Naval Flight Officer resume example

Augmented an Air Force test squadron tasked with high-risk, high-priority ground and flight-testing of unique, national-level test assets.

• Conducted groundbreaking airborne tests of developmental prototype aircraft and advanced tactical systems; earned the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.
• Coordinated all Navy and Marine Corps air-to-air testing and tactics training in the Nellis Training Complex.
• Managed over $14M in test and training funds.
• Coordinated with joint entities including NAVAIR, TOPGUN, and MAWTS-1 to ensure optimal training and tactics development.
• Advised National Command Authority, Unified Commands, and high-raking policy makers including DEPSECDEF, PACOM, CNAF, and visiting members of Congress on air superiority issues.

Deployed to the Gulf of Oman.

• Served in Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and NEW DAWN.
• Executed over 30 combat sorties and employed ordnance in support of ground Coalition Forces; earned the Strike Fighter Air Medal.
• Served in joint air exercise EAGLE ARENA 2010, Gianaclis Air Base, Egypt; lead numerous large-force exercises and was a key player in international technical briefings.

Served as Officer in Charge for live ordnance testing at Hill Air Force Base, UT.

• Supervised and participated in the loading and employment of eight air-to-ground munitions and two air-to-air missiles.
• Directed a detachment of over 50 squadron personnel.

Achieved Level IV Strike Fighter Weapons and Training qualification.

Instituted squadron's first womens mentorship program.

Planned and executed real-time mission control for all ISS flight dynamics including debris avoidance, rendezvous and docking for visiting vehicles, and station-keeping.

• Specialized in satellite breakup contingency planning; created and ground-tested a protection attitude and escape plan for stranded astronauts; wrote and implemented associated satellite breakup Flight Rules.
• Discovered a gap in debris-avoidance capability during Shuttle undocking and presented an analysis incorporating corrective action, later adopted by the Shuttle team, that halted risk exposure.
• Managed living documentation of flight dynamic agreements between NASA and the Russian Space Agency.
• Participated as a NASA delegate during Columbia's Search and Recovery efforts in Corsicana, TX.
• First woman certified in her position.