MICHAEL WALKER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE / UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE
San Pedro,CA
2
Certifications
21
years of professional experience
Safety and compliance professional with over 20 years of experience in enhancing organizational readiness and addressing inspection deficiencies. Expertise in budget execution, fleet readiness, workforce training, and risk mitigation. Conducts thorough safety inspections, documents deficiencies, and coordinates corrective actions while supporting emergency exercises. OSHA 30-trained and ICS-300 certified, equipped to make significant contributions as a Fire Safety Inspector I.
Work History
Resource Advisor & Operations Coordinator
3 Years 8 Months- Executed 100% of a $600K operating budget within two weeks of assuming responsibility, ensuring funds were properly allocated and available for organizational requirements.
- Reviewed and approved 648+ financial transactions across seven funding categories with zero discrepancies, strengthening fiscal accountability and audit readiness.
- Coordinated 30 maintenance and support actions, returning 11 vehicles to operational status, enhancing fleet availability and response capability.
- Completed $17K vehicle restoration project within two months and installed upgraded communications equipment within one month, meeting critical deadlines.
- Inspected emergency-preparedness resources across four locations, ensuring compliance with shelter, safety, and disaster-response requirements.
Training, Compliance & Emergency Preparedness Manager
3 Years- Achieved 100% training compliance for 91 personnel during pandemic conditions by modernizing qualification tracking, documentation, and training schedules.
- Developed electronic records-transfer process and standardized training for 62 personnel, enhancing certification continuity and minimizing administrative delays.
- Trained 82 personnel for an augmentation program that reduced staffing gaps and avoided approximately $600K in overtime costs.
- Conducted training for 82 personnel in augmentation program, addressing staffing gaps and preventing approximately $600K in overtime costs.
- Coordinated corrective actions across four organizational sections to eliminate 26 inspection deficiencies in under two months.
Training Program Manager
3 Years- Delivered 12 specialized training courses for 494 personnel across 96 instructor hours, increasing organizational readiness capability by 14%.
- Managed 216-hour annual training plan for over 500 personnel, ensuring compliance with qualification and readiness standards.
- Allocated $245K in training resources to enhance workforce readiness and meet operational certification requirements.
- Trained 105 personnel across nine locations, facilitating readiness for deployment in five operational areas.
- Applied process-improvement methods to streamline a scheduling system by 12%, improving access to required training and qualification appointments.
Safety, Security & Operations Supervisor
11 Years- Led a team of 11 personnel responsible for continuous operations, training, scheduling, and emergency-response readiness in a high-security environment.
- Managed responses to more than 885 priority system alarms, maintaining continuity of operations and timely resolution of security incidents.
- Managed responses to 885 priority system alarms, ensuring continuity of operations and timely resolution of security incidents.
- Produced 109 incident-prevention reports identifying risks and enhancing organizational safety and compliance controls.
- Evaluated 12 sites and six risk areas, recommending mitigation actions that increased protection for facilities, personnel, and high-value assets.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Social and Criminal Justice
Associate of Applied Science Degree - Criminal Justice
Skills
Risk assessment
Hazard analysis
Crisis management
Corrective actions
Action implementation
Data management
Compliance management
Operational assessments
Compliance audits
Emergency response training
Professional client interaction
Client interaction
Certification
Secret Security Clearance, OSHA 30-Hour Construction and Safety Training, Incident Command System (ICS)-300, Emergency Preparedness and Incident Response Training, Program of Instruction / Instructor Development Course, 80 Hours, Lean / Green Belt Process Improvement Training, Budget Execution and Resource Management Training, Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention/Response Certificate
Timeline
Resource Advisor & Operations Coordinator
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE / UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE
01.2023 - CurrentRead More
Training, Compliance & Emergency Preparedness Manager
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
01.2020 - 01.2023Read More
Training Program Manager
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
01.2017 - 01.2020Read More
Safety, Security & Operations Supervisor
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
01.2006 - 01.2017Read More
Air University
Associate of Applied Science Degree from Criminal Justice
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Ashford University
Bachelor of Science from Social and Criminal Justice
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ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Led cross-functional projects involving emergency management, safety, law enforcement, fire services, contractors, civilian employees, and organizational leadership.
- Applied established policies and procedures to inspections, corrective actions, emergency exercises, budget management, fleet readiness, and workforce training.
- Developed reports, maintained compliance documentation, briefed leadership, and tracked corrective actions to closure.
- Supported operations in the United States and Italy.
- Experienced preparing inspection records, documenting deficiencies, maintaining compliance files, and coordinating corrective actions through completion.
- Experienced working with emergency-management personnel, law-enforcement agencies, fire-service partners, organizational leaders, contractors, and civilian employees.
- Available to complete California Fire Service Training and Education requirements, including Fire Prevention IA, IB, IC, and ID, as required for the Fire Safety Inspector I position.
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Title: SAFETY, COMPLIANCE & OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL