Hampton Powers

***** * **** ** • Temple Terrace, FL 33617 • United States

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Senior Program / Project Manager

Versatile and innovative Senior Business and Technical Professional offering extensive experience designing, implementing, and marketing advanced technology systems. Specific expertise in telecommunications, cyber security, communications protocols, real-time adaptive control, enterprise software and web-enabled systems. Seasoned program manager skilled at shepherding products and systems from initial concept to delivery and market. Able to grasp the big picture, focus on the critical details, and prioritize multiple projects. Self-directed leader who can identify/analyze requirements, coordinate cross-functional teams, and cultivate effective working relationships with multiple diverse stakeholders. Committed to adding value and exceeding expectations through collaborative problem solving, intuitive business judgment, and disciplined decision making. Consistently delivers highly complex, $MM+ projects on time and on budget.

Expertise

•Program Management: PMBOK, EVMS, Integrated Master Schedules, metrics, P&L.

•Project Management: over 18 years of schedule, budget, and technical responsibility.

•Product Development: entire lifecycle, initiation, implementation, close out.

•Release Management: portfolio timing, parallel efforts, cross-function team coordination

•Product Management: definition, client interaction, roadmaps, customer satisfaction

•Business Process: strategic planning, analysis, optimization, documentation, training

•Project Planning: definition, cost estimation, feasibility analysis, ROI analysis.

•Communications: C-level, stakeholders, clients, developers, regulators, public.

•Coordination: stakeholders, developers; impediment removal.

•Business Development: capture, proposal management, all phases

•Leadership: team building, staffing, training, coaching, mentoring, matrix, supervision

•Organization: multi-corporate, virtual (remote) teams, multi-national operations

•SDLC: Waterfall, Agile, Iterative (15 years)

•Contract Management: FAR/DFAR, drafting, negotiation, statements of work.

•Requirements Management: systems engineering, instrumentation, root-cause analysis.

•Change & Risk Management: application of formal methods, coordination, escalation.

•Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access, SharePoint

•Microsoft Project: scheduling and resource management (15 years)

Selected Accomplishments

•Planned $450M FBI secure IT renovation.

•Managed $5M development of enterprise cyber security product.

•Directed $3M development of carrier-grade telephony product.

•Led $1M effort to secure credit card transactions.

•Managed $20M in development subcontracts

•Spearheaded development of commercial product lines.

•Negotiated strategic partnerships with Fortune 500 companies.

•Planned engineering budgets for $1.9B satellite communications system.

•Negotiated security accreditation of UK surveillance system.

•Delivered numerous winning proposals on schedule, on budget.

•Over $1B in career new business bookings.

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Professional Experience

1/2018 – 10/2018 Sr Solution Architect / Project Mgr Cambridge International Systems, Inc.

Responsible for technical and delivery solutions for a wide range of services, primarily focused on infrastructure, networking, engineering services, and endpoint support. Developed technical and delivery budgets and schedules with costing support. Extensive work with stakeholders including clients, prime contractors, subcontractors, operations, and SMEs. Prepared proposal inputs including technical, management, transition, and quality assurance plans. Capture support through coordinating costing, pricing, and contracts responses.

9/2015 – 12/2017 Pr Solution Architect / Project Mgr CSC Government Solutions, LLC

Responsible for technical and delivery solutions for a wide range of technologies and services, primarily focused on communications, networking, service desks, and desktop support. Developed technical and delivery budgets and schedules with costing support. Extensive work with stakeholders including clients, prime contractors, subcontractors, operations, and SMEs. Prepared proposal inputs including technical, management, transition, and quality assurance plans. Coordinated costing, pricing, and contracts responses.

6/2014 – 9/2015 Proposal / Capture Manager The Goyak Group

Proposal strategy, development, and management consulting.

1/2014 – 6/2014 Director of Proposals Optivor Technologies, LLC

Managed formal proposal planning and development. Responsible for schedules, budgets, product quality, and on-time delivery. Pricing. Supervision of remote staff.

9/2011 – 1/2014 Senior Proposal Manager MCS of Tampa, Inc.

Led the planning, design, and execution of winning proposals through the life cycle of proposal development. Coached and mentored proposal managers, writers, and coordinators. Responsible for schedules, product quality, and on-time delivery. Ensured the creation and submission of timely, compliant, and compelling proposals. Maintained 60% win rate.

1/2005 – 2/2011 Vice President / Program Manager Human Interactive Products, Inc.

Directed engineering and served as Security Engineering Lead for Raytheon. Developed security architectures, strategy, documentation, and conducted client negotiations. Led new business development efforts.

Project

Synopsis

My Contribution

Airborne Surveillance System Security

Infrastructure: security analysis and certification of a custom data network for UK MoD

$5M

10 staff

Produced 300 technical documents

Achieved accreditation

Program Manager

Budget, schedule, SOW, risk

Stakeholder alignment

Requirements management

Client interface (C-level)

Supervision of local and remote staff

Developed new risk management methodology

Negotiated accreditation

Reported status through C-level

P&L responsibility

On time, under budget

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3/2003 – 12/2004 Senior Engineering Consultant Datanet Engineering

Developed specifications, systems engineering methodologies, plans, and cost estimates. Led new business development efforts.

Project

Synopsis

My Contribution

Global Satellite Mobile Telephone System

Infrastructure: provide world-wide cellphone service to US Air Force and Navy

$1.9B

System integration of custom hardware and software

Systems Engineering Lead

Developed and maintained system specification

Developed / documented engineering processes for design, development and test.

Planned systems engineering effort

Prepared systems engineering budget ($10M)

1/2001 – 1/2003 Vice President / Program Manager WetStone Technologies, Inc.

Led program and product management for a cyber security business area.

Developed strategic plans, policies, and marketing.

Project

Synopsis

My Contribution

Cyber-security Intrusion Detection

Application: detect, identify, and trace network intrusions and violations

$1M

Custom software

Agile SDLC

10 engineers

System deployed to DoD

Program Manager

Product Manager

Budget, schedule

Product definition

Release planning

Client interface (C-level)

Business process analysis

Supervision of local and remote staff

Public spokesman

Prepared marketing materials

On time, on budget

Secure Time Distribution

Application: system to authenticate time-sensitive capital transactions

$3M

System integration of COTS hardware and custom software including cryptography

Agile SDLC

System successfully deployed commercially

System Architect

Managed requirements

Established feature set

Led architecture development

Validated technical performance

Representative to industry standards bodies

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4/1993 – 1/2001 Senior Program Manager Raytheon Company

Managed software, hardware, and system integration development efforts through lifecycle from concept to delivery and maintenance. Responsible for planning, budgets, schedules, formal processes, technical performance, customer satisfaction, and P&L.

Project

Synopsis

My Contribution

Emergency Telephony Access Control

Application: controlled access to special services in the public telephone network

$5M

System integration of COTS hardware and custom software

Agile SDLC

20 engineers

Nationwide deployment in the Sprint Network

Program Manager

Product Manager

Budget, schedule, WBS, risk

Earned Value Management

Requirements management

Interface management

Client interface (C-level)

Reported status through C-level

P&L responsibility

On time, under budget

Enterprise-grade Secure E-mail System

Application: add security and administration to existing commercial product

$5M

Integration of COTS and custom software, PKI security

Agile SDLC

5,000 requirements

30 engineers, local

Multi-site, multi-national

Independent verification

Only product to pass Army validation

Program Manager

Product Manager

Budget, schedule, WBS, risk

Earned Value Management

Conceived of product

Negotiated strategic partnerships

Requirements management

Interface management

Partner coordination (C-level)

Reported status through C-level

P&L responsibility

Public spokesman

On time, on budget

Secure Credit Card Transactions

Application: protect consumer payments for goods and services

$1M

Custom hardware, software, cryptography

Embedded code, Agile

10 engineers, local

Multi-national partners

Spun off new commercial business unit

Program Manager

Product Manager

Budget, schedule, WBS, risk

Conceived of product

Negotiated strategic partnerships

Business process analysis

Requirements management

Partner coordination

Liaison with NSA

Reported status through C-level

On time, on budget

Communications and IT Infrastructure Upgrade

Infrastructure: in situ overhaul of enterprise communications and computing for FBI

$450M

Systems integration of COTS hardware and software, non-disruptive

50 engineers

Nationwide subcontractors

Produced detailed design and management plan

FBI approved plan

Program Manager

Budget, schedule, WBS, risk

Integrated Master Plan

Integrated Master Schedule

Business Process redesign

Public spokesman for management plan

Secure Messaging System

Application: upgrade FBI with secure automated message handling

$1M

Integration of COTS and custom software

Agile SDLC

10 engineers

Successfully demonstrated

Program Manager

Product Manager

Budget, schedule, WBS, risk

Requirements management

Client interface

Public spokesman

Reported status through C-level

4/1989 – 4/1993 Manager of Engineering E-Systems, Inc.

Supervised development of technical projects, including software, hardware, and system integration. Responsible for technical performance, schedules, and budgets.

Project

Synopsis

My Contribution

Secure Access Control Device

Application: mobile device for secure network services access

$1M

Custom hardware, software, cryptography

Embedded software, Spiral SDLC

10 engineers

Prototype delivered in support of new business

Program Manager

Budget, schedule, WBS, risk

Client interface

Requirements management

Liaison with NSA

Reported status through C-level

On time, on budget

Survivable Secure Network

Infrastructure: Upgrade to nationwide data network for US Air Force

$150M

System integration of COTS hardware and custom software

Waterfall SDLC

System deployed

Deputy Program Manager

Budget, schedule

Oversaw $20M software subcontract

Negotiated substantial reduction in contract price

Education

B.A., 1976, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Cum Laude.

M.S., Computer Science, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Degree incomplete.

Formal training in Program Management and Leadership

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