DRG Employee of the Quarter: Bryan Carlo - Scheduler

Bryan?Carlo

Scheduler

Kirtland Davis-Monthan Andrews Moody (KDAM) Aircrew Training and Rehearsal Support (ATARS), Moody Air Force Base

Bryan?Carlo, a scheduler with Kirtland Davis-Monthan Andrews Moody (KDAM) Aircrew Training and Rehearsal Support (ATARS) program at Moody Air Force Base, has been instrumental in maintaining the throughput of students despite several setbacks in the last few months.

“During the repair of the Mylar screen tear on the (weapons systems trainer), the aftermath of hurricane Ian, and the base closures for inclement weather,?Bryan?was able to keep all of the required courses on time with their graduation dates with no impact to training,” said William “OB” O’Brien, corporate program manager for KDAM ATARS. “He was able to adjust the daily schedules to complete as much training as possible in order to provide the students with the most academic training in the shortest amount of time.”

Carlo?also spearheaded the coordination of a short-notice request from the 39th Rescue Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base to allow for deployment spin-up training when bad weather hampered the training in California.

Carlo?joined DRG in July 2020 after working three years scheduling munitions for five flying squadrons, which covered three airframes – A-10 Thunderbolt II, C-130 Hercules and HH-60G Pave Hawk.

“I started out by learning the nuances of (simulator) scheduling versus munitions scheduling, and, today, I'm a very knowledgeable and relied upon scheduler trusted with additional tasks,” he said.

Prior to that,?Carlo?served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, retiring at the rank of technical sergeant.?

His military service included two tours of duty at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey in support of Operation Provide Comfort and Operation Northern Watch. He recalled one memory in particular about his service in Turkey.

“I would have to say going through a 6.3 earthquake in Adana, Turkey, while on the 6th floor of a high-rise apartment building tends to stick with you,”?Carlo?said.

In August 2004, he received a permanent change of station from Incirlik to Royal Air Force Lakenheath (United Kingdom) to provide munitions support to the 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons where F-15E Strike Eagles were assigned.

Carlo?said the qualities he gained from the military that have benefited him the most in life are respect, accountability and integrity.

He and his wife, Emine, have two children: 24-year-old Alex, who is serving in the U.S. Air Force at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, and 8-year-old Samuel.?

Carlo?grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In his spare time,?Carlo?enjoys spending time with family, barbecuing, building custom computers and fishing.