Engineer Manager

David 'AJ' Pritchett

**** ************ *****

Suwanee, Georgia 30024

678-***-****(C) 770-***-****(H)

*******@***.***

Professional Overview

A highly skilled senior Program Manager with a practical mix of expertise

in business management, research and development, product design, quality

assurance, process development and governmental affairs.

Areas of Expertise

Program Management Governmental Affairs Budget/Schedule

Preparation

Contract Negotiation Risk Management P&L Responsibility

Proposal Management Avionics Systems ISO Auditor

Research and Development Communications Continuous Process Improvement

Professional Experience

Senior Program Manager 2007 - Present

Barco, Inc, Norcross GA

Servicing all US-based military and commercial avionics programs for an

international displays manufacturing company, my primary responsibilities

include:

- Day-to-day management of avionic customer accounts, with a focus on

contract compliance and insuring on-time delivery of products.

Familiarity with disclosure policy and export control regulations.

- New business proposal generation and management (including

coordination of technical content, cost, schedule)

- Establish and upgrade internal project and business management

processes to enhance throughput and reduce errors, and coordination of

end-user demand for lean and statistical process controls with

manufacturing staff.

Project and Business Manager 2001 - Present

Crow-Mav Consulting LLC, Suwanee, GA

As a technical and business consultant, I perform the following functions:

- Establish project and business management process systems for client

companies

- Proposal generation and management (including technical content, cost,

schedule)

- Customer/governmental interface and coordination

- Land acquisition and land use planning.

County Commissioner 2001 - 2004

Forsyth County Government, Forsyth County, GA

As a member of the 5-member Board of Commissioners, I functioned as one of

the executive decision and policy makers for my community. My major job

functions included:

- Policy Development

- Economic development

- Strategic and land-use planning

- Capital planning

- Short term and long term budgeting.

Senior Project Engineer 2000 - 2002

Optical Fiber Systems (formerly Lucent Technologies), Norcross, GA

As the engineering team leader responsible for improving, and maintaining

the processes used in the manufacture of optical fiber, my responsibilities

included:

- Led team that increased the manufacturing throughput capacity by more

than 55% and reduced operating costs through tool redesign and

optimizations Assisted with a tool repair/recycling program credited

with saving more than $350K worth of materials annually

- Leader of a team responsible for developing production reports to

assist production supervisors with monitoring operator and machine

efficiency, and product flow issues

- Responsible for maintaining and updating production operating

procedures and maintenance instructions for tools and equipment.

Start-Up Consultant 1998 - 1999

American Panel Corporation, Alpharetta, GA

As a member of the start-up team for a new company, and specifically as the

Quality Assurance Manager, my responsibilities included:

- Defining facilities, equipment, personnel, and process needs for

establishing a design and manufacturing capability for a ruggedized

LCD manufacturing facility

- Developed and managed the system for insuring company compliance with

ISO9000 audit guidelines and requirements

- Developed methods to insure adequate cross-organizational

communications

Senior Project Manager 1996 - 1998

Firearms Training Systems, Suwanee, GA

As a Business Process and Planning Manager for the company, the focus of my

responsibilities was:

- Optimized company-level processes and controls to maximize the use of

resources and facilities, and to minimize financial investment by the

company

- Improved communications between major departments within FATS and

insured adequate flow down of requirements from customers

- Prepared and delivered executive level business management reviews in

the areas of technology advancement, program scheduling and program

budgeting

- Managed the technical support to business development for next

generation product lines in the form of system prototypes and

marketing proposals.

Principal Project Engineer 1993 - 1996

Lockheed Martin Display Systems, Alpharetta, GA

As the technical lead on advanced flat panel display development, my

responsibilities included:

. Managed engineering R&D design and production activities related to

conceptual and detail design (including system performance analyses,

prototype development and performance qualification testing)

. Assisted with the company gaining more market share by being the focal

point for technical and business relationships with customers and

suppliers

. Managed the technical, contract, cost, WBS and schedule performances

related to new business proposal activity while simultaneously

managing the design activity.

Senior Project Engineer 1988 - 1993

Kaiser Electronics, San Jose, CA

As the Project Engineer on advanced CRT, LCD and Helmet Mounted Displays at

Kaiser, my responsibilities included:

. Managed the engineering support of production, test,

configuration/data management, program management, ILS and related

organizations

. Led and participated in the development of cost/benefit analysis

evaluations

. Lead systems engineer in charge of the proposal, design, development

and production of advanced avionics products manufactured at Kaiser.

Engineer/Project Engineer 1982 - 1988

Northrop Electronics, Hawthorne, CA

As a member of the Engineering Staff at Northrop, my responsibilities were:

. Lead systems engineer for the production of computer based monitoring

systems for military avionics platforms

. Chief engineering liaison with internal/external customers.

Education

1982 Bachelor of Science Electronics Engineering, Texas A&M University,

College Station, Texas

Other Professional Skills

- Project Management Certification

- ISO 9000 Lead Auditor Certification

- Microsoft Project Expert

- All PC/Mac Microsoft Office Products

- Conversational German, Spoken and Written

- Certified Firefighter and Emergency Medical First Responder

References

Available upon request.

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