George Jason DeSpain
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Career Objective:
To utilize my formal higher education and the Human Resources and Management skills I’ve gained in
the United States Air Force as a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, in the private sector.
Education:
May 2012; Bachelor of Science Organizational Leadership/Management-Southern Nazarene University
Professional Experience:
July 2007-Present: Logistical Readiness Manager-513th Air Control Group, U.S. Air Force
• Manage all troop movements of over 400 personnel to worldwide locations;
• Ensure duties of airborne crew members and ground support personnel needed to sustain
assigned mission(s);
• Report to commanders the strengths and weaknesses of personnel and or equipment within the
air group;
• Make travel arrangements worldwide for the deployment of personnel to ensure deadlines are
met; and
• Ensure all assigned personnel are in allocated positions within their trained professions.
July 2006-Present: Radar Mission Systems Specialist/Student Registrar-Delaware Research Group
• Develop and execute mission simulator scenarios to prepare airborne crew members for
worldwide deployment, operations and exercises;
• Train mission crews in up-to-date tactics of United States and Allied weapons systems, and
how to implement weapons systems against adversaries to ensure U.S. and Allied personnel
tactical advantages;
• Track students training and ensure that commanders are notified of all students progression
through every aspect of training, and;
• Collect and report data from evaluations to assist commanders in identifying performance
shortfalls within the training program.
August 2005 to December 2005/March 2007 to July 2007: Logistical & Warehouse Manager-
Business Solutions Transportation
• Processed customer orders for coast to coast on-time delivery and pickup of commercial
office copiers;
• Responsible for the movement and storage of over 7,500 copiers from locations throughout
the United States;
• Planned tractor trailer shipments of equipment from California and Texas;
• Scheduled and routed trucks and drivers for day to day local deliveries;
• Supervised warehouse personnel in the performance of the daily duties; and
• Assisted with invoicing customers and tracking shipments.
September 1997 to Present: Evaluator/Senior Surveillance Technician-United States Air Force
(Active and Reserve Duty)
I have accumulated over 3500 flight hours and 900 simulator hours as an Airborne Warning and Control
Systems Air Surveillance Technician/Surveillance Technician. Operational deployments include
Northern/Southern No Fly Watch; Enduring Freedom; Iraqi Freedom; Noble Eagle; President of the
United States Support; and North American Aerospace Defense Command Alert.
• Wrote and supervised the implementation of courseware for training AWAC E-3 Surveillance
members, ensuring all members are properly trained;
• Trained over 400 AWAC E-3 Surveillance crew members;
• Evaluated AWAC crew members job proficiency to detect training discrepancies; and
• Maintained combat mission-ready status for immediate deployment in response to national
security requirements.
Additional Information:
Department of Defense-Secret (active) security clearance.
Specialized Training:
Airman Leadership School
Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Development Course
Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (enrolled)
Technology Skills:
Expert Level - Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project