Engineer Manager

Fernando M. Faria

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Accomplished, seasoned Executive with proven success in operations

management, P&L, personnel and strategic planning in the competitive high

technology and defense industry. Superior communication skills.

Reputation for creative, out-of-the box thinking, superior strategic

thinking ability and a personal passion to win. Extensive experience in

engineering, program management, and operations. Top Secret Clearance.

CORE COMPETENCES

Strategic Planning & Leadership

. Led divisions through all phases of strategic planning. Established

the "driving engine" of the enterprise, developed vision and mission

statements, developed roadmap delineating growth, identified gaps to

existing capabilities/technologies and developed plans to close the

gaps to generate growth. Helped various managers to develop tactical

plans for each business area to include opportunities identification,

resources required, capture plans for key opportunities and technology

roadmaps.

Financial & Business Development

. Excellent track record performing against plan. Continuously improved

ROS from year to year through cost reduction and "on plan" execution.

. Improved Program Management discipline by requiring all PMs to attend

PMI, implemented EVMS on all large programs. Created Planning and

Scheduling department, required detail resources loaded schedules and

established performance metrics to monitor and manage programs.

. Demonstrated capability turning red programs green under senior

leadership team scrutiny. Cut program loss by several million dollars.

Product Development

. Led team at Brashear to develop an Integrated Surveillance and Imaging

Systems (ISIS) and a lightweight mount to allow us to compete on

opportunities for remote weapons stations.

. Led team at BAE to transfer a semi-active laser seeker technology from

one division to another, and using that technology led team to

successfully compete for the Advance Precision Kill Weapon Systems

(APKWS) program.

. Led the THAAD Seeker development from Advance Technology Demonstration

phase through transition into very successful production phase

. Received Technology Innovation Award from L-3 and Chairman Award for

Leadership from BAE. Also received the Nova Award for Leadership from

Lockheed Martin

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

L-3 Applied Technology Group - President 2008 to 2010

. Managed 4 divisions (>$100M in sales) with over 8 sites located in

three different states. As president of this group of divisions, I was

responsible for the P&L and the overall operations, including

development of strategic plans, establishing division goals,

identifying investment opportunities, and conducting business reviews.

. Diverse technology portfolio, ranging from High Power Microwave

systems, HEMP protection, Nuclear Radiation hardening, and

Sterilization Systems.

. Achieved 30% organic growth and improved earnings by a factor of 2.5

over 2 years.

Fernando M. Faria

64 Sleigh Road - Westford, Massachusetts 01886

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L-3 Brashear - President 2005 to 2008

. Managed the Brashear division of L-3 located in Pittsburgh, PA. A $40M

operation specialized in large optical telescopes, range

instrumentation and laser steering optical telescopes. I was

responsible for the P&L and the overall operations.

. Implemented rigorous Program Management discipline and improved

program performance across the enterprise. Required all PMs to attend

PMI and implemented EVMS on all large programs. Created Planning and

Scheduling department, required detail resources loaded schedules and

established performance metrics to help monitor and manage programs.

. Excellent track record performing against plan (Orders, Sales, EBIT

and Cash)

BAE SYSTEMS - Deputy General Manager 1975 to 2005

. Worked for one company under 4 different ownership:

o Honeywell Electro-Optics 1975 to 1992.

o Loral Infrared Imaging System 1992 to 1996,

o Lockheed Martin Infrared Imaging Systems 1996 to 2000

o BAE SYSTEMS 2000 to 2005.

. Held various positions, from entry level Mechanical Engineer, to

Principal Engineer, Project Engineer, Systems Engineering Supervisor,

Program Manager, Program Director, Business Area Director and finally

Deputy General Manager

. Demonstrated capability turning red programs green under senior

leadership scrutiny. Cut program loss by several million dollars.

. Led the THAAD Seeker development from Advance Technology Demonstration

phase, through Engineering Development and into a very successful

production phase.

. Led team at BAE to transfer a semi-active laser seeker technology from

one division to another, and using that technology successfully led

BAE SYSTEMS team through a tough competition against established

missile company for the Advance Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS)

EDUCATION & AWARDS

BS - Mechanical Engineering - Northeastern University

LM Corporate Program Management Senior Leadership Institute

Leadership Training, Strategic Thinking, Teaching Point of View and other

Corporate Sponsored Training

2006 Technology Innovation Award - L-3 Communications

2004 Chairman Award for Leadership - BAE SYSTEMS

1999 Nova Award for Leadership - LM Corporation

1999 Supplier of Year Award - LMMS

1992 Technical Leadership Award - Loral

1985 Technical Achievement Award - Honeywell

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