Program Manager Senior
Resume:
Matthew S. Dutkiewicz
* ****** ***, ******* ****, NY 14127
**********@*****.***
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OBJECTIVE Utilize proven management & leadership skills to enhance team success! OVERVIEW Successful and proven leader with 20+ years of experience in the Department of Defense and aviation industry. Sought after expertise; hand-picked to lead multifaceted high value programs. Focused and pragmatic with an innate ability to quickly comprehend, analyze, and solve complex issues. Energetic and trusted collaborator and program representative; seamlessly and tactfully interfacing with all levels of staff, leadership, and program stakeholders to manage diverse project objectives. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Leadership – Effective and agile; served in progressive leadership assignments of increasing responsibility and influence over several decades. Assignments ranged from staff officer to commanding officer; military pilot and civilian commercial pilot; Most recent, a Senior Manager/Cleared Defense Contractor with GA-ASI. Plan and lead strategic meetings to form cross functional staff cells into cohesive, highly functioning teams; provide calculated operational guidance to successfully execute company objectives daily, while working to enhance long-term departmental strategic vision.
Program Management – Balance cost, schedule, and technical quality in the delivery of full spectrum Unmanned Aircraft Technical Publications for U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, DHS, and Foreign Military aviation customers; develop management plans, assess technical performance, maintain required staffing, create solutions to achieve program objectives while managing customer expectations. Organizational Management – Met the challenge of overseeing the development and daily function of two complex USAF Unmanned Aircraft, Formal Training Unit (FTU) flight operations located 60 miles apart
(one at Southern California Logistics Airport, SCLA; the other at March Air Reserve Base) with a unit of 100 personnel; provided strategic vision, motivation, and succinct guidance, while developing integrated master schedules and control mechanisms to manage risk and achieve optimal operational efficiency. Logistics – Combined detailed planning and adept execution to safely embark/disembark a USMC composite aviation squadron of over 400 personnel, 25 aircraft, five tactical ground vehicles, associated parts, tools, and hazardous materials totaling over $330,000,000, to and from U.S. Navy carriers; repeated process multiple times while conducting major operations at home and abroad, accomplishing all objectives with zero personnel or equipment losses.
Communications – Obtained the clearance to conduct organic flight operations for the first ever Air National Guard Unmanned Aircraft FTU in California; compiled and presented data in concise written and verbal formats, gaining concurrence from executive stakeholders granting this critical milestone. Strategic Planning – Planned and supervised execution of new mission capabilities with FTU participation in Ardent Sentry 12 and Ardent Sentry 13, both national DOD events. Demonstrated the capability to provide persistent full-motion video from Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) to incident commanders, first responders, and interagency partners anywhere in the US; highlighted support to civil authorities following a disaster to maximize interoperability between military and civilian organizations. Unmanned aircraft capabilities resulted in a 50% decrease in response time, 60% decrease in footprint, and 80% overall increase in operational effectiveness. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024 -
2013 - 2023
2006 - 2013
2002 - 2006
Calspan - Flight Research Technologies
Senior Program Manager - Experimental Aircraft Operations Responsible for managing customer related activities associated with major areospace test services programs. Provide programmatic support to include; tracking, reviewing, and maintaining proposals, contracts, and progress reports pertaining to key stakeholder requirements. Sucesssfully execute program goals within scope, schedule and budget parameters.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.
Manager of Flight Program Technical Publications
Lead and motivate a team of 30 in the development and sustainment of technical publications for DOD, Foreign Military, government, and civilian customers.
• Provide leadership which enables sustained “100% on-time” delivery performance resulting in outstanding Performance Appraisal comments by DoD Customers
• Manage project baselines and activities throughout lifecycles; identify and manage risks, note performance deviations, develop and implement corrective actions as needed, and communicate status to relevant stakeholders
• Cultivate synergistic relationships with fellow managers to balance production and staffing requirements across multiple customers and capabilities; support contractual obligations within scope, schedule, and budget constraints
• Liaise closely with Business Operations to produce accurate and achievable BOEs
• Support department stakeholder communication and synchronize business proposals USAF/California Air National Guard
Commanding Officer; 160RS, MQ-1B Predator Formal Training Unit (FTU) MQ-1B Mission Commander/Instructor/Evaluator
Successfully executed critical Close Air Support (CAS) and armed Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) combat missions supporting Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, and ENDURING FREEDOM.
• Provided real-time full-motion video to combatant commanders; crucial visual reconnaissance and intelligence necessary to plan and execute combat missions quickly and effectively while preventing coalition casualties
• 2,005 total MQ-1B flight hours/1,316 combat hours/501 combat sorties
• Extensive experience operating and employing MQ-1B weapons systems
• Successfully led USAF MQ-1B FTU training for 200+ students annually
• 5 years as MQ-1B academic instructor; systems, operations, mission employment
• MQ-1B Evaluator Pilot; ensured MQ-1B aircrew executed all phases of USAF Predator mission in accordance/compliance with specific theater AOR ROE/SPINS, Aircraft Technical Orders, Checklists, Air Force Instructions, Wing and Squadron Standards
USAF/New York Air National Guard
KC-135R Pilot (traditional ANG position*)
Supported the Global War on Terror (GWOT); executed highly detailed “Air Bridge” i in- flight refueling operations as part of the Northeast Tanker Taskforce.
• Supported Operation NOBLE EAGLE; deployed to National Capital Region Coordination Center (NCRCC) as USAF Airspace ADIZ Liaison Officer
• Worked jointly with U.S. Secret Service, Homeland Security, FAA, and North East Air Defense Sector (NEADS) monitoring and tracking aircraft through Washington DC ADIZ, post 9/11/20
1990 - 2002 United States Marine Corps
CH-46E Aircraft Commander/Instructor/Evaluator
Assault Support Pilot; planned, briefed, executed complex rapid response flight missions to include; Direct Action Raids (DA), Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT), Maritime Interdiction Ops (MIO), Gas & Oil Platform Seizures (GOPLATs), Non- Combatant Evacuations (NEO), and Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP). Missions flown day or night utilizing Night Vision Devices. Area of operations included the Middle East, Pacific Rim, and in support of OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH.
• CH-46E Aircraft Commander; Section Leader; Division Leader; Terrain Flight Instructor; NATOPS and Instrument Instructor/Evaluator
• Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics (MAWTS-1) designated Night Systems Instructor; executed all facets of near IR NVD systems operations, training, and tactical mission planning/implementation
• Special Operations Capable (SOC) Pilot Designation; extensive training in rotary wing aerodynamics, systems, and aerial gunnery employment
• 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW) Weapons Systems Trainer Coordinator/Project Team Manager for Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWC- TSD); worked to develop fully deployable CH-46E simulator system EDUCATION
Air University; USAF War College Graduate, 2011
Air University; USAF Command & Staff College Graduate, 2008 Naval Justice School; Military Justice & Civil Law Certificate, 2000 Buffalo State University of New York; B. A. History, 1992 TECHNICAL
AVIATION
TRAINING
CERTIFICATES
& RATINGS
USAF MQ-1B Instructor Upgrade, Creech AFB; 2008
USAF MQ-1B Initial Qualification, Creech AFB; 2006 USAF KC-135R, Initial Qualification, Altus AFB; 2004-2005 USAF T-37/T-1, Transition, Vance AFB; 2003-2004
USMC CH-46E Advanced, MCAS El Toro, Yuma, Camp Pendleton; 1996-2001 USMC CH-46E Initial Qualification, MCAS New River; 1995-1996 USMC T-34/TH-57, NAS Pensacola/ Whiting Fld.; 1993-1995 Naval Aviator FAA Commercial Pilot:
USAF Command Pilot Airplane Single & Multi Eng Land Type Ratings: BE400/MU300/BV107 Rotorcraft-Helicopter Top Secret adjudicated 2024 Instrument Airplane & Helicopter
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