Mark Franco
Beaverton,OR
Summary
Forward-thinking Operations Specialist bringing 12 years of expertise in airborne sensor employment in the United States Navy, adept at operations management and staff motivation.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor
United States Navy
07.2018 - Current
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to supervise a team of 40 personnel to ensure mission readiness, efficiency and organized workflow
- Oversaw daily operations, supervising 11 helicopters, and 90 aircrew. Ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks, resulting in operational and deployment readiness
- Flew 310 flight hours and instructed 492 hours, resulting in 184 fleet replacements to graduate.
- Led 8 junior sailors in scheduling 20,171 flight hours, through 8,903 trains events and maintained a 90% completion rate.
- Instructed 6 students and ensured the safe expenditure of 7,200 rounds of ammunition.
- Maintained 41 NATOPS publications, certified 21 NATOPS jackets and ensured that 315 qualifications were up to date.
Manager
United States Navy
05.2015 - 07.2018
- Hand selected by peers as the squadron NATOPS instructor, delicately managing 3 detachments, 1 CVN element encompassing 31 aircrew NATOPS jackets, 203 qualifications, and 75 hours of operational training.
- Trained and managed 3 personal in daily schedule writing, the upkeep of command master flight files, log book data entries for 70 pilots, and aircrew.
- Leadership assisted in the safe completion of 4,771 class A mishap-free flight hours.
- Provided passenger briefs to 520 personnel during a critical fly-off.
- Qualified 3 aircrewman naval aviation warfare specialist, 5 enlisted air warfare specialist, and completed 12 ACTC qualification upgrades encompassing 114 graded events for 27 aircrewman, Hand selected board member for 2 pilot tactical boards.
- Deployed in the seventh fleet, executed 120 hours which maintained the maritime picture and was critical in the identification of all contacts of interest. Facilitated 130 hours of intelligence briefs, ensuring flight crews were ready for all operations.
Specialist
United Stated Navy
07.2012 - 05.2015
- Flew 189 flight hours and was instrumental in completing 75 sorties and 18 grade sheer for pilots and aircrew.
- Astonishing initiate led to the completion of qualifications 14 months ahead of schedule.
- Volunteered for supply position and was responsible for ordering 26 gear items for pilots and aircrew. Ensuring all aircrew and pilots would be safely outfitted for flight operations.
Education
Active Security Clearance -
TS/SCI
San Diego, CA11.2023
Naval Certificate of Completion -
Advanced Leadership Development
San Diego, CA08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH07.2020
Naval Certificate of Completion - Aviation Safety Training
Crew Resource Management Instructor School
San Diego03.2020
Accomplishments
- Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2018)- For effective management and operational readiness of an imperative program
- Second Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2018)-For 4 years of outstanding service as command Assistant Training/Operations Lead and Naval Air Training Operating Procedures standardization Lead
- Third Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2022)- For evaluating 8 squadrons Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization in-lieu of Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific
- Navy Good Conduct Medal - For 12 consecutive years of honorable and outstanding performance, leadership, and military behavior
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Catalan
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Supervisor
United States Navy
07.2018 - Current
Manager
United States Navy
05.2015 - 07.2018
Specialist
United Stated Navy
07.2012 - 05.2015
Active Security Clearance -
TS/SCI
Naval Certificate of Completion -
Advanced Leadership Development
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Southern New Hampshire University
Naval Certificate of Completion - Aviation Safety Training
Crew Resource Management Instructor School