Program Manager, Leader, Innovator

MARK D. MASTERSON, Lt Col, Ret.

Lompoc, CA linkedin.com/in/mark-masterson-a4b08363/ ad5ynj@r.postjobfree.com 805-***-**** INNOVATIVE PROVEN LEADER MANAGEMENT

TS/SCI w/CI Polygraph

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Stand out--results driven leader with an evident track record of providing technical know-how and solutions to leaders. Expert at building strong interpersonal working relationships. Expert communicator and trained in human resource capital management and resiliency. Strong in running with projects with no supervision and building a successful team at completion! OBJECTIVE

Seeking a senior management position in a customer focused organization AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Leadership Experience

Command Experience

Executive Level Experience

Joint Staff Experience

Program Manager

Tactics and Strategy Expert

Cross Functional Expert

Quantitative/Qualitative Researcher

Budgeting and Acquisition

Results Driven Planner

Mentoring

Coalition Experience

WORK EXPERIENCE

COMMANDER, 216th ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE SQUADRON (O-5) MARCH 2019 – PRESENT California Air National Guard – Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA

• Commands one of four, 88-person deployable offensive electromagnetic warfare squadrons that deploys with $28 million in equipment to any global location.

• Innovated holistic leadership methods to improve certification and validation of active and reserve crews, ensuring property accountability and leader development.

• Led working groups with various space Functional Area Managers at the National Guard Bureau to fund in house training for first time in unit’s history.

• Redefined space electromagnetic warfare (SEW) training in reserve forces by aligning space and special operations forces at the Combat Readiness & Training Center, allowing for most realistic SEW training in 20 years.

• Interacts with State leaders and Congressional Delegations and General Officers in the State of California to benefit national interests.

• Experience leading the Material Management process from proposal stage through Program award and execution for development and production efforts.

• Provides real time support to personnel recovery with changing priorities while maintaining professional behavior in high-pressure situations.

DEPUTY DIVISION CHIEF, SPACE OPERATIONS (O-4) SEPTEMBER 2017 – MARCH 2019 Combined Space Force Component Command – Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA

• Worked daily with departments throughout the DoD space enterprise and intelligence community to coordinate space capabilities and effects. Oversaw space forces and supporting operations.

• Advised the CFSCC on employment of space capabilities, integration with USSTRATCOM, and component operations. Provided space operations expertise that supported over 11,000 joint space professionals

• Supervised five Air Force officers and enlisted, mentored many civilians and non-commissioned officers.

• Coordinated space activities with coalition nations' military liaison officers, solving problems, building teams, and providing operational expertise in reaching goals.

• Led multiple initiatives across USSCENTCOM, USSSTRATCOM, and Joint Staff to integrate compartmented and collateral space capabilities for project operations. Mark Masterson Page 2 of 4

JOINT STAFF PLANNER TO UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND (O-4) APRIL 2015– SEPTEMBER 2017

United States European Command Headquarters – Stuttgart, Germany

• Authorized member of the Joint Staff to plan, synchronize, and execute Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

(CJCS) activities supporting service component commands and multiple government agencies around the world.

• Authored Operational Plans, decision briefs, and briefed decision makers on a regular basis. Built interpersonal relationships and developed trust and confidence with staff, SES, and General Officers.

• Developed, coordinated, and submitted annual reports to the CJCS special activities on Information Operations being planned, executed, and assessed in the United States European Command area of responsibility (USEUCOM).

• Managed $9 million in Department of State funds as hand-selected Security Cooperation specialist to Ukraine Ministry of Defense, developed IO curriculum and instruction to present to MoD government officials, multiple organizations.

• Worked as Military Deception (MILDEC) Program manager for the Combatant Commander, managing 15 MILDEC officers across all service components. ACCM and SAP lead. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, ADF-SW (O-4) AUGUST 2012 – APRIL 2015 National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) – Las Cruces, NM

• Recruited as Mission Director for GEOINT and SIGINT missions at Aerospace Data Facility Southwest, valued at $6 billion. Awarded team of year for detecting and resolving real-world fire.

• Trusted leader to ensure 24-hour intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance satellite command and control, data collection, processing, transmission, reporting and contingency responses.

• Led recruited team of NGA and NRO collection experts, test engineers, and interagency experts of all cultures and backgrounds. Liaised as NRO rep to NASA for situational awareness for space battle management

• Developed GEOINT and SIGINT collection plans with national intelligence coalition partners to locate violent extremist organizations and IEDs

NATIONAL SYSTEMS OFFICER (DURING NRO ASSIGNMENT 2012-2015) (O-4) JULY 2014 – JANUARY 2015

Combined Air Operations Center – Al Udeid Air Base, QA

• Director of Space Force’s sole focal point to relay issues on matters of National Intelligence and Reconnaissance

• Optimized national system priorities and resource allocations to meet current Combined Forces Air Component Commander’s (CFACC) intelligence requirements.

• Proposed use of day and night landing products for SOCOM theater air crews which resulted in zero mishaps.

• Monitored terrorist activity and produced over 200 products for coalition warfighters and fixed 21 critical gaps.

• NRO expert on National Geospatial Agency Arab Division task force to develop a modern personnel recovery process and environmental GEOINT support for aging dams in the Gulf OPERATIONS BRANCH CHIEF, UNIFIED SPACE VAULT (O-3) MARCH 2010 – AUGUST 2012 Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) – Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA

• Led planning, execution, and system support for the Commanding Lieutenant General’s special programs.

• Combat mission ready crew commander responsible for integrating and synchronizing tasks to achieve global space effects for supported theater.

• Versed in working with successful small, specialized teams during stressful and adverse situations.

• Developed personnel recovery tactics, techniques, and procedures with the National Security Agency on state-of- the-art concepts and various acquisition, service and joint Special Access Programs.

• Hand selected to roll out new non-kinetic duty officer position at OPERATION RED FLAG during which the Commander of Air Force Space Command personally acknowledged my performance as “Superior Performer”.

• Mentored eight Weapons Officer students at the Space Weapons school, Nellis AFB, NV. EDUCATION

M.S., Aerospace Technology December 2009

Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ- Colorado Springs, CO B.A., Sociology December 2003

University of Texas at San Antonio – San Antonio, TX Mark Masterson Page 1 of 4

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Fully Joint Qualified Officer (JQO), Space and Cyber Operations leader with experience operating in multi- vendor environments; skilled in multi-domain, Joint Operational Planning, Space & Cyber Planning, Testing, Integration, skilled in objective analysis, troubleshooting & rapid familiarization with new space/cyber concepts, platforms, technologies, as well as, demonstrated experience working with and understanding of National Security Strategy (NSS), Security Cooperation, Security Assistance, National Military Strategy (NMS), Joint Planning Process (JPP) and Air Force Space Command Strategic Planning. Accomplished in a variety of space communication and command and control (C2) technologies to include; GPS C2, OSC C2, OPIR C2, SATCOM C2, terrestrial systems, intelligence, surveillance (SBM), national reconnaissance, offensive and defensive systems. Experienced instructor and familiar with Air Force training processes and state of the art (SOA) space systems having led a training flight at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Versed in Air and Space Command & Control, airborne integration, IT security policies, procedures and processes (RMF), fixed based space communications, & multiple deployable space systems. Additionally, I am a graduated Joint Staff Officer, steeped in Joint and Air Force culture. I am also certified to perform Security Cooperation, requirements, funding and execution. HONORS

• Field Grade Officer (FGO) of the Quarter, 14th AF, Vandenberg AFB, 2018 Honored as top FGO out of 8 peers based on leadership, performance and accomplishments

• “Excellent” Rating during SOCOM IG OPSEC Inspection, USEUCOM HQ, Patch Barracks, 2017 Honored OPSEC program as being one of the best in the AOR covering 452 personnel and 3 units

• “Best Operational OPSEC Program Seen”, USEUCOM HQ, Patch Barracks, 2016 Honored by Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in 2016 annual report

• 2x Field Grade Officer (FGO) of the Quarter, NRO, ADF-SW, Las Cruces, NM, 2014 Honored as top FGO out of 5 peers based on leadership, performance and accomplishments

• Crew member of the Quarter, NRO, ADF-SW, Las Cruces, NM, 2013 Honored as top crew member out of 5 interagency peers based on leadership, performance and accomplishments

• NRO team of the Quarter, NRO, ADF-SW, Las Cruces, NM, 2013 Honored for efforts realized at the NRO HQ level when his team responded to real world fire, saving $50M in equipment

• Company Grade Officer of the Quarter, Unified Space Vault, Vandenberg AFB, 2011 Honored as top crew member out of 5 service peers based on leadership, performance and accomplishments

• Professional Performer Award, Unified Space Vault, Vandenberg AFB, 2011 Honored as top 5% of training audience during USSTRATCOM tier 1 exercise

• Superior Performer Award, Unified Space Vault, Vandenberg AFB, 2011 Honored as top 5% of training audience during RED FLAG tier 1 exercise

• Professional Team Award, Unified Space Vault, Vandenberg AFB, 2011 Honored as top 5% of training audience during Global Thunder tier 1 exercise

• Tops in Ops Annual Award, JSpOC, Vandenberg AFB, 2009 Honored as top operations crew performer in the Air Operations Center

• Best Operational Global Operations Unit, Omaha Trophy, JSpOC, Vandenberg AFB, 2009 Honored as top operations unit in USSTRATCOM

• Best Operations Group in 14 AF, JSpOC, Vandenberg AFB, 2008 Honored as unit was recognized as the Best Operations Group in 14 AF

• USAF Safety Award, 3rd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, CO, 2008 Honored by the CSAF as team reduced collision avoidance maneuvers by 98%

• 50th Operations Group (OG) Crew of the Quarter, Schriever AFB, CO, 2007 Honored by leadership for leading best crew out of 25 in the Operations Group Mark Masterson Page 2 of 4

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