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Gage Egierski

Program Manager, Tech-Enabled Polymath

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About Me

I’m a results-driven leader with a strong track record of delivering on cost, schedule, and performance across a range of complex initiatives. With three degrees in business, accounting, and finance—complemented by three years of hands-on experience and certifications in Cyber Operations—I bring a unique balance of strategic insight and technical proficiency. Over the past eight years, I’ve operated in high-demand IT environments supporting global user bases from 10,000 to over 700,000 personnel. Whether leading agile, specialized teams or managing operations with over 400 team members, I thrive in translating big ideas into actionable outcomes. I’m known for a no-fear, problem-solving mindset and a lifelong curiosity that fuels innovation. My passion lies in bridging vision with execution, coordinating across functions to drive transformative change and scalable success.

Experience

Program Manager, Legacy IT Systems & Aircrew Flight Equipment

U.S. Department of the Air Force

-Managed $30M aircrew laser eye protection systems development and fielding.
-Continued sustainment of USAF IT financial systems handling over $15B in transactions annually.
-Provided coordination of USAF/Independent audit of IT system functions, architecture, and operations.

Cyber Operations Officer

U.S. Department of the Air Force

-Implementation of DevOps for new Defense IT products & services across the Pacific, solving POTUS and defense priorities for the region.
-Maintained, upgraded, and defended key comms and network infrastructure in excess of $100M across the region.
-Organize a triaged mission support with teams of 20-80 members.
-Completed Cyber Mission Defense training on commercial/DoD cyber tools and led mission ops.

Deputy PM, Enterprise IT as a Service

U.S. Department of the Air Force

Led the execution of a $5.7 Billion Enterprise IT solution leveraging industry best practices to support IT capabilities for over 700,000 personnel. Coordinated multi-organizational stakeholder engagement, multi-year planning, and funding efforts across the Department of the Air Force Senior Leadership Executives. Earned both Large Team and individual program management awards at the Air Force level.

Lead PM, Department of the Air Force Artificial Intelligence

U.S. Department of the Air Force

Implementation lead for Enterprise AI solutions, providing coordination across research, policy making, funding, and requirements execution organizations. Applies AI capabilities to shorten acquisition processes and provide AI tools to over 700,000 service members. Advises on strategy to meet Executive Order priorities for AI implementation to create force multipliers and achieve competitive advantage in Great Power Competition.

Education & Certs

Purdue University

August 2010 - May 2015

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Bachelor of Science in Management

Minor in Aerospace Studies

Wright State University

August 2018 - May 2021

Master's of Business Administration, Finance

Certifications

CompTIA Security+

Defense Aquisitions University Aquisitions Professional Level 2 (Intermediate)

Projects

Creating and Publishing an Album

Using music software and project planning, created an album for my son and published across major platforms.

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Creating and Publishing a Children's Book

Used AI tools to map out a children's story and generate art assets, publishing to Amazon.

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