John Stover
Thompsontown,PA
Summary
Enterprising squadron Senior Enlisted Leader successful as a strategic leader dedicated to excellence, efficiency and readiness across high-pressure and high-conflict environments. Embracing the future Air Force and National Guard force generation and agile airmen concepts. A strategic thinker and tactical decision-maker with passion for serving airmen by mentoring and exceeding expectations. Creative problem solver skilled at de-escalating situations and driving positive change through effective communications and comprehensive planning. Practiced at providing teams with support, resources and motivation to succeed.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Enlisted Leader
193d Special Operations Communications Squadron
Middletown, PA
06.2020 - Current
- Senior Enlisted Leader for 56 airmen, charged with managing a diverse squadron providing Information Technology support to 1900 Wing Airmen and also providing expeditionary communication capabilities to Air Force Special Operations Command and the 193d Special Operations Group.
- Principal advisor to the squadron commander on all enlisted issues to include professional development, manpower, manning utilization, discipline and resources.
- Manages manpower authorizations, manning placements, personal development, and personal mentorship and counseling for three Senior Master Sergeants and nine Master Sergeants
- Engages with State, Wing, National Guard Bureau and Major Command staff and leaders to communication commanders mission intent and foster positive relations.
Senior Enlisted Leader
Joint Special Operations Command - South
Homestead, FL
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Managed the enlisted staff, drafting executive level written and oral communication from the command to the J-Staff. Monitored and adjusted work schedules to meet operational requirements.
- Human and financial resource manager for the JSOAC. Adding personnel and funding requirements with MAJCOM and COCOMS.
- Managed and created all officer and enlisted tour awards and evaluations, coordinating with Southern Command and Air Force Special Operations Command for approvals and processing.
- Represented AFSOC and JSOAC Commander at SOCSOUTH leadership and top three meetings.
- Real World, exercise and PACE plan coordinator. Represented the JSOAC-S at all Southern Command meetings that required JSAOC to support real world, exercise and PACE plan actions for the Caribbean and South American areas of operations (AOR).
Senior Enlisted Leader
Joint Special Operations Command - Africa
Niamey, Niger
07.2016 - 01.2017
- Supervised, advised and mentored 3 separate commanders and more than 60 officers, enlisted and contractors from all four military services, totaling 14 individual career specialties.
- Fostered relationships with host nation, French and German coalition leadership, US Embassy staff, and Air Force Expeditionary Base leadership. Working country visitor clearances, VISA and passport issues and support agreements.
- JSOAC COR, Resource Advisor and Pay Agent for local nationals managing over $150K annual budget and dispersing over $120K in hard currency into the local economy. Also as COR managed all interpreters, drivers, and contract vehicles.
- Enhanced the organizations recognition program by writing, reviewing and submitting over 114 monthly awards, decorations and LOE during the six month deployment.
- Multi-hat experience - projected manager on all IT and CE projects, working IT and facility modernizations .
- Morale ambassador - coordinated weekly soccer games with host and coalition partners and monthly sight-seeing trips for JSAOC and AF host base members.
- Advised on operations, intelligence and risk assessments in daily briefings.
- Served in on-call capacity for last-minute or late-night taskings from leadership.
IT Supervisor - Technician
193 Special Operations Communications Squadron
Middletown, PA
03.2014 - Current
- Manages five full time Title 5 and 32 technicians and four Active Guard Reserve (AGRs). in three diverse work centers Plans and schedules work based on priorities, provides oversight, guidance, mentorship, and feedback.
- Develops performance standards and evaluates work performance of subordinates
- Gives advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters
- Interviews candidates for positions in the unit; recommends appointment, promotion, or reassignment to such positions
Works with HRO-Remote during the hiring process, utilizes USAJobs and Selection Manager to fill vacancies. - Analyzes existing and planned IT applications, both hardware and software, to determine current and future potential for enhancements
Identifies developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training, assists employees in scheduling formal schools and follow-on training requirements
Performs as plans and policy advisor to functional users of information technology - I serve in a liaison capacity between contractors and Air Force officials to resolve a wide variety of conventional problems involving high value telecommunication systems
- Chair and serve on serve on committees or planning groups concerned with future systems, plans, and policy.
- Makes definitive budget recommendations, assist with contracting functions, statements of work, performance of work and various budget preparation decisions regarding AFSOC and NGB funding
Provided management oversight for the asset management program of over $6M totally more than 6000 PWICS and ADPE assets - Performs duties as the primary Self-Assessment Manager providing management control plan requirements by conducting self-inspection and staff assistance visits
- Project management oversight - develops and coordinates with other agencies and civilian contractors on wide variety of IT projects, system fielding, acceptance and training timelines.
- Recommending sounds technology choices to meet every aspect of the customer’s needs paying attention to NGB, AF and DoD policy and guidelines
- Advised leadership in the purchase and requisition of new requirements; was instrumental in the approval and technical solutions phase of the procurements process for numerous Wing and AFSOC projects
- Worked continually with Contracting, Finance and Supply both at MAJCOM and Wing levels, working budget, asset procurement, O&M and MILPURSE funding and manpower issues
- Administration and management of the voice switching systems, video teleconferencing systems, and voice mail servers, and conferencing servers to include Avaya and Cisco
- Consulted with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess IT and computer needs and system requirement
- Analyses, reviews and provides technical solutions for all IT and computer systems requirement thru the Air Force’s WOMS (Work Order Management System) software tool prior to their purchase and or implementation
- Evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements for a wide range IT related requirements
- Oversees the squadron manning and budget process and briefs commander as required.
- Working budgeting and funding issues, planning troop and cargo movements for many operations both training and real world
- Meeting with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems, provide solutions to current and future projects as well as personnel work load and scheduling
- Continually researching advances in both hardware and software technologies to provide the most comprehensive resolution to current and future customer IT requirements
- Analyses areas of operation that need upgrade or modifications to the LAN and its equipment such as router, switches and hubs also installation of network and fiber optic cables, and telephone wires
- Developed and wrote detailed procedures for installation, use, and troubleshooting of communications hardware systems, suites and software to include original OPS Comm
Flight Chief Special Missions Flight
193 SOCS, Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Fort Indiantown Gap, PA
02.2010 - 06.2016
- Managed 3 unique work centers manned by 40 airmen, developed performance standards, establishing and implementing training and workload scheduling, establishing workload priorities and providing feedback and member assessments.
- Quality Assurance NCO – Initiated the squadron’s first QA program from the ground up. We were the first to utilize MICT and provide oversight to squadron programs. I conducted managerial, personnel and equipment evaluations, insuring unit leadership is informed as to status of its warfighting readiness.
- SOCS Tactical COMSEC Responsible Officer – Prior to 2010 I managed the wings largest COMSEC account, trained over 45 user annually, supporting training and real world contingency operations.
- Developed new UTC based training system creating a more diverse Cyber Warrior to meet AFSOC’s demanding deployment and operations tempo.
- 15 years of planning exercises - Planned semi-annual unit field exercises and annual training summer camp’s, coordinated all aspects with squadron leadership and host base working funding and budgeting, equipment and personnel transportation, lodging and training schedule of events.
- Served as deployed J6 on more than 15 separate OEF and OIF contingency operations since 2001. Supporting Joint US, NATO and Coalition forces supervisor communication’s personnel, providing leadership and customers detailed plans of action for improving IT process, current and future equipment sustainment and lifecycle plans, recommended courses of action for equipment deployment, employment and re-deployment. Briefing leadership on policy and directives for administrating IT systems to include hardware and software.
- Equipment Custodian - Perform duties as the primary EC managing over $7M in tactical equipment assets, worked directly with AFSOC and 193 LRS in procurement, sustainment and equipment lifecycle. Represented the squadron during semi-annual inventory inspections of all Property Book and CACRL assets. I also managed two ADPE equipment accounts for computer hardware and peripheral devices.
- Budgeting and funds management – I’ve been a IMPAC card holder and supply custodian since 2000, I have obligated more than $1M in O&M funds supporting communication and aircraft requirements for home station and contingency support worldwide. Worked in close coordination with 193 Contracting Office, 193 Comptroller Flight and HQ AFSOC working MIPR’s, FORM 9’s and unfunded requirements.
- Chairs and participates in meeting and discussions, attends IT conferences discussing of wide range of IT related initiatives, problem solving, and special projects with base management and customers.
- 20 years of outstanding relationship with HQ AFSOC Plans and Mobility division working budgetary, UTC training, manpower and equipment initiatives.
- Provided sounds advice and briefed Wing, Group and Squadron Commanders on personnel, training and equipment statuses, outlining detailed plan to insure units training and equipment shortfalls are identified and a detailed plan is developed to address and correct any deficiencies.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Information Technology
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL2021
CIVILIAN EDUCATION Quality Assurance Course -
Air Force Quality Assurance
Keesler AFB, MS2013
M COMPTIA Security Plus Certified - undefined
IAW DoD
Senior NCO Distance Learning Course Completed -
Senior NCO Academy
2013
MS - undefined
Ground Radio Communications Technical School
2001
General Courses 12 Credit - undefined
Burlington County College
1989
Skills
- Strategic Manager
- Process Improvement
- Team Leader
- Solution Focused
- Professional Relationships
- Project Management
- Air Force Core Values
- Dependable
- Punctual
- Strategic Planning
- Staff Management
- Resource Manager
Affiliations
Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States
Timeline
Senior Enlisted Leader
193d Special Operations Communications Squadron
06.2020 - Current
Senior Enlisted Leader
Joint Special Operations Command - South
01.2020 - 06.2020
Senior Enlisted Leader
Joint Special Operations Command - Africa
07.2016 - 01.2017
IT Supervisor - Technician
193 Special Operations Communications Squadron
03.2014 - Current
Flight Chief Special Missions Flight
193 SOCS, Pennsylvania Air National Guard
02.2010 - 06.2016
Associate of Applied Science - Information Technology
Community College of The Air Force
CIVILIAN EDUCATION Quality Assurance Course -
Air Force Quality Assurance
M COMPTIA Security Plus Certified - undefined
IAW DoD
Senior NCO Distance Learning Course Completed -
Senior NCO Academy
MS - undefined
Ground Radio Communications Technical School
General Courses 12 Credit - undefined
Burlington County College
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