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JOSEPH A. GENTILE

Rio Rancho,USA

Summary

ATC – Enterprise Training Manager CAE USA – Enterprise Training System and Flight Operations Manager Alpha-Omega Change Engineering (AOCE) – Deputy Integrated Product Team (IPT) Training Manager Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMCO) - Deputy Integrated Product Team (IPT) Training Manager; Chief of Flightline and Aircrew Operations; Staff Instructional System Designer (ISD). United States Air Force (USAF) - MH-53J/M Special Operations Helicopter Aircrew Member/Program Manager/Academic Platform Instructor/Flight Instructor and Evaluator; Active DoD Secret Clearance.

Professional with strong background in training and development, prepared to drive impactful learning initiatives. Expertise in designing and implementing effective training programs, fostering team collaboration, and adapting to changing needs. Known for delivering results, enhancing employee performance, and ensuring consistent growth through strategic training solutions. Equipped with excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills, making reliable and adaptable asset to any organization.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Enterprise Training Manager

ATC
10.2023 - Current
  • Operationally manage three remote training sites: Davis-Monthan AFB, Moody AFB and Joint Base Andrews, providing direction for daily operational needs
  • Single point of contact to the Government Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at the remote training sites for contract compliance
  • Provide oversight for the implementation, modifications, operation, and maintainability for twelve AC/HC/MC-130J, HH-60, CV-22 and UH-1N training devices
  • Construct and sustain production forecaster for AC/HC/MC-130J and UH-1N student production and Contract Instructor (CI) staffing requirements and projections
  • Drive student and instructor schedule, instructor readiness and operations, and aircrew training device equivalent to: 750 students trained, 18,145 hrs
  • Aircrew training device usage, and manage 90 full-time union employees, producing 92,564 instructional training hours per year

Enterprise Training System and Contractor’s Requesting Official (CRO) Flight Operations Manager

CAE USA/AOCE
10.2016 - 09.2024
  • Operationally manage three remote KDAM training sites: Davis-Monthan AFB, Moody AFB and Joint Base Andrews, providing direction to subcontractor as required
  • Single point of contact to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at the remote training sites for contract compliance
  • Engineered Flight Operations as Contractor’s Requesting Official (CRO) by formalizing government required Flight and Ground Procedures document which establishes operating contract standards; controlled the hiring and managed daily operations of personnel to two different USAF MDS aircraft
  • Provide oversight for the execution, modifications, support reliability, utilization, and maintainability for twelve AC/HC/MC-130J and two UH-1N training devices
  • Construct and sustain production forecaster for AC/HC/MC-130J and UH-1N student production and Contract Instructor (CI) staffing requirements
  • Lead daily and weekly student and instructor scheduling, instructor readiness and operations, and aircrew training device equivalent to: 750 students trained, 18,145 hrs
  • Aircrew training device usage, and manage 90 full-time union employees, producing 88,675 instructional training hours per year

Deputy Integrated Production Team Training Manager, Chief of Flightline and Aircrew Operations, Training System Analysis (TSA) Project Manager, and Senior Instructional Designer

Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMCO)
08.2005 - 09.2016
  • Deputy IPT Lead for the AC/HC/MC-130J and HH-60G Mission Design Series (MDS)
  • Single-point of accountability for Aircrew Training Devices to include Full Motion Simulators and Weapon System Training Devices
  • Directed availability, performance, modifications, support reliability, utilization, and maintainability for six HC/MC-130J training devices
  • Shaped annual government training student throughput requirements; aligned capacity and utilization with CI requirements; provided advice and recommendations to the government to ensure on-time training for student aircrews
  • Directed daily operations to include; scheduling, instructor availability and utilization, and aircrew training device equivalent to: 100 students trained, 10,557 hrs
  • Aircrew training device usage, and manage 79 full-time union employees, producing 49,059 instructional training hours per year
  • Reported all MDS Training Systems availability and status during weekly and monthly stakeholder progress meetings; including device modification updates, as well as conducting risk assessment analysis to the overall training program
  • Established the hiring, scheduling, and daily operations of eight civilian aircrew Contract Flying Instructors (CFIs); monitored flight-scheduling program designed to teach helicopter operations to active duty, National Guard and USAF Reserve combat aircrew members; ensured compliance with all USAF and company directives and procedures
  • Researched, developed, and enforced governing policies and standards; created Flight and Ground Procedures for CFIs required by contract, which included goals and objectives, established new flight safety program utilizing military and civilian regulatory compliance guidelines resulting in zero flight safety accidents or incidents
  • Served as Project leader responsible for the management, development, delivery, evaluation of a ten-person team in completing a Training System Analysis (TSA) for the HH-60G
  • Senior Instructional Systems Designer/Developer managing academic classroom, simulator and self-paced interactive courseware; design, develop, implement and assess informatics skill-based learning products to meet training requirements for USAF Fixed-Wing and Rotary-Wing Aircrew Technical Training programs
  • Designed, authored, and updated the USAF Fixed-Wing and Rotary-Wing Aircrew Technical training curriculum
  • Performed Front-End Analysis to include writing lesson objectives, knowledge-based test questions mapped to training task requirements and lesson objectives and conducted media analysis to ensure student interactivity

Education

M.S. - Business Administration

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
12.2012

M.S. - Project Management

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
05.2011

B.S. - Adult Workforce Education and Development

Southern Illinois University
05.2006

A.A.S. - Instructor in Technology in Military Science

Community College of the Air Force
02.2005

A.A.S. - Aircraft Armament System Technology

Community College of the Air Force
12.2003

Skills

  • Contractor’s Requesting Official (CRO)
  • USAF Programmed Flying Training (PFT)
  • Formal USAF Schoolhouse Training Operations
  • USAF Syllabi of Instruction and Courseware Development
  • Vision, Strategy, Policy, and Procedure Development
  • Business Process Management
  • Program optimization
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Written and oral communication
  • Strategic thinker
  • Exceptional communicator
  • Adaptive learning
  • Training methods
  • Project management

Specializedtrainingandcertifications

  • New Mexico Game & Fish Hunter Safety Instructor
  • LM21 Green Belt Certification Curriculum/Six Sigma/Lean Management
  • Risk Management for Supervisors—Safety
  • Proficient in all Microsoft programs to include Microsoft Project

Timeline

Enterprise Training Manager

ATC
10.2023 - Current

Enterprise Training System and Contractor’s Requesting Official (CRO) Flight Operations Manager

CAE USA/AOCE
10.2016 - 09.2024

Deputy Integrated Production Team Training Manager, Chief of Flightline and Aircrew Operations, Training System Analysis (TSA) Project Manager, and Senior Instructional Designer

Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMCO)
08.2005 - 09.2016

M.S. - Project Management

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

B.S. - Adult Workforce Education and Development

Southern Illinois University

A.A.S. - Instructor in Technology in Military Science

Community College of the Air Force

A.A.S. - Aircraft Armament System Technology

Community College of the Air Force

M.S. - Business Administration

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
JOSEPH A. GENTILE