Timothy J. Pettit is a Doctoral Candidate in the Marketing and
Logistics Department at The Ohio State University. He is currently
working toward a PhD in Logistics Management with a minor in
Operations Management. Major Pettit™s ongoing research
project is entitled, Assuring Resiliency in Supply Chain Operations,?
a joint effort between the Fisher College of Business and the
Center for Resiliency, sponsored by Limited Logistics Services,
American Electric Power, and Ashland Distribution. Tim is a
Major on Active Duty with the United States Air Force with 14
years experience. His doctoral studies are supported by the
Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio, through the
Faculty Pipeline Program. Major Pettit's previous research projects
include his master's thesis entitled, "Identifying Situational
Constraints to Focus Quality Improvement in an Air Force Aerial
Port," later republished in the Air Force Journal of Logistics.
Major Pettit entered the Air Force in 1991 as a distinguished
graduate of the Iowa State University Reserve Officer Training
Corps in Ames, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Aerospace Engineering and minor in Political Science. He received
his regular commission in 1992 upon entering active duty.
His career includes a breadth of logistics experience serving
as an aircraft maintenance officer, logistics readiness officer
and commander. As a career aircraft maintenance officer, Major
Pettit has led F-16, A-10 and F-15 maintenance organizations
including several operational deployments. He also managed
mobility operations at Maxwell AFB and deployed as the Expeditionary
Logistics Commander at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
in support of Operation JOINT GUARD, processing over 10 million
pounds of cargo and 19,000 passengers from five NATO allies.
In Bahrain, Major Pettit was the U.S. Ambassador's technical
advisor to the Royal Bahraini Air Force and served as a vital
military liaison during the beddown of U.S. forces for Operation
ENDURING FREEDOM. He excelled at Air Education and Training
Command managing the sustainment of six flying training units
with 13 different aircraft types ranging from fighters to
helicopters to cargo aircraft. Major Pettit's previous assignment
was the Air Force Materiel Command Commander's Representative
to Air Education and Training Command. He was responsible
for focusing AFMC support toward AETC's 21 weapon systems
operated at 18 locations throughout the continental United
States. He directed resolution of AETC's top acquisition,
sustainment and technology issues and was the key communication
conduit between AETC and AFMC Commanders.
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