In past assignments, Mr. Johns served the Army as Chief, Research Support Division, and Deputy Director, Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, NASA Ames Research Center, Deputy Director, and the Army’s lead, of the National Rotorcraft Technology Center, and Associate Director for Systems, Aviation Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Army Aviation and Missile Command. From July 2000 through October 2002, Mr. Johns served as Principal Assistant Deputy for Systems Acquisition, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command where he was responsible for lifecycle management of over 20 Army aviation, missile, and ground systems with an annual budget of approximately one billion dollars. In October 2002, Mr. Johns was assigned as Deputy Commander for Systems Support, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command where he managed overhaul and maintenance, or RESET, of all aviation and missile systems redeployed from Iraq and Afghanistan. From August 2003 to July 2005, Mr. John’s served as Special Assistant to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command.
In August 2005, he joined the Navy as a member of the Senior Executive Service as the Director of Industrial Operations, Naval Air Systems Command, and Deputy Commander of Fleet Readiness Centers (FRC), Naval Air Forces. In this position, he was responsible for naval aviation maintenance operations across six FRC commands, with a workforce of over 14,000 personnel and an operating budget of approximately four billion dollars, and oversaw annual maintenance and repair of over 600 aircraft, 7500 engines and modules, and 500,000 components and support equipment.
Mr. Johns holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State University and a Master's in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue. He is also a graduate of the National Security Management Program, National Defense University.
Mr. Johns awards include Meritorious Civilian Service Award (Aug 01, Nov 03, Aug 05), Superior Civilian Service Award (Sep 97), Commander’s Award for Civilian Service (Mar 93), and Army Commendation Medal (Dec 92, Sep 95). |
