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LYNN M. EVISTON

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Lynn M. Eviston is Director of Plans and Programs, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. She assists the Commander in leading the single center responsible for total life cycle management covering all aircraft, engines, munitions, and electronic systems.

Ms. Eviston began her career with the Air Force in 1985 as a Financial Specialist at the Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. During her career, she has held progressively more challenging jobs in financial management, serving as financial specialist on diverse platforms such as the B-1B Engine, Alternate Fighter Engine Option, B-2, Combat Talon II and CV-22; senior budget analyst for ASC Investment and Operations and Management accounts, including civilian payroll; senior budget analyst, implementing center-wide processes to enable the financial community to effectively execute the ASC investment programs; and supervisory cost analyst supporting the ASC source selection process. From the Aeronautical Systems Center, Ms. Eviston transitioned to Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, where she served first as a Deputy Chief, then Chief of the Programs Division; during this time she oversaw the programming for the Command-wide Budget of $7.4 billion.

Most recently she served as Deputy Director Strategic Plans, Programs and analyses Directorate, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command. As the Deputy Director, she was responsible for the implementation of MAJCOM processes, oversight of the Agile Combat Support Core Function and overall planning and programming responsibility for approximately $26 billion ACS resources annually and AFMC resources of approximately $7 billion per year. In most recent years, Ms. Eviston was the POC for the Executive Steering Group that oversaw the AFMC reorganization going from 12 to 5 centers.

EDUCATION:
1984 Bachelor of Science (Management/Finance), University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
1989 Master of Business Administration, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

SPECIALIZED TRAINING:
1995 ASC Leadership 2000, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
1995 Management Development Seminar, Office of Personnel Management, Denver, Colo.
2000 Building High Performance Organizations, Federal Executive Institute, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
2000 Air Command and Staff College, Seminar
2001 Executive Coaching, Ron Redmon Federal Executive Institute, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
2002 Mentor Training, Federal Executive Institute, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2002 Carnegie Mellon Executive Leadership, Sinclair Community College
2004 Excellence in Government, Fellows Institute
Air War College, Seminar, enrolled

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
1. August 1985 to October 1986, Financial Specialist, Propulsion Directorate, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2. October 1986 to January 1991, Financial Specialist, B-2 Program, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
3. January 1991 to June 1993, Financial Specialist, Combat Talon II and CV-22 Programs, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
4. June 1993 to January 1997, Budget Analyst (Team Lead, Policy Group), Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
5. January 1997 to August 1998; Budget Analyst (Chief, Operations Branch),
Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
6. August 1998 to January 1999, Senior Budget Analyst (Chief, Mission Branch), Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
7. January 1999 to December 2001, Senior Budget Analyst (Chief, Operations Branch), Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
8. December 2001 to March 2003, Senior Cost Analyst (Chief, Requirements and
Analysis Branch), Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
9. April 2003 to November 2006, Program Analyst (Chief and Deputy Chief, Programs Division), Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
10. November 2006 to March 2013, Deputy Director, AFMC Strategic Plans, Programs and Analyses Directorate, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
11. March 2013 to present, Director, Plans and Programs, AF Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

AWARDS AND HONORS:
Comptroller Trainee-of-the-Year Award, October 1986
Special Act/Service Award, September 1987
Air Force Systems Command Civilian of the Quarter, March 1990
B-2 Total Quality Award, July 1990
Comptroller Leadership Award, October 1997
Notable Achievement Awards: May 1996, June 1996, March 1997, and February
1999
On-the-Spot Cash Award, May 1999
Program Management Team Award, September 1999
Comptroller Chuck Adams Award, October 2000
Cycle Time Reduction Award, June 2002
Comptroller Team Award, October 2003

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
American Society of Military Comptrollers, Aviation Chapter

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) Certification Level III, Financial Management, 1993
APDP Certification Level I, Program Management, 1994
Professional Designation in Cost and Price Analysis, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1988