Program Manager Project

Richard J. Mueller

**Franklin Farm Road, Fletcher NC 28732 828-***-**** *********@*********.***

SUMMARY

Project and Operations Manager with over 20 Years of Experience. Retired USAF Field Grade Officer Strong Strategic Thinker. Creative and Enthusiastic Team Builder, Mentor, Coach and Communicator Highly Skilled in all Facets of Management; Personnel, Budget, Admin, Resources, Risk and Safety Repeatedly Given Most Complex, Most Important Projects to see to Conclusion

Master's Degrees in Business Administration and Space Physics. Highly Computer Proficient

EXPERIENCE:

IBSS Corporation

Program Manager Weather and Satellite Programs

Contract Program Manager responsible for seeking out federal contract opportunities, fleshing out requirements and seeing the process through to proposal activities and award.

•Program Manager for $8M contract with the Office of Space Commerce overseeing the activities of 10 employees and sub-contractors. The program is responsible for building the TRACCS system within NOAA, assuming the tracking of all commercial satellites from the DOD

•Interim Program Manager for 2 National Weather Service Observing contracts overseeing 12 contractors during extended absence of colleague. The programs manage the NWS Surface and upper air observations systems.

•Due to Business Development savvy, I was matrixed to the BD team to lead research into military and scientific opportunities

•Furloughed 04/2025 due to cancellation of many of our NOAA contracts and opportunities and a very bleak outlook for the otherwise very successful company.

Proxy Home Services

Professional Home Manager

Responsible for the inspection, care and repair of homeowners' second homes in the Asheville area.

•Enjoyed looking after the muti-million-dollar 2nd homes of the rich and famous in and around Asheville NC. I left the company to take care of my wife full-time as she fought cancer.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Visitor Use Assistant

Responsible for the accounting of the fees, revenues and costs of the Blue Ridge Parkway's 8 campgrounds.

•Liaison to all campground managers and volunteers; supply manager and conflict resolver.

•Seasonal GS-6 position that is currently unfunded.

Extended Stay America

General Manager

Supervised 15 personnel, 101 room hotel with minimum staffing, budget and amenities

•Responsible for all aspects of Hotel Operations from Front Desk to Housekeeping, to Maintenance

•Conducted all management functions to include staffing, customer relations, ordering and corporate reporting

2014 - 2016

2012 - 2014

The Baldwin Group Inc 2010 - 2012

Program Manager

Supervised 20 personnel on a $10M dollar Blanket Purchase Agreement single-year Task Order with the National Climatic Data

Center. Responsible for annual $2M budget execution. Supervised Programmers, Project Managers, Administrative Assistants, Facilities Superintendent and Directors' Execs.

High Vista Country Club 2008 - 2010

General Manager

Managed all areas of Semi-Private Country Club; Personnel, golf, pool and tennis operations, food and beverage, budget, marketing and sales, finance, customer service and strategic planning. Very successful at rescuing club from severe economic trouble and building an environment of teamwork and success.

United States Air Force 2004 - 2008

Project Manager - Air Force Combat Climatology Center

Project Management:

Developed several Project Management Plans. Determined funding, cost and schedule requirements Developed dozens of MS Project deliverable schedules. Kept projects largely ahead of schedule

Managed matrixed team of programmers, quality controllers, database analysts and subject matter experts Led all center-wide strategic planning processes. Hosted multiple off-site management strategy conferences

Resource Management:

Provided direct oversight to 12-person office. Performance, benefits, motivation and career guidance Managed contracts and agreements with data suppliers and data customers

Championed funding of new datasets and additional computing and storage hardware and software

United States Air Force

Installation Commander, Learmonth Solar Observatory

Handpicked to manage Air Force's largest Solar Observatory (on the Northwest Cape of Australia)

•Executed 3 separate million-dollar budget streams (operations, housing and maintenance)

•Supervised 15 personnel including USAF, NOAA and Australian nationals,

•Provided housing, morale, readiness and welfare for 12 families in 15 houses and recreation centers

•Managed over 30 buildings and several acres. Upkeep, renovation, safety and operational readiness

•Liaison to Australian government on all matters of Air Force Installation and presence

•Managed all operations of military facility in support of SPACECOM, NORAD and NASA

•Hosted 3-day visit of US Ambassador to Australia, Tom Schieffer, and his wife. Provided all protocol.

United States Air Force

Chief of Air Force Weather Agency Space Weather Plans and Programs

Project Management:

HQ Air Force Weather Agency Program Manager for 4 major equipment replacement programs. Budget totaled over $14M for development, construction, fielding and maintenance over 5 years

Project Manager for the move of the Space Weather Forecast Center from Colorado Springs to Omaha NE to include all personnel, operations, communications, databases, and research. A $2M project over 2 years.

Resource Management:

Provided direct oversight to team of 3 senior contractors

Liaison to National Program Office, academia, contractors, customers, and research laboratories Responsible for executing and defending $16M budget over 5 years

Led all planning and maintenance of entire USAF solar observing network; 5 observatories around the world. Conducted site visits to San Vito Italy, Palehua Hawaii and Holloman NM.

Led multiple program reviews, technical interchange meetings and contractor visits

Communications Experience:

Authored plan to reduce solar network footprint by closing observatory at Ramey Puerto Rico

Briefed Command Staff personally weekly and the Director of Air Force Weather (Brig. Gen.) monthly Conducted weekly status updates to team that covered entire globe

United States Air Force

Chief of Reengineering / Configuration Control Manager, Air Force Combat Climatology

Project Management Experience:

Handpicked to manage move of entire data and processing center to Asheville NC over 3 years Supervised movement of all manpower, operations, facilities, communications, and customers Led matrixed team from AFCCC, HQ AWS and Asheville to successfully merge with existing unit Managed Configuration Control Board for all hardware, software and data changes

Personally worked all personnel and manpower issues at both sites including RIF and recruiting

Resource Management Experience:

Executed $2M budget over 3 years to include hardware and communications purchases and physical logistics Rewrote 40 new civilian position descriptions for classification merging duties of 100+ people

Formulated and executed phased plan to transition operations with minimal operational impact Communications Experience:

Authored Concept of Operations and Strategic Data Plans for Computer Reengineering Project

Briefed entire command staff (through HQ AWS O-6) monthly

Briefed all affected personnel on regular basis. Responded to congressional information requests.

EDUCATION:

Utah State University, Logan UT Master's Degree, Physics

University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE Master's Degree, Business Administration Pennsylvania State University, College Park PA Bachelor's Degree, Meteorology Kent State University, Kent, OH Bachelor's Degree, Physics

TRAINING AND AWARDS:

•Led team that won Vice President Gore's Hammer Award for Reengineering Government

•AFCCC Company Grade Officer of the Year for 1997

•Joint Service Commendation Medal, NATO Metal, USAF Commendation Medals

CERTIFICATION

•Completed PMP Certification Class in 2014

•Held TS-SCI Security Clearance

Jul 2023 - Apr 2025

2017 - 2019

2002 - 2004

2000 - 2002

1995 - 1998

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