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325th Fighter Wing Project Manager, Tyndall AFB, Fl

Location:

Panama City, FL, 32401

Salary:

negotiable

Posted:

September 18, 2022

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TAVARES T. LOWERY

**** ******** ****** ****** ****, FL 32404 Phone: 850-***-****

Email: adsmkc@r.postjobfree.com Veteran’s Preference: 30% Security Clearance: Active Secret (expires 05/2027) Job Announcement Number: You’ll change this each time you apply Confident, capable Project Manager and Leader with years of military experience transferable to any role. Operate with a strong sense of ethics and integrity to adhere to organizational values. Excel working across all organizational levels, thriving even amidst pressure and high stress levels. Aim to troubleshoot and resolve issues proactively and in a timely fashion. Carefully assess relevant information in order to develop full-scale solutions. Respond readily to internal and external customer needs using interpersonal acumen and effective needs assessment methods. Swiftly act on requests for service and assistance; meets commitments. Ensure adherence to policies and procedures, completing tasks in a timely, accurate manner per organizational goals and values. Adaptive to changes in working environments, working to handle competing demands, changes in approach or unexpected events. To date, have used writing savvy to author 150+ reports and decorations over the course of an impressive 25-year military career. Devise systems that manage training status for 300+ individuals. Develop and deliver all-encompassing operational assessment briefings to high- caliber leaders, working together to seek out process improvements and ways to ensure optimal quality levels. SKILLS

Project Management, Administrative Support, Training, Leadership, Communication, Relationship Building, Attention to Detail, Problem Solving, Change Agent, Customer Service, Cost Control, Profits & Revenue Growth, Cultural Competency, Diversity & Inclusion, Tactical Decision Making, Resource Allocation, Process Improvement, Quality Assurance, Time Management, Prioritization, Scheduling, Microsoft Office, Database Management EXPERIENCE

United States Air Force (USAF)/ Government Contracting 07/2020 to 07/2022

Training Support Manager

Tyndall AFB, FL

Salary: $70,000

Hours Per Week: 40-50

Supervisor: Ardyell Oliver / Grant Burris, Phone: 850-***-**** / 850-***-****, May Contact? Yes

• Updated data in PEX and government-mandated equivalent systems, along with local computer databases

• Liaised with Host Aviation Resource Management (HARM) staff to update the Aviation Resource Management System (ARMS) and future government-mandated equivalent systems

• Maintained student/permanent party records, folders and grade books per Air Force Instructions (AFIs)/Air Force Manuals (AFMANs), associated Major Commands (MAJCOM) Installation supplements and local guidance

• Conferred with staff to ensure crewmembers were scheduled for Crew Resource Management, Instructor Crew Resource Management, Instrument Refresher Course and other grounding or pre-deployment training requirements; administered classes, task evaluations and exams

• Engaged in weekly individual gradebook checks for staff and ancillary training requirements

• Carried out periodic training/testing plans for approval and scheduling, not inclusive of Unit Training Manager

(UTM) duties to coordinate enlisted AFSC-specific progressions

• Furnished weekly squadron leadership updates concerning flight and readiness status of staff, tracking duty status and performance report/decoration accomplishment in the process

• Cooperated with the Scheduling Officer to maximize training and IAW unit leadership guidance, ensuring scheduling and training align with AFIs/AFMANs

• Helped develop of new curriculum and syllabi for aircrew and ground training

• Provided deliverables including AF Form 4324, Aircraft Assignment/Aircrew Qualification Worksheet, Unit Training Officer training aids and the monthly aircrew qualification level summary (Letter of Xs) USAF/Government Contracting

12/2017 to 01/2020

Project Manager, Agile Defense

Tyndall AFB, FL

Salary: $80,000

Hours Per Week: 40-60

Supervisor: Angie Cameron, Phone: 757-***-****, May Contact? Yes

• Served as an Air Force lead within the 325th Communications Squadron, tracking and facilitating requirements to complete important Tyndall AFB projects

• Developed and executed projects as the sole point of contact for those, moving each effort from original concept through to final implementation

• Outlined projects’ scope and goals, creating work plans, schedules, estimates, resource plans and status reports

• Led project meetings including tracking and analysis, maintaining adherence to quality standards and assessing project deliverables

• Skillfully negotiated projects’ scope using formal estimation measures and metrics collection for reporting

• Seamlessly carried out assigned projects, working on multiple efforts concurrently through all milestones from sales handover through to engineering, fabrication, shipment, commissioning and data analysis

• Offered support to Project Managers during other projects, excelling across disciplines valued at $50M+

• Partnered with management and operations teams to maintain adherence to cost, schedule, budget, performance and quality goals for the 325th Communication Squadron (CS), Tyndall AFB and its customers

• Liaised with customers on behalf of 325th CS to ensure adherence to each project’s goals

• Author and publish updated daily/monthly/final reports for each project to the 325th CS Commander (CC); also assess reports from the Data Center to offer useful feedback

• Fostered a strong operational rapport with external agencies needed to complete projects, e.g. the Project Management Office (PMO) at Hanscom, AFB, the BITI Wireless Program Manager, the 325th Contractor Squadron Project Technicians and others

• Conferred with technical and managerial staff to create training materials and customer presentations

• Suggested viable solutions and resolved concerns and risks identified at IPT meetings

• Recorded meeting minutes, detailing actions items following each IPT meeting and offering follow-up action to project owners and base customers

• Delivered a working group brief at each IPT meeting; outlined the agenda, goals, status updates, concerns, action items and additional points of concern

• Lead projects, devising requirements to rebuild Tyndall AFB sustainment budgets for contract Project Managers

• Influenced acquisition planning, upgrades and modifications, teaming with contractor logistics support staff and product support integrators on a consistent basis

• Authored full-scale reports, briefings and informational analyses to support the Tyndall AFB Rebuild Project

• Organized records management for sustainment deliverables and documents

• Oversaw and closed out taskers associated with facilitating of Tyndall’s sustainment processes

• Analyzed proposed costs, contractor Statements of Work (SOWs) and technical items; worked diligently to execute acquisitions, draft SOWs and write Statement of Objectives/proposal presentations

• Carefully assessed deliverables and engaged in acquisition-centric meetings

• Excelled independently and in teams with high-ranked base officials to work on special non-recurring/recurring and ongoing multimillion-dollar projects

• Researched, gathered and dispensed information/documents for 20 distinct base/wing projects including safety rules, Department of Defense/Air Force protocols and governmental regulations conducive to project success

• Acted as Lead Project Manager for post-Hurricane Michael Wing/Base 2nd Generation Wi-Fi/NIPR Installment; managed Air Combat Command (ACC) remediation/modernization from initiation to implementation spanning 18 buildings, installing 600+ Access Points (APs) successfully and spending $790K in the process

• Served as Combat NCO Lead for 12 Air Force members during Operational Iraqi Freedom, Operational Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom war campaigns within a hostile fire zone, excelling even under pressure USAF

Tyndall AFB, FL

10/1993 to 06/2017

Alpha Crew NCOIC (Flight Chief)

Salary: $95,000

Hours Per Week: 49-65

Supervisor: Ricardo Betacourt, Phone: 623-***-****, May Contact? Yes

• Excelled as the Crew Scheduler, Continuation Operational Training Manager, 601st AOC/ Alpha Crew Restricted Air Badges (RAB) Monitor and Alpha Crew Inspector General (IG) Visit NCOIC

• Validated entry access for base visitors/contractors to the 601st AOC unsecured and secured areas, filing and maintaining the 601st AOC operations floor as a classified area

• Developed visitor and event Entry Authorization Lists (EALs), coordinating with the 601st AOC Security Manager

• Upheld a 0% in unit security violations across all floor operations classified areas

• Issued and inventoried Restricted Area Badges (RABs) as a part of NORAD Inspector General (IG) visits

• Completed paperwork to support restricted area visits on the Ops Floor; led periodic inventories across classified areas within 601st AOC, entering and updating data within the 601st AOC EAL

• Maintain the Contractor’s unescorted and escorted EAL across the Ops Floor

• Tracked and maintained duties relevant to EAL entry access for visitors on the Ops Floor (Alpha Crew)

• Inspected and verified entry qualifications to assess authenticity and validation during NORAD IG visits

• Fashioned checklists to update procedures, offering guidance for entry access on Ops Floor during NORAD IG visits; also coordinated daily access for contractors, TDY members and escorted/unescorted staff

• Took on the Alpha Flight NCOIC of Continuation Training (CT) role to manipulate USAF systems and Microsoft Office to oversee CT for 20 enlisted crew members

• Maintained 100% continuous combat mission ready (CMR) status for all 20 alpha flight members

• Coached and managed 20 team members to be better leaders; maintained seamless team dynamics, operational flight training proficiency and mission readiness status

• Acted as Flight Lead during a significant national exercise, leading 20 members and ensuring crew success

• As Flight Operational Training Manager, tracked and monitored the operational training status of 20 flight members for up to five positional certifications/qualifications

• Wrote a Quick Reference Guide (QRG) for Operations Flight Chief duties, covering 16 vital mission-oriented core tasks across 60+ Air Guard members

• Devised training aids across 54 core career field tasks; leverage these items to hold operations training for 60+ enlisted members; grew COD proficiency levels from 66 to 100%

• Named as NCOIC at operation relocation deployment; worked 28 hours on a two-day contingency, commencing 17 mission operations systems across three positional duty certifications, with efforts lauded by CCO

• Worked as COD Automated Message Handling System (AMHS) NCOIC as well to oversee 40 classified accounts totaling $500K; processed; revised managing, and processing 1.2K+ classified operations messages

• Skillfully prepared 15 NCOs for promotion board; refined their skills and led to five enlisted promotions EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree

Physics

Western Governors

Date Graduated: 10/2019 to Present

Credits Earned: 115 of 145

Associate’s Degree

Space Technology

Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)

Gunter Annex, AL

Date Graduated: 06/2016

Credits Earned: 66

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Certified Associate in Project Manager (CAPM) currently enrolled (07/2022 to Present) Top 10 Project Management Mistakes- How to Avoid them Course (09/2019) Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep Certification Course (08/2019) Managing & Analyzing Data in Excel (Office 365/Excel 2019) Course (07/2019) Excel 2019 Essential Training Course (06/2019)

John Maxwell’s 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader course (11/2015) Senior NCO Academy (Correspondence) (06/2015)

601st Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) (PME) Course (06/2015) John Maxwell’s 360 Degree Leadership course (06/2014) Senior NCO Professional Enhancement Course (04/2014) NCO Professional Enhancement Course (04/2013)

NCO Academy (Residence) (03/2012)

Senior Joint Professional Military Examination (PME) Course (10/2011) Multi-Advance Joint Interface Course (MAJIC) (04/2002) Airman Leadership Course (Residence) (02/1998)

INVOLVEMENT

Member, Toastmasters (1st Place Award for “Best Impromptu Speech”) REFERENCES

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