Tamiko Bailey is a US Air Force service-disabled veteran and the President/CEO of Bailey’s Premier Services, a multi-state defense contractor that provides aircraft maintenance and other support services to the United States government and state/local agencies.

Tamiko has over 30 years of combined military and industry experience. During her military career, she worked in an aviation environment supporting an F-15/F-16 squadron and she served two tours of duty in Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Southern Watch—No Fly Zone (33rd FW / 59th FS – NOMADS). She has also been fortunate to work for Fortune 100/500 defense contractors (Bell Helicopter V-22 Program and Bell Aerospace Services (Aftermarket Services for Legacy Aircraft – US Govt, Commercial and Foreign Military Sales), DynCorp International (UC-35 and C-12), Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (F-35 Program) and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Controls / PAC-3 Missiles). Working in these environments provided additional valuable work experience within the aviation industry.

Tamiko has an AA in Accounting from Okaloosa-Walton Community College, a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Arlington and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. Tamiko is also a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and holds a certificate in Earned Value Management. Tamiko is training and obtaining her private pilots license.

She is a native of Fort Worth and she volunteers countless hours to support the community and veterans’ events. Tamiko was a board director for the Airpower Foundation and is now an advisor; Executive Council Member for the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl and member of the Fort Worth Airpower Council.

Tamiko is a U.S. Navy military spouse with children. Their family has supported the USS Nimitz and they are now supporting the U.S. Marines. In her free time, she enjoys time with friends, family and traveling.