Michelle Beck - Palomar College

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· Led 50-person plus team to organize and execute 2-day air show; 260 participants, over 65,000 attendees; 10%
under budget.
· Rated by group commander #1 of 42 CGOs and selected over 14 peers as Base Comm and Info CGO of Year.
· Attended 6 weeks Advanced Network Training.
1/04-1/05 Commander, Mission Systems Flight: Led 32-person team maintaining communications, air traffic
control and landing systems worth $51 million. Managed $2.1 million budget.
· Implemented $3.2 million mobile radio upgrade project; completed 3 years early/$1.2 million under budget.
· Expedited $330,000 fiber installation, 400% more bandwidth for Global Hawk imagery transfer to analysts.
· Led team that achieved 99% Presidential High Frequency uptime rates; 4% above Command average.
· Rated by squadron commander #2 of 10 company grade officers in squadron.
1/03-1/04 Chief Navigator of Training Flight, Instructor Navigator, RC-135: Led 6-person team managing
training for 150 assigned officers, including curriculum development and classroom training.
· Coordinated in-flight refueling and designed aircraft orbits, maximizing intelligence collection and preventing
friendly fire casualties in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM; awarded Air Medal.
· Planned successful movement of RC-135 aircraft operations from Saudi Arabia to Qatar.
· Designed improved operating procedures, resulting in 0 mishaps in 150 missions flown over Iraq.
· Coordinated successful rescue of aircrew members from 2 downed helicopters and an F/A-18.
· Contributed to crew being selected as Air Force Reconnaissance Crew of Year.
7/97-1/03 Chief of Squadron Safety, Instructor Navigator, RC-135: Led 4-person team providing risk
management, planning and training for 142-person RC-135 squadron with 16 aircraft worth $2.5 billion.
· Designed orbits and flew 50 SOUTHERN WATCH and 10 ENDURING FREEDOM intelligence collection
missions; resulted in 100% mission effectiveness and zero coalition losses, awarded Air Medal.
· Developed and led risk management training, contributing to over 8,000 mishap free flying hours for 16 RC-
135 aircraft in 7 worldwide locations; awarded Air Combat Command Flight Safety Award.
· Led emergency response to engine fire seconds after takeoff, safely recovered aircrew and aircraft.
· Attended 17 months Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training, 15 months RC-135 Navigator Training.
EDUCATION
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Executive MBA, degree expected December 2012
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
MS Aeronautical Science (with distinction), 2002
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
BS Computer Science, 1997
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certified since 2009
• Adjunct Instructor – Rasmussen College
• Boston Scientific Adoption Network webmaster
• Big Brothers / Big Sisters volunteer since 2000
• DoD Top Secret / SCI Security Clearance