Rory Wilcox

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2016

  Advised the group leader on training developments that affected combat, mobility, and operational readiness for assigned personnel. Served as the principal advisor/flight examiner of 56 Boom Operators to fill $43.2M flight hour program/540 sorties/45 AOR deployments. Synchronized KC-135R/T qualifications, continuation, corrective, and upgrade training programs for assigned boom operators.• Refitted the group's nuclear plan (a two-day rapid improvement event) and simplified processes and reduced mobilization times by 63%; earned the title of Fastest Wing in AF by 1 hour.• Ran two change of command ceremonies attended by hundreds; arranged food, parking, seating, audio, stage acquisition, and scripts, and planned and executed them with the help from the team of 66.• Awarded the Tampa Chamber of Commerce's Military Leader of the Year Award for 2014. Show less As senior enlisted supervisor directed training and evaluations for instructor students from five major commands/Air National Guard/US allies for a $129M/6,826 (annual) flight hour program. Recognized as a KC-135 SME answerable for overseeing instructor candidate (trained the trainers) training; taught students in AR systems utilizing hands-on simulator/flight training. Verified the accreditation for four enlisted FTU and faculty training courses through ground/flight evaluations for Community College of the Air Force credits. Led a team of five and oversaw 2.5k+ training events that graduated 110 new instructors for the Air Force.• Won the groups Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter in 2014.• Spearheaded the implementation of a new class syllabus that saved the program 50 flights and $930k annually. Show less Trained/evaluated 714 students from five major commands/Air National Guard/US allies in a $136M/7,300 flight hours annually. Mentored four NCOs in student management training flight; guided the training/development/evaluation of enlisted aviators. Answerable for mission accomplishment as well as the safe operation of a $72.4M aircraft. Directed a training program for 98 Initial Pilots/151 Boom Operators/21 Prior-qualified students, and graduated 97% of them ahead of schedule. Wrote three training aides for the instructor team that were then adopted as the group standard.• Led the unit to the first SMSgt Al Evans Trophy win for being the USAF's #1 Air Refueling Section (#1/57).• Found a contaminated oxygen system during a preflight check; saved the $72.4M aircraft and six crewmembers; awarded the Operational Support Squadron's Aircrew of the Quarter Award.• Recognized as having 13 Strengths, and a score of Excellent on a compliance inspection.• Standardized briefings increased initial students knowledge and instructor efficiencies by 20%. Show less Led ground/flight training throughout the execution of an annual $124M, 7,611-hour flying program. As a Flight/Ground Instructor supervised/trained/evaluated student performance aligned with course requirements. Charged with overseeing and facilitating training programs in support of faculty and student flight and ground courses for up to 52 students annually.• Helped test a new $14M boom operator simulator (BOWST); spent multiple days in the simulator verifying operations; identified 101 discrepancies that were eventually corrected prior to fielding the simulators to multiple bases.• Served as the Primary Instructor for four qualification students on 31 sorties/116 hours/360 ground hours; half of the students received an Exceptionally Qualified rating on final exam in the aircraft. Show less

  • Operations Superintendent

    Oct 2014 - Jul 2016

  • Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Central Flight Instructor Course (Train the Instructors)

    Nov 2012 - Oct 2014

  • Central Flight Instructor Course (Train the Instructors)/Evaluator Boom Operator

    Jul 2012 - Nov 2012

  • Flight (Section) Supervisor in the Flying Training Unit and Evaluator Boom Operator

    Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

  • Assistant Flight Chief/Schoolhouse Instructor

    Jul 2010 - Jan 2012
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  United States Air Force

  Nov 2016 - Jul 2017

  Squadron Superintendent

  In the role of Senior Enlisted Leader and Principal Advisor, supported the group leader on all enlisted issues as well as air refueling operations for 129 personnel. Synchronized personnel programs for staffing, performance reports, professional development, awards, training, and assignments. Authored deployment plans and enabled 3.1k combat missions and 750 enemy target strikes; achieved multiple enemy fatalities, and 312 ISIL targets annihilated. Coordinated four base wide support plans and orchestrated five exercises, earning an Excellent rating in the group's nuclear mission.• Commanded the group's largest tanker unit and led it to 79 total awards including four quarterly/annual awards, two Below the Zone (BTZ early promotion wins, and the Spaatz Trophy given to the #1 Air Refueling squadron in Major Command for 2016.• Awarded the Base's (and Numbered Air Force's) #1 Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 2015, ranking #1 out of 137. Show less

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  United States Air Force

  Dec 2018 - May 2022

  Adroitly oversee the groups $63M annual in-flight refueling program and develop, direct, and track long-range enlisted training/professional enhancement plans; lead 34 team members across multiple job specialties. Serve as a senior-level advisor to higher level of authority on aircrew operations as well as the integration of Active Duty/Reserve members.Lead Boom Operator for a Rapid Improvement Event (like Six Sigma) focused on analyzing the nuclear mission execution. Formulate recommendations that change policies on executing it, eliminating unneeded processes, accelerating crew readiness times, and lowering crew processing by 30%.• Conceptualized a professional development program and led 11 peers in the mentorship of 147 members. Show less

  • Operations Superintendent

    Jun 2017 - May 2022

  • Squadron Superintendent

    Dec 2018 - Apr 2019

  • First Sergeant

    Dec 2018 - Apr 2019
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  Transition Overwatch

  May 2022 - now

  Alignins projects with business objectives, constructing detailed work plans, managing teams, achieving milestones, and communicating the results to stakeholders. Also accountable for planning and allocating resources, preparing budgets, monitoring progress, and keeping stakeholders informed throughout the project lifecycle Creates, develops, tests, and manages Unconventional Apprenticeship Programs. As a Scrum Master, finds methods to effectively manage the product backlog, helps communicate the owner’s wishlist to the project team, arranges and optimizes product backlog, and organizes scrum events as necessary.

  • Project Manager

    May 2022 - now

  • Training and Development Manager

    May 2022 - now

  • Scrum Master

    May 2022 - now