Dan Davis * Rain Flower Path, #***, Sparks, Maryland 21152 443-***-**** Email -

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Summary Over 20 years of experience in engineering and program

management in complex aerospace and naval military design and construction programs.

Areas of Expertise Innovative, hands-on executive with successful record of leading

design and development of high technology products and improving processes and tools to

drive revenue, improve efficiency, improve quality, and increase market share.

Results-oriented executive with unique background in hardware engineering and design.

Expertise in engineering development, manufacturing, procurement, integration, and test of

complex military systems. Strong strategic and long-range planning abilities. Diverse

background covers program management, engineering, integrated supply chain, business

development, and customer satisfaction.

Broad experience in management of DoD programs, functional organizations, and integrated

teams.

Project management experience managing major multi-discipline engineering projects from

contract definition through detailed design and construction phases.

Program Manager and Control Account Manager (CAM) experienced in planning, evaluating,

and executing programs using Earned Value Management Systems (EVMSs).

Lean Six Sigma champion and greenbelt.

Outstanding communications skills and work ethic.

Experience

DIRECTOR OF HARDWARE ENGINERINGAAI Corporation An Operating Unit of Textron Systems Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Hunt

Valley, MD

2009-2012 Responsible for all facets of hardware engineering for unmanned systems. Manage

aerospace, mechanical, propulsion, and electrical engineering departments as well as

detail design, drafting, and configuration management.

Products include small- to medium-size Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), various ground

control and ground support equipment for the US Army and Marine Corps.

Encompass all aspects of product development lifecycle and support from research and

development (IR&D) of new technologies, designs for upgrades and improvements to existing

products, and support of legacy products.

Manage a team of 125 engineers, designers, technicians, and analysts. Provide leadership

for career development and continuous process improvement.

Direct project execution details and manpower assignments and perform technical reviews.

Direct hardware engineering process group activities for process improvement and plans to

reach CMMIr V. Manage selection, maintenance, and improvement of hardware engineering

tools and configuration management tools.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSAAI Corporation, Charleston, SC 20062009 Responsible for business operations of

functional departments, including information technology, procurement, material control,

fabrication and assembly, systems engineering and integration team, and facility

infrastructure as described below:

Information Technology Provided management of 9 IT staff personnel to support users,

desktops, network infrastructure, and business applications for the operation. Planned and

executed business projects for new systems and upgraded systems.

Material Management Managed 25 purchasing, material control, and planning personnel.

Managed $24M in annual procurement activity for US Air Force training programs. Ensured

that procurement process followed the established business processes for compliance with

internal, customer, and government audits

Fabrication and assembly - Managed staff of 36 personnel who performed on-site

fabrication, installation, and integration of USAF training devices. Managed installation

at four remote sites.

Systems engineering and Integration Team Responsible for business process development,

CMMIr implementation, design tools (such as AutoCAD and Inventor), Product Data Management

(PDM) tools, software development systems (Rational Clear Case, APEX), and support

functions such as ILS and CM.

Facility Infrastructure Managed facility maintenance staff and capitol improvement

projects for 200,000 sq ft facility. Implemented ISO 14001 and energy reduction programs

saving $400K/year.

Managed overhead and capitol budget planning and expenditure management for the business

unit. Developed and maintained key business metrics for all operations departments.

Lead six-sigma teams to reduce product defects in engineering development.

Developed leadership development program for high potential employees.

TEAM LEAD SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION TEAM (SEIT) 2000-2006 Principal Systems

Engineer in an IPT environment as the leader for the Systems Engineering and Integration

Team (SEIT). Oversaw the systems engineering process: requirements analysis, systems

design, development, integration, and test of complex training systems.

Managed hardware and software process development, configuration management, integrated

logistics, and software quality assurance functions.

Technical proposal project leader for new business with US Air Force: C-17 Maintenance

Training Program, F-22 Maintenance Training Program, F-15 Weapon System Trainer (WST) and

Maintenance Training System (MTS) Program, and C-5 Maintenance Training Program. Developed

Integrated Master Plan (IMP), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Bases of Estimates (BOEs),

and technical and cost information to support proposal submittals.

Managed C-17 maintenance trainer follow-on production projects, including establishing an

EVMS baseline and program metrics and reporting. Managed preliminary and final design,

procurement, and manufacturing planning as CAM

Developed Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) and Hardware Development Plan (HDP)

for the C-17 and F-22 Maintenance Trainer Systems programs.

Lead the business team responsible to achieve CMMIr Maturity Level 2 for Program

Management, Systems Engineering and Software Engineering.

Team Leader for business tool development and implementation, including MatrixOne PDM and

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system source selection.

Bath Iron Works - General Dynamics Co., Bath, ME

DEPUTY TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

DDG-1000 PROGRAM

Responsible for the development, integration, and execution of a new design development

process that utilized the newest CAD and data management technology.

Oversight of research and development of systems and sub-systems to be employed in the

DDG-1000 Ship.

Coordinated the Systems Engineering breakdown of ORD requirements into design through

requirements analysis, functional analysis, and design synthesis. 1999-2000PROJECT

MANAGER DDG-51 CLASS NAVAL SURFACE COMBATANT UPGRADES

Responsible for overall management planning for major multi-discipline engineering and

design upgrade projects.

Developed comprehensive project management plans, including engineering and design

processes, technical requirements, configuration management processes, cost plans, and

schedules.

Managed work flow and process enhancements for engineering and design to reduce overall

timelines and increase efficiency.

Developed work breakdown structure (WBS) to suit project plans.

Submitted time-phased estimates of all engineering and design work to complete projects.

Managed the development of engineering and design schedules to meet project constraints.

Monitored progress, costs, and schedule to all project milestones using EVMS analysis

techniques.

Reviewed engineering and design products for adherence to technical requirements.

Managed subcontractor s performance to schedule and quality through weekly discussions

and VTCs.

Reviewed proposed vendor changes and provided input into cost/benefit analysis used to

justify source selection.

1997-1999PROJECT MANAGER

- WASHINGTON OPERATIONS OFFICE

1995-1997 Responsible for

technical coordination of major engineering and design projects.

Reported, coordinated, and resolved technical, schedule, and budget issues relating to

ongoing projects to the primary customer, the US Navy.

Presented weekly high level status of project progress and technical issues to the

customer

Primary representative for BIW in the Integrated Product Team (IPT) set up to manage Navy

surface combatant upgrades.

Coordinated and statused Navy-directed engineering changes through design, materials,

estimating and manufacturing. PROJECT ENGINEER

Coordinated engineering and design technical issues among BIW, Ingalls Shipbuilding, and

the Navy customer.

Systems Engineer for large engineering changes to shipboard technical requirements.

Developed, monitored, and coordinated development and delivery of engineering change

proposals (ECPs).

Developed primary schedule logic, sequence, and milestones for major phases of design

engineering and design upgrades.

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1992-1994) 2-Year Engineering Development Program: Highly competitive two-year program

designed to further the professional development of a select group of engineers by

rotational exposure to various departments within the company. Primary rotations included:

Manufacturing, systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and

AEGIS Test Team.

1989-1995 Education BS - Computer Systems Engineering, University of

Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 1985-1989 Training Introduction and Intermediate CMMIr,

Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Six Sigma Greenbelt, Motorola University

Systems Engineering for Technology based projects, Project Performance International

Security Clearance Secret

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