Thomas J. Di Nino retired from the Air Force as a colonel in February 2003, having concluded 26 years of government service. He then provided business development, marketing and representation to several clients and in May 2005 Tom founded Core IV Consulting, Inc.
His initial five year operational tour as a Titan II missile launch officer was followed by a broad range of acquisition assignments throughout the Air Force. Tom was both a contracting officer and a program manager and held the highest-level government certifications in both disciplines. He was a base-level supplies buyer and an in-plant contract administrator. Tom held a number of acquisition positions at the Pentagon and at Headquarters, Air Force Material Command and he led several program offices and divisions at Aeronautical Systems Center. Tom’s knowledge of the Air Force, and with the various research, acquisition, and headquarters organizations at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, gives him the edge to connect the right people in the government with those wanting to do business with the Air Force. Because of his time spent supporting our country and his “multi-rep” consulting experience he offers 33 continuous years of Air Force acquisition insight. Tom provides you top-notch business development, marketing, company representation and consulting along with great customer support – a combination that can’t be beat!
Tom Di Nino’s professional experience includes:
- Over 21 years of Air Force acquisition experience, 11 years of which were at Wright-Patterson AFB.
- Transitioning the technologies from the AF Research Lab to program offices and logistics centers particularly in the areas of non-destructive inspection, coatings technology, corrosion prevention and control, advanced composites, training simulation and advanced radar and sensors.
- Creating and leading the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Global Hawk) program office at Aeronautical Systems Center in 1995. The RQ-4A Global Hawk is in production and served over Afghanistan, Iraq and other areas.
- Top-to-bottom experience with the Air Force requirement process having served as a voting member of the Air Force Requirements Oversight Council.
- Participating in the procurement of a myriad of weapon systems including the DSCS III satellite, cruise missiles, advanced weapons, U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, NATO AWACS, various reconnaissance sensor programs, T-6 joint primary trainer aircraft, several aircraft training simulators, RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, technical data and various data systems, C-17 aircrew and maintenance training systems.
- Serving a number of acquisition customers including Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command, US Atlantic Command, the Army, the Navy, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, NATO and Australia.
- Identifying and managing requirements for data systems, technical orders and modeling and simulation tools.
- Management and quality award examiner for multiple local, state and federal quality awards.
- Current Volunteer Committee Chair of DaytonDefense.
- Current Director of Communications, Wright Memorial Chapter of the Air Force Association.