Gene B. Healey

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D: 410-***-**** tldy1x@r.postjobfree.com

UAS Director Flight Operations/Flight Test/Program Management

Delivers Large-Scale, Complex Objectives on Time and Under Budget

Specializes in the Professional, Government, and Military Environments

A proactive leader with 20+ years of domestic/international experience building productive, highly motivated teams to execute fullscale initiatives. Possesses proven success customizing action plans to deliver top equipment performance. Recognized for effective communication and strong multi-tasking skills. Holds Federal/Executive Protection and Safety Leadership certificates and a Secret clearance.

“Anyone working with Gene will be fortunate and can count on success in any endeavor,”

~ Mark Killion, LCDR, USN at the Department of Defense

STRATEGIC SKILLS

Flight Operations Mission Planning Quality Assurance

Flight Training UAV/VTOL Proposal Writing Business Development

ATC procedures Contract Negotiations Structural Engineering

Training/Development Administrative Management Materials Procurement

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Director Flight Operations/Pilot

UAV Flight OP’s

• Coordinated UAV flight operations for USSOCOM DEVGRP T6 securing deliverables within scope and specification. Handled contracts from initial bidding to acceptance, emphasizing quality, cost control, and efficiency.

Oversaw Contract estimating, inventory control, and client relation initiatives regarding UAV projects totaling $15M.

Experience in support of financial functions such as budgeting, auditing, forecasting and analysis. I have experience with creating, maintaining and updating financial databases and spreadsheets. At least two (2) years of experience with Government acquisition regulations, the government acquisition cycle, preparation of budget estimates, and preparing cost, schedule and performance updates

• Reviewed proposed site selections along with USSOCOM for flight operations, brief and debrief where air vehicle is assigned and what area it will fly to support Spec Op’s on the ground

Effective Leadership:

• Designate operators as instructors in position after demonstrating proficiency and passing an oral board and flight check.

Provided expert guidance and detailed training to government personnel on establishing flight operations and maintenance and inspection procedures and techniques for L3 Communications.

• Maintained open lines of communication with customers, engineers, architects, flight crews, inspectors, and local and state representatives to ensure timely goal attainment.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

AFRICOM Program Manager/UAS SME R4 Integration March 2010-Present

Programmatic / Technical oversight of UAS and Manned ISR systems and subsystems in support of AFRICOM to help development/fielding that includes vehicle payloads, electronics, communications, networks, surveillance, and other informational issues.

Managing and directing Flight Operations and the efforts of support to contractors and field activities.

Development of Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TIP) associated with UAS and Manned operations for NSW and maritime SOF application.

Development and management of test plans

Operation of UASs during research and development (R&D), Operational Readiness Exercises (ORE), and training evolutions.

Life cycle maintenance and upkeep of UASs and associated support systems. Identify and implement the appropriate maintenance support architectures to ensure all organizational, intermediate, and depot level repair requirements are completed.

Provisioning of UASs and associated support systems, including all required spares, consumables, and standard / peculiar support equipment.

Director of Flight Operations/Flight Test

DRS Defense Solutions Nov 2007- Jan 2010

Coordinated air-vehicles, airspace, and flight crews for all flight operations in support of the Sentry and Neptune testing, collection, and training efforts for USSOCOM. Conducted intra-agency

negotiations with Eglin AFB that led to flight operations of an unmanned aerial vehicle in the national airspace structure without a chase plane. Developed system testing, calibration,

Verification flight profiles for multiple aerial platforms. In addition, prepared and presented program status briefings.

Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation

Sentry and Neptune: Developed tactics, techniques, and procedures for flight operations in civil and military controlled airspaces. Authored air-vehicle operator checklists and co-authored air-vehicle pilot training manuals. Trained SOCOM Personnel during the demonstration and validation period.

Manned intelligence collection platforms: Selected, developed, and tested one-of-a-kind airborne intelligence collection platforms; wrote and executed system test plans; defined and implemented new operational procedures and techniques for these platforms increasing safety and dramatically increasing on-station collection time. Conducted experimental flights to determine airframe integrity, performance limitations, electromagnetic interference, and operational restrictions

CRITICAL SKILLS:

Crew station design specializing in improved mission performance and factors which reduce crew member fatigue.

Special operations aviation missions related to aerial intelligence collection supporting the national military and national security strategies.

Research, development, and operational testing of manned and unmanned aerial platforms as well as intelligence collection capabilities.

Worldwide aviation operations, including multiple transoceanic flights

L-3 GSI SBInet Homeland Security Jan 2007-Nov 2007

Deputy Director Operations

Worked along side VP of L-3 GSI HS to help run day to day operations for Homeland Security, ran Boeing stand up meetings on a daily basis, worked with HR to help fill vacancies within SBInet, Security facilities operations manger for SBInet to help personnel get clearance packets complete to submit to US Customs, Maintain all security personnel records and chair weekly operations meetings Served as the Logistics Support for L-3 GSI

Mission Commander DEVGRP T-6 May 2005-Jan2007

Worked as USSOCOM Mission Commander for UAS Tiger Shark Team 2 in Afghanistan and Maco team 3 in Iraq supporting various Special Operations Teams. Led eight members while providing briefs and flying missions for special operations command. Oversaw UAS installation, maintenance, repair, and modification procedures. Analyzed and resolved equipment failures in a timely manner. Developed and implemented preventative maintenance programs. Assisted with design changes to improve equipment efficiency and decrease operational costs.

SME Afghanistan Aug 2003-May2005

Served as a team commander with OGA to help support other interagency personnel build upon proven National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) methods as established and integrated with Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Defense Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and other Interagency partners under Task Force 73 to validation, interpretation, and application of knowledge about social processes in Afghanistan. Worked alongside Afghanistan Ministry of Defense

Wireless Solutions Group 1997-2003

Performed consulting work from my house and sometimes TDY for various wireless telecommunications companies, oversaw the Cingular build out infrastructure in Fla.

Central Intelligence Agency 1984-1997

Executive Protection/Pilot SOG Special Operations Group

Provided a safe and secure escort for DCI to key military and government sites CONUS and OCONUS tested all platforms and maintained records on equipment distribution. Repaired, maintained and piloted UAS and Manned flight operations. Worked as Team Lead and Mission Commander in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

EDUCATION /CERTIFICATES/TRAINING

Bachelors of Science Degree Criminal Justice Germanna College

Federal Executive Protection Certificate Central Intelligence Agency

Safety Leadership Workshop Certificate Bechtel Communications

FAA Certified Helicopter Pilot Chesapeake Bay Helicopters

UAV Pilot/Mission Commander USSOCOM

Naval Test Pilot Graduate NTPS PAX River MD

Crew Resource Management Training U.S. Naval Test Pilot School

SERE 100.1 Training U.S. Joint Forces Command

Anti-Terrorism Training USSOCOM

JSOTF Special Operations Course

JSOTF UAS Mission Prep Course

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