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India Chapman

Oklahoma City,OK

Summary

Dynamic Team Lead with the United States Air Force, adept at strategic planning and performance monitoring. Successfully enhanced aircrew support through effective resource management and compliance oversight. Recognized for fostering strong relationships and delivering impactful training, ensuring mission readiness in high-pressure environments. Committed to continuous improvement and employee engagement.

Overview

12
years of professional experience

Work History

United States Air Force

Team Lead
09.2013 - Current

Job overview

  • Provide direct customer support to aircrew members by processing flight authorizations, managing schedules, and ensuring compliance with policies to enable mission execution.
  • Lead a team of six personnel, delivering training, mentorship, and oversight to ensure accurate and timely service.
  • Serve as the primary advisor to leadership on resource management and readiness, while resolving issues and addressing aircrew concerns with professionalism and efficiency.
  • Collect, analyze, and prepare reports to track program requirements and maintain accountability.
  • Ensure clear communication, responsive support, and a positive experience for all personnel served in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

Education

David H. Hickman
Columbia

University Overview

Skills

  • Trend tracking
  • Work assignment delegation
  • Performance monitoring
  • Relationship building
  • Employee training
  • Client communication
  • Performance improvement
  • Key performance indicators
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Strategic planning
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Human resources management
  • Schedule management
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Project management
  • Workplace safety
  • Operations management
  • Task delegation
  • Attention to detail
  • Employee engagement
  • Program development
  • Employee evaluation
  • Risk management
  • Deadline management
  • Workflow management
  • Process improvement
  • Conflict resolution

Accomplishments

Accomplishments

Developed and implemented a standardized training program across six organizational units, ensuring consistent tracking of 400+ training and readiness requirements for 32 specialists. Created benchmarks that streamlined compliance following a major enterprise-wide training policy update, improving efficiency and accountability across the Wing (a large organization comparable to a regional division with multiple departments).


Led an internal compliance review team for two organizational units, validating a 29-point operations checklist and identifying key deficiencies with actionable improvement recommendations. Streamlined seven administrative processes for credentialing and training authorizations, which increased training opportunities by 9% for a workforce of 140 personnel.


Developed and executed a comprehensive deployment readiness plan in partnership with operations staff, ensuring seamless coverage during three large-scale training exercises and an overseas deployment. Coordinated resources and personnel to support 17/17 mission requirements with a 100% success rate, while fostering team performance that resulted in two employees being formally recognized as top performers.


Created a comprehensive “Readiness Roadmap” tracking system to manage 4,000+ flight and ground training requirements, ensuring 197 personnel maintained full certification and readiness throughout a higher-level tasking. The system directly enabled 102 successful contingency flight hours and was formally recognized by senior leadership as a model of excellence during deployment certification.

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Awards

Awards
  • Warrior of the Week
  • Operations Support Superior Performer
  • Awarded leadership recognition for coordinating a high-profile training program for 11 team members and managing hospitality for 200 distinguished visitors; successfully scheduled 90 flights across 17 aircraft, earning formal commendation from senior command
  • Recognized by senior leadership for leading a historic exhibition training program, managing $2.5M in aircraft assets across 17 vintage planes, and coordinating 50 airshows, ensuring flawless execution and operational excellence

Interests

Travel & Cultural Exploration

Reading & Professional Developement

Volunteer Coaching for Youth Sports Programs

Certification

  • Certified Aviation Resource Manager, United States Air Force - September 2013 to Current

Work Preference

Work Type

Part Time

Location Preference

Remote

Salary Range

$45000/yr - $100000/yr

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsWork from home option

Timeline

Team Lead
United States Air Force
09.2013 - Current
David H. Hickman