Bernard Stetz

Email: abqdil@r.postjobfree.com

Address: *** **** **

City: Westport Island

State: ME

Zip: 04578

Country: USA

Phone: 207-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $120,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Program Manager / Senior Project Manager

Excellent Management Skills

Skilled Staff Leadership

Proficient Communication

Motivated, intelligent Program and Project Manager with an extensive track record of skillfully managing performance-driven and results-creating technology development teams toward completing projects on time and within budgets while also maintaining a high attention to quality (technologies including embedded communications software design and development, and network and computer systems design, simulation, deployment and security). Multi-talented leader with vast experience in program management, project management, staff management, budgeting and technical engineering.

Selected Career Highlights

> Led an engineering office in Japan to surpass its quarterly goals of $8 million by pinpointing problem areas in the office, creating solutions and changes to the issues, and transforming the organization into a development organization from a service division - thus being promoted to Director of Engineering from Project Engineer [Tekelec NDD]

> Nominated for Bronze Chairman's Award for developing, documenting and continuously improving Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) processes through aggressive and positive communication, staff management and relationship building techniques. [BAE Systems]

> Provided a projected financial analysis and secured a project exceeding $2 million in funding from Bath Iron Works. [Computer Science Corporation]

> Established smooth transition of personnel, using conflict management and negotiation skills, from a software development organization to a sustainment organization. [Honeywell]

Areas of Expertise

* Program Management

* Team Management

* Budget/Cost Control

* Risk Analysis Skill

* Project Management

* Strategic Planning

* Technical Development

* Contract Management

* Communication

* Deadline-Orientation

* Computer Skills

* Conflict Resolution

Professional Job Summary

Honeywell Technical Solutions Colorado Springs, CO

Senior Project Manager July 2010 - May 2012

Provided Project Management leadership to ensure the smooth transition of the upgraded Air Force Satellite Command, Control and Telemetry system (RBC) from a development to sustainment organization. This included personnel conflict resolution, software development procedure changes and updated release and test criteria changes. In addition, the Sustainment Transition Plan was expanded to include hardware, software, test lab changes, deployment changes and product help line procedures. Developed an interdependency project schedule to determine test laboratory need dates as well as depicting interdependencies for all of the sustainment projects. Provided architecture design/systems engineering for adding additional test lab equipment to ease multi-project contention for lab resources. Acted as project manager and consultant to network engineering for the implementation of a TCP/IP implementation that connected the satellite Electronic Scheduling project to the RBC software.

Provided monthly engineering status progress, cost performance and adherence to schedule to the DoD civilian customer as well as quarterly reviews with the Air Force customer. Developed vendor Statement of Work templates for the local Honeywell Technical Solutions Contracts office.

BAE Systems Santa Clara, CA

Senior Project Manager / Consultant (TACWorldwide) June 2008 - Aug 2009

TACWorldwide consultant to BAE Systems as IPT Lead and Senior Project Engineer for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. Served as the Financial Analyst/Cost Account Manager (CAM) for Manned Ground Vehicle, a NLOS-C variant. Performed scheduling and monitored financial status, utilizing Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for the annual $20 million cost-plus contract. Provided overall project management, engineering progress status reports, cost performance and schedule information for both BAE Systems and the government client. Developed, documented and continuously improved the Engineering Change Proposal process. Supervised a team of engineers, designers and drafters to ensure conformance to the Engineering Change Proposals process. Assumed responsibility from BAE Engineering to ensure vendors responsible for manufacturing additional MRAP vehicle components delivered approved CAD drawings and components on schedule.

Computer Science Corporation Bath, ME

Project Manager / Principal Lead Feb 2007 - Dec 2007

Managed portfolio of projects - including implementing the Shipyard Manufacturing Instruction Documents Initiative. Oversaw the maintenance of the Advanced Parts List database, and ensured machine shop computer-aided manufacturing was implemented. Performed cost analysis to establish a budget for tasking and personnel resource allocation. Secured all necessary hardware and software. Organized all scheduling - including engineering scheduling, communication needs and facilitation of meetings, plans and risk identification. Provided weekly reports to senior management and the customer - utilizing EVM methods and tools including budget adherence, scheduling and risk mitigation strategies.

Self-Employed Consultant (Contract Project Manager) May 2004 - Dec 2006

Provided project management consulting services to various companies including:

BCBS - SC Columbia, SC

Implemented a new and successful BCBS Claims Summary EOB initiative. Developed and achieved a consensus for the scope, budget, schedule and communication plans for the project. Acted as Project Lead and Facilitator for a cross-functional team that included representatives from the enterprise-level mainframe, web development groups, the testing department, the customer and various project supports.

IBM Global Systems Research Triangle Park, NC

Supervised the improvement of operations at the enterprise-level of the company, specifically the GMAC/GSSC Web Hosting Contract and IT operations team. Provided and tracked cost and schedule metrics to determine progress as well as deviations from the GMAC/GSSC Web Hosting Contract.

Panasonic Automotive Systems America Atlanta, GA

Acted as the Chair and Facilitator for Engineering Change Control Board (ECCB). Provided radio project status and progress reports. Supervised cost controls and schedules utilizing EVM methods and tools.

Albertsons, Inc. Boise, ID

Provided project evaluation and analysis. Coordinated and organized cross-functional teams. Established a facilitator role for the stock inventory distribution system. Provided a weekly schedule and budget status report; disclosed risk identification; and made recommendations to executive oversight committee.

Tekelec NDD Morrisville, NC

Program Manager / Product Manager Nov 2000 - Sept 2002

Oversaw all P&L responsibility totaling $8 million in quarterly revenue for 2.5 and 3G wireless telephone products in US and Japan locations. Provided program and project management, technical leadership and mentoring to 25 direct reports. Managed software/hardware programs in accordance with PMI standards through utilization of EVMS to report, track schedules and maintain cost controls for both development and manufacturing teams. Coached diversified cross-functional teams. Helped minimize risk by performing risk mitigation. Relocated to Japan as Director of Engineering to provide functional leadership to 36 employee and contractors for product development.

General Dynamics C4S Durham, NC

Technical Staff Lead / Systems & Software Engineering Manager Aug 1995 - Nov 2000

Served as the Frontline Manager for 8 direct reports. Provided technical leadership and architecture design of the US Army`s tactical computer/network architecture laboratory. Performed vendor contract negotiations and established systems engineering staff assignments. Managed new product integration / operations for advanced ATM/IP tactical and prototype computer client/server environment data centers. Provided presentations for advanced computer/network prototyping laboratory to corporate executives and government/military command staff personnel.

ITT Aerospace/Communications Fort Wayne, IN

Senior Engineer May 1990 - June 1995

Successfully developed and deployed a prototype data communications modem utilized by NATO members. Acted as Lead Software Engineer for developing the prototype data communications modem and remote terminal/communications link for radio projects. Updated/tested/provided to manufacturing foreign country specific implementations for US Army radio.

Education & Professional Development

> Project Management Institute

Newtown Square, PA PMP Certification (180337) - lapsed

> University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN Executive Certificate

Negotiations

> Villanova University

Villanova, PA Master`s Certificate

Contract Management

> Villanova University

Villanova, PA Master`s Certificate

Applied Project Management

> University of Alabama

Birmingham, AL Bachelor of Science

Physics

(Extensive technical skills, training, associations and professional education list provided upon request.)

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