Manager Program
Resume:
FLORIN TIRU
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www.linkedin.com/in/florintiru
Irvine, CA 92612
A multi-lingual Servant Leader who accelerates teams’ performance, I manage program teams of 650 indirect members, with budgets to $15M, on completing Enterprise Programs such as CyberSec, Cabin Interiors, SAP deployment, Agile transformation. Support all core business functions (Sales, Engineering, Finance, HR, Facilities, HR, Operations, IT) and Enterprise Applications, on-prem and cloud-based.
Sales Support: Partner with Sales for Technical Advisory on delivering Enterprise Apps. Assist pre-sales on bids and proposals for new and expanding existent accounts. Monitor Work in Progress (WIP) on Kanban board at daily standups. Execute and deliver on dashboard of KPIs and performance metrics.
Operations Management: Lead innovation, performance and optimization of Enterprise Systems and Applications, by launching a standard cadence of monitoring, control and reporting. Coordinate the Quality certification. Resolve block points and enable flow. Lead Change Management training.
Program Management: Create and maintain project deliverables (WBS, OBS, SWOT risk analysis, Gantt charts, Timesheets, Budget, Schedule, Communications, Dashboard). Global Full Lifecycle Implementation across multiple divisions. Resolve dependencies. Ensure scalability.
Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Build rapport and cooperative relationships with customers, taking appropriate action to meet customer needs and concerns. Effective integration with vendors.
Professional Experience
Principal - Digfun Enterprises LLC, Irvine, CA 2017 - Present
Deliver consulting solutions on value-add technology to address the stakeholders’ business needs:
Upon identifying the enterprise needs & opportunities, execute to develop industry-leading solutions
Optimize business processes (through Lean, SAFe, 6σ, EVM) and manage change, specifically training (job aides, coaching). Internal audits: are processes in place? If so, are the processes meaningful to follow or team members go around them? Provide DevOps Oversight by advancing sustainable framework between Software Engineering Development, Quality Assurance and Operations. Clarify end goals and communicate end results. Cascade change through the organization
Volunteer as Expert in Residence at the UCI Cove Incubator, advising startups for mobile apps development (BluPrint, EazyConnect, Nowa, Netlok)
Currently working on a Competitive Analysis on Identity Access Management solutions for the IFE
BI Analytics PM (Fractional 1099) – Tempest House/LogMeIn, remote Feb 2019 – May 2019
Developed API from JIRA Agile to Tableau based on reporting requirements to increase portfolio visibility.
InfoSec Program Manager (1099) – InScope/Jeppesen, Denver, CO June 2018- Sep 2018
Stabilized the Top10 networking cyber security critical issues (including Next Gen Firewall F5, Qualys
vulnerabilities, RSA NetWitness/ECAT 11.1 upgrade, Virtual Machines Golden Images) on scope containment, risk management, on a $5M budget. Structured and solved ambiguous problems.
Program Management Officer (W2) – Scalian/Airbus/Zodiac, Cypress, CA Feb 2018 – May 2018
Delivered on the Plateau Recovery Program for Airbus ($67B major aero company) at Zodiac ($5B Cabin Interiors Airbus vendor). Program Management with Procurement Operations and Quality Management for the Cabin Interiors/Lavs. Reduced the Top10 critical issues to Top3 four months ahead of schedule.
Program Manager / Principal Systems Tools Engineer – Thales Avionics IFE, Irvine, CA 2016 – 2017
Multiple roles at Thales, a $15B major worldwide electronics company specializing in aerospace. Led change management for Structured Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology to replace legacy waterfall development method, for 550 FTE Engineers + 100 contractors.
Stabilized Engineering Operations including Resource Planning, Processes, Practices and Tools (PPTs), and Transformation / Continuous Improvement (CI/CD). Represented Quality Analysis in AS9100 and OEMs (Boeing, Airbus, Embraer) audits with successful completion.
Planned Program Increment (PI) with Scrum Masters and Product Owners on SAFe using VersionOne (Agile ALM) and Jira (Issue tracking) for Agile Release Trains (ARTs). On-Time Delivery (OTD) increased to 90% versus 65% six months prior.
Developed Agile Release Trains planning with Facilities and IT to maximize teams’ efficiency by co-location, and monitored the on-boarding of new hires with HR. Reduced turnover by 15%.
Increased the project labor utilization (billable time spent working by engineers) by 30%, through training using job aides and e-learning interactive tools.
ERP Project Manager Deputy / SAP Domain Lead – Thales Avionics IFE, Irvine, CA 2012-2016
Deployed and optimized all existing functionalities of a new global ERP system to replace an obsolete MRP. Applied industry best practices for optimum SAP Business Configuration. Enabled business growth through scalability and throughput for the new SAP modules. Integrated with Salesforce (CRM), Primavera (schedules), Workday (HR) and TeamCenter (PLM), with Stakeholders’ status updated in the Overview Dashboard. SAP went live successfully in August 2016, with 15% ROI per annum!
Principal Systems Engineer – Thales Avionics IFE, Irvine, CA 2009-2012
Groomed requirements for the revenue-generating applications (Shopping and Payment) through development and prototyping phases. System Design Documents (SysDDs) in DOORS enabled requirements’ tracing to SOW. Delivered to British Airways, driving £3Ms in sales per annum.
Technical Tools
Project Management (PM)
MS Office Enterprise, MS Visio, SharePoint, KPI reports, DevOps (VersionOne, JIRA Agile, Confluence)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
SAP ECC6, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, MS Dynamics
Human Capital Management (HCM)
Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Kronos, ADP, Ultipro
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Siemens TeamCenter, SAP PLM, Dassault Catia
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
UIPath, Kofax Kapow
Client Relationship Management (CRM)
ACT, MS Dynamics, Salesforce
BI Analytics
Tableau, QlikView
Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Kofax Ascent, OnBase, Documentum, FileNet
Education and Certifications
•Currently studying for DevOps certification – MyCareerCube/Edureka
•CyberSecurity Professional certification #C8E48JDU - MyCareerCube/Edureka, April 10th 2019
•Scrum Master Certification #640439 – Scrum Study, July 20th 2018
•Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agilist Certification #318*****-****, July 26th 2016
•Certified at Thales in Six Sigma, FCPA, Export Controls, Orchestra and Chorus
•Certified at Boeing in Value Stream Improvement, Earned Value Management, Lean Awareness, CA/PA, Process Based Management, ITAR, Security Awareness and Intellectual Property
•Bachelor of Engineering University “Lower Danube”, Galaţi, România www.en.ugal.ro
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