Ben Thomas
Engineer Leader | Program Manager | Transitioning Air Force Veteran
- Role
- Director of Public Works (Squadron Commander and Base Civil Engineer) at Air National Guard
- Location
- Newburgh, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ben Thomas
Air Force Civil Engineer Officer with leadership experience at base-level, RED HORSE, MAJCOM Staff, and the New York Air National Guard. Also a certified Foreign Area Officer with extensive experience in the Middle East-North Africa region. Currently the Base Civil Engineer and Squadron Commander of the 105 Civil Engineer Squadron at Stewart ANGB, NY. Specialties: Security Cooperation, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), National Security, Middle East/Arab relations, managing knowledge workers, Joint Qualified Officer, language capable including routine proficiency in French and basic proficiency in Arabic (Modern Standard), LEED Accredited Professional (USGBC), licensed Professional Engineer (PE-State of Florida), Project Management Professional (PMP-Project Management Institute), organizational change, design and construction management at the project and program level, government acquisitions, and contract technical administration.
Experience
Director of Public Works (Squadron Commander and Base Civil Engineer)
Jan 2023 — Present
I proudly lead the 140 men and women of the 105th Civil Engineer Squadron, comprised of drill-status Guardsmen, full-time AGRs and Technicians, and Federal and State civilian employees. Responsible for a $7M annual budget supporting base operations, maintenance, sustainment, repair, modernization, fire and emergency services for 640K square feet of facilities-$325M plant replacement value.
Education
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Associate of Arts - AA, Arabic
Naval Postgraduate School
Master of Arts (M.A.), National Security Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Studies
2017 — 2018
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechnical Engineering
2001 — 2006
U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology
Master of Science (M.S.), Engineering Management
2006 — 2008
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