Expertise
Strategic Planning, Program Management, Financial Management, Consensus Building, Change Management
Profile
Major General Jeff Riemer, USAF (Ret), has over 45 years of leadership and management experience in the United States Air Force (USAF) and defense industry. He has successfully led multiple large, complex organizations valued over $100B—recruiting, training and developing a diverse group of dedicated innovators and building solid relationships with national, state, and local governments and communities. General Riemer is the former program executive officer (PEO) for the F-22 program, command and control (C2) and combat support systems, and weapons; he also commanded the Air Armament Center (AAC) and Air Force Security Assistance Center (AFSAC).
Significant Career Accomplishments
Oversaw daily operations of a $150M annual revenue services company supporting the Department of Defense (DOD) and other government agencies; created a $1.5B business backlog through strategically identifying and successfully capturing business.
Led all acquisition activities on the $70B F-22 program; saved $411M by successfully implementing a multi-year procurement strategy, resulting in the final, critical acquisition of 60 additional F-22 Raptors.
As the Air Force Security Assistance Center (AFSAC) commander, created and implemented balanced scorecards in three organizations resulting in breakthrough performance to achieve goals and objectives—reducing back orders by 96%, foreign military sales (FMS) contract cycle-time by 44%, and customer support problem areas by 35%.
Successfully led largest portfolio of C4I programs, executing over $11B annually for 23 major air, land, space command and control systems. Identified over $30M in duplicate and overlapping requirements, allowing the funding of an otherwise unfunded requirement.
Key Positions
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/President, Reliance Test and Technology
Chief Operating Officer (COO), InDyne, Inc.
Vice President for Strategic Programs, InDyne, Inc.
F-22 Program Executive Officer (PEO), SAF/AQ
Commander & USAF PEO for Weapons. Air Armament Center (AAC)
Director of Operations, HQ Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
Commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center (AFSAC)
PEO, Command and Control and Combat Support Systems, HQ USAF
Education
EdD, Educational Leadership, Argosy University
MS, Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
BS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
Defense Systems Management College
Air War College
Air Command and Staff College