Tom Wells Selected as Speaker for NCMA’s 2018 World Congress
Mr. Tom Wells, SES, DAF (Ret), has been selected as a speaker for the National Contract Management Association’s (NCMA) 2018 World Congress. Mr. Wells will discuss commonly used industry proposal management processes and related lessons learned in a workshop scheduled for Monday, July 23, 2018, at 10:30 am. Mr. Wells will also be one of five senior industry and government leaders participating in a main stage discussion...
2018 AA&S Presentation: Airworthiness Risk and MIL-HDBK-516C; Dayton Aerospace Discusses how Industry can Facilitate Successful Certification Efforts
Dayton Aerospace recently presented Airworthiness Risk and MIL-HDBK-516C at the 2018 Aircraft Airworthiness & Sustainment (AA&S) Conference held April 23-26 in Washington, DC. Authored by airworthiness experts, Colonel Wayne Johnson, US Air Force (USAF) (Ret), and Ms. Dawn McGarvey-Buchwalder, former USAF Airworthiness Office branch chief, the presentation discussed lessons learned during industry participation in the USAF airworthiness certification process, with a specific focus on risk and how it is handled during...
Dayton Aerospace Welcomes Jorge Gonzalez, Former USAF Technical Airworthiness Authority (TAA) and AFLCMC/EN-EZ Director of Engineering
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Jorge Gonzalez, SES, DAF (Ret), has joined Dayton Aerospace as a senior associate. He recently retired from the USAF as the director of engineering, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Engineering Directorate (AFLCMC/EN-EZ), where he was responsible for providing qualified engineering and technical management resources (organize, train, and equip responsibilities) to all AFLCMC program executive officer (PEO) programs. Dual-hatted, Mr. Gonzalez also held the role of USAF Technical Airworthiness Authority (TAA)...
Kevin “Buck” Buckley, Former Mobility Program Executive Officer (PEO) Joins the Dayton Aerospace Team as Senior Associate
Join us in welcoming Mr. Kevin "Buck" Buckley, former program executive officer (PEO) for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Mobility Directorate (AFLCMC/WL), to Dayton Aerospace as a senior associate. Mr. Buckley brings over 35 years of US Air Force (USAF) and US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) acquisition experience. As PEO, he was responsible for program execution, executive management and supervision of over 200 acquisition...
Former SES and Colonel Carl “Shof” Shofner, USAF (Ret), now a Dayton Aerospace Associate
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Carl "Shof" Shofner, recently retired US Air Force (USAF) program executive officer (PEO), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate (AFLCMC/HI), has joined Dayton Aerospace as an associate. Shof has over 35 years of experience leading people, executing successful programs, solving technical challenges, managing billion-dollar budgets, and overseeing operations...
Mr. Paul Sagasser, Computer Systems and Software Expert, joins Dayton Aerospace
Dayton Aerospace welcomes Mr. Paul Sagasser, computer systems and software technical expert and former chief engineer for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Mobility Directorate, Aircraft Survivability Division (AFLCMC/WLY), as our newest senior associate. In his most recent role, he was the technical authority for all LAIRCM matters...
Competitive Strategies for Systems Acquisition and Life Cycle Management: A Practical Guide for Program Managers
Dayton Aerospace authored Competitive Strategies for Systems Acquisition and Life Cycle Management: A Practical Guide for Program Managers to provide industry and government acquisition workforces with information and practical support for planning and effectively implementing competitive acquisition strategies...
Former F-35 Director of Autonomic Logistics, Colonel Dan Sny, USAF (Ret), is Senior Associate
Dayton Aerospace is pleased to announce that Colonel Dan Sny, USAF (Ret), has joined the company as a senior associate. Dan has over 30 years of Department of Defense (DOD) logistics, maintenance and acquisition experience with extensive leadership and team building skills. He is a...
AWB-320: Aerial Refueling and 516C Airworthiness Determination Form added to the Airworthiness Library
The following documents have been added to our USAF Airworthiness Certification Documentation Library: AWB 320: Aerial Refueling, dated 3 March 2017, and Airworthiness Determination Form (ADF) 516C, dated 3 March 2017.
Dayton Aerospace Welcomes Rear Admiral Randy Mahr, USN (Ret), former Deputy PEO and Deputy Director, F-35
Dayton Aerospace is pleased to announce that Rear Admiral Randy Mahr, US Navy (Ret) has joined the company as an Associate. Randy is a seasoned defense acquisition executive with over 30 years of engineering and management...