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Brett Manche

California MD,MD

Summary

Professional Navy Officer and Pilot with a passion for aviation. Leadership skills ranging from managing an operations and scheduling department to leading a team on complex military missions around the globe. Separating from the military and eager to put my management and aviation experience to good use and begin my next career.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

USS George Bush

US Navy
01.2023 - Current
  • Catapult and Recovery Officer. Responsible for the safe launch and recovery of various military aircraft on board a USN Aircraft Carrier
  • Divisional Officer. Led a team of 30 to handle all correspondence for a department of over 650 Sailors
  • Departmental volunteer coordinator. Coordinated and participated in over 600 hours of community service.
  • Departmental Security Manager. In charge of keeping over 650 security clearances up to date.

Air and Test Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1

US Navy
03.2020 - 01.2023
  • Assistant Operational Test Director. Led a team of military, civil service, and contractor personnel in support of multiple operational test programs to plan, execut, and report on technical flight test operations in the P-8A.
  • Equal Opportunity Officer. Managed the Equal Opportunity program for a command of 350 personnel. Lead a team of 30 to develop and implement tools to improve the command climate and culture, while also conducting two command climate surveys to evaluate the culture and climate of the command.
  • P-8A Pilot NATOPs Officer. Conducted yearly standardization/evaluation flights as the lead P-8A NATOPS Evaluator for a squadron of 20 pilots, Also was in charge of creating and implementing training curriculum and qualification management as well as Operational Risk Management training.

Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4)

US Navy
11.2016 - 03.2020
  • Assistant Operations Officer. Responsible for maintaining the schedule for a command of 240 personnel. Also, managed the qualifications and currency of 13 crews consisting of over 100 crew members. Responsible for the coordination and regulation appearance on all international flights and events for the command.
  • P-8A Pilot Mission Commander. Lead flight crews and maintenance teams on complex missions in multiple areas of operations around the world.
  • Equal Opportunity Officer. Managed the Equal Opportunity program for a command of 240 personnel. Lead a team of 20 to develop and implement tools to improve the command climate and culture, while also conducting a command climate surveys to evaluate the culture and climate of the command.

Navy Student

US Navy
11.2013 - 11.2016
  • Pilot Training. Trained and gained my initial qualification in the T-6, T-44, and P-8.
  • Officer Candidate School. Initial Navy Officer training.

Assistant Manager

Sherwin-Williams
09.2012 - 11.2013
  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
  • Established and maintained contractor accounts around the region.
  • Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies, and forecast future needs.
  • Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs, and maintaining a high level of product knowledge across all platforms from residential to industrial products.

Assistant Manager

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
06.2011 - 09.2012
  • Worked closly with the manager to balance inventory levels with seasonal demand
  • Regularly managed the sister branch alone when current manager was otherwise occupied.
  • Worked with customers on a daily basis in order to maintain a "completly satisified" satifaction level across multimple branches.

Education

Bachelor’s in Business Management -

Western Washington University
06.2011

Skills

    Management

    Team Leadership

    Training and Education

    Scheduling

    Operations

    International Regulations

    Multi-Engine Pilot

Certification

Clearance-Top Secret

Pilot-Commercial, single and multi-engine, instrument

Timeline

USS George Bush

US Navy
01.2023 - Current

Air and Test Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1

US Navy
03.2020 - 01.2023

Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4)

US Navy
11.2016 - 03.2020

Navy Student

US Navy
11.2013 - 11.2016

Assistant Manager

Sherwin-Williams
09.2012 - 11.2013

Assistant Manager

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
06.2011 - 09.2012

Bachelor’s in Business Management -

Western Washington University
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