to the Agency Director. • Extracted information from the United States Africa Command Campaign Order to identify tasks and wrote a support plan tailored to operations, activities, and investments to meet organizational goals. • Developed root cause analysis and program assessment of release processes, identified gaps, and recommended solutions for future software releases; briefed CEO’s (three and four-star level Generals) by leading a collaborative team of 5 Senior Director Civilians (GS-15s) that analyzed $36M in nuclear weapons accountability software. Show less

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  Crimson Phoenix

  Jan 2022 - May 2024

  Joint Military Attache School Senior ATP Instructor

  Faculty member and senior instructor at the Joint Military Attaché School (JMAS). JMAS trains and prepares US military and DoD personnel for duty in the Defense Attaché Service (DAS) at US embassies around the world. Certified in DIA Introduction to Facilitating Learning (IFL).

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  The Baker Hotel and Spa

  Jan 2022 - now

  Limited Partner
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  D3 Mission Critical Systems, LLC

  May 2024 - now

  Intelligence Community Consultant