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Career Highlights

  • Tinker Air Force Base: 37 Years of Public Service.  Retired senior civilian leader with extensive experience in strategic planning, acquisition management, and public stewardship.

  • Managing Critical Programs: Directed a $10 billion worldwide maintenance program, executing $325 million in annual funding across 120+ sites, maintaining readiness for critical U.S. defense operations, including the Presidential Helicopter Fleet.

  •  Innovative Solutions: Identified and implemented a critical Shelf-Life Extension Program at under $125 per asset—extending aircraft flight time by 400 hours, enhancing aircrew safety, and significantly reducing long-term maintenance costs.

 

  • Protecting Jobs & Public Funds: Recommendations implemented during the 38th Engineering Installation Wing realignment saved $10.6 million and preserved 77 Air Force positions.

 

  • Setting the Standard: Developed IT contingency and disaster recovery plans that strengthened cybersecurity and became the benchmark for Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Contracting (SAF/AQ) Special Programs.

 

  • Recognized Leadership: Selected by the SAF/AQ to brief the National Special Programs Contracting Conference on sustainment and logistics best practices.

 

  • Award-Winning Leadership: Recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense with the Exemplary Civilian Service Medal for exceptional leadership and service to the nation.

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