Michael Schumacher
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Results driven problem-solver with 21 years of military experience and 14 years in demanding leadership positions. Extensive management experience both at home and abroad in various fields including Munitions, Materiel Management, Vehicle Management, Executive Officer, Academic Instructor, Logistics, Engineering, Force Protection, and Command. Highly skilled, adaptable leader adept at working with personnel from diverse demographics, countries of origin, and cultural backgrounds. Ability to apply numerous professional skills to organizations and teams of all sizes in a variety of situations and environments. Lifelong learner always eager to expand knowledge, skills, and abilities to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and morale in a team environment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Commander
United States Air Force
San Antonio, TX
05.2023 - Current
- Leads 250 staff and 9000 technical training students per year across three states.
- Oversees skills training in recruiting, materiel management, logistics plans, weapons/ground safety, aerospace physiology, vehicle management & career enlisted aviation.
- Directs a $3 Million dollar budget, prioritized XX purchases that XX.
- Executed recruiter training surge, built social media/podcast lab and established "Seats to Streets" initiative to correct 11% recruiting shortfall.
- Drove tech training transformation strategy through airfield project that innovated aviator, military working dog, federal agency, and joint military training.
Director of Operations
United States Air Force
San Antonio, TX
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Responsible for technical training operations including program management, special projects, infrastructure, and professional development for over 9,250 students, military, civilian, and contracted workforce members.
- Oversees course development, training workshops, and the student pipeline across 8 flights in recruiting, materiel management, logistics plans, weapons safety, ground safety, aerospace physiology, and career enlisted aviation.
- Developed and executed "Training Fridays" to improve cross-communication, team building, staff skills, wellness, and physical training with cadre and students.
Director of Air and Ground Operations Branch
United States Air Force
San Antonio, TX
09.2020 - 09.2022
- Directs the Air Force Continuous Evaluation Inspection Program at 77 Air Force Installations, partners with local Inspector General Offices to implement improvement plans for negative trends items.
- Manages multiple programs including the Commercial Motor Vehicle Licensing Program and Official Use Program impacting enterprise distribution logistics.
- Provides policy interpretation and implementation across the Air Force.
- Crisis Action Team lead for Hurricane Ida and Afghanistan withdrawl. Produced situational reports for General Officers and deployed 82 members to support 124,000 refugees.
Director of Traffic Management Branch
United States Air Force
San Antonio, TX
09.2019 - 09.2020
- Oversaw the Air Force Continuous Evaluation Program at 77 Installations across 9 MAJCOMs, partnering with local Inspector General Offices.
- Managed various programs including Premium Class Travel Program, Passenger Travel Program, Cargo Movement Program impacting Total Force enterprise logistics.
- Directed team that planned and executed Senior Leader Conference for over 1,000 leaders and 4 Innovation-focused Mission Activity Working Groups. Authored key initiatives for yearly Command strategy.
Director of Logistics, Engineering, & Force Protection
United States Air Force
San Antonio, TX
11.2017 - 09.2019
- Directs Cyber Mission Force Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection for the 24th Air Force, Air Forces Cyber, and Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber.
- Leads an 11 member team in providing guidance, policy, and recommendations to over 15,000 personnel.
- Delivers analysis and Courses of Action to General Officer's and senior civilian leaders, directly influencing a Higher Headquarters Staff, 2 Wings, an Operations Center, and 85 Geographically Separated Units
- Oversees deployment operations to 15 different world-wide locations.
- Provides oversight for $115 million dollar construction program and new Military Construction requirements.
- Managed design charrette for $1.6 billion dollar campus plan for consolidated Air Force cyber facilities.
Director of Logistics and Engineering
Joint Special Operations Command
Iraq
03.2017 - 11.2017
- Supervised materiel management and air cargo personnel to procure essential materiel for 293 Special Operations members operating 49 aircraft, flying over 4,500 sorties
- Defined, reviewed, processed, and executed contract requirements for deployed military forces.
- Managed, and accounted for, inventory in 3 countries valued at over $8.7 million dollars.
- Planned and executed 69 off-base trips, traveling over 1,200 miles in Iraq to negotiate contracts on 1,400 resupply items with foreign vendors and business owners.
- Resupplied 8 forward combat locations enabling U.S. and Iraqi forces to execute in the area of responsibility.
- Awarded the Joint Commendation Medal with Combat Device.
Course Director
United States Air Force
Dayton, OH
03.2015 - 03.2017
- Designed, improved, and administered 5 professional continuing education military courses.
- Instructed 690 Air Force Officers over 500 hours on Combat Logistics.
- Coordinated review and validation of 45 course suite delivering logistics education to over 24,000 Air Force students.
- Participated in Headquarters Air Force career field workshop, improved and redesigned education and training plan for 3,000 logistics officers.
- Prudently managed $54 thousand dollar annual travel budget.
- Liaison to foreign delegations, fostered international education partnerships.
- Marketed School of Systems and Logistics courses in professional journal.
Full-Time Graduate Student
United States Air Force
Dayton, OH
08.2013 - 03.2015
- Authored goal-setting research pertaining to C-17 pilot motivation and how it impacts fuel efficiency.
Vehicle Operations Flight Commander
United States Air Force
Ramstein, Germany
12.2011 - 07.2013
- Led 130 member multinational team responsible for all transportation at a major military operations location.
- Fulfilled 11,000 transportation requests moving 46,000 passengers and 3,700 tons of cargo, garnering a 93% on-time sortie generation rate.
- Managed 184 vehicle fleet valued at $14.9 million dollars.
- Executed Europe's largest protocol mission moving over 3,000 distinguished visitors including the Vice President, Senators, Governors, General Officers, and celebrities on USO tours.
- Negotiated reduced local national shifts during Sequestration saving the government $701 thousand dollars per year.
- Competitively boarded and selected to the Air Force Institute of Technology Master’s program.
Executive Officer
United States Air Force
Ramstein, Germany
01.2011 - 12.2011
- Led 9-person staff in completing Higher Headquarters tasks, staff summary packages, member evaluations, and award packages.
- Aided Logistics Readiness Group Commander with travel, presentations, promotion packages, and personnel actions.
- Represented Group and Deputy Group Commander at working groups, cells, boards, panels, and routine meetings.
- Coordinated logistics across 4 Air Force Squadrons comprised of 1,053 personnel.
- Communicated leadership guidance and direction to lower echelons, supported policy formulation, reviewed and developed briefings, proofread administrative documents.
- Selected for contingency support to guide cargo operations for Libya crisis.
- Deployed 323 personnel and 884 tons of equipment to support front-line effort.
Materiel Management Flight Commander
United States Air Force
Ramstein, Germany
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Managed United States Air Forces in Europe largest supply account consisting of 735 thousand supply items allocated to 407 customer accounts valued at $522 million dollars.
- Responsible for aircraft parts warehouse operations, ensuring 24-hour C-17, C-130, and C-5 Operations.
- Monitored and replenished aircraft parts deployment kits for downrange warfighters.
- Key leader in Operational Readiness Inspection equipping 571 personnel from two Wings with essential equipment to deploy.
Education
Master of Science - Logistics And Supply Chain Management
Air Force Institute of Technology
Dayton, OH03-2015
Master of Art - International Relations
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK12-2012
Bachelor of Science - Criminology
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ12-2009
Associate in Applied Science - Munitions Systems Technology
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL08-2006
Skills
- Strategy Foresight and Execution
- Executive Communication
- Organizational Alignment
- Innovative Leadership
- Public Speaking
- Change Management
- Board Governance
- Community Leadership
- Cross-Functional Team Building
- Employee Development and Retention
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Project Management
- Financial Prioritization and Budgeting
- Infrastructure Planning
- Distribution Logistics
- Vehicle Fleet Management
- Materiel Management
- Policy Analysis
- Human Resources
- Key Performance Indicator Development
Additional Education Training
- Munitions Inspector School
- Airman Leadership School
- Air Force Officer Field Training
- Air and Space Basic Course
- Evasion and Conduct after Capture
- Log 299, Combat Logistics
- Logistics Readiness Officer Course, Distinguished Graduate
- Logistics Readiness Officer Contingency Operations Course
- Logistics Readiness Officer Distribution Operations Course
- Fieldcraft Hostile
- Contingency Wartime Planners Course
- Air Mobility Command High-Flight Graduate
- Wright Patterson LEADership Program
- Squadron Officer School
- Air Command and Staff College
- Air Force Leadership Development Course
- Air Education and Training Command Squadron Commander's Course
Professional Achievements
South Texas Youth for Christ, Board of Directors & Governance Committee Vice-Chair * Licensed Realtor, State of Texas * Professional Deployment, Distribution, Transportation Certification Program Level III * Air Combat Command Logistics Readiness Staff Officer of the Year * San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Alamo Federal Recognition Award, Deployed Category * Air University Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award Air Force Institute of Technology, School of Systems & Logistics Company Grade Officer of the Year (2015 & 2016) * 86th Logistics Readiness Group Company Grade Officer of the Year (2011 & 2012), Logistics Readiness Officer Course Distinguished Graduate * Scholarships for Outstanding Airmen, Air Force Commissioning Program * Airman Leadership School John L. Levitow Leader and Scholar Award Recipient * Logistics Officers Association National Scholarship Recipient * Pitsenbarger Academic Achievement Award * 56th Maintenance Group Airman of the YeaR *** Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal with Combat Device (Iraq), Meritorious Service Medal with 2 devices, Air Force Commendation Medal with 2 device, Air Force Achievement Medal with 3 devices
Clearance
Top Secret/SCI
Timeline
Commander
United States Air Force
05.2023 - Current
Director of Operations
United States Air Force
09.2022 - 05.2023
Director of Air and Ground Operations Branch
United States Air Force
09.2020 - 09.2022
Director of Traffic Management Branch
United States Air Force
09.2019 - 09.2020
Director of Logistics, Engineering, & Force Protection
United States Air Force
11.2017 - 09.2019
Director of Logistics and Engineering
Joint Special Operations Command
03.2017 - 11.2017
Course Director
United States Air Force
03.2015 - 03.2017
Full-Time Graduate Student
United States Air Force
08.2013 - 03.2015
Vehicle Operations Flight Commander
United States Air Force
12.2011 - 07.2013
Executive Officer
United States Air Force
01.2011 - 12.2011
Materiel Management Flight Commander
United States Air Force
01.2010 - 01.2011
Master of Science - Logistics And Supply Chain Management
Air Force Institute of Technology
Master of Art - International Relations
University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Science - Criminology
Arizona State University
Associate in Applied Science - Munitions Systems Technology
Community College of The Air Force
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