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Mitchell Kieffer (Captain, USAF [Ret.]) was the Chief Data Scientist for several U.S. and Air Force Commands as an officer in the military and as a civilian contractor. He is a combat-proven leader, being Wounded in Action – Purple Heart Recipient – when his vehicle was directly hit by a copper plated Explosively Formed Penetrating IED which gave him a Traumatic Brain Injury as well as fractured 10 vertebrae. He then earned a Master’s Degree in Data Science/Operations Research from the Air Force Institute of Technology via a prestigious assignment. He went on to lead two Air Force doctrine guiding ‘Core Function’ teams, earning the ‘USAF Analytic Team of the Year’ award, the Lance P. Sijan Award for the ‘Highest Quality of Leadership’, as well as ‘Company Grade Officer of the Year’, twice.

Mitchell was stratified by his commanders as number one of his peers in every Air Force and Joint assignments. He has also earned “Distinguished Graduate” honors at all Professional Military Education courses. After medically retiring from the Air Force, Kieffer earned an MBA concentrating in Finance and holds a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

Utilizing his MBA-Finance & M.S. Data Science, he conducted cradle to grave business plans & analyses, analyses of alternatives valuations, Benefit-Cost-Risk assessments, and surveying studies and workshops driven toward providing operational and strategic optimization predictions and prescriptions.

Shane is a former 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force). He is a tenacious professional with an extremely rare skill set. Shane is passionate about leadership development with over 20 years of experience in Leadership and Operations Management within the US Army, and the private sector.

He served proudly in the US Army Special Operations community - a fast-paced environment demanding strong analytical, organizational, technical, tactical, and interpersonal skills. He has a demonstrated track record for working effectively across organizational boundaries and building strong relationships with department, team and functional area leaders to optimize organizational performance.

Testimonials illustrate Shane’s successful career and skillsets stating, “Shane is inspiring and has great wisdom to share given his life experiences. He inspires greatness and encourages and engages others to perseverance with true grit and a can-do attitude; inspiring confidence and belief in doing good and living life with meaning and purpose.” Another testimony of Shane’s prowess stated, “Shane is the real deal. He’s the kind of person who truly gets stuff done. As an elite Unit member of the U.S. Army Delta Force, Shane served our Nation in the most dangerous of special operations situations. He is a tremendous motivational force and inspires us to reach new levels of performance. I am proud to have Shane as a friend and know he is a tremendous asset to any organization and anyone who he meets.”