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John Gee

John Gee

Cibolo,United States

Summary

A Program Manager and Training Development Specialist with 20 years of experience in conducting sensitive, zero-defect nuclear weapons operations and program compliance. Responsible for ensuring 16 submarine crews operate within Department of Defense policies and procedures. I am a team builder who thrives in any environment while using continuous improvement processes, data metrics and employee feedback to increase safety, reduce errors, and deliver mission assurance on-time or ahead of schedule.

Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification

Work History

Associate Director of Diagnostics

VitalChurch
07.2021 - 01.2023
  • Lead teams of up to 10 personnel, supervising daily performance as well as training and improvement plans.
  • Trained and developed department leaders and management staff for specific projects and ongoing operational needs for 3 departments.
  • managing all aspects of operations and deployment of resources, managing up to 5 clients simultaneously over 2 years.
  • Oversaw business calendar of operations and scheduled key initiatives, driving them to completion with a 100% on time delivery ratio.

Compliance Manager

United States Navy- Trident Training Facility
04.2019 - 05.2021
  • Delivered subject matter expertise for internal and external customers on compliance best practices and quality control.
  • Cultivated, mentored, and coached 26 Executive Level Managers and 250 Mid-level Managers. Cultivated and maintained positive and mutually beneficial business relationships, while keeping strong ethics at the forefront.
  • Prepared and presented comprehensive reports to upper management and audit team, covering issues and recommendations, resulting in efficiency scores above the company average.
  • Reviewed documents, files, transcripts and other records to assess compliance and potential risk.

Program Management Specialist

United States Navy, Navy Submarine Support Center
04.2018 - 04.2019
  • Monitored specific programs' adherence to established schedules and operating budgets.
  • Reported violations of program compliance or Department of Defense standards to executive stakeholders as required.
  • Evaluated corrective actions taken by nuclear weapons safety program managers to ensure successful resolution of deficiencies.
  • Consulted with senior managers as necessary to resolve ambiguous compliance issues.
  • Conducted regular technical meetings and program briefings for corporate management and customer personnel.
  • Assisted Project Management Officers with establishment of cross-functional teams with members from contractor, military, and compliance departments.
  • Managed budget of $75 million dollars and allocated resources to 16 teams of 185 people.

Senior Operations Manager

United States Navy, USS Nevada
10.2016 - 04.2018

Oversaw daily unit operations and managed the training, health, and welfare of 65+ personnel and their families preparing for and during deployments; trained, coached, and mentored junior staff to be effective managers; advised senior management on planning and execution of all training and operational standards; managed $750M in equipment and ensured personnel performed at or above standards.

● Engaged and coordinated with internal and external

stakeholders and subject matter experts to assess and

scope emerging compliance risk issues and developed

and deployed mitigation strategies.

● Stood up and maintained a nuclear weapons safety

program that analyzed root cause and assigned

corrective action for maintenance and program

management errors decreasing defects by 30%.

● Collaborated with management to ensure the

implementation of consistent accountability actions in

cases of compliance standard violations.

● Exceeded organizational expectations by reducing

maintenance completion by 25% in a difficult operating

environment through efficient scheduling and error

reduction that ensured the safe maintenance of assets

and safety of company personnel.

● Led project planning and maintenance process

improvement initiatives across 3 departments resulting

in a 10% decrease in maintenance start times.

Program Management Officer

United States Navy, Strategic Weapons Facility
01.2011 - 10.2016
  • Coached team members on productivity strategies, policy updates and performance improvement plans to accomplish challenging goals.
  • Monitored progress of programs, using and applying programming documents, program directives, funding documents and other program material, resulting in a 30% increase in production from 2014 to 2016.
  • Interacted with customers and clients to identify business needs and requirements, and then translated those requirements into workable and achievable goals. This resulted in all programs being completed on time or ahead of schedule.
  • Addressed and resolved technical, financial and operational concerns by working with team members and directors, remaining under budget and retaining 100% on time delivery.

Lead Operations Technician

United States Navy, Missile Technician
08.2001 - 01.2011

Oversaw daily unit operations and managed the training, health, and welfare of 20+ personnel and their families preparing for and during deployments; trained, coached, and mentored junior staff to be effective managers; advised senior management on planning and execution of all training and operational standards; managed $750M in equipment and ensured personnel performed at or above standards. Trained and assessed maintenance practices of 34 technicians and 4 supervisors who performed maintenance on critical nuclear weapons systems.

Assessed findings from audit deficiency reports to feed a continuous process improvement program while ensuring all training aligned technically with higher level directives leading to 10% reduction in maintenance deficiencies.

Increased work-life balance of junior technicians by optimizing maintenance and training schedules leading to a 20% increase in retention of personnel assigned.


  • Read, calculated and estimated different rates and documented information in operational logs.
  • Documented correspondence with associated details and assigned follow-up work to staff members.
  • Improved team output by improving processes to eliminate operational bottlenecks.
  • Maintained automated processing between systems, identified missing data and manually processed incomplete transactions.

Education

Master of Arts - Executive Public Administration

Texas A&M University
01.2024

Master of Arts - Psychology (Systems Emphasis)

Chapman University
Orange, CA
02.2011

Bachelor of Science - Workforce Development

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
05.2008

Skills

  • Risk Management
  • Project Management
  • Database Development
  • Public Speaking
  • Process Improvement
  • Change Management
  • Program Leadership
  • Strategic Direction
  • Production Development
  • Workflow Schedules
  • Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
  • Vulnerability Management

Certification

  • CM - Certified Manager- US Navy
  • Master Training Specialist- US Navy
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt- Startegic Programs
  • Risk Management- US Navy


Timeline

Associate Director of Diagnostics

VitalChurch
07.2021 - 01.2023

Compliance Manager

United States Navy- Trident Training Facility
04.2019 - 05.2021

Program Management Specialist

United States Navy, Navy Submarine Support Center
04.2018 - 04.2019

Senior Operations Manager

United States Navy, USS Nevada
10.2016 - 04.2018

Program Management Officer

United States Navy, Strategic Weapons Facility
01.2011 - 10.2016

Lead Operations Technician

United States Navy, Missile Technician
08.2001 - 01.2011

Master of Arts - Executive Public Administration

Texas A&M University

Master of Arts - Psychology (Systems Emphasis)

Chapman University

Bachelor of Science - Workforce Development

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
John Gee