Expertise
Acquisition Strategy, Business & Capture Strategy, Team Building, Organizational Strategic Planning, Leadership Coaching, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Program Management, Strategic Communication, Executive Development, Logistics, Business Development & Customer Relations, Budget Formulation, Capture Strategy, Capture Management
Profile
Ms. Quick is a highly accomplished and solution-driven program management executive with multifaceted military and defense industry experience in project management, research and development, logistics, training and development, budgeting, capture management, and strategic planning. She is a respected leader and successful innovator with a record of high-performance team building, program execution, and process improvements. She excels at driving unity of effort between diverse groups to solve challenging problems across a wide range of subjects. Ms. Quick leverages her exemplary leadership, organization, and communication skills to drive customer engagement and maximize program success while maintaining industry-leading standards of excellence.
Significant Career Accomplishments
Served as deputy to three different three-star commanders. Provided strategic leadership, vision, and oversight of daily operations for 26,000-person organization spread over 70+ locations with $205B active budget.
Held responsibility for $2.2B in aircraft modifications for 60 B-1 and 76 B-52 bombers. Oversaw complex $1B B-1 and $700M B-52 modifications completely upgrading internal cockpits and communication systems for both bombers. Crafted an aggressive acquisition strategy to maintain B-52 technical baseline, corrected system performance issues, recovered test schedule, met mandated congressional commitments, and saved $60M of USAF funds, despite potentially terminal funding cuts.
Served as senior program manager responsible for $25B new aircraft foreign military sales (FMS) activities for F-16 fleet.
Acted as key US and USAF representative to 17 allied ministries of defense including financial, production delivery, and complex in-country support and training requirements. Delivered 19 new aircraft and 45 modified aircraft to partners in Middle East and Africa.
Key Positions
Senior Director, Air Force Customer Team, Elbit Systems of America
Director of Staff/Vice Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)
B-1/B-52 Development Systems Manager (Senior Materiel Leader), AFLCMC
Program Manager, F-16 Foreign Military Sales, Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC)
Commander and Program Manager, F-35 Vehicle Systems (Materiel Leader), ASC
Education
MS, Strategic Studies, Air War College
Master of Military Operational Art and Science (MMOAS), Air Command and Staff College
MS, Aeronautical Science, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
BS, Industrial and Management Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Distinguished Graduate, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
