Manager Air Force

S EAN D . L ASSITER

**** ********* ***** ~ Navarre, Florida 32566

H: 850-***-**** *************@*****.***

C: 850-***-**** Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/seanlassiter

PROFILE

20+ years of exceptional experience as a Director, District & Branch Manager with experience in

Manpower, Human Resources, Management Engineering and Process Improvement, Executive Officer,

Speech Writer and Project/Program Management resulting in wide breadth of dynamic experience. Stood

up a new organization from ground up, led 60+ employees, managed multi-million dollar budgets, Global

Program Manager, and CEO Special Assistant. Directed 3 Star General's Office, Schedule, Intel Reports,

Protocol and Travel Schedule. Skillfully directed many organizations and projects where I was

responsible for personnel development, defining goals, and maintaining annual capital budget.

E D UCATION

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY, Buies Creek, North Carolina

Master of Business Administration, 1993

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Edwardsville, Illinois

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, 1989

KEY Q UALIFICATIONS

Top Secret Clearance Program Management Strategic Communications

Strategic Planning Process Improvement Policy Development

Contract Management Capital Budget Management Resource Allocation

Operations Management Quality Assurance Foreign Military Sales

USAF GLOBAL EXPERIENCE (1989 -2014)

Director, Training & Foreign Military Sales (FMS), U.S. Military Training Mission, 2013 – 2014

District Manager; Chief, Requirements, Air Force Special Operations Command, 2011 – 2013

Executive Officer to EUCOM Deputy Commander, HQ European Command, 2009 – 2011

SA Commander’s Action Group (CAG) to EUCOM Deputy Commander, HQ EUCOM, 2009

District Manager, Chief, EUCOM Manpower Branch, HQ European Command/J1, 2008 – 2009

Commander, 3rd Manpower Requirements Squadron, Air Force Manpower Agency, 2006 – 2008

District Manager, Chief, Manpower & Organization Division, U.S. Air Force Academy, 2003– 2006

Program Manager; Global Mobility, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel (HQ USAF), 2001 – 2003

Program Manager; Organizational Development, Pentagon, Washington D.C., 1999 – 2001

Operations Mgr, Chief, Organization Section / Combat Support Reqmts, Hampton, VA 1996 – 1999

Human Resources Mgr, Chief, Manpower/Goldsboro NC 1989-1993; Marysville, CA 1993-1996

RECOGNITION

Productivity Improvement Program selected “Best in Air Force. #1 of over 100 organizations!

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Rated #1 Lieutenant Colonel in EUCOM staff by Deputy Commander two years in a row.

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Stratified #1 Squadron Commander by Air Force Manpower & Personnel Functional Leader

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1 of 6 AOs on Chief Staff of Air Force (CEO) force basing team: developed strategic basing actions

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“Best seen to date” during unit’s Quality Air Force Assessment (QAFA). Standard bearer for AF!

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Wrote performance packages for office of 6…3 won best in Major Command and 1 best in AF!

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P R OFESSIONAL E X PERIENCE

Project & Program Management: Oversaw all aspects of the successful completion of numerous project

lifecycles, from inception and design to implementation and rollout. Resourceful and adaptable,

exercising superb leadership and team building skills with every assignment.

Provided leadership and guidance to determine field requirements for 700K+ Total Force manpower

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billets, exceeding $31B in total obligation authority.

Oversaw the structure of 1.9K+ Squadrons, 425 Groups, 93 Wings and nine Major Commands.

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Served as Air Force Program Manager at Pentagon for Air Mobility Command (AMC) and Air

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Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) encompassing 67K+ manpower authorizations.

Constructed 100+ speeches for Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) (a 4-Star General

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Officer) and European Command (EUCOM) Deputy Commander (3-Star).

Handpicked to deploy to Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia, to consolidate/resize all 50K Air Force troops in

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Saudi Arabia to Prince Sultan Air Base immediately after the Khobar Towers bombing.

Formulated manpower guidance to Air Force Corporate Structure on 580 aircraft/$16B TOA

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Managed AFSOC Commander’s manpower for FY28 vision for a myriad of movements affecting

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90 aircraft/78 units/ 6K+ billets. Results: met congressional cuts with no mission degradation.

Facilitated development of over 1600 personnel requirements for creation of HQ US Africa

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Command, used by DoD to forecast budgetary needs. Id’d 421 billets to transfer from EUCOM.

Developed/staffed recommendations to CSAF (Air Force CEO) on all organization actions related

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to force structure changes, new weapon systems, and adjustments to Air Force standard structures.

Leadership & Supervision: A superior leader with demonstrated performance in high-pressure

environments. Improved organizational performance through hands-on training and a leadership

approach that emphasized decision-making through active listening.

Supervised and motivated as many as 60+ personnel including department heads.

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Principal manpower advisor to Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy (3 Star). Authored his

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paper to implement SECAF/CSAF-directed “Agenda for Change” to institute culture of change and

address leadership changes needed to address Academy sexual assault/harassment crisis.

Directed 21 Executive Officers in EUCOM & managed 3 Star General schedule/engagements/travel

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Commanded new Squadron to high-gear Full Operational Capability (FOC) with 50% manning

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while maintaining 100% mission effectiveness. Designed office space/supervised new mission.

Developed manpower standards for entire US Air Force encompassing every career field.

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Led the Atlantik Brüecke Conference, the premier U.S. and German 4-Star military summit.

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Project Officer for 500+ US/European DVs Reception/4 Star Component Commander’s Conference

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Problem-Solving & Analysis: Consistently implements keen analytical abilities and a proven team-based

work dynamic with a systems-oriented approach to facilitate efficient and effective solutions. A critical

thinker open to alternative views to optimize decision-making.

Collaborated with the Saudi Air Force, the Secretary of the Air Force and International Affairs

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supporting $58B in110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases including $29B FMS F-15SA contract.

Worked issues with Congress senior staffs, Combatant Commands, and State Department Agencies

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to include aircraft beddowns, resource tradeoffs, and strategic messages to foreign nations.

Conceptualized first-ever manpower analysis tool/ $800K contract to prioritize manpower billets.

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Principal advisor to Royal Saudi Air Force on 3K+ Saudi training courses in United States.

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Id’d 107 billets to ensure physical/behavioral/spiritual health of highly deployed SOF personnel.

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Training: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Covey Leadership Center); Resource Management

System Training; Pay Pool Mgmt Training; Air War College; Mission Support Squadron Leadership

Course; Contingency Wartime Planning Course; Air Command Staff College; Squadron Officer School

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