T. David Winter
Knoxville,TN
Summary
Dedicated and professional military officer with a drive to achieve excellence in all endeavors, cohesive team member with a mission focus, and leader who cares for those around him.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Y-12 System Health Manager (DoD SkillBridge)
06.2024 - Current
- Leads a group of 18 System Health experts in planning a long-term asset strategy to include major preventive maintenance activities and replacement projects for 8 major utility systems
- Provides complex troubleshooting assistance for utility systems upon failure and ensures that appropriate field work is being done as required.
Chief of Wing Flight Safety (Director)
10.2022 - 05.2024
- Responsible for the safe operation of 94 F-15Es worth over $5.6 billion; oversees 13,000 sorties and 23,000 flight hours annually
- Liaison to 15th Air Force and Air Combat Command staff; institutes higher headquarter safety policies and guidance; advises 4th Fighter Wing leadership on safety issues
- Directs eight wing flight safety programs and manages 1,800 safety requirements for over 300 aircrew
Flight Commander (Sr Manager)
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Mentors and leads 15 personnel in personal, professional, and tactical development; oversees squadron aircrew records management and intel
- Leads management and execution of day-to-day flying operations for 75 aircrew in fighter squadron with 25 aircraft worth $1.4B
Squadron Safety Officer (Manager)
10.2019 - 02.2021
- Manages and supervises squadron flight/ground/weapons safety programs; conducts monthly safety inspections and briefs
- Investigates, analyzes, and reports mishap findings to supervisors at all levels; oversees squadron safety awards programs
Executive Officer (Supervisor)
01.2017 - 06.2018
- Leads command section of four personnel performing administrative operations for 550 members in Air Education Training Command's largest operation support squadron
- Responsible for coordination, tracking, and completion of over 1,000 performance reports, decorations, awards, and promotion packages per year
Flight Scheduler (Supervisor)
06.2015 - 12.2016
- Schedules training for up to 20 students and instructor pilots daily; planning 3,800 aircraft and simulator sorties annually
Education
Master of Science - Engineering Management
The University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN05.2013
Skills
- Leadership and Decision Making
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Communication/Public Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Continuous Process Improvement
- Risk Management
- Initiative and Self-Motivation
- Scheduling and Prioritizing
- Data / Trend Analysis
Flying Assignements
F-15E Formal Training Unit Instructor Pilot, May 2022-May 2024
- Instructs aircrew through nine formal syllabi in all aspects of F-15E operations and weapons employment
F-15E Multi-Ship Flight Lead, May 2019-May 2022
- Combat ready, worldwide deployable flight lead qualified to execute all mission sets of the $54 million multi-role F-15E fighter
- Plans and executes large force joint and multinational combat operations to secure and defend national interests/assets
T-6 Instructor Pilot, June 2015-June 2018
- Instructs basic flying skills for future NATO pilots including aircraft handling, instruments, formation, and low-level navigation in multination training program
Security Clearance
Top Secret - SCI, Continuous Eval, Q-Clearance
Certification
- Safety Training, USAF Aircraft Mishap Investigation Course, USAF Flight Safety Program Management Course, 02/2020, 01/2020
- Flight Training, F-15E Instructor Course, F-15E Basic Course, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, T-6 Pilot Instructor Training, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, 05/2022 - 11/2022, 08/2018 - 05/2019, 07/2018 - 08/2018, 01/2015 - 06/2015, 10/2013 - 11/2014
Timeline
Y-12 System Health Manager (DoD SkillBridge)
06.2024 - Current
Chief of Wing Flight Safety (Director)
10.2022 - 05.2024
Flight Commander (Sr Manager)
06.2021 - 05.2022
Squadron Safety Officer (Manager)
10.2019 - 02.2021
Executive Officer (Supervisor)
01.2017 - 06.2018
Flight Scheduler (Supervisor)
06.2015 - 12.2016
Master of Science - Engineering Management
The University of Arkansas
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
The University of Tennessee