Brandon S. Hammond bshammond122@gmail.com 619.916.7579 (Cell)

OBJECTIVE Technical project manager in the defense industry

SUMMARY Masterfully innovative leader with over fifteen years in tactical Naval Aviation, six as an instructor pilot, with experience in business & report writing, requirements analysis, statements of work, presentation. TS/SCI clearance, significant skills include:

• Project Management • Data Analysis • Quality Control

• Cost/Benefit Analysis • Supervision • Simulation Programs

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Project Management Faced with significant budgetary constraints, directed simulator Integrated Product Team to reduce overhead costs for training systems with a Common Visual Database. Costs reduced for trainers worldwide and directly benefited Foreign Military Sales program.

Data Analysis Evaluation of training and readiness required to determine ROI. Managed revolutionary project to evaluate capability of simulators. Analysis became the blueprint for Naval Aviation Enterprise and safely reduced fuel costs by over $1.0 million/year.

Quality Control Mounting number of discrepancies with trainers was impacting training. Led Integrated Product Team (IPT) during acceptance of over 10 trainers. Wrote test plans that resulted in 50% reduction of system discrepancies at delivery and optimal system architecture quality.

Cost/Benefit Analysis Contract costs for various discrepancy report fixes were escalating. Established goal of reducing existing discrepancies by 25% for worldwide family of trainers. Led several fleet discrepancy reviews and conferences, surpassed goal by 25% while phasing out older trainers.

Supervision Due to lower than normal pilot production, developed new grading criteria and courseware. Led five government civilians and 100 contractors in master syllabus revision, increased student throughput by 5%.

Simulation Programs Increased fuel prices necessitated master syllabus revision for fighter tactics. Worked to improve fidelity of flight simulators and improve threat entity scenarios while reducing the number of flight events, resulting in annual pilot production savings of over $500,000.

Brandon S. Hammond

WORK HISTORY Project Manager | Air Operations, Naval Air Forces Pacific 2015–Present Direct subordinate commands with respect to asset employment, risk management and fiscal accountability to align Naval Air Forces in the Pacific with Chief of Naval Operations guidance for outreach events and Continental U.S. air operations west of the Mississippi River. Coordinate flyovers for major sporting events, memorial/funeral services and various Navy functions and historical observances. Schedule training and execution events for F/A-18 Tactical Demonstration Team. Oversee scheduling and standardization of Air Power demonstrations from aircraft carrier. Principal Advisor | Air Operations, USS RONALD REAGAN 2013-2015 Advise CVN-76 Commanding Officer and Operations Officer on operational risk management and hazard mitigation related to night and instrument air traffic control operations for one of the twelve USN aircraft carriers. As the primary Air Watch Officer, ensure 36 sailors and four naval officers effectively operate the Carrier Air Traffic Control Center and Air Transfer Office. Project Manager | Asst CVN Schedules, Naval Air Forces Pacific 2012-2013 Track personnel deployment schedules for all Pacific Fleet naval aviation assets. Manage and disseminate deployment plans for all Pacific Fleet aviation squadrons and aircraft carriers. Project Manager | Fleet Schedules, Commander Seventh Fleet 2010-2012 Liaise with senior leaders on behalf of Seventh Fleet Commander home ported in Yokosuka, Japan. Schedule training and exercises for U.S. naval forces operating with allies and partner nations from the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Schedule port visits and operational requirements for over 80 USN ships and over 100 aircraft in Seventh Fleet area of responsibility. PREVIOUS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Fleet Project Team Chairman of IPT for tactical naval aviation training systems. Conduct initial integration and statement of work development for civilian contractors working on IPT. Develop standards of fidelity required for training and readiness to guide the efforts of the IPT. Global networking and requirements conference chairman for Contracting Officer Representatives (COR) and fleet Subject Matter Experts (SME). Integrate the Navy flight test community in simulator testing to bring about revolutionary improvements in fidelity and lay the groundwork for long-term improvements in requirements, contracting, development and testing. Spearhead reconfigurable trainer solution for forward deployed naval forces and the Navy flight test community; facilitate hardware and software concurrency. EDUCATION BS, Ocean Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD