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Richard A. Shook, Jr. (Rich)

Major General (retired), U.S. Air Force
Stellar Advisor
2-Star CENTCOM, Joint Staff
Top Secret, eligible for SCI

Rich Shook is a proven change agent possessing the unique ability to coalesce and lead stakeholders with competing priorities.  With over 20 years of senior leadership experience serving within diverse organizations, he is an adroit team builder with strength in strategic planning, joint command and control, building coalitions, strategic communication, process improvement, and requirements management.

Retiring as a major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserve with over 2,200 flying hours in the F-15, T-37 and T-38, he has served in command, senior staff, and contingency operations.  Following his military retirement Rich joined General Electric Aviation as their Senior Manager of USAF Customer Programs.

While serving on the Air Force Reserve Executive Steering Committee and Strategic Planning Council, he created the framework for the $5.2 billion budget while also driving aggressive strategic communications efforts to better articulate Reserve policy decision.  Rich also co-chaired the Saudi Arabian Integrated Air and Missile Defense Committee and steered an implementation plan which cemented support from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates despite a myriad of strategic and diplomatic hurdles.  Additionally, he frequently represented Reserve equities at corporate-level forms with the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and key strategic senior leaders.

As a Stellar Advisor within Stellar Solutions, Rich helps clients meet their critical needs with his balanced military and corporate expertise.

                 Security Clearance:  TS/SCI and NATO Secret

                 USAF Military bio:  available here

Professional History Highlights

Senior Manager, USAF Customer Programs General Electric Aviation Yorktown, VA Mobilization Assistant to the Chief, Air Force Reserve Headquarters Air Force Reserve Washington, DC Mobilization Assistant to the Commander 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central Shaw AFB, SC Vice Director, Joint Capability Development (J8) U.S. Joint Forces Command Norfolk, VA Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Plans and Programs Headquarters Air Combat Command Langley AFB, VA Chief Air Operations Support Division Headquarters Air Combat Command Langley AFB, VA Deputy Director Air Force Command and Control Transformation Center Langley AFB, VA Operational Analyst in Joint Combat Capability Development Division of the Cyber and Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) Integration Directorate The Joint Staff J6 Suffolk, VA

Education

Master of Science in Management University of Northern Colorado Bachelor of Science in Management U.S. Air Force Academy

Advisor Teams
Command & Control Exercises -- Development, Facilitation & Emulation Integrated Air & Missile Defense Interagency (IA) & Whole-of-Government Operations Joint Warfighting Strategy & Planning
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