Manager Management

Mr. Todd A. Burgess

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Richmond Hill, GA 31324

Home/Cell: 321-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

Career Summary:

Profit and results-driven Senior Program and Contracts Manager

experienced in commercial and DOD organizations, privately held and

publicly traded companies, serving both the domestic and international

marketplace. I have a rare combination of strong analytical and

interpersonal skills with the ability to identify synergies in

processes and organizational structure. An effective written and

verbal communicator, leader and change agent with experience in

business integration and evaluating new opportunities to drive business

development and capture management

Professional Experience:

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA

2012 - Present

Senior Program and Contracts Manager - Advanced Aircraft Certification

. Program Manager for major structures on the fuselage and

empennage for the FAA certification and processes for advanced

commercial aircraft. Participate in type certification projects

for Gulfstream.

. Implemented turn-around strategy, meeting with customer base and

new prospects, resulting in

increased prospective business 30%

. Delivered 99% of orders on-time by overcoming challenges related

to aged production equipment and

hardware with multiple obsolescence challenges

. Accountable for the creation and execution of procurement on all

Gulfstream Products for production materials and services to

include high complexity major production systems and components.

. Participate as a lead in contract compliance with suppliers

related to MOA contract agreements.

. Responsible for managing and developing the supplier from the

time of contractual agreement to Entry in to Service for

Advanced Aircraft Programs.

. Manage execution of complex pre-award contracting issues

including proposal development, contracting methods, contract

types, negotiation, source selection, R&D contracting, and bid

protests.

. Establish process, procedures and approved business strategies,

prepare assigned letters of intent, agreements and related

contractual documents, and negotiate contractual commitments as

directed with the customer and/or supplier.

. Identify build plans, risk and lead execution of complex

international contracting requirements. Manage the execution

of the Company's compliance with regulatory requirements related

to federal contracting.

Saab Training USA, Orlando, FL

(2011 - 2012)

Senior Program Manager - Project & Proposal Management

. Managed all aspects of solicitation documentation (RFQ and RFI)

and developed comprehensive price proposal and pricing data.

Led cross functional teams in all technical aspects of aircraft

and Ground support for the US Army and Marines.

. Provided leadership in evaluating job opportunities, developed

bid strategies and created proposals.

. Ensured accurate cost baseline for profit and loss analysis and

forecast; worked with accounting and finance to recognize

bookings and variance analysis; strategically aligned work and

projects to with company goals and strategies; developed pricing

strategies for gross margin, cash analysis and profit while

developing P-GO/P-Win analysis.

. Developed performance measurement analysis and metrics while

facilitating cross functional teams; worked in developing

process improvements throughout the business structure.

. Worked as a Lead Contracts Specialist for negotiations (FFP,

T&M, ROM, Over and Above), mitigations, cost avoidance, contract

settlements, and established and administered deliverables.

. Principal point of contact with current & potential customers to

identify new business opportunities, develop strategies for new

business and contract work.

Symetrics Industries, Melbourne, FL

(2009 - 2011)

Senior Program Manager - Project Management

. Small Business Set Aside Integrated Project Team (IPT) Leader

for Program Management for design to build components involving

Electrical, Electronics, PWB/PCB Layout, SMT, Software

Development, Mechanical, Modeling, Simulation, and Packaging for

Warner Robbins AFB and the US Navy.

. Responsibilities include lean six sigma manufacturing including

Complex Electro-Mechanical Assembly, Circuit Card Assembly

(CCA), Cable and Wire Harness Assembly, and System Integration

for the IDM (Data Modem) product line, the Army Bradley Vehicle

and the ALE-47 Counter-Measure Threat Dispensing System.

. Responsible for program execution, supplier subcontract

management and the cultivation of new business opportunities.

. Worked new multi-million dollar business proposals and assigned

allocation resources, staffing requirements, and funding

parameters; established Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Work

Breakdown Structures (WBS), ITAR requirements, Risk Analysis and

Cost Containment while maintaining the terms and conditions

(T&C) of the contracts.

. Extensive knowledge of Production and Manufacturing Planning,

Queuing, Tracking, Testing, Metrics, and Problem Resolution

within the electro-mechanical structures.

. Established MRP and ERP systems utilizing Epicor and Peoplesoft

reporting metric results back to upper level management.

. Developed new business opportunities with existing customer base

and solicited new members of the acquisition process of business

development gates; executed program plans, led supply chain

management (SCM), worked with lean manufacturing and Greenbelt

practices to develop streamlined processes to aid in the

development and reduction of hours in the manufacture of

components.

Northrop Grumman Corporation, Melbourne, FL

(2008 - 2009)

Senior Program Manager - Advanced Research and Design

. Managed technical and program staff for product development of

fixed and rotary wing aircraft LRU products, BOM, definition,

design, integration, installation and acceptance of systems

associated with EO/IR Lasers on manned and unmanned aircraft

platforms for the US Navy and Air Force.

. Directed all phases of programs from inception through

completion and was responsible for the cost, schedule, technical

performance and risk mitigation plans of company programs and

major subsystems.

. Led negotiation of contracts and contract changes for proposals,

Cost Account Management (CAM), EVMS, ITAR, and FMS.

. Managed day to day operations of the division including

programs, production, engineering, logistics, safety, and

customer service; Developed business plans, operating budgets

and financial terms/conditions of contracts. Served as the point

of contact for the customer and supplier for program activities

and reviews as it relates to cost, schedule, and technical

performance.

. Established new design concepts, resource planning, facilities

requirements, product research, development, integration and

test with manufacturing process standards. Established critical

paths/milestones, resource planning and monitor adherence to

identify program problems in order to obtain favorable outcomes.

. Supported Business Development using Product Lifecycle for

decision points across the life cycle product gateways;

developed Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR), Risk, and oversight

of program scope, cost and schedule.

Lockheed Martin/Boeing Corporation, KSC, FL

(2001 - 2008)

Program Manager - Engineering and Subcontract Management

. Led Integrated Product Management Team (IPT) for United Space

Alliance and NASA with program management activities of

planning, organizing, controlling, resource requirements

planning and directing of assigned programs, subcontract

management and projects from proposal to completion.

. Responsible for all aspects of suppliers including audits,

negotiation of contract, subcontract management and variance to

build and schedule.

. Extensive knowledge of Program Management utilizing IMP, IMS,

Risk Management, WBS, Requirements Traceability, Deliverables

Management, Base lining, and Problem Resolution; Initiated new

contracts including: requirements definition, strategic

analysis, master scheduling, issuance of Statements of Work,

RFQs, technical evaluation of suppliers, facilitate fact finding

and perform final negotiations for contracts with annual budgets

in excess of 40 million dollars.

. Defined and managed Systems Engineering Integration for ground

technical support.

Northrop Grumman Corporation, Melbourne, FL/Bethpage, NY

(1986 - 2001)

Project Engineer - Engineering and Operations

. Developed, implemented and maintained all material and processes

for electrical and mechanical design of new and existing

production programs.

. Worked as a Manufacturing, Industrial and Quality Engineering

Supervisor (operations, build, software and supplier) providing

failure analysis and corrective activities on component systems.

Worked parts obsolescence issues on a variety of naval and air

force aircraft platforms.

. Developed procurement and system engineering to develop a

network centric parts list for replaceable components per

military standards. Worked with electronic/mechanical processes

as it relates to design of experiments and engineering; work

with ERP and MRP systems for the management of logistics.

. Approved Boeing MRB Project Engineer for the 707 aircraft in

design of repairs in accordance with released Boeing Structural

Repair Manuals, Technical Orders, and Parts Lists;

. Provided technical leadership in materials and process

engineering.

Education:

Villanova University - Program Management Certificate

M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Major: Industrial Management

B.S., Central Connecticut State University

Major: Industrial Engineering

Minor: Manufacturing Engineering

A.A.S, Suffolk Community College

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Professional Affiliations:

Held an active DOD Secret Clearance (inactive as of September 2011)

Member of Project Management Institute (PMI) - PMBOK

Graduate of CMMI Level 3 - Carnegie Mellon Institute

Process Improvement (Lean Six Sigma and Black Belt trained) -

Greenbelt certified

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