BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Pacific BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20190120T212820Z UID:B98394D3-F1ED-4FB2-A3F1-87DBE00E9ED3 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20180215T183000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20180215T203000 DESCRIPTION:Big Safari: US Air Force Fast Intervention Program\n\n[Col. Jer ry E. Knotts (Ret.)]\n\nNew Location this Month: CLU Overton Hall ([map](h ttps://goo.gl/maps/Pg6kbKt13P42))\n\nAbstract\nFor more than 50 years\, Bi g Safari aircraft have performed dangerous and essential missions to colle ct intelligence\, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance\, and engage in special operations missions around the globe in the interest of national s ecurity. Big Safari represents a system designed for fast intervention tha t focuses on providing quick access to resources\, efficient contracting e ngagements with suppliers and streamlined processes and distribution metho ds. Key personnel are trained for most efficient interventions. Jerry Knot ts served 24 years in the US Air Force (USAF) and was a team member of the USAF Big Safari Program.\n\nAbout the Speaker\nColonel Jerry E. Knotts (R et.) was fourteen years in the Big Safari special reconnaissance program a t General Dynamics in Fort Worth\, Texas\; E-Systems in Greenville\, Texas \; and Lockheed Aircraft Services in Ontario\, California. Jerry was respo nsible for creating and flight testing a number of specially configured ai rcraft\, including the Combat Sent\, Combat Talon\, Cobra Ball\, Rivet Joi nt and many others. During 1968\, he completed 112 missions over North Vie tnam in an F-105 Wild Weasel.\n\nJerry retired from the Air Force with 24 years of service. His last assignment was as commander of the Washington A rea Contracting Center at Andrews Air Force Base. He was responsible for A ir Force procurement throughout the Nation's Capital\, and a region from t he Azores to Saint Louis\, His responsibilities included the White House a nd the Presidential VIP aircraft fleet that included the aircraft now in t he Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Hanger.\n\nFor his outstanding servi ce to our nation\, Jerry received the Legion of Merit\, Distinguished Flyi ng Cross\, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters\, Air Meda l with 13 oak leaf clusters\, and the Air Force Commendation Medal.\n\nFor his remarkable public service\, Jerry has received numerous awards. In 19 96 he was honored by the Conejo Valley Historical Society. That same year\ , Jerry and his wife\, Mary\, both received the William E. Hamm Award from the California Lutheran University Community Leaders Club. Jerry also has been honored for his community service by having a seat designated in his name in the Thousand Oaks Civic Center Forum Theater. He previously recei ved the Outstanding Service Award and the Silver Patrick Henry Medal from the Military Order of the World Wars.\n\nSince retirement from the USAF\, Jerry Knotts has been a serial entrepreneur\, coach\, angel investor and h as worked with numerous entrepreneurs for over 30 years. Over this period of time\, he started five companies and mentored over 400 start-ups.\n\nCu rrently\, Jerry is President\, California Coast Venture Forum\, Inc.(www.c cvf.org)\, parent of the Clean Business Investment Summit and Chairman\, E ntrepreneurs Without Borders. He serves as mentor/screener for SoCalBio an d the LARTA Institute wherein he supports DARPA\, NSF\, and the NIH-CAP (N ational Institute of Health - Commercialization Assistance Program). As tr easurer\, Youth Enrichment Foundation\, Alexandria\, VA\, he supports 28 Y outh Leadership Conferences throughout the country. He is also Executive S ecretary\, Society of Wild Weasels and board member/Treasurer of the Air W arrior Courage Foundation (AWCF) / Wounded Warriors Emergency Support Fund that supports wounded warriors in areas not covered by government program s.\n\nHe is a member\, Dean's Board of Advisors\, California Lutheran Univ ersity (CLU) School of Management\, a mentor with CLU\, UCLA\, UCSF\, Aubu rn\, Penn State\, CSUCI and UCSB Entrepreneur programs and a panel member for the Goldman Sachs 10\,000 Businesses Program at LACC and LBCC. His pre vious executive positions included Vice-President/General Manager\, Govern ment Electronics Division\, California Microwave Inc. (CMI)\, Woodland Hil ls\, CA\; and Vice-President\, American Nucleonics Corporation (ANC)\, Wes tlake Village\, CA. These two companies provided specialized airborne elec tronic reconnaissance systems.\n\nJerry holds a BSEE (Electrical Engineeri ng) from The Pennsylvania State University\; and an MBA from Auburn Univer sity. In addition\, he is a graduate of the Defense Acquisition University \, Industrial College of the Armed Forces\, Air Command and Staff College\ , and Air War College. He is a Senior Life Member of the Institute of Elec trical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)\; Chairman\, IEEE Buenaventura Life Member Affinity Group\, and past Secretary\, IEEE Buenaventura Section. J erry is a pilot\, licensed Registered Professional Engineer (PE)\, Amateur Radio operator (K3ZZO) and life member of the Texas\, California\, and Na tional Society of Professional Engineers. He is also a life member of both the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association (River Rats) and the Soci ety of Wild Weasels.\n\nAgenda\nPizza and Networking: 6:30 PM\nPresentatio n: 7:00 PM\n\nNew Location\nCLU - Overton Hall\nCalifornia Lutheran Univer sity\n3163 Regent Avenue\nThousand Oaks\, CA 91360\n([map](https://goo.gl/ maps/Pg6kbKt13P42))\n\nParking: Visitors may park on CLU streets after 7 P M without a permit. Before 7 PM\, we recommend that you park in the [G1 vi sitor lot](https://goo.gl/maps/VvhbzYfyJB82) on the southwest corner of Ol sen and Mountclef\, and walk to Overton Hall. Do not park in the faculty/s taff/reserved lots.\n\nPresented By: IEEE Buenaventura Aerospace and Elect ronic Systems Society Chapter\n\nCo-sponsored by: LMAG\n\nRoom: 253\, Bldg : Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center\, 2nd Floor\, CLU\, 130 Overton Court\ , Thousand Oaks \, California\, United States\, 91360 LOCATION:Room: 253\, Bldg: Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center\, 2nd Floor\, CLU\, 130 Overton Court\, Thousand Oaks \, California\, United States\, 91 360 ORGANIZER:sanasarfrazh@gmail.com SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:AESS Chapter - Big Safari - US Air Force Fast Intervention Program URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/188331 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div class="panel_section">\n<h2><span style= "font-size: x-large\; color: #000000\;">Big Safari: US Air Force Fast Inte rvention Program</span></h2>\n<p class="Spacing"><img src="https://cdn.evb uc.com/eventlogos/177704693/jeknotts.jpg" alt="Col. Jerry E. Knotts (Ret.) " /></p>\n<p class="Spacing"><span style="color: #000000\; font-size: larg e\;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000\;">New Location this Month: CLU O verton Hall</span> (<span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><a href="ht tps://goo.gl/maps/Pg6kbKt13P42" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener nor eferrer">map</a></span>)</strong></span></p>\n<p class="Spacing"><span sty le="color: #000000\;"><span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><strong>A bstract</strong></span><br /> For more than 50 years\, Big Safari aircraft have performed dangerous and essential missions to collect intelligence\, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance\, and engage in special operation s missions around the globe in the interest of national security. Big Safa ri represents a system designed for fast intervention that focuses on prov iding quick access to resources\, efficient contracting engagements with s uppliers and streamlined processes and distribution methods. Key personnel are trained for most efficient interventions. Jerry Knotts served 24 year s in the US Air Force (USAF) and was a team member of the USAF Big Safari Program.<br /><br /></span></p>\n<p class="Spacing"><span style="text-deco ration: underline\; color: #000000\;"><strong>About the Speaker</strong></ span><br /><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>Colonel Jerry E. Knotts (Ret.)</strong> was fourteen years in the Big Safari special reconnaissanc e program at General Dynamics in Fort Worth\, Texas\; E-Systems in Greenvi lle\, Texas\; and Lockheed Aircraft Services in Ontario\, California. Jerr y was responsible for creating and flight testing a number of specially co nfigured aircraft\, including the Combat Sent\, Combat Talon\, Cobra Ball\ , Rivet Joint and many others. During 1968\, he completed 112 missions ove r North Vietnam in an F-105 Wild Weasel.<br /><br /></span></p>\n<p class= "Spacing"><span style="color: #000000\;">Jerry retired from the Air Force with 24 years of service. His last assignment was as commander of the Wash ington Area Contracting Center at Andrews Air Force Base. He was responsib le for Air Force procurement throughout the Nation's Capital\, and a regio n from the Azores to Saint Louis\, His responsibilities included the White House and the Presidential VIP aircraft fleet that included the aircraft now in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Hanger.<br /><br /> </span>< /p>\n<p class="Spacing"><span style="color: #000000\;">For his outstanding service to our nation\, Jerry received the Legion of Merit\, Distinguishe d Flying Cross\, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters\, Ai r Medal with 13 oak leaf clusters\, and the Air Force Commendation Medal.< br /><br /></span></p>\n<p class="Spacing"><span style="color: #000000\;"> For his remarkable public service\, Jerry has received numerous awards. In 1996 he was honored by the Conejo Valley Historical Society. That same ye ar\, Jerry and his wife\, Mary\, both received the William E. Hamm Award f rom the California Lutheran University Community Leaders Club. Jerry also has been honored for his community service by having a seat designated in his name in the Thousand Oaks Civic Center Forum Theater. He previously re ceived the Outstanding Service Award and the Silver Patrick Henry Medal fr om the Military Order of the World Wars.<br /><br /></span></p>\n<p class= "Spacing"><span style="color: #000000\;">Since retirement from the USAF\, Jerry Knotts has been a serial entrepreneur\, coach\, angel investor and h as worked with numerous entrepreneurs for over 30 years. Over this period of time\, he started five companies and mentored over 400 start-ups.<br /> <br /></span></p>\n<p class="Spacing"><span style="color: #000000\;">Curre ntly\, Jerry is President\, California Coast Venture Forum\, Inc.(<a href= "http://www.ccvf.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">w ww.ccvf.org</a>)\, parent of the Clean Business Investment Summit and Chai rman\, Entrepreneurs Without Borders. He serves as mentor/screener for SoC alBio and the LARTA Institute wherein he supports DARPA\, NSF\, and the NI H-CAP (National Institute of Health - Commercialization Assistance Program ). As treasurer\, Youth Enrichment Foundation\, Alexandria\, VA\, he suppo rts 28 Youth Leadership Conferences throughout the country. He is also Exe cutive Secretary\, Society of Wild Weasels and board member/Treasurer of t he Air Warrior Courage Foundation (AWCF) / Wounded Warriors Emergency Supp ort Fund that supports wounded warriors in areas not covered by government programs.<br /><br /></span></p>\n<p class="Spacing"><span style="color: #000000\;">He is a member\, Dean's Board of Advisors\, California Lutheran University (CLU) School of Management\, a mentor with CLU\, UCLA\, UCSF\, Auburn\, Penn State\, CSUCI and UCSB Entrepreneur programs and a panel me mber for the Goldman Sachs 10\,000 Businesses Program at LACC and LBCC. Hi s previous executive positions included Vice-President/General Manager\, G overnment Electronics Division\, California Microwave Inc. (CMI)\, Woodlan d Hills\, CA\; and Vice-President\, American Nucleonics Corporation (ANC)\ , Westlake Village\, CA. These two companies provided specialized airborne electronic reconnaissance systems.<br /><br /></span></p>\n<p class="Spac ing"><span style="color: #000000\;">Jerry holds a BSEE (Electrical Enginee ring) from The Pennsylvania State University\; and an MBA from Auburn Univ ersity. In addition\, he is a graduate of the Defense Acquisition Universi ty\, Industrial College of the Armed Forces\, Air Command and Staff Colleg e\, and Air War College. He is a Senior Life Member of the Institute of El ectrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)\; Chairman\, IEEE Buenaventura Li fe Member Affinity Group\, and past Secretary\, IEEE Buenaventura Section. Jerry is a pilot\, licensed Registered Professional Engineer (PE)\, Amate ur Radio operator (K3ZZO) and life member of the Texas\, California\, and National Society of Professional Engineers. He is also a life member of bo th the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association (River Rats) and the So ciety of Wild Weasels.<br /><br /></span></p>\n<p class="Spacing"><span st yle="color: #000000\;"><span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><strong> Agenda</strong></span><br /><strong>Pizza and Networking:</strong> 6:30 PM <br /><strong>Presentation:</strong>&nbsp\;7:00 PM</span></p>\n<p class="S pacing"><span style="color: #000000\;"><span style="text-decoration: under line\;"><span style="color: #ff0000\;"><strong><br />New Location</strong> </span></span><br /><strong>CLU - Overton Hall</strong><br />California Lu theran University<br />3163 Regent Avenue<br />Thousand Oaks\, CA 91360<br />(<span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><a href="https://goo.gl/map s/Pg6kbKt13P42" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong >map</strong></a></span>)<br /><br /></span></p>\n<p class="Spacing"><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>Parking:</strong> Visitors may park on C LU streets after 7 PM without a permit.&nbsp\; Before 7 PM\, we recommend that you park in the <span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><a href="h ttps://goo.gl/maps/VvhbzYfyJB82" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener no referrer">G1 visitor lot</a></span> on the southwest corner of Olsen and M ountclef\, and walk to Overton Hall.&nbsp\; Do not park in the faculty/sta ff/reserved lots.<br /><br /></span></p>\n<p class="Spacing"><span style=" color: #000000\;"><strong>Presented By:</strong> IEEE Buenaventura Aerospa ce and Electronic Systems Society Chapter</span></p>\n</div> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR