Kevin Boyd

Provide structured single engine flight instruction for private through commercial certificates. Acted as the Skillbridge coordinator for Aviation Adventures, requiring designed training plans and onboarding for the program; liaised with DoD participants. Manage the maintenance/inspection schedule for six aircraft, ensuring compliance with FAA requirements. Provided instrument Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) retraining to Aviation Adventures CFIs during company annual safety standdown to ensure proficiency and standardization of instruction. Completed Private → Instrument → Commercial Single Engine → CFI/CFII → Commercial Multi Engine with zero check-ride/final stage check failures. Currently working toward MEI.

Selected to attend and graduated from Due Diligence Course to further unit's primary mission. Directed and managed high-stakes projects aligned to strategic/national objectives; coordinated with senior Defense leaders to keep elite Marines trained, documented, and mission-ready. Served as a one-person project manager: planned, executed, and tracked all training events, Professional Military Education, and Military Occupational Specialty progression in Marine Corps Training and Information Management System; synchronized schedules and dependencies across multiple organizations. Authored and implemented a Unit Training Management SOP, standardizing workflows, delegations, and deliverables while strengthening accountability of training records. Managed risk and compliance as Security Manager, overseeing clearances, badging, and personnel indoctrinations while coordinating across multiple security systems and liaison.

Applied Lean Six Sigma Green Belt methods to streamline training processes and reduce administrative rework. Built and executed mid-range and Alternate Annual Training plans, coordinated ranges, travel, and equipment worth several million dollars. Raised company readiness to 85%, using structured planning, performance tracking, and resource/risk controls. Led a two-week training deployment to Kirtland Air Force Base (live-fire ranges, swim qualification, annual requirements), orchestrating logistics for over 100 Marines.

Advised commanders on logistics, maintenance, operations, and personnel matters; contributed to the development of long-range training plans aligned with mission-essential tasks. Accountable for over $3 million in weapons, vehicles, and communications assets, maintaining 100% accountability and readiness. Served as Approving Official for DTS, authorizing and certifying travel orders and reimbursements in compliance with DoD policy. Planned and executed contingency operations (Quick Reaction Force, Tactical Recovery of Aircraft Personnel, Casualty Evacuation) in direct support of Naval Special Warfare Development Group. Coordinated and executed airborne operations (static-line and free-fall), sustaining unit proficiency and conducting jump-master recertifications. Directed large-scale, multinational training events, managing embarkation/disembarkation of personnel and equipment across multiple countries. Briefed and liaised with MEU and Geographic Combatant Command staffs; served as Joint Terminal Attack Controller, integrating close air support and ISR in support of ground operations.