Manager Management

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ANGELA WILLIAMS Macon, GA *****

Home Phone: 478-***-****

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

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT / OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT / PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

MANAGEMENT PROFILE

Experienced Program Manager with an outstanding record of leadership

TOP SECRET/SBI

CLEARANCE (Current) in sophisticated technical programs for the Department of Defense. Test &

Evaluation expertise applied to complex systems, both developmental and

Strategic Planning

operational. Front-line performer in high-tech, multi-billion dollar programs.

Test & Evaluation

Program Management Achieved unmatched levels of efficiency, applying 15 years experience in

Earned Value Management to implement the best solutions balance cost,

Cost Control / Budgets

schedule, and performance to produce optimum results.

Operations Management

Creative Problem Solving Adaptable and versatile, with practical knowledge and experience across

Negotiations /Partnering multiple fields, including space, aircraft, missile, and submarine programs (e.g.

Tomahawk TTL, National Space Systems), and international weapons sales.

Executive Communications

Human Capital Management

Accomplished Team Builder and Leader, with successful engagements

Innovative Engineering Designs directing both technical and support staff in complex projects and programs

with expansive budgets, aggressive timelines, and high expectations for success.

Cross-Functional Collaborations

Build effective partnerships with state and federal agencies, Department of

Quality Systems, including Lean Six

Defense managers, and private enterprises, including the defense industry.

Sigma / Root Cause Analysis

CAREER CHRONICLE

UNITED STATES NAVY 1985 Present

NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE, Macon, GA

Deputy Director, Reconnaissance Systems Office (08/2009 07/2010)

Direct and manage spacecraft production for a $13B+ national imagery satellite, including end-to-end design, integration, test,

and launch. Maintain accountability and authority for cost, schedule, and performance, and supervise the program office comprising

40 government employees and 120 support contractors.

Led interface with contractor base of more than 2,000 individuals, maintaining productive relationships and performance.

Developed yearly budget forecasts and execution plans for inclusion in U.S. President s Budget Submissions to Congress.

Division Chief, Vehicle Engineering Division, Reconnaissance Systems Office (04/2008 07/2009)

Deputy Program Manager for spacecraft production. Monitored and oversaw cost, schedule, and performance of $13B+

national imagery satellite and performance of 15 government / 30 support contractors collaborating with 1500+ contractors.

Orchestrated stellar program peformance and cost control, harvesting 60+ days of margin and reducing schedule

erosion from 10+ days per month to less than 1 day per month.

Drove completion of a complex system thermal vacuum test, reducing test window from 125 to 116 days and

yielding 108% efficiency.

DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY (DSCA), Macon, GA

Executive Military Assistant to the Director/Deputy Director (10/2006 04/2008)

Selected from among a group of 24 peers as primary advisor to senior agency executives, providing daily and long-range acquisition

support and coordination of $21B in new foreign military sales executed by 450 personnel to 200+ countries. Coordinated interagency policy,

ensuring needs of upper-echelon leaders, such as Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, State Department, unified military

commands, foreign representatives, and senior representatives of the defense industry, were met with tact and diplomacy.

Authored sensitive correspondence between agency executives and senior military/government leaders, including Joint Staff,

Congress, and foreign governments. Coordinated meetings to promote coalitions between senior U.S. government and foreign officials.

Weapons export control specialist. Experienced in technology transfer, Arms Export Control Act, Foreign Assistance Act, and the

Missile Technology Control Regime. Shepherded programs through release processes at Departments of State, Commerce, and Defense

to meet aggressive timelines and budget targets.

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PMA-280, Macon, GA

Deputy Program Manager, Tomahawk Program Office (02/2004 03/2006)

Deputy Program Manager for Tomahawk Advanced Projects and Tactical Tomahawk Torpedo Tube Launched Program, managing

development of the nation's most advanced precision weapons system, with a combined value of $300M+ for the two Acquisition Category

III programs. Coordinated within the joint US/UK program to create pioneering technology.

Led and directed a 32-member team in design, development, and testing, overseeing cost, schedule, and performance for a $45M

annual budget and values of $100M+ in R&D (production value = $38M annually.)

Talented negotiator, instrumental in preserving the UK s commitment to purchase 65 weapons, protecting the $1.6B multi-year

procurement supporting the program.

NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE, Macon, GA

Plant Representative / Lead for Manufacturing, Integration, Test, and Launch (10/2000 01/2004)

Led integration, test, and launch of 4 reconnaissance satellites, with responsibility to Program Manager for cost/schedule of Spacecraft

Integration and Test Program. Drove performance in daily production, with accountability for 600+ engineers and technical specialists and

$4.5B+ in critical defense assets. Quality assurance (QA) expert acting as final government QA for all flight critical components/interfaces.

Demonstrated expertise in manufacturing and production quality processes, serving as U.S. government representative on

company s Lean/Six-Sigma initiatives.

Selected as a United States Naval Candidate for the NASA Manned Space Program (2003).

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Engineer s Degree, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Macon, GA

MS, Aeronautical Engineering

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Macon, GA

Outstanding Thesis Award, Engineer s Program, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (2000)

*Exploration of Fibre Channel as an Avionics Interconnect for the 21st Century Military Aircraft*

BS, Systems Engineering, Distinguished Graduate; Designated Faculty Candidate

U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY Macon, GA

ENGINEERING & ACQUISITION

ACHIEVEMENTS

Designated Engineering Test Naval Flight Officer

USN Test Pilot School Macon, GA (1995)

Final Project Flight Test of F-4G Wild Weasel Aircraft

Specialty Training

Program Manager Course (PMT 401); Defense Acquisition University

U.S. government Executive and Defense Industry Course (SAM-E)

International Program Security Requirements Course (IPSR)

Missile Technology and Control Regime (MCTR)

Acquisition Certifications / Affiliations

DAWIA Level III: Program Management; Test and Evaluation

DAWIA Level I; Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management; Information Technology; Systems Planning, Research,

Development, & Engineering

Level I: International Affairs Certification

Member, Acquisition Professional Community

Member, Naval Space Cadre

AWARDS

Defense Meritorious Service Award (2); Meritorious Service Award; Navy Commendation Award (2); Navy Achievement Award (4);

Awarded NRO Silver Medal by Director, National Reconnaissance Office; 2004 Order of the Daedalians & Ed HeinemannAward

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