Manager

Roger's InformationLocation: LITTLETON, COTitle: Program ManagerStatus: In need of a jobExperience: 12+ yearsWilling to Relocate: NoWilling to Travel: No TravelCareer Level: IntermediateWork Status: U.S. CitizenMember Since: 2011-10-20 Helpful Links

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Roger J. Evans

Sr. Technical Project/Program Manager & Leadership Manager

Profile & Resume

abpw3f@r.postjobfree.com

Littleton, CO http://www.linkedin.com/pub/roger-j-evans/9/887/4a2

Widely Recognized & Versatile Leader of Highly Complex Programs & Projects with a Record of Major Successes In Technical Program Management, Corporate Leadership Development, New Business Development (Foreign & Domestic) and Community Service.

Skills

* Twenty-two (22) years experience leading technical hardware and software programs & projects through the entire program lifecycle, including: requirements, customer negotiations, work breakdown structure, systems engineering, planning and scheduling, risk and opportunity, budget and earned value management (EVM), actions, milestone reviews and verification and validation. Experienced with metrics (quantitative and qualitative), quality (ISO 9001, AS9100 & CMMI 5), lessons learned, trade studies, contracts and subcontracts, ITAR, new business and proposals, safety and environmental.

* Five (5) years experience managing engineering leadership development programs at the corporate level for entry-level and mid-career-level employees.

* Extensive experience in program management, systems engineering, process improvement & proposals.

* Managed hardware and software development projects, up to $50M contracts; managed teams of up to 50 managers and supported 1,000 employees; managed very diverse, multi-disciplined teams of contractors, subcontractors, consultants and vendors.

* Significant experience with hiring, timecards, expense reports, performance appraisals and raises.

* Writing documentation throughout career, including: Business Plans, Program Plans, Safety Plans, Environmental Study, Small Business Plans, Conflict of Interest Plans, Planning Schedules, Budget Plans, Integration Plans, Hardware and Software Plans, Leadership Development Plans, Contracts and Subcontracts, Procedures, Formal Reports, Official Correspondence and Formal Presentations.

* Public speaking on technical, leadership and other topics; outstanding presentation skills.

* Skilled in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook), SharePoint and Visio.

Strengths

* Record of 100% on time program and project completions and within budgets.

* Focus on absolute customer satisfaction, and business/organization and employee success.

* Always getting up to speed very quickly in assuming project leadership roles.

* Team player; hands on program manager, who fills in to support work activities at any time.

* Strategic Thinker - acknowledged by peers as typically thinking many months, and even years, ahead of where the company/organization is presently.

* Exceptionally organized, detailed and efficient. Creative decision-maker. Strong communication skills.

* Passionate about quality, best practices, and continuous process improvement. Trained Green Belt.

* Skilled rapport builder. Motivator and uniter of people to work together - where everyone wins.

* Respectful, courteous and professional to everyone.

* Reporting manager wrote in performance report: "Your employees will do anything for you."

* Supports as mentor to younger employees; delegates and readily shares information.

* Solicits others' input, giving credit where it is due and rewarding others' successes.

* Creates a positive environment in which people can take pleasure in their work and thrive.

* Experienced on both sides of the military as enlisted supervisor and officer during a distinguished career, which provides a unique perspective on management and leadership.

* Previously held SSBI, Top Secret and Secret security clearances.

Significant Accomplishments

* Managed technical and leadership programs with Lockheed Martin, including:

** Managed update of critical space launch ground hardware and software at Vandenberg AFB and Cape Canaveral rocket launching bases, including: data format, video, planning and scheduling, computer hardware and integration activities.

** Program manager at corporate level for entry-level and mid-career-level engineering leadership development programs for 5 years working with 50 managers and 1,000 participants. $10M budget. Managed curriculum, conducted 12 Leadership Development Conferences, and made adjustments to the programs which saved millions of dollars for the company. Received multiple awards.

** Managed quality reviews for special corporate programs and new business development (proposals), such as Magnetic Train Levitation technology with the Central Japan Railroad Company.

** Managed 18 airport hardware modifications for TSA personal screening areas in Alaska. Rx'd Award.

* Program manager of a $50 Million contract with Raytheon Systems Company.

** Managed activities of 50 people in 3 states. Managed weather instrumentation hardware and software design, data archive, software production, hardware procurement, installation, integration & testing and documentation development. Managed new business development.

* As founder of California Space Technologies & Applied Research, Inc. investigated use of composite materials in building space complex structures. Served as program manager for successful design and installation of power and fiber optics to Orbital's Taurus launch pad on Vandenberg AFB.

* Program manager with Moonspace Corporation for US Space Standards project, which was focused on technical space standards. Developed standards, and orchestrated a very successful U.S. Space Standards Conference attended by 12 government agencies and 24 commercial organizations.

* Served on a team of six to establish The California Spaceport. Lead writer on two winning DoD government grant proposals and a commercial proposal. Lead writer on teaming proposal with ITT.

* While in US Air Force, managed launch vehicle, satellite operations and launch with Titan Satellite Programs at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California for 17 satellite missions of the highest technical complexity and the highest national security. Managed processing of 9 satellites for launch.

** Sole recipient of certification in all three critical Air Force Titan launch crew positions: Booster Controller, Satellite Controller and Launch Controller.

** Specifically selected to serve as the Launch Manager/Program Manager for the successful one-of-a-kind Clementine Titan rocket launch to the Moon, a joint effort between NASA and the DoD, ensuring a faster, better, cheaper mission in an unparalleled 2-year program (vs. typical 7 -10 year program) from conception to on-time launch. Leadership of this unique mission earned a special Vandenberg Air Force Base 30th Space Wing Safety Award. (The Clementine Mission discovered water on the Moon; the spacecraft engineering model is in the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington DC.)

** Simultaneously, and successfully, managed the pre-construction for a new Titan IV space launch complex while preparing a Titan 34D rocket for launch - a very complicated task.

** Led a Titan launch failure recovery effort, and was awarded a medal for management, organizational skills, attention to detail and focus on personnel safety.

** Specifically chosen to support a Titan rocket failure board investigation team.

** Program manager for development and field test evaluation of the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison ICBM guidance software and hardware. Managed a diverse subcontractor and Air Force team. Managed 14 very successful rocket sled tests of guidance systems.

* For 4 years, voluntarily served as program manager for a hugely successful one-of-a-kind California Space Week event, an annual program that invited government officials, commercial space executives and the community to take part in a space conference, space activities and exhibits.

** Completed conference planning, organization, fundraising, marketing, public relations and community activities, such as: space exhibits, model rocket launching, NASA astronaut visits to schools, re-enactment of the first landing on the Moon with a full scale Lunar Excursion Module, 130 model rocket launch, airplane rides and children's contests.

Career History

* Consultant (2010 - 2011)

Proposal development, ISO 9001/AS9100 certification and documentation

* Lockheed Martin Corporation (2000 - 2009)

Corporate Leadership Program Manager

Corporate Quality Manager

Systems Engineer Senior Staff & New Business Development

Manager, Strategic Airport Security Rollout Program

Managed Hardware & Software Teams in Support of

Space Range Modernization Program

Deputy Program Manager

* Raytheon Systems Company (1997 - 2000)

Program Manager of $50M Contract

in support of space range modernization program

* California Space Technologies & Applied Research, Inc. (1996 - 1997)

Principal, Established company and wrote business plan

* Moonspace Corporation (1995 - 1996)

Program Manager for a U.S. Space Standards Study

* California Commercial Spaceport, Inc. (1994 - 1995)

Co-Founder, Lead Grant Writer

* US Air Force (1973 - 1994)

Launch Manager, USAF, Titan Satellite Programs, Vandenberg AFB, California

Launch Manager/Launch Base Integration Manager for Clementine Mission

Program Manager, Peacekeeper Rail Garrison ICBM Guidance

Training Officer for 40 personnel.

NCO for 10 years and Officer for 11 years

Education & Development

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering - emphasis in guidance and control

Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio

Thesis and IEEE paper entitled, “Kalman Filter Tracking of a Reflective Target Using Infrared Measurements and Laser Illumination”

Completed MSEE 21-month program in 18 months

Master of Science in Human Resource Management

Chapman University, Orange County, California

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas

Specialized Training

Leadership/Management - Program Management, Subcontract Management, Mastering the Future Leadership Workshop, Leadership - Today and Tomorrow, Ethics Tools for Leaders, Building Loyalty and Commitment in the Workplace, Managing Troubled Employees, Mentor & Mentee Relationships.

Systems Engineering & Architecture - Systems Engineering Principals & Practices, Engineering Methodology, Architecture Based Design, System Architect Tool Instruction and Risk Management.

Proposal & Process Improvement - Proposal Capture Manager, Value Proposition and Value Delivery, Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) Description, CMMI Level 5 Process Overview.

Personal - Commercial Pilot & Certificated Flight Instructor, FCC General Telephone License, California Real Estate License.

Community Involvement

Volunteered as a program manager for 3 years to develop a large industry space conference and space education activities for the public. Very successful.

Taught college courses in Space Operations at community college. Tutored at risk high school students.

Supported children's sports programs (soccer, baseball, basketball), 4H programs, model rocketry, and the First Lego League, which supports children in math and science. For 3 years, managed community youth soccer league of over 1,000 children.

Supported university Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) concept http://www.cdio.org/. Developed program for company leadership participants to support as mentors to engineering students.

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