Thomas M. Fischer, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director of Engineering and Technical Management, Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) Operating Location Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. He leads Air Force Sustainment Center Engineering mission execution at Robins AFB and is responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of the technical policies, processes, databases, goals/standards, and the scientist, engineering, and engineering technician workforce. He advises and supports key mission partners at Robins Air Force Base including the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex Commander executing depot maintenance/repair/overhaul activities and software maintenance and development; Air Force Life Cycle Management Center program offices; Defense Logistics Agency Aviation; and the resident Air Force supply chain management group. He is the senior engineering manager and provides executive leadership and technical direction to a workforce of more than 2,100 science, engineering, and engineering technician professionals at Robins Air Force Base.

Mr. Fischer entered federal service in 1987 as a project engineer assigned to Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Since then, he has served in a broad range of senior engineering and program management positions in acquisition, sustainment, science and technology, and command organizations. Mr. Fischer also held leadership positions in the Missile Defense Agency, serving as program manager and director of Airborne Laser Development and Integration, responsible for day-to-day program execution. He served as the technical director, Engineering and Technical Management Directorate, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command. He was the primary technical adviser on matters dealing with technical performance, reliability, maintainability, productivity, quality assurance, and configuration definition of all AFMC product lines. Mr. Fischer’s assignments also included serving as the lead engineer for the C-17 Sustainment Program and as a senior engineer on several other Air Force weapon systems including the F-22 and RQ-4 Global Hawk.

In his previous position, Mr. Fischer served as the director of engineering and technical management, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He was the AFRL engineering authority, delegated technical authority for airworthiness, and center senior representative for both science and engineering and program management functional areas. He also served as executive agent for the Air Force-level Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math outreach program.

EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
1994 Master of Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
1996 Master of Business Administration Degree, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
2006 Air War College, Air University, by correspondence
2011 Program Managers Course, Defense Acquisition University, Kettering, Ohio
2012 Master of Science Degree, National Resource Strategy, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2012 Senior Acquisition Course, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. July 1987 – February 1988, Project Engineer, Environmental Systems, Engineering Directorate, Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2.  February 1988 – August 1994, Project Engineer, Environmental Systems, C-17 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3.  August 1994 – December 1994, Student, University of Dayton, Dayton Ohio
4.  December 1994 – November 1997, Lead Engineer, Aircraft Systems, C-17 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5.  November 1997 – December 1998, Lead engineer, Environmental Control/Thermal Management Systems, F-22 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6.  December 1998 – September 2002, Plans and programs engineer, Program Planning and Integration, F-22 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7.  September 2002 – July 2003, Lead air vehicle systems engineer, RQ-4 Global Hawk System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8.  July 2003 – December 2004, Lead, Airborne Laser System Integration and Chief, Aircraft Branch, Airborne Laser System Program Office, Missile Defense Agency, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
9.  December 2004 – June 2006, Program Manager and Director, Airborne Laser Development and Integration, Airborne Laser System Program Office, Missile Defense Agency, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
10.  June 2006 – June 2008, Chief, C-17 Flight Systems Division, 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
11.  June 2008 – May 2009, Lead Engineer, C-17 Sustainment Program, 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
12.  May 2009 – August 2011, Technical Director, Engineering and Technical Management, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
13.  August 2011 – June 2012, Student, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
14.  June 2012 – January 2015, Director of Engineering and Technical Management, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
15.  January 2015 – present, Director of Engineering and Technical Management, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins AFB, Georgia

AWARDS AND HONORS
1995 Award for Excellence in Acquisition Management
1996 Exemplary Civilian Service Award
2002 Meritorious Civilian Service Award 
2003 Aeronautical Systems Center Program Management Team of the Year
2004 Air Force Materiel Command Test and Evaluation Team of the Year (Team Lead)
2005 National Defense Industrial Association Gold Medal (Team Lead)
2005 Airborne Laser System Program Office Senior Civilian of the Year 
2008 National Management Association Manager of the Year
2011 General Bernard P. Randolph Engineering Team Excellence Award (Team Lead)
2012 Meritorious Civilian Service Award
2014 Air Force Achievement Award

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Acquisition Professional, Level III, Engineering
Certified Acquisition Professional, Level III, Program Management
Certified Acquisition Professional, Level II, Science and Technology Manager
Certified Acquisition Professional, Level I, Test and Evaluation

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Mercer University National Engineering Advisory Board

(Current as of March 2016)