Lt Col Steven J. Schuldt
Other Experience
2017 - 2018, Engineering Flight Commander, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
Position/Accomplishment: Led 320 contractors and a diverse 41-member flight of military, American contractors and Korean civilian engineers in directing a $975 million planning, design and construction portfolio.
2014 - 2017, Ph.D. Student, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Thesis: Optimizing the planning of remote construction site to minimize the consequences of explosive attacks; advised by Prof. Khaled El-Rayes
2013 - 2014, Executive Officer to the Chancellor and Commandant, AFIT
Position/Accomplishment: coordinated a 94-member staff and managed executive-level interaction with three schools and four directorates to enable the education of 30,000 in-residence and distance learning students per year
2012 - 2013, Instructor and Course Director, The Civil Engineer School, AFIT
Position/Accomplishment: Directed six and taught in 12 courses with more than 700 students. Also served as the lead Air Force representative for OSD’s Defense Environmental International Cooperation program, leading environmental training, developing international environmental policy and establishing intergovernmental agreements in six European and Asian countries.
2010 - 2012, M.S. Student, Environmental Engineering & Science, AFIT
Thesis: Biodegradation of organophosphate chemical warfare agents by activated sludge; advised by Maj LeeAnn Racz
2010, Executive Officer to the Commander, 628th Mission Support Group, Joint Base Charleston, SC
Position/Accomplishment: Led a six-member staff and spearheaded the completion of administrative actions for the Joint Base’s largest group, consisting of six squadrons and over 2,000 personnel
2009 - 2010, Joint Staff Engineer and Advisor to the Afghan National Army Air Corps Civil Engineer Squadron Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan
Position/Accomplishment: Developed the first-ever training program for 14 Afghan Civil Engineer specialties, directed a $272 million Kabul International Airport beddown, and led the repair of Shindand’s runway, enabling the first Afghan Air Corps operations in eight years
2007 - 2009, Chief, Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements, and Maintenance Engineer, 437th Civil Engineer Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC
Position/Accomplishment: Led eight-person section in the execution of a $38 million design and construction program to maintain three runways, 291 facilities and 1,300 military family housing units