Ray Toth
Aerospace Engineering graduate from Pennsylvania State University with MSc from Air Force Institute of Technology. Currently working in the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Strategic Studies Group at the Pentagon.
| Headline: | Innocent Bystander |
| Skills: | Engineering |
| Interested in: | Helping friends, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Professional opportunities |
| Schools: | Air Force Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania State University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Pentagon, Washington D.C. |
| Position: | Chief of Staff of the Air Force Strategic Studies Group |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Deputy Chief, Strategic Initiatives Division
- Drafted Air Force (AF) position on JFCOM's concept of Effects Based Operations—directly advised Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) - CSAF's choice as sole rep to JFCOM/CC's rewrite of Capstone Concept for Joint Operations - Selected to bring AF perspective to J-5 Middle East Start Team--prepared Service Chiefs for pivotal meeting with the President - Key architect of revolutionary Cross Domain Dominance concept--triggered Air Combat Command’s development of Cross Domain Integration debuting in Flag Exercises |
| Employer: | Office of Legislative Liaison, Pentagon, Washington D.C. |
| Position: | Deputy Chief, Weapon Systems Division |
| Time period: | July 2007 - December 2007 |
| Description: | - Responsible for Congressional liaison and annual authorization of over $50B
- Articulated plan to Congressional staff for retirement of KC-135E and C-130E aircraft, saving Air Force over $220M annually - Advised AMC/CC during discussions with House Armed Services Committee staff - ensured continuity of AF message on mobility issues - Military escort for Speaker of the House of Representatives – ensured continuity of government for number three in Presidential succession |
| Employer: | 411th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA |
| Position: | Commander / F-22/F-16 Experimental Test Pilot |
| Time period: | June 2005 - June 2007 |
| Description: | - Led, directed and managed all aspects of developmental test for F-22.
- Responsible for a test team of over 550 military enlisted/officers, government civilians & defense contractors conducting flight test and associated flight test support. - Directed test and infrastructure programs worth over $120M annually with four highly modified and unique test assets. - Led completion of Engineering, Manufacturing and Development phase of F-22 flight test—pivotal for declaration of Initial Operational Capability in Dec 2005. - Provided unique combat capability to CAF with most advanced fighter aircraft in USAF arsenal. - F-16 Evaluator Pilot, one of six USAF F-16 high angle of attack instructor pilots. |
| Employer: | 416th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA |
| Position: | Operations Officer / F-16/T-38 Experimental Test Pilot |
| Time period: | April 2004 - June 2005 |
| Description: | - Responsible for all F-15, F-16 & T-38 developmental testing at AFFTC.
- Led team of 40 military enlisted/officers, government civilians & support contractors conducting flight test. - Directed 32 aircrew, flying 1,800 hour, $68M annual flight test program w/15 highly modified aircraft. - Executed flight operations for 650+ test & support sorties; coordinated with over 350 engineers and maintainers. - F-16/T-38 Instructor Pilot, one of five USAF high angle of attack instructor pilots. |
| Employer: | 416th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA |
| Position: | Assistant Operations Officer / F-16/T-38 Experimental Test Pilot |
| Time period: | January 2003 - April 2004 |
| Description: | - Assisted in directing 35 test programs for F-16, F-15 and T-38C.
- Oversaw annual training program for 23 assigned test pilots and flight test engineers. - Guided $29M F-16 M4+ Operational Flight Program test team as project pilot. - Completed $1.2M PW-220 flameholder test $400K under budget. |
| Employer: | USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, CA |
| Position: | Student Test Pilot, Class Leader, Class 02A |
| Time period: | January 2002 - January 2003 |
| Description: | - Oversaw 21 student test pilots and flight test engineers during rigorous 48-week training course.
- Presented 412th TW “Tester of Distinction” award for TPS project Synthetic Trout. |
| Employer: | Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH |
| Position: | Master’s Degree Student |
| Time period: | July 2001 - December 2002 |
| Description: | - Distinguished graduate. M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering
- Graduated #1 in class of 23 graduate students. - Research enabled AF Seek Eagle Office to reduce time and cost to clear new F-16 configurations. - First to demonstrate significant aerodynamic effect of F-16 underwing stores on flutter on |
| Employer: | 435th Fighter Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, TX |
| Position: | AT-38B Instructor Pilot / Chief of Programming |
| Time period: | January 2000 - July 2001 |
| Description: | - Consistently ranked in top three of all squadron instructors by IFF students.
- Developed Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals portion of T-38C Propulsion Modernization Program Operational Requirements Document as AETC/DO representative. - Identified mistakes in TOLD calculations and worked with 46th TS to correct – resulted in safer, more accurate TOLD for T-38. |
| Employer: | 23rd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, GE |
| Position: | F-16CJ Mission Commander / Flight Commander |
| Time period: | March 1996 - December 1999 |
| Description: | - Supervised eight pilots in air superiority, surface attack, and defense suppression missions.
- Scheduled over 1,500 sorties and 11,000 training events annually to ensure subordinate’s proficiency and currency in the employment of air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions. - Combat ready F-16 pilot, mission commander, 4-ship flight lead. |
| Employer: | 63rd Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ |
| Position: | F-16 Student Pilot |
| Time period: | July 1995 - February 1996 |
| Description: | - Distinguished graduate.
- Winner of Daedalian Leadership Award. |
| Employer: | 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, TX |
| Position: | Student Pilot |
| Time period: | January 1994 - March 1995 |
| Description: | - Distinguished graduate.
- Winner of AETC Commander’s Trophy (top graduate) - Winner of Flying Training Award (top fighter-bomber graduate) - Winner of Top Bull award (top T-38 graduate) |
| Employer: | 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC |
| Position: | F-15E Weapons Systems Officer / Chief Navigation Officer |
| Time period: | April 1991 - February 1994 |
| Description: | - One of five navigators Air Force wide chosen for Undergraduate Pilot Training.
- Handpicked to participate in Seek Eagle quick reaction separation testing of CBU-87. - Selected as initial cadre qualified in GBU-15 employment. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Air Force Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2003 |
| Degree: | Aeronautical Engineering (DG), MSc |
| University: | Pennsylvania State University |
| Time period: | 1988 |
| Degree: | Aerospace Engineering , BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | - Air Force Association
- Society of Experimental Test Pilots - Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society - Sigma Gamma Tau National Aerospace Engineering Honor Society |
