PaulFrisingerMajorOperations Officer & AS200 Instructor

Major Paul Frisinger is the Operations Officer and Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 835, University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. He is responsible for detachment operations to include cadet personnel actions, administration management, host and crosstown university collaboration, as well as recruiting, motivating, and educating Air Force officer candidates.Major Frisinger received his commission via Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB, Alabama in 2004 after completing a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Developmental Engineer and has supported various U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and joint systems including the F-22 aircraft, spacecraft cryocooler subsystems, missile-warning infrared satellite systems, the F135 turbine engine (F-35 aircraft engine), the next-generation Adaptive Engine Transition Program, and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon system. Major Frisinger also served previously as an instructor at AFROTC Detachment 847, Angelo State University, in San Angelo, Texas. EDUCATION2003 Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas2005 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama2005 Air Force Fundamentals of Acquisition Management, Kettering, Ohio2009 Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio2011 Squadron Officer School (Correspondence)2012 Academic Instructor School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama2014 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence)2016 Leadership in Engineering Defense Systems, Lakehurst, New Jersey2017 Program Management Office Course, California, Maryland2020 Academic Instructor School (Correspondence) ASSIGNMENTS1. November 2004 - May 2006, F-22 Subsystems Engineer, F-22 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio2. June 2006 - August 2007, F-22 Maintenance Training Systems Engineer, F-22 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio3. August 2007 - March 2009, Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Education and Training Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio4. March 2009 - June 2011, Deputy Chief, Spacecraft Cryogenics Section, Space Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico5. July 2011 - July 2012, Section Commander, Phillips Research Site, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico6. July 2012 - March 2013, Recruiting Flight Commander, AFROTC Detachment 847, Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas7. April 2013 - March 2014, Operations Flight Commander, AFROTC Detachment 847, Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas8. March 2014 - June 2015, Operations Officer, AFROTC Detachment 847, Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas9. June 2015 - March 2017, F135 Supply Chain Manager, Aircraft Propulsion Operations - Pratt & Whitney, Defense Contract Management Agency, East Hartford, Connecticut10. April 2017 - June 2018, Adaptive Engine Transition Program Manager, Aircraft Propulsion Operations - Pratt & Whitney, Defense Contract Management Agency, East Hartford, Connecticut11. June 2018 - April 2020, Deputy Chief Systems Engineer, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Project Office, Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama12. April 2020 - Present, Operations Officer, AFROTC Detachment 835, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONDefense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf clusterMeritorious Service Medal with oak leaf clusterAir Force Commendation MedalAir Force Achievement MedalAir Force Organization Excellence Award with three oak leaf clustersNational Defense Service MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalMilitary Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONSecond Lieutenant - November 10, 2004First Lieutenant - November 10, 2006Captain - November 10, 2008Major - April 1, 2015 PUBLICATIONS"An Experimental Investigation Studying the Influence of Dimples on a Film Cooled Turbine Blade Leading Edge", Thesis, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2009.