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Tara Cluka

Little Falls,MN

Summary

A highly organized, detail oriented professional with knowledge of airfield operations, customer service and program management abilities. Passionate about helping others with an optimistic and positive demeanor. Demonstrated experience working with multiple agencies, teams, customers and units within the Air and Army National Guard, as well as civilian entities.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Airfield Operations Specialist

MN Army National Guard
09.2019 - Current
  • Communicated daily with in-state and out-of-state aviation customers to coordinate Prior Permission Requests (PPR's) and flying missions in RFMSS.
  • Executed regular airfield inspections, identifying and reporting safety hazards or issues
  • Provided advisory tower service to aircraft to maintain a safe and secure airfield environment
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members

Production Controller - Aircraft

United States Air Force
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Assigned aircraft maintenance jobs, job control numbers, work priorities, and start and completion times for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of aircraft
  • Maintained a visual schedule of daily flying, noting deviations, cancellations, and scheduled transient aircraft
  • Communicated daily with necessary flight line support services such as, fuel/defuel, aerospace ground equipment, and civil engineer support
  • DTS Team Lead for entire Maintenance Group: Created Authorizations and Vouchers for all Deployments, TDY's and school dates
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance to all of my fellow aircraft maintainers

Guidance and Control - Avionics

United States Air Force
01.2007 - 01.2013
  • Collaborated with others to test, inspect, troubleshoot and repair aircraft instrumentation and guidance systems
  • Increased problem solving skills while installing, calibrating, aligning and maintaining integrated electronic systems


Associate Program Manager

Questar Assessment, Inc
01.2011 - 01.2016
  • Provided program management support across multiple programs and clients
  • Successfully delivered projects on-time and on budget according to the defined scope, timeline, and cost
  • Collaborated with internal cross-functional teams, which included Operations, Technology, Assessment Design and Psychometrics, Scoring Services, Customer Support, and Publishing
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions
  • Responsible for schedule management, management of out-bound and in-bound materials, and all committee meeting logistics


Education

B.S. Degree in Apparel and Textiles, with Retail Merchandising emphasis -

North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND
05.2007

Skills

    MS Office

    Attention to detail

    Customer service

    Time management

    Organization

    Verbal and written commmunication

    Dependability

    Multitasking

Timeline

Airfield Operations Specialist

MN Army National Guard
09.2019 - Current

Production Controller - Aircraft

United States Air Force
01.2013 - 01.2019

Associate Program Manager

Questar Assessment, Inc
01.2011 - 01.2016

Guidance and Control - Avionics

United States Air Force
01.2007 - 01.2013

B.S. Degree in Apparel and Textiles, with Retail Merchandising emphasis -

North Dakota State University

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