Stephen Luxion has over 30 years of experience as an executive leader in the Air Force, including commanding units with over 400 personnel. He has expertise in human resources, strategic planning, budgeting, training, cyber operations, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Luxion seeks an executive opportunity where he can apply his leadership, innovation skills, and experience transforming underperforming organizations.

1. STEPHEN P. LUXION Office: (386) 226-6880
6088 Sanctuary Garden Blvd, Port Orange, FL 32128 Home: (386) 492-7646
LuxionS@aol.com Cell: (386) 847-4478
DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE
Objective: A career opportunity as an executive in a dynamic organization that values leadership, innovation, and
operational & international expertise; empowers focused action to create positive change; and provides an
environment for collaboration, team work and opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
Summary: Commander (CEO), for over nine years, responsible for all aspects of human resource management,
vision, planning, budgeting and worldwide mission execution. Strategist with a strong history of innovation and
improvement. Broad expertise—leading technical innovation, training & operations. Skilled in multinational
security arrangements & management, unmanned aerial vehicles, manned flight & cyber operations, organizational
leadership (400+ employees), training, instruction & combat operations. TOP SEC/SCI Clearance.
Leader Innovator Instructor Combat Aviator RPA/UAVs Cyber
Owner, CertaPro Painters Volusia County FL 2014-2015
(Established new franchise providing interior/exterior painting services for residential & commercial properties
Commander, AF ROTC Detachment 157, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL 2010-2014
(Commanded unit responsible for recruiting 400+ cadets & training new USAF officers)
 Mentored and trained cadets leadership; produces the most USAF officers each year—ranked #1 ROTC in nation
 Served as Professor of Aerospace Studies and Department Head within University’s College of Arts & Sciences
 FAA NEXGEN Team: researching & enabling unmanned/remotely piloted aircraft to fly in national airspace
Commander, 608 Air and Space Operations Center, Barksdale AFB, LA 2007-2010
(Led 200+ personnel responsible for planning/executing integrated air, space & cyber assets)
 Transformed underperforming unit to high-functioning team serving nation’s global attack, cyber & nuclear needs
 Leading edge of developing concepts and employing cyber ops in coordination with other government agencies
 Led acquisition and installation of innovative/unique systems, procedures and training to accomplish mission
Commander, US Element Kalkar, Germany 2005-2007
Director of Staff/US Senior National Representative, Joint Air Power Competence Centre (NATO), Germany
(Directed 98 international staff and managed $1.6M multinational budget for organization chartered to develop and
advocate transformational airpower concepts/practices for NATO)
 Led establishment of new NATO organization from stand-up to full operating capability
 Vern Orr Award for organizational leadership and contribution to success of NATO and Air Force missions
 Wrote NATO Roadmap for Unmanned Aerial Systems and EuroHawk basing criteria & location
 Developed Command & Control Roadmap; led to development of national R&D/acquisition programs
 Investigated Afghanistan friendly-fire incident and authored new NATO Standards for Close Air Support
Student, National War College, National Defense University, Washington DC 2004-2005
 Top Student in “Fundamentals of Strategic Logic” & National Security Decision Making (also top paper)
Commander, 17th Reconnaissance Squadron (Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles MQ-1B Predators) 2002-2004
(Commanded military, government employees and contractors in conduct of continuous worldwide global war on
terror combat operations in support of DoD and other government agencies)
 Transformed reconnaissance-only capability into revolutionary new weapons system
 Established new quick-reaction squadron to integrate new technologies, concepts, and procedures across
distributed virtual teams to meet operational requirements within six months (from concept to successful fielding)
 Garnered support for and managed $12M dollar operating budget and 6,000+ combat flying-hour program
 Results: 100% hit-rate in continuous combat ops and development of innovative UAV:
 Control of UAV global operations and dissemination of full-motion video from CONUS
 MQ-1B Predator: integrated missile, signal intel packages, improved infrared/electro-optical sensor & laser,
UHF/VHF radio and video datalink into aircraft with the procedures and trained aircrew

2.  MQ-9 Reaper: initial cadre and fielding of MQ-9 with laser-guided bombs
 Led combat UAV operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations
 Developed procedures to conduct pilot & system upgrades, instruction and evaluations during combat operations
while maintaining 100% hit-rate/mission success
 Qualified Evaluator/Instructor MQ-1B Predator (armed UAV) pilot with over 600-hours experience
 Secretary of the Air Force/Chief of Staff accolades and Central Intelligence Agency National Intelligence Medal
Operations Officer, 11th Reconnaissance Squadron, Creech AFB, NV 2001-2002
(Directed upgrade and continuation training for 80 aircrews & managed 4,000 flying-hour program)
 Led advancement of UAV Forward Air Controller (FAC) capability by launching courseware and training
 First deployed UAV commander post 9/11; successfully demonstrated and executed new UAV FAC capability
Chief, Strategy Division, US Central Air Forces, Shaw AFB, SC 1999-2001
 Formulated plans and advised 3-Star General Commander on all matters pertaining to joint/coalition air strategy
 Authored first-ever Joint Air and Space Ops Plan versus Iraq; cornerstone for IRAQI FREEDOM Air Operations
Student, Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) then School of Advanced Airpower Studies (SAAS), AL 1997-1999
 ACSC: Distinguished Graduate (Top 10% of 601 joint field-grade officers, civilian and international students)
 SAAS: 1 of 27 selected by general officer board to complete USAF’s graduate school of strategy; published
Assistant Operations Officer, Carrier Air Wing Three, USS Theodore Roosevelt, NAS Oceana VA 1995-1997
(Planned /executed $22M training and operations program to prepare naval aircrew for deployment and the
conduct of naval and joint operations during 10 months at sea)
 Planned and integrated U.S. Navy carrier air operations with U.S. Air Force and coalition air operations
 Fully-qualified in F-14A and EA-6B carrier operations and flew combat missions over Bosnia and Iraq
Assistant Ops Officer/Flight Commander/Evaluator/Instructor, F(B)-111 various models/locations 1986-1995
 Distinguished Graduate—US Fighter Weapons School; Eighth Air Force Instructor and Tactician of the Year
 Decorated combat aviator
Information Systems Programming and Analysis Officer, Defense Communications Agency, Wash DC 1984-1986
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration (2012)-Finance Specialization (Honor Graduatuate; 4.0 GPA)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach, Florida
Master of Science in National Security Strategy (2005)-Transformation, Terrorism, & Southeast Asia Studies
National War College, National Defense University – Washington D.C.
Master of Airpower Art and Science (1999)
School of Advanced Air and Space Power Studies, Air University – Montgomery Alabama
Master of Aeronautical Science (1995)-Operations
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach, Florida
Bachelor of Science (1984) - Computer Science-Systems
United States Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, Colorado
AWARDS & ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Distinguished Graduate-Air Command & Staff College Legion of Merit (2)
Distinguished Graduate-US Fighter Weapons School Distinguished Flying Cross (Valor)
Eighth Air Force Instructor of the Year National Intelligence Medal of Achievement
Eighth Air Force Lt Gen Chennault (Tactician) Award Meritorious Service Medal (3)
Distinguished Grad-Fighter Lead-In Training Air Medal (4)
Author/Speaker- Leadership, UAVs & Transformation Aerial Achievement Medal (7)
Rotarian Commercial/Instrument Single/Multi-Engine Pilot