Jeff Hester

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About Jeff Hester

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Accomplished senior aerospace engineer and servant leader with many years of experience and a broad track record in leadership, systems engineering and integration, systems design, modeling and simulation development, systems analyses, and testing on many US Army weapon systems development technology programs and fielded systems. Chief of the System Design and Integration Technology Function. Performed all supervisory responsibilities to include: directing, leading and coordinating a large staff of engineers and support personnel engaged in planning, developing, and executing programs to conduct laboratory tests, flight tests, captive flight tests, data reduction and analysis of integrated flight systems and selected components. Served as system integrator to integrate subsystems into full-up systems for technology demonstrations. Developed and maintained state-of-the-art facilities to integrate and perform real time testing of equipment and software and all levels of hardware from breadboard to flight ready guidance systems. Responsible for an annual budget of several million dollars, including both in-house and contractor personnel. Cyber-Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) team leader, with experience in the electronic warfare (EW) and cyber domains. Worked closely with senior PEO MS government leadership to develop processes and products to protect PEO MS weapon systems from current and future CEMA threats. Seeking to add the most corporate value as a senior leader, in addition to being provided opportunities to excel. Genuinely love people and enjoy providing technical guidance, mentoring and leadership to help teams succeed and individuals to flourish. Experienced software developer and small business owner.