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JOHN ROBERTSON

Executive leader and performance improvement practitioner with 21 years of U.S. Air Force Special Warfare experience in the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) community. Leads technical services, learning strategy, instructor development, and organizational performance in complex, high-stakes environments. Combines operational experience, technical integration, adult learning, and evidence-informed research to help organizations turn specialized knowledge and emerging technology into reliable capability. Doctoral student at Purdue Global University with an M.S. in Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning and a Graduate Certificate in Workplace Instructional Design from Boise State University.

EDUCATION

  • Doctoral Student, Purdue Global University, current

  • Master of Science, Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning, Boise State University, 2023

  • Graduate Certificate, Workplace Instructional Design, Boise State University, 2023

  • Bachelor of Science, Information Technology Management, American Military University, 2011

  • Associate of Science, Information Technology, Community College of the Air Force, 2009

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Technical Services Strategy

  • Performance Improvement

  • Learning and Capability Strategy

  • Instructor Development

  • Technical Integration

  • Executive Communication and Speaking

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SEPTEMBER 2026 TO PRESENT
CHIEF TECHNICAL SERVICES OFFICER, WEAPONS AND TACTICS ALLIANCE GROUP
• Leads technical integration, customer training, field support, instructor capability, and performance improvement.
• Connects customer needs with sales, engineering, project management, and operations to deliver viable, supportable capability.

OCTOBER 2024 TO AUGUST 2026
CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER, WEAPONS AND TACTICS ALLIANCE GROUP
• Directed organizational training strategy, course design, instructor development, program evaluation, and learning technology.
• Oversaw more than 1,000 instructional hours for over 500 Department of Defense customers, achieving 4.8 out of 5 satisfaction.

APRIL 2023 TO OCTOBER 2024
VICE PRESIDENT, SPECIAL WARFARE OPERATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU
• Forecasted, budgeted, and allocated a $38 million portfolio supporting 3,500 personnel across 13 locations in 11 states.
• Guided modernization, acquisition oversight, and global operational readiness.

JANUARY 2021 TO APRIL 2023
REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTORS, ILLINOIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD
• Oversaw upgrade and proficiency training for 520 service members across five states.
• Developed and evaluated five curricula for six geographically separated organizations.

AUGUST 2018 TO JANUARY 2021
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, ILLINOIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD
• Managed daily operations for 82 personnel and a $1.2 million operations and maintenance budget.
• Helped secure more than $1.4 million in innovation funding for advanced communications systems.

MARCH 2013 TO AUGUST 2018
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND CHIEF INSTRUCTOR, U.S. AIR FORCE WEAPONS SCHOOL
• Supervised 12 instructors and directed more than 900 high-risk training missions.
• Developed a 169-hour formal syllabus and led instructor development, capability assessment, and tactics publication.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Squadron Officer School, Organizational Leadership & Management – Jan 2021

  • USAF Weapons Instructor Course, Graduate Level Instructional Design & Theory – Dec 2015

  • United States Marine Corps Weapons & Tactics Course, Tactical Instruction– May 2015

  • USAF Officer Training School, Introduction to Mid-level Leadership & Management – Mar 2013

  • Airman Leadership School, Frontline Supervisor Training – May 2008

  • Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course, Tactical Job Proficiency – Jun 2006

INSTRUCTOR TOPICS

The following is a non-exhaustive list of topics taught regularly by John Robertson during his career:

 

  • Adult Learning Theory

  • Decision Making Under Duress

  • Classroom Instructional Techniques

  • Workplace Curriculum Development

  • Training Design for Performance Improvement

  • Briefing Techniques  

  • Situational Leadership

  • Evaluation Techniques

  • FPV and Drone Flying and Integration

  • FPV and Drone Building and Repair

  • Digital Close Air Support Integration

  • Advanced Radio Integration

  • Handheld Link-16 & Datalink Tactics

  • Threat Mitigation Techniques

  • Post-Action Analysis Techniques

  • Covert Target Marking Techniques

  • Target Analysis and Weaponeering  

  • Test and Evaluation Processes

  • Full Motion Video Integration and Analysis

  • Acquisition and Innovation

PUBLICATIONS

  • Project Lead & Co-Author - (CLASSIFIED) Tactical Air Control Party Future Capabilities Roadmap

  • Co-Author - 2021 'OnPoint' Instructor Course Phase-I Evaluation

  • Project Lead & Co-Author – 2021 Reorganization of Company-Wide Resources and Manpower

  • Project Lead & Author – 2021 Tactical Air Control Party Future Capabilities Roadmap

  • Project Lead & Co-Author – (CLASSIFIED) 2021 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for JTACs

  • Project Lead & Co-Author – (UNCLASSIFIED) 2019 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for JTACs

  • Co-Author – 2019 AFTTP 3-2.6, JOINT FIRES Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

  • Author – 2015 Bridging the Gap, USMC and USAF CAS TTPs

ON-GOING RESEARCH

  • Building Expertise - What are the best methods and practices to build experts agnostic of a field?

  • Teaching Teachers - What are the best methods to build and teach phenomenal teachers, regardless of a field?

  • Teaching Critical Thinking - What are the best methods to teach critical thinking regardless of age?

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