Management Engineer

Director of Engineering

Professional Summary

Dynamic and innovative professional offering 20+ years of progressive

achievement driving organizational growth and performance. Possess strong

technical, analytical, collaborative and decisive leadership skills. Proven

ability to manage and motivate large cross-functional teams and develop

individual talents. Direct experience executing multiple concurrent

strategic engagements on schedule and under budget. Cognitively sharp

individual with an innate capacity for seeing the big picture.

Areas of Expertise:

Full Project/Program Lifecycle Management

Systems Design, Development & Implementation (Waterfall, Prototyping,

Incremental, Spiral, Rapid, Agile) Troubleshooting/Issue Resolution -

Facilities Development, Upgrades & Maintenance - Bids, Proposals, &

Contract Negotiations

Professional Experience

Advanced Acoustic Concepts LLC (AAC) - Lemont Furnace, PA 12/2002 to

07/2013

A technical leader in the fields of advanced sonar systems, training

systems, and knowledge management systems.

Director, Electro-Mechanical Systems (EMS)

EMS Domain Lead and Senior Systems Engineer for 6-15 personnel (EEs, MEs,

CEs, Technical Documentation personnel) reporting to the VP of Production

Systems. Managed the design, development, installation/implementation, and

upgrade of Army, Navy and Air Force production and spiral development-based

systems at AAC, government, university, and team member facilities.

Identified and resolved challenges related to funding, staffing and

scheduling, technology, power, cooling, security, and physical space.

. Established Electro-Mechanical Systems (Hardware) Team and introduced

equipment production as new company vertical.

. Developed first compute environment hardware suite consisting of over 100

rack-mount computer nodes and all power, HVAC, ruggedization, and

physical considerations to demonstrate fully integrated system capability

in the harsh Naval forward deployed shipboard environment.

. Negotiated, coordinated, and directed the Navy shipboard installation of

two initial R&D systems and subsequently 25 scaled production systems.

. Stood-up initial company Integration and Test Facility including all

physical, electrical, HVAC, security, and other usage requirements.

Instrumental in the subsequent design, construction, and implementation

of the company's first 40,000 square foot Production Facility.

Maintained and upgraded facility capabilities to handle the physical,

electrical, and mechanical requirements of new production and integration

projects.

. Participated in the teaming negotiations and proposal generation that

culminated in five-year, $100M+ premier US Navy Sonar Production and

Services contracts as a 50/50 revenue partner with largest provider of IT

services, systems integration, and training to the U.S. Government.

Supported the incumbent efforts that secured the contracts for two

additional "bridge" years and the follow-on eight-year Production and

Services contracts currently in operation.

. Marketed, negotiated, designed, fabricated, tested, installed, and

maintained a turn-key portable compute environment that solved Naval

Research and Development Platform scheduling problems saving program

funding and schedule. System included racks of computers, operator

stations, power distribution, HVAC, communication, and security and

safety equipments all ruggedized and housed in a shelter designed for

international transportation. One concept and two improved systems were

developed and have been deployed to all four corners of the continental

U.S. and at-sea on Naval support vessels.

. Provided technical project management and design efforts to various Army,

Navy, and Air Force production/R&D programs including: sonar, torpedo

defense, homeland security, tactical trainers, simulator/stimulators,

portable compute environments, and test sets.

. Liaison with customers, government officials, team members, vendors, and

co-workers/management of all levels.

Fleet Technical Support Center, Atlantic - Norfolk, VA 03/2001 to 12/2002

An arm of the U.S. Navy.

Project Engineer

PE for Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) Program Office as part of

rotating support team representing 30+ man-years and $3M per year. Provided

PM, engineering, installation, training and logistics support to 10+

foreign countries under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Cases.

. Instrumental in securing funding for initial and replenishment spares,

engineering changes, new construction installations, R&D, foreign

military sales and support, and general system maintenance.

. Provided Fleet Support and Configuration Management for 200+ shipboard

and shore-based systems; performed equipment upgrades, technical assists,

dockside and at-sea testing, and C5RAs (combat systems, command, control,

communications, and computer readiness assessments).

Analysis & Technology, Inc. - Chesapeake, VA 03/1996 to 03/2001

Provides engineering and IT services and products, and technology-based

training systems for the military, civil government agencies, and private

industry. (Acquired by Anteon Int'l Corp., which was subsequently acquired

by General Dynamics.)

Program Manager

Drove performance, financial management, and coordination of Surface Ship

Torpedo Defense (SSTD) efforts, with direct oversight of 15 engineers,

draftsmen, logistic support specialist, technical writers, and typists.

Engineered and designed construction of specialized test equipment.

. Managed 120+ task orders averaging 21 man-days and $100K for systems

installations.

. Awarded more than $50M in contracts. Supported the written and oral

proposal generation resulting in the award of a 10 year, $100M services

contract.

. Provided integrated logistics support, configuration management, and

failure tracking for 250+ shipboard and shore-based installations.

Coordinated warehousing efforts to support installation material staging,

system testing, program shipping and receiving, and Interim Inventory

Control Point.

Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Detachment - Norfolk, VA 08/1988 to

03/1996

A shore command of the U.S. Navy within the Naval Sea Systems Command

(NAVSEA) Warfare Center.

Section Head

Managed support contracts in excess of 50 man-years and $4M per year.

Directly supervised and led "Tiger Teams" during equipment installations

and upgrades. Participated in Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Physical

Configuration Audits (PCAs), First Article Testing, and Provisioning

Conferences for new equipment.

. Spearheaded successful Base Reduction and Closure (BRAC) down-sizing

effort of Norfolk-based SSTD; reduced support from 12 to 2 man-years.

Education and Certifications

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

Old Dominion University - Norfolk, VA

Project Management Professional (PMP) Credential

Project Management Institute (PMI) Member (Southwest Virginia Chapter)

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