Jonathan Creer
Provo,UT
Summary
Experienced strategic leader with director-level experience in aviation operations, management, and planning. Holding a Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance, I bring over 25+ years of proven leadership in strategic, operational, and small team organizational leadership. Track record includes successful achievements in aviation operations, program and project management, logistics planning, risk management, and instructional training programs in both conventional and high-risk conflict environments. Complex innovator with executive-level writing and communication skills, technical and tactical competencies, sound judgment, and innate problem-solving abilities. Excels at coordinating complex tasks, influencing external organizations, and solving intricate problems in both large and small organizations. Comprehensive background in aviation operations, risk management, curriculum and technical training, mentoring, and personnel management. Experienced leader who inspires trust at every echelon. Humble, approachable, and intelligent style focused on mastering organization and team effectiveness. Supported by Master of Science (MS), Master of Art (MA), and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Commander - Detachment 855
U.S. Air Force Active Duty
01.2022 - Current
- Leads, as the University Department Chair and Military Commander, a diverse team of leaders who provide university level curriculum instruction and oversee officer development for over 175 officer candidates
- Manages Air Force developed academic curriculum and instruction plan across a four-year civilian university officer development program
- Ensures candidates complete requirements in parallel with officer development program for graduation and commissioning
- Serves as hiring authority for select group of officer and non-commissioned officer cadre who provide university instruction and program management in support of 200 cadets in a nationally competitive program
- Teaches university level academic courses designed to prepare graduates for officer selection and commissioning in a full spectrum of career fields across the Air Force and Space Force
- Seamlessly integrates university curriculum with leadership practicum training and training activities to meet officer commissioning objectives of 4-year program
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Division Chief | Director of Operations
Multinational Coordination Center
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Executive leader / Division Chief for U.S
- Headquarters Africa Command consisting of 35 international liaison officers for European / NATO Allies with operations and partnerships in African countries
- Led 10 Headquarters and 30 dispersed employees representing all military services, civil servants, and contractors with foreign area and international relations expertise toward the common goal of security cooperation across 53 Nations
- Led all senior leader engagement preparations and program advisement for defense leaders
- Synchronized strategic planning and engagement across a whole of government approach
- Managed multi-national and inter-agency strategy for security partnerships across 53 African nations
- Synchronized staff, managed senior leader engagements and mil-to-mil leadership coordination across 53 nation partner building strategy
Air Expeditionary Group Commander | Regional Director of Operations – West Africa
U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Directed operations, facilities management, construction, and international partnership responsibilities for two U.S bases in West Africa
- Commanded U.S. personnel across four locations and three Military installations in West Africapredominantly Niger
- Led 7 organizational squadron commanders with 1200+ military members to direct operations and management of two bases
- Led base operations and support through construction and management of infrastructure and runway operations
- Advanced several strategic initiatives for U.S Joint forces and partner nation polices directed at security cooperation and development
- Managed $40 million austere airfield construction project to support joint and partner strategy
- Ensured successful project completion by establishing clear objectives, milestones, and communication channels.
- Standardized operational procedures across all regional locations to ensure consistency in quality and performance.
Division Chief | Director of Missile Defense and Space Strategy - Europe
U.S. Air Force, Department Of Defense
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Directed strategic engagement with NATO and European Allies to support strategic planning and operational Command and Control of missile defense and space operations in the European Area of Responsibility leveraging U.S., NATO, and key Allied’ capabilities
- Led team of subject matter experts through key leader engagements across 33 nation' headquarters and Command and Control locations
- Ensured long range strategic partnership engagements remained synchronized with current and emerging technologies, training, and contingency planning
- Led team of subject matter experts through initial standup of U.S Space Command’s strategy to integrate space operations into U.S European Command’s contingency operations
Student
Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Completed in-residence graduate school for National Security and Resources Strategy, program focused on strategic leadership with an intensive curriculum on national security studies, economics, defense strategy, resourcing, acquisition, and the global industrial base
- Selected for elite U.S And European Space Launch Industry seminar, completed 6-month immersion across full spectrum of space industry satelite, launch manufacturing and launch operations facilities
Squadron Commander | Director of Operations, B-1 Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School
U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Managed strategic planning, syllabus development and instructor certifications for elite combat training unit
- Led combat training organization providing advanced weapons training to operational combat aircrew instructors focused on complex combat scenarios, defensive employment tactics, and effective weapon usage
- Oversaw all operations for fleet of $300 million aircraft, led maintenance and operational requirements to support training syllabus and larger organizational integration requirements with 21 other specific combat aircraft training unit programs
U.S. Air Force Officer | Tactical & Operational Airpower Subject Matter Expert
U.S. Air Force
01.1997 - 01.2010
- 10 year combat aviation subject matter expert and Leader during numerous tactical and headquarters level positions across the U.S. and Europe. Supported long-range strike bomber and other combat and training operations during worldwide contingency operations and deployments
- Served as Chief of strategy planning at European Air Operations Center.
- Led team of 20 to develop combat aviation plans and strategic objectives during peacetime and contingency operations
- Completed two in-residence graduate programs focused on management and strategic leadersship
Education
Master of Science (M.S.) - Military and Strategic Leadership
Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
01.2017
Master of Arts (MA) - Military Strategy and Air Power History
School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
Maxwell, AL01.2010
Master of Arts (MA) - Operational Art and Science
Air Command and Staff College
Maxwell, AL01.2009
Master of Business Administration -
Touro University
Sacramento, CA01.2008
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - International Relations
Brigham Young University
01.1996
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Operations Leadership
- Project Management
- Safety & Risk Analysis
- Complex Aviation Operations
- Cross Functional Leadership
- Portfolio Management
- Training Program Management
- Strategic Partner Alignment
- Resource Planning / Forecasting
- Oral / Written Communications
- University Level Professor
Timeline
Commander - Detachment 855
U.S. Air Force Active Duty
01.2022 - Current
Division Chief | Director of Operations
Multinational Coordination Center
01.2020 - 01.2022
Air Expeditionary Group Commander | Regional Director of Operations – West Africa
U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense
01.2019 - 01.2020
Division Chief | Director of Missile Defense and Space Strategy - Europe
U.S. Air Force, Department Of Defense
01.2016 - 01.2019
Student
Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
01.2015 - 01.2016
Squadron Commander | Director of Operations, B-1 Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School
U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense
01.2013 - 01.2015
U.S. Air Force Officer | Tactical & Operational Airpower Subject Matter Expert
U.S. Air Force
01.1997 - 01.2010
Master of Arts (MA) - Military Strategy and Air Power History
School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
Master of Arts (MA) - Operational Art and Science
Air Command and Staff College
Master of Business Administration -
Touro University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - International Relations
Brigham Young University
Master of Science (M.S.) - Military and Strategic Leadership
Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
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