Eric Megerdoomian
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- Role
- 1st Combat Aviation Brigade (Cab) Commander at Us Army
- Location
- Carlisle, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eric Megerdoomian
I am a progressive executive leader, operational strategist, and trusted advisor. My 26 years of service as an Army Officer has been highlighted by rapid progression and a record of superior operational performance in complex, globally demanding settings. As a leader, I have consistently fueled peak performance and process improvement at all echelons of management. Skilled at rapidly reading difficult situations, solving root problems, and achieving optimized sustainable solutions. I am a cross-cultural negotiator / communicator experienced in conflict resolution and achieving consensus at Ministerial and Government level.I am an autonomous leader, able to lead and direct the project activities to meet requirements within the constraints of a schedule, budget, and scope. Accomplished leader in building highly motivated and effective teams that are able to thrive and succeed under extremely challenging, austere, and vague conditions. I thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, while remaining mission focused and accountable always. As a Master Aviator I bring over 24 years of aviation experience with a FAA intrument fixed wing and commercial rotary wing CFI/CFII certificate with over 3600 accident / incident free flight time and 800 hours as an Instructor Pilot. Qualified and experienced in the development of training programs that generate safe, proficient, and capable pilots and aviators. Extensive combat experience in high DA / mountainous operations conducting, CASEVAC, air-movement, air assault, attack, reconnaissance, and security operations using night vision goggles (NVG), night vision system (NVS), Fire Control Radar (FCR), Link-16, AAG/UR, BFT, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T).FAA rated in SUAS, Robinson 22/44, BK-117, Bell 206, and technically advanced / high performance Airplane Single Engine Land airframes. Army rated in LUH-72 and OH-58, and as an Instructor Pilot in the AH-64D/E Version 6, and the Mi-17 (Russian Non-Standard) aircraft.
Experience
1st Combat Aviation Brigade (Cab) Commander
Jul 2025 — Present
Education
Aviation Officer Basic Course
Military Operational Art and Science/Studies, Military Operational Art and Science/Studies
2001 — 2002
US Army Flight Training
Qualified Army Aviator, Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
2002 — 2002
United States Army
Various education and training programs.
1998
Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)
Organizational Leadership
2020 — 2020
US Army Aviation Captains Career Course
Advanced Army Aviation Planning, Operations, and Leadership
2005 — 2005
University High School, Los Angeles, CA
High School Diploma
1992 — 1996
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Graduate, Dari (Persian)
2011 — 2011
US Army Command and Staff College
US Military Strategic, Operational and Tactical Planning, Operations, and Organization
2013 — 2013
Army Senior Officer Leagal Orientation Course (SOLO)
Law and Uniform Code of Military Justice
2019 — 2019
Webster University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management
2013 — 2014
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial Technologies / Engineering Management
1996 — 2001
Army Pre-Command Course
Fundamentals of Battalion / Squadron Level Leadership
2019 — 2019
Skills
- Military Operations
- Operational Planning
- Security Clearance
- Command
- Leadership
- Military Experience
- Military Training
- Military Logistics
- Organizational Leadership
- Military Aviation
- Aviation
- Ah-64d Apache Longbow Instructor Pilot
- Operations Management
- Afghanistan
- Project Planning
- National Security
- Team Leadership
- Joint Military Operations
- Iraq
- Intelligence
- Mi-17 Hip Instructor Pilot
- Cfii
- Unmanned Vehicles
- Leadership Development
- Joint Qualification
- Organizational Design
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Technical Leadership
- Student Leadership
- Lesson Planning
- Tactical Planning
- Technical Standards
- Staff Development
- Staff Oversight
- Staff Training
- Technical Staff Management
- Technical Training
- Technical Presentations
- Organizational Development
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