John Powell
Vice President Operations
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Powell is a program manager and military veteran with over two decades of experience applying TS-cleared expertise to advance U.S. Air Force and Space Force space systems and operations. He has overseen equipment, assets, and programs valued at $71B while leading diverse teams through complex operational development, risk management, and compliance in fast-paced environments. His career spans tactical GPS operations to senior leadership roles including director-level positions, wargame planning, and standardization/evaluations, demonstrating a rare blend of technical domain knowledge and organizational leadership. A lifelong learner, he holds two master’s degrees and an occupational instructor certificate and routinely applies adult-education principles to scale personnel training and development. Based in Colorado Springs, he combines sysadmin-style comfort across UNIX and Windows environments with a preference for thorough documentation over whiteboard puzzles. He is known for turning complex, safety-critical requirements into practical, auditable solutions that improve human and system performance.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA Adult Education, Master of Arts - MA Adult Education at Touro University InternationalMaster of Arts - MA Counseling and Leadership, Master of Arts - MA Counseling and Leadership at University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Github Skills (35)
redhat10
puppet10
rspec10
centos10
linux10
ruby10
facter8
rpm8
fact8
windows7
filezilla6
macos6
javascript6
electron5
pdk4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
waveclaw/puppet-facter_cacheable
May 2016 - Feb 2020
Contributions:7 releases, 1 review, 42 commits in 3 years 10 months
puppetfactcachinggenericfacter
waveclaw/puppet-ipa
Mar 2015 - Sep 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 22 pushes, 1 tag in 2 years 6 months
custom-typesphpprovidersipa
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