John W. Brinkley
Valdosta, Georgia *****
Current TS/SCI • PMP in Progress
618-***-**** ********@*****.***
Production Manager
Results-driven leader with expertise in Project, Program, Operations, and Personnel Management, leading groups of up to 2,500 people, managing budgets of up to $6M, responsibility for equipment and materials worth up to $3B. Astute and versatile, adept at leading teams in austere environments where failure is not an option. A natural communicator, working across organizations, divisions, and at all levels, to assemble effective teams geared toward successful mission accomplishment. Exceptional track record of managing projects and implementing policies to streamline procedures and deliver bottom line results.
Areas of Expertise
Program Management Maintenance Management Operations Management Human Resources Management Production Management Project Management
Training & Development Team Building & Leadership Aircraft Systems / Technology
Key Accomplishments
Drove largest equipment redeployment project in U.S. Air Force history, assembling 8 teams, and successfully moving 50K vehicles and equipment worth $3B.
Oversaw 231 maintenance personnel for twenty-four F-16 aircraft worth $600M.
Supported training and contingency assignments. Enforced strict compliance with technical data, safety regulations, tool control, maintenance documentation, and practices.
Managed a $130K annual budget, eleven vehicles, and two maintenance facilities valued at $8.9M.
Implemented divisional avionics rotation plan, devising monthly & quarterly transition efforts.
Served as key member of the division’s Strategic Plan Development Committee, formulating objectives and goals for continuous mission success.
Validate work center compliance with government and company policies; evaluated 728 items spanning 27 programs and yielding an “Excellent” rating on a Regional Headquarters inspection
Handpicked as Maintenance Manager, assembling and leading a team from five separate divisions, ensuring daily flying requirements to support Americans and Allies in combat.
Championed senior leadership’s panel on career progression, stressing the importance of developing and motivating junior personnel.
Nominated for the Secretary of Defense Excellence Award for superior leadership of the groups largest division.
Managed the planning and execution of Air Combat Command’s most dynamic Total Force Integration effort, integrating reserve personnel, and enabling concurrent deployment and operations.
Established support requirements with division for U.S. based pilot training program.
US Air Force Career Profile
Senior Manager
Served in various positions of increasing responsibility and complexity, at various locations worldwide, demonstrating exceptional leadership, knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:
Leadership
Oversee activities of staff of up to 2,500 as the Senior Enlisted Officer. Engaged in various professional, technical, and administrative functions of operations, human resources management, personnel administration, education and training, finance, equipment operations, quality assurance, and safety administration. Served as advisor to senior leadership on the welfare, effective utilization, career progression, and training of personnel, and organizational performance. Collaborated with leadership and staff, enabling issue resolution, and served as facilitator a multitude of HR/Personnel and Quality Training initiatives
Operations / Program Management / Analysis
Executed internal management support services in program cost monitoring, annual fiscal planning, and development of annual work-plans, for various organizations. Provided leadership and technical oversight for business processes, resource requirements and management, organizational analysis and training. Assisted in manpower and organizational studies/analyses of functions and work processes; provided management consultant capabilities to improve operational effectiveness, resource efficiency and savings. Developed, administered, and monitored annual budget to maintain, operate, repair, replace and upgrade aircraft simulator equipment and training aids
Career History
Director (Superintendent) – Moody Air Force Base, GA & Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan 2013 – 2016
Leads 2,500 Airmen, managing equipment worth $672M, and a budget of $6M, for air support operations. Responsible for 14 industrial facilities, 33 vehicles, performs career development initiatives, and ensures safe maintenance practices and personnel training and development.
Director, Mission Support Group (Superintendent) – Scott AFB, IL 2012 – 2013
Provides leadership, direction, management, and oversight for 1,500 personnel. Leads, directs, and advises commander on standards and policy matters, and manages personnel programs.
Responsible for Civil Engineers (water, roads, grounds, buildings), Security Forces (base, police), and Human Resources and Services.
Director (Superintendent), Air Expeditionary Wing – Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait 2011 – 2012
Advises commander on health, morale, and welfare issues affecting over 1,300 deployed personnel, and initiatives regarding manpower usage, mission support, and policy development.
Director, Mission Support Group (Superintendent) – Scott AFB, IL 2010 – 2011
Supports operations, leading and advising commander on quality and discipline, career progression and development, policy, and effective manpower utilization.
Headquarters, Air Mobility Command – Scott AFB, IL 2007 – 2010
Provides leadership, direction, management, and oversight for 1,500 personnel. Leads, directs, and advises commander on standards and policy matters, and manages personnel programs.
Early Positions
Joint Operations Center, USPACOM – Pearl Harbor, HI
First Sergeant, Special Operations, Medical Group, Logistics Group – Hurlburt Field, FL
Superintendent, Combat AGE Team – Offutt AFB, NE
Team Leader, Mobility and Combat AGE – Kadena Air Base, Japan
Aerospace Ground Equipment Technician – Ellsworth AFB, SD & RAF Bentwaters, UK
Student, Aerospace Ground Equipment – Chanute AFB, IL
Student, Basic Military Training – Lackland AFB, TX
Education • Training
American Public University - Charles Town, WV 2017
M.A. Management/Concentration Human Resource Management
Wayland Baptist University - Plainview, TX 2013
B.S., Occupational Education, Concentration Business Studies
Community College of the Air Force - Maxwell, AL
A.A.S., Human Resources Management 2001
A.A.S., Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology 1995
Executive Leadership Course Senior Leadership Academy
Leadership/Management I, II & III Executive Administration
Human Resources & Personnel Management Project Management
AWARDS:
Received numerous awards for outstanding military, humanitarian, and community service