Timothy A. Beyland, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He is the Air Force's senior career civilian adviser to the Secretary. He performs high-level assignments following the Secretary's policies, goals, and objectives. He oversees the execution and programming of the Headquarters U.S. Air Force portfolio with an annual budget of $5.6 billion and
37,000 personnel. He administratively manages and supports the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, its 1,650- member Secretariat and 2,400-member supported field operating agencies to include manpower, personnel, organization, budget, supply, and the Secretary's contingency fund; information, personnel and industrial security oversight for U.S. treaty issues; special access programs, and antiterrorism. He also establishes policy and oversees worldwide Air Force Departmental Publishing, the Air Force Declassification Office, the Air Force Art Program Office, and the Air Force Executive Dining Facility. As the senior Air Force security official, Mr. Beyland develops and executes policy for the Air Force Central Adjudication Facility.
Mr. Beyland was born in Castro Valley, Calif. He graduated from Centerville High School in 1976, and attended Miami University where he completed undergraduate and graduate work. He entered federal service in October 1981 as a member of the Air Force Logistics Command Mid-Level Management Training Program at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Director of Plans and Integration, Director, Air Force Personnel Operations Agency, and Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
EDUCATION
1980 Bachelor's degree in personnel and procurement management, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
1981 Master's degree in business administration, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. October 1981 - December 1983, member, Mid-Level Management Training Program, Kelly AFB, Texas
2. December 1983 - March 1984, senior buyer and contracting officer, Life Support Branch, Kelly AFB, Texas
3. March 1984 - July 1985, contracting officer, Life Support Branch, Kelly AFB, Texas
4. July 1985 - August 1988, Procurement Analyst, Resources and Analysis Division, Headquarters Air Force Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. August 1988 - April 1992, Program Manager, Civilian Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas
6. April 1992 - May 1994, Deputy Chief, Contract Support Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
7. May 1994 - November 1998, Team Leader for Global Reach and Global Power, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
8. December 1998 - March 2002, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. March 2002 - February 2004, Air Force Program Executive Officer for Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. February 2004 - December 2004, Air Force Program Executive Officer for Combat and Mission Support, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. January 2005 - July 2007, Director of Plans and Integration, and Director, Air Force Personnel Operations Agency, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
12. July 2007 - October 2011, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
13. October 2011 - present, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
AWARDS AND HONORS
1999 Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award
2002 and 2007 Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award
2009 Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award
2011 Exceptional Civilian Service Award
(Current as of May 2014)