Jeremiah Jerry Or Frank Ragadio

About Jeremiah Jerry Or Frank Ragadio

I am absolutely honored to be an active duty officer in the US Navy with over 23 years of leadership experience (including squadron command), flying helicopters, driving aircraft carriers, and managing capital allocation/budgets within the Department of Defense (DoD) Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) system, qualified as a Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM).I love teaching, leading, and collaborating; am dedicated to setting and aligning strategy; and am driven towards successful results through grit, critical thinking, data analysis, problem-solving, decision making, and process improvement. My teams thrive in fast-paced and dynamic environments.My formal education includes: • Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science (specialization in Computing) from UCLA • Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from the Naval Postgraduate SchoolCleared for Top Secret (TS) information and granted access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on single scope background investigation (SSBI) completed on 02/19/2025.Sikorsky S-70/H-60 Helicopter Captain, Pilot in Command (2,800+ hrs total flight time)• FAA Rating/Certificate: Commercial Pilot (Airplane Multiengine Land; Instrument Airplane)• FAA Rating/Certificate: Commercial Pilot (Rotorcraft Helicopter; Instrument Helicopter)• FAA Type Rating: S-70• Instructor, check/eval, NVG, mountain, instrument, turbine, multi-engine, overwater, SAR, cross country, post-maintenance FCF, ForeFlight Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)• Navy School of Aviation Safety: safety management systems (SMS), pre-mishap planning, investigations, operational risk management (ORM), human factors, surveys, organizational climate, crew resource management (CRM), aeromedical, stress, fatigueDisclaimer: The opinions and views expressed here belong solety to the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the DoW or its components. Any mention of commercial products or services does not imply DoW endorsement. Additionally, the presence of external hyperlinks does not signify DoW approval of the linked websites or their content, products, or services.

Experience

1. Naval Officer and Naval Aviator (Helicopter Captain, Pilot in Command)

   US Navy

   Jun 2002 — Present

   Active Duty Navy Captain (CAPT/O-6)• MH-60R Seahawk Helicopter Aircraft Commander (Sikorsky S-70 Captain, Pilot in Command, FAA Type Rating)

Education

• Naval Postgraduate School

  Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

  2008 — 2010

• Georgetown University

  Navy Capitol Hill Workshop and Advanced Budget/Appropriations, The Government Affairs Institute

  2017 — 2018

• Naval Postgraduate School

  Navy Senior Leader Seminar, Organizational Leadership

• U.S. Naval War College

  Joint Military Professional Education (JPME) Phase I

• UCLA

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cognitive Science

  1997 — 2002

• U.S. Naval War College

  Prospective Commanding Officer Course, Naval Leadership and Ethics Center

  2018 — 2018

Skills

• Personnel Management
• Naval Operations
• Flight Safety
• Information Technology
• Security Clearance
• Maintenance Management
• Naval Aviation
• Active Dod Top Secret Clearance
• Comptia a+ Certification
• Program Evaluation
• Aircraft
• Command
• Ethics
• Capital Allocation
• Helicopters
• Dod
• Communication
• Weapons
• Military
• Flight Simulation
• Legislative Relations
• Military Aviation
• Active Dod Secret Clearance
• Defense
• Program Management
• Top Secret
• Evaluation
• Flight Training
• Military Operations
• Crew Resource Management
• Management
• Operational Risk Management
• Active Ts/Sci Clearance
• Technical Writing
• Problem Solving
• Navigation
• Anti-Submarine Warfare
• Operations Management
• Quality Assurance
• Time Management