Project Manager Customer Service
Resume:
T. David Hanson
Houston, TX 77059
713-***-**** (cell)
Email: ******@*******.***
Portfolio with Project Photos: http://tdhanson.webs.com/
Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dave-hanson/18/10/883
Professional Summary
Successful program and project management by bringing out the best in people...
Over 25 years experience in program and project management, engineering management, electrical engineering, computer engineering, and systems engineering. Hands on experience managing project portfolios valued at any one time up to $5 million; managing an engineering department of more than 100 engineers and technical professionals; testing flight quality safety critical hardware; developing electronics and software for special test equipment; integrating complex hardware and
software elements into flight electronics (avionics) systems; and tutoring high school and college students in C++, Windows Programming, Trigonometry, and Physics.
U.S. Citizen. DoD Clearance. PMP in progress; expected winter 2012.
Project Experience
GeoControl Systems 3/1992 - present
Program Manager & Senior Project Manager
Accomplishments. Program manager for $5 million per year project portfolio. Saved over $650k in planned cost. Grew work scope by $1.3 million (5%) reflecting excellent customer service. Provided better than 90% on time product delivery. Met or under ran all (100%) planned budget targets. Maintained excellent employee morale, evidenced by less than 5% annual voluntary turnover. Proactively encouraged and maintained excellent health & safety performance with zero (0) incidents.
Program Management Functions. Guide technical development. Review applications and data products for technical correctness. Prepare project proposals, including technical approach, test plans, cost estimates, schedules, risk mitigation plans, and earned value plans. Execute projects according to plan. Report monthly technical, cost, schedule, and earned value performance. Perform corrective and preventive actions as required. Provide variance analysis for cost and schedule variances. Periodically update project risk evaluations and mitigation plans.
Example projects managed.
(1) Requirements development and deployment for a successful project scheduling system used by a 2000 person enterprise.
(2) Requirements development and deployment for a successful data management system used by a 2000 person enterprise.
(3) Development and deployment of a trusted enterprise management information system (MIS) to manage budgets, execution plans, and performance data collection and reporting for $200 million worth of projects and products.
Electronics and Software Development Engineer
Accomplishments. Perform development, integration, and test of electronics, software, and systems. Work with minimal supervision; provide high quality products as promised. Products included system test plans, integration plans, hazard analyses, failure modes and effects analyses (FMEAs), trade studies, requirements, and designs. These products led to successful independent testing of ISS flight software for over 10 years; proof of concept for GPS assisted inertial navigation systems aboard the space shuttle and International Space Station; successful Space Shuttle return to flight after the Columbia accident; and predecessor designs for the current Orion spacecraft.
Functions. Develop concept of operations; elicit requirements; perform system design, coding, subsystem and integrated system testing. Prepare project proposals, including technical approach, test plans, cost estimates, and schedules.
Example projects.
(1) Developed software and hardware for embedded computer controlled test equipment for X38 Vehicle 201 pyrotechnic firing (see photos at website portfolio). Developed control software for the X 38 spacecraft pyrotechnic subsystem.
(2) Developed real time simulation system for testing safety critical software and control systems. System was successfully used to verify functionality of dozens of International Space Station software applications for longer than ten years.
(3) Tested avionics for function, design, & workmanship. Among other positive outcomes, this work proved the concept for GPS assisted inertial navigation systems aboard the space shuttle and International Space Station, and delivered diagnostic tools for space suit life extension aboard the International Space Station.
(4) Contributed to system test plans, integration plans, hazard analyses, failure modes and effects analyses (FMEAs), trade studies, requirements, and designs. This work led to successful return to flight for the Space Shuttle Program and to predecessor designs for the current Orion spacecraft.
Rockwell/Boeing, Design & Development Engineer 3/1982 - 2/1992
Accomplishments. Perform development, integration, and test of avionics systems. Products led to successful testing of space shuttle avionics and cockpit instruments, successful testing of Shuttle to Centaur upper stage booster interface, successful development of anti ballistic missile avionics system, including miniature high performance flight computer.
Functions. Perform test system design; avionics system design; avionics system testing; subcontract management.
Example projects.
(1) Co managed subcontract for a $10 million spacecraft computer. As a result, published "Development of a RISC Based, High Performance, Miniature Computer System" with Burton K. Smith at the IEEE/AIAA/NASA Digital Avionics Systems Conference.
(2) Developed test hardware for remote testing of flight computer to payload interfaces. System was developed to link a massive simulation/test laboratory in Houston with a similar test system in San Diego. System successfully proved safety critical functions and avoided the cost of constructing another large scale simulator.
(3) Developed test equipment and test procedures for flight computers and electronics (avionics), including functional testing, lightning/EMC testing, thermal and vibration environment testing, and anomaly resolution.
Skills & Tools
Project Management Skills: technical solution development, proposal development, scheduling, cost estimating, execution, risk management, and earned value management (EVM). PMP in progress; expected winter 2012.
Computer Languages and Tools: ISO Standard C++, ANSI C, PHP, HTML, MySQL, Python, Ada '83, FORTRAN 90, Windows Win32 API, and various Unix/Linux tools: make, emacs, tcl/tk, vi, lex, yacc, rpc, etc.
Electronics and System Design Tools: Altium and OrCAD Capture & Layout for digital electronics design; PSpice for digital, analog, & mixed signal electronics simulation; and Network II.5 for computer systems architecture design and simulations
Computer Hardware and Operating Systems Knowledge Base: PCs (running Windows & Cygwin), single board computers (Motorola 68040, SPARC, PowerPC, Pentium, and Z World Rabbit) running real time and Unix based operating systems (VxWorks, Unix/Linux, Z World’s Dynamic C, and Alsys embedded Ada)
Education
The University of Southern California (USC)
Master of Science, Magna Cum Laude (GPA: 3.8/4.0), Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering Emphasis
The University of California at Irvine (UCI)
Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude (GPA: 3.6/4.0), Electrical Engineering
Other
1. San Jacinto College Project Management Professional
2. San Jacinto College AS9100 Certified Auditor
3. San Jacinto College Games Programming in Python
4. Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business Developing a High Performing Minority Business
5. Texas Tech The Engineer as Manager and Leader
6. Defense Systems Management College Systems Engineering
7. Rockwell International Earned Value Management
8. IRT Corporation Radiation Effects in Solid State Devices
Management Experience
GeoControl Systems 7/1995 - present
Engineering Manager (in parallel with project assignments)
Manage a variety of contracts ($300k $2.5 million per year)
Manage human resources recruiting, hiring, evaluation, recognition & awards, training, discipline, termination
Provide technical oversight for corporate infrastructure projects
Provide technical insight and counsel to company management on strategic and tactical direction
Provide technical and management counsel to project manager peers, including development of, or assistance with project planning, execution, reporting, etc.
Provide technical content and technical review of proposals
Develop and improve procedures and quality records for AS9100 management system (aerospace extensions to ISO
9001). Lead internal audits of AS9100 management system
Develop workforce training as needed, for example “High Performing Customer Service” and “Ethics”
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