Engineer Manager

James Larry Alford

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Objective

A POSITION USING MY ABILITY TO TRANSLATE PROGRAM, PROJECT OR PRODUCT

STRATEGIES INTO EXECUTABLE TACTICS THROUGH SEASONED LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL

ACTIONS AND TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS WHICH, IN TURN, LEAD TO IMPROVED

TECHNICAL MERIT, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTH AND OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS, THEREBY

ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS TO ENSURE SUCCESSES IN THE MARKET PLACE AND/OR

THE BATTLEFIELD.

Background Summary

System Marketing/Business System Test/Evaluation

Engineering/Integration Development FME Radar/Threat Design

Program/Project Radar System Performance Scheduling/Budgeting

Management Analyst Jamming/ECM/ECCM

EW/SIGINT/COMINT/ELINT Radar/Laser/EO/IR Design CIED/JCREW

Intelligence/Data Fusion Microwave/Analog/Digital Threat Tiger Team Leader

Design

UAV/UAS/Aerostats US/FME Weapon Systems

Mission Test Coordinator SAR, Tracking, and Search

Radar

Education

B.A.S. ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY/MATH

Troy University, Troy, Alabama

Technical Diploma

George C. Wallace Technical College, Dothan, Alabama

Security Clearance

Qualifications

. 33 years of progressively increasing responsibility in R&D with

emphasis on design, product visualization, business development, and

departmental management

o 10 years of innovative product design for the world leader in

weather radar systems as Vice President of Engineering

o 11 years as Chief Engineer with an extensive background in foreign

military equipment with a reputation for realistic scheduling,

accurate budgeting, and goal accomplishment

o 12 years of engineering disciplines as Engineering,

Program/Project/Product Manager, and Flight Test Engineer/Analyst

. Subject Matter Expert in two fields, foreign military radar equipment

and time space position tracking systems supporting Air Force and Navy

test/training ranges via Lockheed Martin

. Designed complex systems, authored a number of engineering studies and

published a variety of papers which have been presented worldwide in

academic environments

. Hold seven patents, two are pending and one is in design

. Led multi-disciplined teams of engineers, physicists and

mathematicians, programmers, chemists and a variety of other

professionals in supporting key national defense special projects

. Successful in business development through acquisition, negotiation,

marketing and proposals

. Directed the winning efforts of numerous large contacts resulting in

multiple years of activity and 100s of millions of dollars

. Traveled throughout the world engaging international customers and

colleagues

. Experienced in the import and export of complex systems and components

as regulated by ITAR

employment

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER (2008-2100)

Mercury Computer Systems Huntsville, Alabama

. Develop and lead proposal generation and business capture efforts

targeted on UAS

. RESPONSIBLE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT AND PRICING STRATEGY

. EXTERNAL MARKET INTERFACE ARTICULATING MARKET DIRECTION AND COMPETITIVE

ANALYSIS

. GUIDE THE DESIGN, MODIFICATION, AND EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS NEEDS

AGAINST COST

. ENSURE PRODUCTS MEET REQUIREMENTS, CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS, AND QUALITY

GOALS

. FORMULATE STRATEGIC PLANS WITH OBJECTIVES FOR COST CONTROL AND PROFIT

MARGINS

. IDENTIFY PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND STRUCTURE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS

. OVERSEE ITAR CONTROL OF RESTRICTED PRODUCTS

. SUPPORT AWAC, BAMS, SEWIP, INMARSAT, C-RAM, JTRS, CECOM SATCOM, RADAR

(SAR, BEAM FORMING, OAT) BEAM FINDING (TOA, PDM) JAMMING (JCREW,

ADAPTIVE BEAM NULL TRACKING), AND VARIOUS OF OTHER MISSIONS SYSTEMS AND

HARDWARE FOUND WITHIN THE SIGINT, COMINT AND ELINT SPACE INCLUDING MANY

THREE LETTER AGENCIES

FLIGHT TEST ENGINEER AND ANALYST (2008)

WESTAR AEROSPACE & DEFENSE GROUP/QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA FORT RUCKER,

ALABAMA

. SUPPORTED FULL RANGE OF UNMANNED AVIATION SYSTEMS (UAS) ENGINEERING

TASK

. ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDED THE DESIGN OF TEST PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS

OF TEST DATA

. SUPPORTED UAS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IN SYMPOSIUMS, CONFERENCES, AND

PROGRAM REVIEWS

. DEVELOPED THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS USED TO GUIDE TARGET PLACEMENT

WITHIN UAS FLIGHT PATHS

. PROVIDED PROGRAM AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO FOSTER GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

DEVELOPMENT

. REQUESTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP MARKETING PLAN TO CULTIVATE NEW

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOCUSED ON DARPA, SPECIAL PROJECTS

. ANALYST FOR THE SHADOW UAS, GYRO-STABILIZED DUAL-AXIS LONG-RANGE

HELLFIRE LASER ILLUMINATION PLATFORM (POP 300) PROGRAM IN SUPPORT OF

THE OH-58 (KIOWA WARRIOR) AND AH-64 (APACHE)

VICE-PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (1996-2008)

Enterprise Electronics Corporation Enterprise, Alabama

. Designed high and lower power magnetron, Klystron and solid-state radar

systems

. REGAINED THE CORPORATE CUTTING EDGE IN R&D THROUGH TECHNOLOGY INFUSION

. RECAPTURED LOST PROGRAMS WITHIN NWS, DOD, DOI, NOAA

. REVITALIZED THE CURRENT PRODUCT LINE VIA RADICAL REDESIGNS WITH A LOWER

SALES COST

. REDUCED MATERIAL AND LABOR COST TO ENSURE CONTINUED MARKET SUCCESS

. INTRODUCED DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING WHICH ACHIEVED UNHEARD OF LOW

PHASE NOISE

. OPENED NEW MARKETS IN HYDROLOGICAL RADAR AND AUTOMATED WEATHER SENSORS

. FOSTERED AN ENVIRONMENT OF CREATIVITY THINKING TO ENCOURAGE AGGRESSIVE

DESIGNS

. COAUTHORED 15 PATENTS, 15 FORMAL PAPERS AND 24 TECHNICAL REPORTS

. EXTENDED THE TECHNOLOGICAL REACH OF THE ORGANIZATION TO IMPROVE

CORPORATE VALUE

. DESIGNED FIRST COMMERCIAL SIMULTANEOUS DUAL POLARIZATION WEATHER RADAR

SYSTEMS

. SUPPORTED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE

WORLD

. SECURED CONTRACTS WITH FORT BRAGG, SPECIAL PROJECTS, NEW GROUND FOR THE

ORGANIZATION

. SECURED NUMEROUS KEY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ENSURING CONTINUED

INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE

. INTRODUCED AND DEVELOPED BILATERAL TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT

CONTRACTS

. INCORPORATED FOREIGN EQUIPMENT INTO STANDARD PRODUCTS, REDUCING SYSTEM

COST

. SUPPORTED THE COOPERATION IN THREE BUYOUTS AND MAINTAINED STAFF

STABILITY

FOREIGN MILITARY EQUIPMENT DEPOT FACILITY MANAGER (1985-1996)

Lockheed Martin Las Vegas, Nevada

. Managed a diverse mixture of scientific professionals supporting

special projects

. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN FOREIGN MILITARY RADAR EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING

SPECIAL PROJECTS ON THE NORTH RANGES OF NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE AND NAVAL

AIR STATION FALLON

. DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED COMMAND AND FLAG LEVEL BRIEFINGS

. SUPPORTED SPECIAL PROJECTS TIGER TEAMS AS BOTH TEAM MEMBER AND LEADER

. PROVIDED TECHNICAL ADVICE TO A WIDE RANGE OF DOD OFFICES

. DIRECTED THE DESIGN AND MODIFICATION OF OVER 50 COMPLEX RADAR SYSTEMS,

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC

. PROPOSAL TEAM LEADER FOR A WIDE RANGE OF TECHNICAL CONTRACTS THROUGHOUT

THE WORLD

. PROVIDED TECHNICAL MERIT TO US DOD ON CAPABILITIES OF FOREIGN MILITARY

EQUIPMENT

. SUPPORTED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE

WORLD

. SKILLED IN COMMAND, CONTROL AND GUIDANCE, EARLY WARNING AND TRACKING

SYSTEMS

. DESIGNED DSP UNDERWATER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR USN SUBMARINE TEST

RANGES

CHIEF INSTRUMENTATION AND RADAR ENGINEER

. Designed complex radar systems and field tested ECM and ECCM systems

. AUTHORED STUDIES AS MISSION TEST DIRECTOR AIDING IN T & E AND EW COMBAT

DEVELOPMENT

. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN AIRCRAFT TIME SPACE POSITION TRACKING SYSTEMS

FOR US AIR FORCE AND NAVY

. INTRODUCED FOREIGN MILITARY RADAR EQUIPMENT INTO THE RED FLAG AND TOP

GUN TRAINING RANGES

. MODIFIED AND EXPLOITED FOREIGN MILITARY RADAR EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE

ACCURATE THREAT ENGAGEMENTS

. DEVELOPED AND CONTROLLED OVER 100 TEST MISSION ON DOD TEST RANGES

. EVALUATED NEW AND MODIFIED AIRCRAFTS, WEAPONS, AND WEAPONS SYSTEMS

. DESIGNED HIGH SPEED CAMERA SYSTEMS FOR SPECIAL PROJECT TEST MISSIONS

. FIELDED HIGH AND VERY HIGH POWER FOREIGN MILITARY EQUIPMENT

. SUPPORTED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING EFFORTS

. DESIGNED SPECIAL PROJECT FAA DATA DECODER SYSTEM USED TO PROTECT KEY

NATIONAL ASSETS

PRODUCTION & ENGINEER MANAGER (1983-1985)

Startech Fort Walton Beach, Florida

. Designed product packaging, RF circuitry and printed circuits boards

for one of a kind systems

. DEVELOPED SPECIAL PROJECT PROTOTYPES INTO FIELD READY UNITS

. CONTROLLED SPECIAL PROJECT PERFORMANCE DATA AND DESIGNS, ENSURING

SENSITIVE PROJECT SECURITY

. DESIGNED DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION LABORATORIES TO FACILITATE IN-HOUSE

EFFORTS

. DEVELOPED RF RADIATION AND RECEPTION TEST PLANS FOR WIRELESS

TRANSCEIVER SYSTEMS

. SUPPORTED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING EFFORTS

. DESIGNED AND FABRICATED IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION FACILITIES TO ENSURE

PROJECT SECURITY

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (1977-1983)

Vitro Fort Walton Beach, Florida

. Designed high power radar transmitters, multi-channel radar receivers

. DESIGNED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS, DIGITAL RANGE TRACKERS AND SERVO

SYSTEMS

. DESIGNED TRACKING RADARS, ECM AND ECMM SYSTEMS FOR FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC

MILITARY RANGES

. DESIGNED AND DEMONSTRATED THE FIRST FUNCTIONAL LASER RADAR TRACKING

SYSTEM

. VALIDATED THE USAF AIR COMBAT MANEUVERABILITY INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS

. DESIGNED 1 MW FLASH X-RAY SYSTEM FOR HIGH ENERGY MUNITIONS TESTING

. DEVELOPED MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION PROCEDURES FOR COMPUTER

CONTROLLED RADARS

. DEVELOPED ACCEPTANCE TEST PLANS AND BENCH TEST PROCEDURES

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