Manager Training

Leonard R. Edwards Jr.

**** ******* *****, ******** ******* CO 80918

*******.*.*******@*****.*** or *********@******.***; (H) 719-***-****; Cell 719-***-****;

Security Clearance – Active Top Secret/SCI (16 Jun 06)

Objective: Military Training Analyst, Program Analyst or Program Manager supporting DoD

Qualification Highlights

- Team leader – highly effective interpersonal skills

- Program manager – proven ability to meet mission requirements within resource constraints

- Effective communicator – synthesizes, summarizes and writes concisely

- Problem solver – ability to meet business objectives through consistency in daily decisions

- Operational/research & development expertise – aviation, battle management, command &

control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, information operations, test

& evaluation

Profile

Over 27 years of USAF military experience in command and control systems, programs, training and

exercises. Extensive experience as platform, simulation and in-flight C2 air battle management

instructor; with expertise in exercise and contingency planning supporting US and NATO AWACS

programs. Led C2 exercise planning, directly supporting NORTHCOM/NORAD inspections of

Cheyenne Mountain Operations Complex, NORAD Air Defense Region Operational Exercises and

NORAD sector C2 Alert Force Evaluations. Led post-911 exercise scenario development for inspections

in the changed NORAD and NORTHCOM air defense and C2 environments. Additional expertise in

acquisition, test and evaluation, and the Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution process.

Experience in organizational management, program development, strategic planning, TTP development,

requirements development/documentation, policy formulation, financial management, budgeting, &

operational employment. Excellent operational and technical credentials in C2 as AWACS mission crew

commander with over 3500 flight deployed worldwide as crewmember supporting JCS-directed

contingency operations. Combat veteran Operation DESERT SHIELD/STORM and Operation NOBLE

EAGLE.

Work Experience:

Military Exercise Planner & Test Manager (Scientific Research Corporation), NORAD-

USNORTHCOM, Colorado Springs, CO, Jan 09 – Present

- Design exercise MSELs to support OSD Joint Air Defense Operations-Homeland joint test

- Plan, develop, observe and evaluate the JOPES planning tactics, techniques and procedures for

deployable joint IADS in the homeland within the JELC of major command exercises

Military Exercise and Training Analyst (L3 Communications) to NORAD/J3 at Peterson AFB CO, Apr

08 – Jan 09

- Design exercise and training objectives supporting HQ strategic level training; input to JTIMS

- Plan, execute, observe and evaluate effectiveness of the command’s exercises and lessons learned

Deputy Director of Plans and Programs, Air Force Command, Control and Intelligence, Surveillance

and Reconnaissance Center, Langley AFB VA, 2003 – Nov 2007

- Led 27-member team building JCIDS requirement process and investment/modernization strategy

for $1.6B in C2 & ISR programs for POM annually; resources valued at over $9B

- Led review/analysis of C2 warfighter portfolio balancing modernization with sustainment

As of 1 Jul 2010

- Temporary duty assignment Air Operations Center (AOC) supporting Operation NOBLE

EAGLE. Led C2 planning support to POTUS and VPOTUS; led and designed C2, frequency and

airspace plans for NORTHCOM’s hurricane Katrina humanitarian relief operations

Chief, Command and Control Inspection Branch, NORAD-USNORTHCOM, Peterson AFB CO,

1999 - 2003

- Led design and execution of C2 inspection/evaluation of NORAD C2 air defense units

- C2 expert, Team Chief for comprehensive evaluations of Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center,

Continental US, Canadian and Alaskan NORAD Region Air Operation Centers (AOC)

Director of Operations, 607 Combat Operations Squadron at Hardened Theater Air Control Center, Osan

AB, Korea, 1998 – 1999

- Responsible for day-to-day operations of 65-member squadron; missions included: air operations

execution, theater missile defense, SAR, reconnaissance, weather & facility maintenance

- Initiated $6.2M upgrade refitting of the entire AOC

- Received PACAF inspector general EXCELLENT during Operational Readiness Inspection

Commander, Training and Tactics Flight and Chief Modeling & Simulation, Operation Support

Squadron, 552 Air Control Wing at Tinker AFB OK, 1996 – 1998

- Supervised 64 training and tactics managers in development and execution of E3 AWACS flight

and mission crew training for over 2000 combat ready aircrew in 17 specialties

- Led training and tactics methodology for $1.1B E-3 block 30-35 PDS and JTIDS upgrade

- Mapped training plans for $1B E3 Radar System Improvement Program

- Expanded mission training through distributed netted simulation and live air control

Chief Airborne C2 Systems Division, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland AFB

NM, 1992 – 1996

- Managed/planned $10M Joint STARS multiservice initial OT&E and E-3 RSIP test

- Organized 150-person test team and 22-person headquarters test support group to Joint STARS

Warfighting Concepts and Analysis Officer, United States Air Forces Europe’s Directorate of Combat

Employment, Ramstein AB, Germany, 1989 – 1992

- Program Element Monitor for $25M RAPIER base point air defense for US bases in UK/TU

- Developed NATO air defense concepts for $20B NATO ACCS C3 modernization program

- Led integration of airborne early warning C2 assets in ATO builds for Operations DESERT

SHIELD/DESERT STORM for JTF-PROVEN FORCE

Chief Current Operations, NATO E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System, Geilenkirchen AB,

Germany 1985 - 1989

- Directed and managed NATO’s 14,000hr/2000 sortie flying program for 18 AWACS valued at

$2.B, supporting 70 major NATO exercises and 4 contingency operations

- Instructor/evaluator in E-3 C2 procedures in simulator and live flying environments

Weapons Director, Senior Director, Instructor and Evaluator, 552 Airborne Warning and Control

System Wing, Tinker AFB OK 1980 – 1985

- Air battle manager platform, simulator and in-flight instructor; JCS-directed contingency

- Managed/scheduled over 300 simulator and flight evaluations a year

Education/Training

Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA, BA Political Science

University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, graduate studies International Relations

Air War College – Senior leadership training

Air Command and Staff College – Mid level leadership training

Intermediate Systems Acquisition Management Course

Introduction to Acquisition Management-Sys 100

Operational Test and Evaluation Overview

As of 1 Jul 2010

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