About

Ed Pierson was born and raised in the Washington, DC area. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Navy Flight School, and George Mason University. He served in the Navy for 30 years (active & reserves). Ed held several military leadership positions including Naval Flight Officer, Mission Commander, Maintenance Officer, Instructor Tactical Coordinator, Squadron Commanding Officer, Leadership Instructor, Chief Staff Officer, and Joint Operations Center Director. At the Boeing Company, Ed held a variety of leadership positions including Flight Operations Senior Manager working inside the Flight Test & Evaluation organization and Senior Manager, Production System Support working within the 737 Program. Throughout his career, Ed has served as a volunteer and chair of safety committees.

U.S. NAVY

Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Military Command Center (NMCC)
Pentagon, Washington DC
Action Officer, NMCC Watch Officer, & Naval Flight Officer
(Jun 1985-August 1991)

Served as Command, Control, Communications & Computer Systems Crisis Action Team member

Tracked and reported on the operational status of worldwide secure communications systems

Attended Navy Flight School and served as a Naval Flight Officer in Patrol Squadron 11

U.S. State Department,
Washington DC

Crisis Management Officer,
Special Assistant
(August 1991-May 1993)

Served as military assistant to senior State Department political military affairs official

Designed, built and implemented Crisis Management System for State Department Operations Center

Trained Foreign Service Officers, Ambassadors and other officials on use of Crisis Management System

Patrol Squadron 69,
Naval Air Station,
Whidbey Island, WA &
Center for Naval Leadership,
Norfolk, VA
‍
Commanding Officer,
Executive Officer,
Training DH,
Naval Flight Officer
(July 1993-Mar 2005)

Provided global maritime patrol & reconnaissance support in support of U.S. national security goals

Squadron awarded the coveted “Battle E” and “Golden Wrench” national top performance awards

Selected to teach leadership & ethics to Officers and NCOs in the Pacific Northwest after CO tour

U.S. Pacific Command,
Detachments 322 & 301,
Naval Submarine Base, Bangor, WA

Commanding Officer and Joint Operations Center Director
(Jan 2010-Nov 2011)

As JOC Director monitored military operations of > 300,000 personnel in Pacific theater

Guided team of senior military officers responsible for strategic planning of joint military forces

Supported Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Army & Coast Guard operations in largest military theater

U.S. Pacific Fleet,
Joint Contingency Unit,
San Diego, CA
‍
Commanding Officer and Operations Center Director
(Dec 2011-Nov 2013)

Led team of professionals providing a highly specialized national security response capability

Successfully integrated anti-submarine, ballistic missile & CYBER operations into training program

Selected to represent U.S. Navy as senior officer during highly visible international exercises

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV),
Pentagon, Washington, DC
‍
Chief Staff Officer,
Reserve Management Analysis Unit
(Dec 2013-May 2015)

Strengthened program management, Lean and operational analysis support for Navy leadership

Launched major transformation of administrative process improvements for Navy reserves nationwide

Redesigned the organizational structure of the Management Analysis staff to leverage unique skill sets

BOEING

Commercial Aviation Services
Program Management Specialist,
Fleet Services
(May 2008-Jan 2010)

Recruited to provide business operations expertise for GoldCare start-up

Revamped project milestones, stakeholder communication & financial reporting for IT projects

Taught Best Practices & Agile software development techniques to Project Managers

Engineering, Operations & Technology
Senior Manager,
Business Operations,
Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E)
(Jan 2010-Apr 2015)

Managed Flight Scheduling, Tower and Flight Dispatch functions for Boeing Flight Operations

Delivered business operations support for airplane product testing and engineering evaluations

Coordinated and scheduled flight crew resources to conduct production and engineering flight tests

Boeing 737 Program
Senior Manager
Production System Support
(Apr 2015-Aug 2018)

Senior leader of 737 Final Assembly & P-8 shipside teams responsible for production system support

Coordinated production support for manufacturing operations with engineering, quality, tooling, supply chain, facilities and IT organizations

Supported shipside team members and industrial engineers in developing production reports andmetrics while leveraging data analytics to drive strategic operational improvements

SMALL
BUSINESS

Applied Digital Mapping LLC &
Geospatial Masters LLC
President
(May 2003-May 2008)

Led two IT start-up companies specializing in location-based mobile technologies, SaaS and business development consulting - held full profit & loss responsibilities

Owned business development, contracting, sales & marketing functions

Developed SaaS geospatial technology service for utility and public safety markets

LOCAL
GOVERNMENT

Seattle Public Utility
Water Supply & Treatment Manager and Material Control Supervisor
(May 1994-May 2003)

Managed water supply and treatment operations for largest public water utility in Pacific Northwest

Supervised warehouse operations, purchasing, recycling and hazardous materials handling

Selected to serve as Worker Safety Council Chair and HAZMAT Committee Chair