Randall “Randy” B. Parker is the Civilian Leader and Director, Detachment 6, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He leads 36 personnel in liaising with Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) supporting and advocating for AFMC Installation Commanders’ critical installation and mission support requirements, ensuring timely and responsive delivery of capabilities to a $55 billion physical plant including eight bases, three geographically separated units, and five Air Force plants supporting 90,000 personnel.
Mr. Parker was commissioned in 1982 as a graduate of the Air Force ROTC program at the Virginia Military Institute. He was assigned as a project civil engineering officer providing environmental and construction support for research and development facilities at WPAFB. In May 1985, Capt. Parker was reassigned, supervising the programming, design, and construction of over $100 million in complex simulator facilities for high priority weapon systems in the Air Force valued over $2 billion.
Upon separation from active duty in September 1987, he was assigned as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) to the Civil Engineer and Services School at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Lt. Col. Parker served as Course Director for the Base Civil Engineer Commander and Deputy Course. He also taught career Air Force civil engineering officers and civilians courses in project management. Lt. Col. Parker retired from the Air Force Reserve in June 2006.
In July 1996 he was assigned as the 88th Civil Engineer Group, Wright Field Engineering Branch Chief responsible for planning, programming, design and construction project execution oversight for all Wright Field facilities.
Mr. Parker became the Deputy Director for the 88th Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate in July 2001, where he directed a staff of over 700 civilians responsible for providing strategic planning, programming, design, construction, fire protection, environmental management, maintenance and repair on over 845 facilities, 6.4 square miles of improved grounds, thousands of miles of utility systems with a plant replacement value of $5.3 billion.
In 2007, Mr. Parker became the Vice Director for the 88th Air Base Wing, where he directed a staff of 5,100 military, civilian and contractor personnel providing direct support and services to the largest, most diverse and organizationally complex base in the Air Force. Base organizations included a major acquisition center, research and development laboratories, a major command headquarters, an airlift wing and the world’s largest military air museum. The base is home to more than 27,500 military, government civilian and contractor employees.
In 2012, Mr. Parker became the Chief of the Resources & Integration Division, Communications, Installations and Mission Support Directorate, Headquarters AFMC, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio where he was responsible for the financial management, budget planning and programming, strategic planning, and HQ staff human resources and integration support for the HQ AFMC Communications, Installations and Mission Support Directorate. He served as the AFMC Mission Support Panel Chairman, guiding a $1.6 billion annual budget, supporting facility & infrastructure asset management across 9 installations with more than 17,000 facilities worth $55 billion.
In 2015, Mr. Parker became the Deputy Director and Chief of the Civil Engineering Division, AFIMSC Detachment 6, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
EDUCATION
1982 Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va.
1986 Squadron officer school, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1993 Master's degree in business administration, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
2005 Master's certificate, University of Dayton Center for Leadership & Executive Development, Dayton, Ohio
2008 Master’s certificate, Air War College, Seminar, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. September 1982 - May 1985, Contract Project Civil Engineering Officer and Construction Manager, Acquisition Civil Engineer Directorate, Aeronautical Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2. May 1985 - September 1987, Program Civil Engineering Officer, Acquisition Civil Engineer Directorate, Aeronautical Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. September 1987- June 2006, Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) to the Civil Engineer and Services School at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Education and Training Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. September 1987- June 1988, Flight Simulator Facility Program Manager, Acquisition Civil Engineer Directorate, Aeronautical Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. June 1988 - July 1996, Facility and Infrastructure Program Manager, 2750th Civil Engineer Group, 2750th Air Base Wing, Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. July 1996 - July 2001, Engineering Branch Chief, 88th Civil Engineer Directorate, 88th Air Base Wing, Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. July 2001 - Mar 2007, Deputy Director, 88th Civil Engineer Directorate, 88th Air Base Wing, Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. Mar 2007 - Mar 2012, Vice Director, 88th Air Base Wing, Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
9. Mar 2012 - May 2015, Chief, Resources & Integration Division, Communications, Installations & Mission Support Directorate, HQ Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
10. May 2015 – July 2020, Deputy Director and Chief, Civil Engineer Division, Detachment 6 (AFMC), Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
11. July 2020 – Present, Civilian Leader and Director, Detachment 6 (AFMC), Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
AWARDS AND HONORS
Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with one silver oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with one Bronze Hourglass
Society of American Military Engineers 2019 Gerald C. Brown Mentoring Award
Leadership Dayton 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Air Force Association
Society of American Military Engineers Academy of Fellows, Senior Mentor
Leadership Dayton Board of Governors
(Current as of July 2020)