Stephen (Steve) D. Rotta 3 Waters Edge Court * Charleston, SC 29414 * (813) 741-9240 * (813) 713-7169 sr11829ec@westpost.

net CAREER OBJECTIVE Program manager position where my 22+ years of experience will help achieve my e mployer's goals. AVAILABILITY *Retiring from United States Air Force *Terminal Leave Starts 21 Feb 2011 *Retirement Effective Date 1 May 2011 GENERAL MANAGEMENT PROFILE *Expert in managing diverse operations *Outstanding communicator and team builder *Project management *Technical and staff leadership *Schedule and budget control *Resource management SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force (USAF) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/DIRECT AND SUPERVISE *Led 300+ person cross-functional organization providing air traffic control, in telligence weather, airfield management and aircrew training services in support of worldwide flight operations. *Directed 39K allied aircraft missions delivering cargo and passengers to airfie lds in Southeast Asia. PLAN AND DEVELOP STRATEGIC INITIATIVES *Led consolidation of flying operations at r decision makers with multiple courses of ll Iraqi based US Air Force aircraft. *Created scheduling plan for 80+ personnel nd dispatch center. Integrated active duty personnel. Maximized predictability. Balad Air Base, Iraq. Provided senio action for managing redeployment of a at USAF air transportation planning a personnel with part-time USAF reserve

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT/PROJECT MANAGEMENT *Directed flight dispatcher human resource project. Managed personnel relations, authored position descriptions, and developed screening/ hiring processes Model adopted as command standard. *Led merger of USAF reserve and active duty flying operations. Developed and im plemented standard procedures resulting in seamless transition and sustainment o f air refueling operations. CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS *Coordinated transfer of information between senior USAF leaders and fielded for ces. Authored standardized satellite communications procedures improving air tr ansportation capabilities. *Prepared airfield status summaries used to manage flying operations risk. Auth ored aircraft ice and snow removal procedures doubling aircraft launch capacity during winter operations. STAFF TRAINING *Supervised training processes for a 200+ person flying training unit. Managed q ualification and continuation training ensuring complete syllabus compliance by assigned flight instructors. *Directed initial and recurring training of 110+ military and civil service airc raft dispatch personnel and ensured standardized execution of $2.5B worth of mis sions annually.

*Led formal KC10 aircraft qualification training program. Validated the USAF's m ultimillion-dollar civilian training contract and provided training effectivenes s feedback to USAF headquarters. BUDGET MANAGEMENT *Planned, acquired, committed and controlled the deployment of resources for fly ing operations organization in response to needs of external and internal custom ers. *Served as senior facilities board member at major USAF installation. Oversaw d istribution of $157 million in government contracts resulting in 75 mission esse ntial building projects. QUALITY CONTROL *Managed quality assurance for USAF flying training organization. Oversaw inter nal audits, evaluated training practices, monitored trends and conducted aircraf t pilot evaluation flights. *Directed standardization for aircraft dispatch control operation. Evaluated US AF's primary air transportation communications system leading to significant com mand-wide improvements. WORK HISTORY Nov 07-Jan 10 Feb 06-Nov 07 Oct 04-Feb 06 Jun 02-Oct 04 Jul 01-Jun 02 Jul 98-Jul 01 Jun 94-Aug 98 Dec 89-Jun 94 May 88-Dec 89 Dep Commander, 6th Ops Group, G5Pilot MacDill AFB, FL Commander, 6th Ops Supt Sqdn, KC10 IP McGuire AFB, NJ Ops Officer, 6th Ops Supt Sqdn, KC10 IP McGuire AFB, NJ Asst Ops Officer, KC10 Instructor Pilot McGuire AFB, NJ Student, Air Command and Staff College Maxwell AFB, AL Mgr, Training/Standardsiv, 618 AMC/TACC Scott AFB, IL Flight Commander/Evaluator/IP T-37 Columbus AFB, MS Aircraft Commander, C141B Charleston AFB, SC Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training Vance AFB, OK

EDUCATION MS, Aeronautical Sci Avn/Aerospace Mgmt: Embry Riddle Aero Univ, 1996 MS, Mil Operational Art and Science: Air Command and Staff College, 2002 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science: University of Akron, 1987 Certificate in Project Management: Boston University, 2010 Executive Military Leadership School: Air War College, 2007 Senior Military Leadership School: Air Command and Staff College, 2002 Intermediate Leadership School: Squadron Officers School, 1995 Under Graduate Pilot Training: Vance AFB, OK, 1989 Aviation Credentials: Instructor/Evaluator Pilot; Airline Transport, Instrument Flight and Multi-Engine Land Ratings. 4800+ Flying Hours: Gulfstream V(C-37) McD onnell Douglas Extender (KC-10); Lockheed Starlifter (C-141); Northrop Talon (T38); Cessna Tweet (T-37) SECURITY CLEARANCE: Secret, TS with SCI eligibility expired 12/10 due to milita ry separation