Rue Flores

Chief Executive Officer

First Division Consulting Inc

Jan 2024 - Current (2 years 6 months)

President

First Division Consulting Inc

Dec 2012 - Jan 2024 (11 years 2 months)

First Division Consulting provides professional technical services, program management, acquisition, integration, business development and continuous process improvement support to Department of Defense, Federal Government and commercial organizations. We are a 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Minority Owned, and Small Disadvantaged Business.

Director, Business Development

Engility Corporation

Apr 2011 - Dec 2012 (1 year 9 months)

In charge of the Navy Counter- Improvised Explosive Device Explosive Ordnance Disposal (C-IED)/EOD Technology Directorate. • Directly responsible for retaining the company’s $123M contract (Business Unit’s third largest contract). • Tasked to research and capture new opportunities for the Counter- Improvised Explosive Device/EOD Directorate and assisted other programs as necessary. • Fosters, develops and manage long-term business relationships with customers, industry partners, and private organizations by cultivating connections with key stakeholders throughout the market and customer community. • Supports the development of market penetration and win strategies and partnering strategies. • Lead teams, when necessary, in order to develop

Commander, 496th Air Base Squadron

USAF

Jun 2009 - Mar 2011 (1 year 10 months)

• Installation commander for a 2.8K acre, forward operating base. The longest runway in United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE), 5 million sq/ft parking ramp, 5 million gallons fuel storage and 406 US facilities. • Led 7 officers, 8 civilians & 105 enlisted personnel, 47 different specialties to execute the tasked missions of the base. • Oversaw over 670 civilian contractors providing base operations support. • Directly controlled $677M in assets and executed $52M base maintenance contract with resources at two Spanish bases . • Was the Senior US military representative to the Spanish Wing Commander and local civilian government agencies.

Chief, Third Air Force Commanders Action Group

USAF

Jan 2008 - Jun 2009 (1 year 6 months)

• Led a high-speed team of four individuals, which conducted research and analysis for Three Star General staff HQs • Informed General Officers and key leaders on current issues facing the command, including briefings, articles and other time-sensitve special operational and planning projects. • Directly supported the three-star Third Air Force Commander in developing and articulating key US, Joint and NATO air and space issues to USAFE, USEUCOM, Air Staff, MAJCOMs, theater service components, the Department of Defense, and Congress. • Provided critical decision point papers and briefings on US Air Force Doctrine, strategy and operations warfighting critical issues.

Director of Operations, 86th Operations Support Squadron

USAF

Jun 2006 - Jan 2008 (1 year 8 months)

• Second in command of a 166-person 7-flight squadron comprised of over 20 different specialties and an annual budget of $300K with resources valued at $5.6M. • Directed day-to-day activities of seven flights providing intel, tactics, aircrew flight equipment, current operations, aircrew training, aviation resource management, weather, off-station training exercise planning, air traffic control and airfield management support to the 86 Airlift Wing • Supervised group unit deployment and unit training managers. • Oversaw the planning and scheduling of SECDEF, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and USAFE-directed airlift missions for EUCOM and AFRICOM. • Acted as Squadron Commander in Commander’s absence.

Aviation Future Capabilities Planner/Chief of Special Activities

USAF

Aug 2004 - Jun 2006 (1 year 11 months)

• Coordinated joint special operations special mission activities in USPACOM’s area of responsibility. • Coordinated, managed, and monitored joint Special Operations Forces (SOF) activities to ensure compliance with existing directives, taskings, and doctrine. • Served as the command’s planner for SOF crisis action response to Noncombatant Evacuation Operations and Small Scale Contingency operations. • Responsible for SOCPAC doctrine reviews. • Developed the Command’s Program Objective Memorandum in coordination with USPACOM and USSOCOM with special emphasis on aviation requirements. • Lead planner for the development of the command’s Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration initiatives, which provided the warfighter with state-of-the-art

Deputy Commander, Theater Special Operations Air Component

USAF

Jun 2003 - Aug 2004 (1 year 3 months)

• Deputy Commander of a standing joint special operations air command and control unit providing direction in planning and execution of all USPACOM theater special operations air and space activities. • Air and space liaison for Commander, SOCPAC: assisted in the integration of all theater special operations, aviation and conventional joint air and space operations, including airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. • Assisted in oversight of concept and plans pertaining to the integration and coordination of special operations air requirements, command and control processing and systems.

Officer

USAF

Aug 1989 - Jun 2003 (13 years 11 months)

Various Training and Operational Assignments in the United States Air Force

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