Katelyn A. Faine is an engineer and program manager with 5 years of experience in developmental flight testing and project management. She has a M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University. Her experience includes roles as an Air Program Manager, Executive Officer, Instrumentation Chief, and Rotary Wing Flight Test Engineer. She has managed programs up to $339M and led teams of up to 20 personnel.

1. Katelyn A. Faine
801 White Point Road Niceville, FL 32578
904.859.8032
kate.faine@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/katelynfaine
ENGINEER AND PROGRAM MANAGER
A highly trained developmental electrical and industrial engineer and Air Force acquisition program manager with 5
years of developmental flight test and project management experience working on diverse teams and individually.
Technical expertise and consistently demonstrated decisive leadership with a multitude of engineering management
skills including: global project management, optimizing program efficiency, public presentations, program risk
assessment and mitigation, streamlining scheduling, and increasing cost effectiveness.
Current TS/SCI Security Clearance.
EDUCATION
M.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, 2012 GPA: 3.71
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Concentration, Clemson University, 2009 GPA: 3.28
 Division I Varsity Swimmer 2005-2009, awarded varsity letter twice
 Distinguished Graduate from Air Force ROTC (#1/14 graduates)
CERTIFICATIONS
Test & Evaluation Level III, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA)
Program Management Level I, DAWIA
Systems Planning, Research Development, & Engineering Level I, DAWIA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Helicopter Assistant Flight Commander & Engineer 2013-2015
Duke Field, FL
Responsible for execution of $65M helicopter developmental test resources and programs for the Global Strike and Air
Education Commands while interfacing with Bell-Boeing for structural and software aircraft modifications. Coordinates
and supervises flight conducting all Air Force dual-engine, single rotor helicopter (H-1) qualification testing, including
data collection, flight operations and budget.
 Lauded by Air Force leadership as #1/10 Lieutenants in Squadron and #10/236 Lieutenants in Wing and awarded
Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal for outstanding flight test contributions.
 Test lead for 10-member team charged with revising and validating 75 H-1 flight manual performance and
handling qualities charts on $2.5M engine performance program
 Saved program office $1M by developing computer display for test use in-flight; hard-wired and monitored 12
critical aircraft flight parameters in real-time during 12 test flights
 Streamlined government resources and enabled simultaneous execution of training and test operations by
managing joint use of aircraft hangar and office facility operations between squadron, F-35 unit, and Bell-Boeing
Air Program Manager (Deployed) 2014
MacDill AFB, FL
Competitively selected as 1/6 out of 100+ Air Force applicants for United States Special Operations Command
(USSOCOM) high-visibility rapid acquisitions deployment position. Responsible for $339M of aircraft assets and global
coordination of special operations as the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) air program manager
supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
 Enabled 24/7 ISR coverage on two continents at multiple key special operations locations as lead for diverse
teams of 20 defense contractors, deployed warfighters, and Air Force program managers on 3 ISR air programs
 Partnered with industry to define scope of next-generation signal intelligence capabilities at no cost to
government through cooperative research agreements

2.  Supported Program Executive Officer $40.5M budget for MC-12 aircraft by drafting Congressional briefings and
reports and managing USSOCOM contracts and financial executions of mission area funding
 Coordinated Air Force conference for 30 officers to share tactics, techniques and procedures for effective rapid
acquisitions initiatives; briefed recommendations to Secretary of Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff
Executive Officer 2012-2013
Hurlburt Field, FL
Ranked as #1/10 lieutenants in Squadron and #4/88 lieutenants in Operations Group and picked to serve as Squadron
Commander’s principle liaison to 9 flight chiefs across 3 bases conducting developmental test on major weapons
systems for 7 major commands. Controlled and monitored compliance with headquarters taskings and directives for
150 personnel. Facilitated authoring and review of 50 annual performance reports and over 200 interagency documents
required for testing operations.
 Increased administration efficiency 60% by linking multiple IT systems on 4 bases through developing an online
task tracking tool via Microsoft Sharepoint; won Squadron Junior Officer (#1/22) Award
 Executed Commander’s reorganization vision by realigning flights & core functions to support largest program
in unit history; $2B AC-130J gunship test operations
 Equipped 23 new test engineers in test wing through researching and authoring lesson plans and instructing
class on safe and effective flight test procedures
Instrumentation Chief 2011-2012
Hurlburt Field, FL
Managed a diverse team of engineers and technicians that modified 16 variants of Special Operations aircraft with
instrumentation equipment for test operations. Maintained accountability $2.5M of precision data collection
equipment and balanced priorities of personnel and equipment placement on 20 programs annually. Monitored design,
fabrication, calibration and operation of instrumentation as unit’s lead quality assurance inspector for $114M in test
programs. Led 12-member team to win International Test and Evaluation Association Technical Achievement Award for
creative instrumentation practices.
 Won the Test Wing Jr. Military Engineer of the Year Award after identifying a sensor flaw on the $330M C-130
gunship 30mm cannon and verifying a software fix in under a month enabling it to return to combat use
 Saved 10 flights/$80K by designing aerial telemetry system for tanker refueling program and achieving
airworthiness certification of system in under 2 months
 Increased squadron data collection capacity 25% and led $150K instrumentation equipment modernization
effort
 Identified $150K cost and 4-week schedule reduction for multi-platform missile defense program by training unit
technicians on proper data sensor installation procedures
Rotary Wing Flight Test Engineer 2010-2011
Hurlburt Field, FL
Directed airborne flight tests on CV-22 aircraft and authored four technical test plans and reports based on findings of
aircraft and test system performance. Led coordination of aircraft assets, maintenance support, and aircrew to achieve
program office schedule and budget goals and consulted with Navy personnel and Boeing contractors to share findings
and streamline testing requirements.
 Improved maintenance capability of aircraft through clearing four configuration deficiencies as test lead of joint
service team
 Ensured aircraft ready to execute $5M deployment by identifying a radar failure as lead software test director
prior to departure; coordinated with maintenance team to correct issue and complete deployment with zero
schedule delays
 Awarded the Air Force Col Joseph B. Duckworth Instrument Award for exceptional contributions to aerospace
instrumented flight