Lt Col Sean Mcconville, Assistant Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Lt Col Sean McConville is C-17A Weapons Officer and Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Lt Col McConville earned his doctorate in Logistics Systems at the University of North Texas (UNT), in Denton Texas. While attending UNT, he focused his studies on developing an analytical framework for quantifying the value of incentive alignment in distribution systems.
Lt Col McConville entered the Air Force in 2005 as a Distinguished Graduate of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at Purdue University. He has commanded combat airlift missions in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation New Dawn, to include 14 combat airdrops. In 2016, he served as the lead planner and mission commander for the advent of C-17 operations into Syria. He has authored several seminars about those operations and remains a passionate advocate for the importance of a robust and agile military logistics network.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Jun 2005 - Feb 2006, Assistant Executive Officer, 458 AS, Scott AFB, IL.
2. Feb 2006 - Aug 2007, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, MS.
3. Jul 2008 - Mar 2009, Scheduler, 8 AS, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
4. Mar 2009 - Nov 2009, Tactics Officer; 8 AS, JB Lewis-McChord, WA.
5. Nov2009 - Jul 2010, Executive Officer, 8 AS, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
6. Jul 2010 - Jun 2011, Mission Planning Cell Chief, 8 AS, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
7. Jun 2011- Jul 2011, Assistant Support Flight Commander, 8 AS, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
8. Mar 2012 - Sep 2013, Squadron Scheduler, 58 AS, Altus AFB, OK.
9. Sep 2013 -Aug 2014, Squadron Tactics Chief, 58 AS, Altus AFB, OK.
10. Aug 2014 - Mar 2015, KC-46A Quality Assurance Flight Commander, 97 TRS, Altus AFB, OK.
11. Mar 2015 - Oct 2015, Wing Weapons and Tactics Director, 62 AW, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
12. Oct 2015 - Feb 2016, Assistant Operations Officer, 8 AS, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
13. Oct 2016 - May 2018, Mission Planning Cell Chief, 816 EAS, Al Udeid AB, Qatar. ‘
14. May 2018 - Jul 2019, Student, ASAM, USAF Expeditionary Center, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ.
15. Jul 2019 - Jun 2020, Analyst, Secretary of the Air Force Acquisitions, Headquarters Air Force, Washington DC.
16. Jun 2020 - Jul 2023, PhD Student, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.
17. Aug 2023- May 2024, Commander, 379 EOSS, Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar
18. May 2024- Present, Assistant Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force base, Ohio
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: 3000+
Combat Hours:
Aircraft flown: C-17A, T-1A, T-37.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with five oak leaf clusters
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Airlift Tanker Association
Military Operations Research Society
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 2005
First Lieutenant June 2007
Captain June 2009
Major November 2015
Lieutenant Colonel May 2020
Education
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2005 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
2012 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL.
2013 Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, Brandman University, Irvine, CA.
2013 C-17A Weapons Instructor Course, JBMDL, New Jersey.
2019 Master of Science, Operations Management (ASAM), JBMDL, New Jersey.
2023 Doctor of Philosophy, Logistics Systems, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.