Mr. Timothy D. “Batman” West, a member of the Senior Executive Service, serves as Deputy Director, Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In this capacity, he is the principal assistant to the Director, responsible for shaping the workforce and infrastructure to test, field and sustain agile war-winning capabilities. He also oversees the command’s policy and resource allocation for test operations, flight management, airfield services, weather services and command and control operations.
Mr. West began his Air Force career in 1991 as a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. During his 29 years of active-duty service, he held diverse technical and leadership positions, including command assignments in science and technology, test and evaluation, and program management. He is a resident graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Air Command and Staff College and Air War College.
Following his entry into the federal civilian service in 2021, Mr. West served as a test and evaluation subject matter expert on the Headquarters, Air Force Research Laboratory staff and later in Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command. He entered the Senior Executive Service in April 2025.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
1996 Master of Science, Industrial Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, Tenn.
1997 Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, Tenn.
2000 Experimental Flight Test Engineer Course, Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
2006 Master of Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Executive Program Manager’s Course, Defense Acquisition University, Washington, D.C.
2012 Master of Art, Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2025 Master of Philosophy, Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. September 1991–October 1993, Mechanical Systems Project Manager, Titan IV System Program Office, Norton Air Force Base, Calif.
2. November 1993–September 1995, Lead Engineer, Environmental Projects, Arnold AFB, Tenn.
3. October 1995–September 1997, Aerodynamic Systems Test Project Manager, Arnold AFB, Tenn.
4. October 1997–June 1999, Chief, Air Weapons Test Branch, 586th Flight Test Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M.
5. June 1999–June 2000, Student, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.
6. June 2000–June 2002, Director of Test, Air-to-Air Missile Test Flight, Eglin AFB, Fla.
7. June 2002–June 2003, Assistant Director of Operations, Munitions Test Division, Eglin AFB, Fla.
8. June 2003–June 2005, Chief, Infrared Countermeasures, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition), Washington, D.C.
9. June 2005–June 2006, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 2006–June 2007, Operations Officer, 46th Test Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
11. June 2007–June 2009, Commander, Space and Information Operations Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, Calif.
12. June 2009–June 2010, Commander, 631st Electronic Systems Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
13. July 2010–January 2011, Materiel Leader, Intelligence Systems Branch, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
14. January 2011–July 2011, Director of Staff, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia
15. July 2011–July 2012, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
16. July 2012–March 2014, Deputy Director, Munitions Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin AFB, Fla.
17. March 2014–June 2018, Senior Materiel Leader, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Arnold AFB, Tenn.
18. June 2018–April 2021, Deputy Director, Aerospace Systems, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
19. April 2021–May 2023, Deputy Director, Operations, Headquarters Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
20. May 2023–April 2025, Technical Director for Test and Evaluation, Air, Space & Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
21. April 2025–present, Deputy Director, Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
Exemplary Civilian Service Award
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1990 Distinguished Graduate, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
2006 Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College
2012 Blue Horizons Fellow
(Current as of April 2025)