Manager Training

Walter W. Woodruff

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Winter Springs, FL 32708

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EDUCATION: MA, Business Administration, Webster University

BS, Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University

Current, Active Top Secret Clearance

Professional Certificate in

Organizational Change, Hawaii Pacific University

Air War College, Air Command and Staff College, US Air Force

Acquisition Professional Certification, US Air Force

SUMMARY: Mr. Woodruff has been held increasingly responsible positions

involving marketing, business development, program

management, direct client support, developing client

relationships, and proposal writing on programs with

Defense clients in all US Services. His direct experience

includes support for the Army's PEO STRI, the Naval Air

Warfare Center, the Army Aviation Missile Command, the Air

Force Material Command, Army National Guard, the Air

Force's Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command, and

Material Command. His professional experience encompasses

program/project management, acquisition, simulation and

training, systems development, distance learning, business

operations, business development, and strategic analysis.

Mr. Woodruff has over 30 years of experience in DoD

operations, simulation, training and support, including 20

years as an Air Force Officer. He has proven ability to

advise and assist senior military and civilian officials in

both active and reserve components. He has extensive

experience with acquisition programs, planning, operational

systems, training, staffing and product development with

all US Armed Services. He served as Chairman of the

Florida High Technology Council's Simulation and Training

Sub Committee. He is presently completing the dissertation

for a Doctorate in Organizational Change.

FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE:

Military Program Management:

As the B-52 Weapon System Trainer Program Manager at Wright Patterson AFB,

Mr. Woodruff was responsible for all program areas: engineering,

configuration control, logistics, manufacturing, testing and integrating

with the using command. He directed a $20 million software upgrade to this

major US Air Force simulation program and in doing so his team cleared

numerous technical discrepancies that had plagued the program for years.

He initiated the transition of all program elements to the Air Force

Logistics Command, and integrated a major Engineering Change Proposal into

the software baseline. This was a major program that was divided between

two major Air Force organizations at the time, and Mr. Woodruff worked

closely with his counterparts at Hill AFB to ensure overall program

success.

Mr. Woodruff served as a Program Manager for a Command and Control system

used by all DoD branches; the Air Defense Systems Integrator. In this

capacity, he coordinated efforts of engineers, software designers, training

specialists, subject matter experts and production staff - he consistently

delivered products early and under cost. In addition, he supervised

training curriculum development and implementation for a Joint Services

command and control system and authored the training manual. He organized

and wrote a sole-source justification that was key to winning a major

Command and Control contract with the Army, and developed and won two major

Command and Control proposal efforts with the Army, resulting in over $1M

in new business. He supported Air Defense exercises with the Army's

Tactical Air Operations Center, and directed a major system upgrade.

At the Naval Air Warfare Center and the US Army's PEO STRI in Orlando, FL,

he coordinated numerous inter-service simulation acquisition, development,

support and research efforts for all US services, resulting in improved

communication and streamlined procedures for the government clients. He

developed, organized, managed and instructed in US Navy simulator-based

aircrew training research scenarios, used innovations in simulation

technology to achieve effective results at low cost, and briefed senior

leaders on the results. He planned, organized and implemented effective

procedures for NAVAIR to benefit from experience gained from similar

efforts in the other services; he insured that senior managers and leaders

from multiple services were involved in all steps of this process

Marketing and Business Development/ Program Implementation and Innovation:

As a Business Development Manager working in the simulation and training

field, Mr. Woodruff found a $400M opportunity for an Information Technology

project, and was a key player and coordinator in the proposal effort. He

also originated the concept and was the key developer of an innovative

computer-based aircraft recognition-training program for the US Air Force.

This was a rapid response to an immediate need from the Secretary of

Defense. This was the most successful program in the company's history,

producing over one million dollars in revenue and setting the stage for

other highly profitable projects. As a Program Manager, he employed

principles of Knowledge Management and Instructional Systems Design on all

training programs the company was involved with; this enabled lessons

learned to be incorporated in all subsequent programs. Mr. Woodruff

researched, organized, wrote, and won a Small Business Innovative Research

proposal concerning flight simulation and aircrew coordination training for

the Naval Air Systems Command. This produced over $800K in revenue and set

the framework for additional projects in this field.

He directed company resources and personnel in developing a C-130 aircraft

simulator upgrade for the Naval Air Systems Command; this was delivered

early and under cost. He initiated a project involving hi-tech training

for the disabled with a local College and the National Center for

Simulation.

Simulation and Training

Mr. Woodruff directed company resources and personnel in developing a C-130

aircraft simulator upgrade for the Naval Air Systems Command. This project

was delivered ahead of schedule and under budget. He was a key player in

all aspects of a major Navy aircrew coordination training program,

involving three different companies, and five different aircraft training

programs at three training bases: T-34, T-44, TH-57, T-45 and T-2. The

result was an effective program delivered on time and under budget. He

successfully originated a major program for the Singapore Air Force

involving the aircraft recognition training program he developed; this was

the first venture into this overseas market for the company.

Mr. Woodruff was requested to serve as the Chairman of the Florida High

Technology Council's Simulation and Training subcommittee; in this role he

planned and directed two $1.5M proposal evaluations involving innovations

in simulation from engineering departments at Florida universities. In

addition, he organized and directed a training program for the Egyptian Air

Force and produced the training plan two months early. This involved

integrating diverse systems, multiple training agencies and five training

tracks into one cohesive effort. The result was effective training with

savings of $150,000 to the customer.

As a C-130 Curriculum Manager/Instructor, he developed new courseware

material for classroom and simulation instruction; planned, developed and

validated simulator-based training scenarios for both high and low level

tactical C-130 operations. Mr. Woodruff developed unit training

requirements received from HQ Military Airlift Command for the DoD C-130

training program, and participated in numerous C-130 exercises and

deployments in the US and around the world.

Organizational Change/Direct Support to Clients

Mr. Woodruff has been involved in the management of a major Information

Technology program with the Army National Guard. For eight years he served

as a Regional Manager for a large, $500M+ Distance Learning program. In

this role he led a group of experienced, highly independent National Guard

Change Agents in 20 states while providing expert assistance for a major

change management activity. This activity involved introducing effective

distance learning technology, programs, innovations and the associated

logistics requirements into a structured military environment. He has

always met the program's rigorous reporting requirements, and collaborates

every month with the other Regional Managers in crafting a comprehensive

report covering all activities nationwide. During the course of this

program, Mr. Woodruff has consistently insured that the National Guard

Change Agents applied the same overall program standards in executing this

program, even though the programs were structured somewhat different from

state to state.

He implemented actions to bring states' Distance Learning Programs up to

the National Guard standards for an effective program, and has been

directly responsible for each state's success. He initiated a pro-active

effort to travel to each state and site on a regular basis for oversight

and coordination; he obtained and documented each Change Agent's progress

so that he could present a realistic picture to senior leadership. He

identified positive actions that forward-looking states were making in this

rapidly-evolving program, and insured that applicable lessons learned were

applied to the programs in all states in his territory.

Mr. Woodruff has interacted directly with senior leaders at the State and

National levels, and provided effective, focused direction, consultation,

communication and program information concerning the progress of this major

change initiative and the most effective ways to implement it. He was

consistently praised by his clients in the states; a frequent client

comment on Booz Allen assessments is that the clients indicated that they

could not do their jobs without the support provided, particularly in

regards to effectively working with this major change initiative.

Mr. Woodruff earned a Professional Certificate in Organizational Change in

2005; he is now completing the dissertation for a PhD in this area. In

addition, he has taught an on-line course for the Hawaii Pacific University

Master's Degree in Organizational Change

Strategic Planning

Mr. Woodruff was a key senior management player in proposal development and

strategic planning for future work - he developed the company's Strengths,

Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats analysis. He was a driving force

behind a strategic initiative that allowed the company to develop business

in a totally new area; Air Combat Range operations and training. He made

significant contributions on two wining proposals in this field, and

organized and directed a Foreign Military Sales training program in this

area.

Representing Government Agencies

Mr. Woodruff is currently filling a key and much-needed role as the Air and

Space Natural Environment Modeling and Simulation Executive Agent (ASNE

MSEA) Liaison to Team Orlando. This is a DoD agency based in the DC Area,

and Mr. Woodruff is a support contractor. He was selected for this

position because of his extensive knowledge and experience with modeling

and simulation. For the past 21 years he has worked in the simulation

business in Orlando, FL. He is very well known and greatly respected in

the Modeling and Simulation community, having worked in a variety of

positions, both with Government and Industry. He quickly began to

facilitate the implementation of DoD ASNE MSEA policy and procedures with

the Government, Industry and Academic agencies in Orlando. He has quickly

become an integral member of Team Orlando, and it has been recognized as

such. He is a member of Team Orlando, and represents the ASNE MSEA office.

He facilitates the implementation of DoD ASNE MSEA policy and procedures

encompassing, but not limited to, planning, programming, research,

development, requirements management, and other activities of common

interest to Team Orlando. He is proactively seeking effective ways to

enhance environmental representation into DoD M&S.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Dynamics Research Corporation, Orlando, FL

October 2009 - Present; Air and Space Natural Environment Modeling and

Simulation Agent Liaison

Officer to Team Orlando

EDS, Orlando, FL

July 2008 - September 2009; Simulation and Training Business Development

Booz Allen Hamilton, Orlando, FL

October 1999 - June 2008; National Guard Distance Learning Regional Manager

Future Technologies, Inc, Orlando, FL

March 1999 - October 1999; Orlando Operations Manager

Advanced Programming Concepts, Austin, TX

July 1997 - March 1999; Command and Control Program Manager

OC, Inc, Orlando, FL

September 1994 - July 1997; Training Systems Program Manager, Business

Development

JWK, Inc, Orlando, FL

May 1992 - September 1994; Program Manager, Business Development, Strategic

Planning

United States Air Force, Various Locations, including NAVAIR Orlando/PEO

STRI, Orlando, FL

June 1972 - May 1992, Various duties including B-52 Simulation Program

Manager

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