Program/Business/Engineering Management

T. ANDREW DEMANA, MSEM, PMP

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Xenia, Ohio 45385 PHONE: 937-***-****

Program/Business/Engineering Management

Engineering/New Product Development: Led teams to take customer requirements and develop them into effective products including a $9.6 M program for a GPS antenna with integrated anti-jam electronics, an electronically steerable transmit-receive array for the MQ9 Predator, a Band 2 EW array in an integral, composite structure for radar detection, an electronic safe and arm device (ESAD) for the Long Range Land Attack Projectile,

and an electronic firing module for the Javelin Missile.

Operations Management: Implemented new product into a new MRP system; worked with the team to implement CMMI level 3 certification; coached and mentored team members including performance reviews; received accolades from customers for management and leadership; negotiated favorable, incentive-based contracts with suppliers; implemented and tracked supplier corrective actions. Managed product lines across multiple sites to achieve effective flow, quality and delivery; and monitored job safety and quality issues under strict regulations.

Customer-Focused Program Management: Effective customer relations - new business contacts, negotiations of contracts, status communications, and solving issues when they arise. Received unsolicited accolades from the customer and maintained good relations even with the difficult customers.

CORE LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS

Integrity/Honesty Human Capital Management

Continual Learning Conflict Management

Problem Solving Developing Others

Team Building Technology Management

Accountability Financial Management

EDUCATION

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio BS Mechanical Engineering, (3.76/4.0 GPA)

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA MS Engineering Management (3.83/4.0 GPA) 2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vericon Solutions, Xenia, OH 06/2012 to Present

Principal/Owner

Consulting to the US Air Force Institute of Technology. Course development and instruction in the School of Systems Engineering and Logistics.

ATK Aerospace Systems, Advanced Systems, Beavercreek, OH 05/2007 to 03/2012

Senior Program Manager & Product Leader 05/2007-03/2012

Managed multiple related programs to deliver key products to customers (including new coating materials development, GPS antenna with integrated nulling electronics, transmit/receive electronically steerable array for the MQ9 Predator, conformal Band 2 array for an EW suite with integral, composite structure). Managed engineers, scientists and production technicians balancing program needs with overall business objectives. Customer commented that “He is one of the best program managers I have worked with .”

Led the capture of $9.3M development and qualification contract of a new GPS antenna with integrated nulling electronics. Result: expanded our companies’ content on the customer’s platform to a higher level assembly.

PerkinElmer Optoelectronics (formerly EG&G), Miamisburg, OH 1995 to 2007

Product Line Leader 2006-2007

Assumed product leadership for the $13 M per year energetic systems product line. Reporting the progress of the business to the VP/GM of the Defense business element. Managed Production to meet sales forecasts. Planned and coordinated customer visits, monitored progress of projects and sales being managed by three different program managers, driving to meet commitments to customers and to corporate leaders. Results: met or exceeded corporate sales forecasts.

Led proposal team that won a new $1.6 M development program proposal for a key contract to develop a new electronic safe and arm device for the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP). Result: expanded product base to the next higher level assembly.

Led a team of engineers and technicians to develop and produce a prototype Semi-Active Laser seeker in three months. Overcame many technical and programmatic obstacles, integrating work across four different sites to complete this extremely tight schedule.

Won the internal ‘Race to Innovation’ competition within the entire business unit and opened up the possibility of expanding the product base.

Program Manager 1997-2006

Contributed key content to the critical presentation and proposal to win a key $2 million development contract to develop a new electronic Firing Module for the Javelin Missile. Result: contracts for development and sustaining business approaching $60M lasting for more than 5 years.

Led the investigation and solution of production issues, preventing costly reject rates or product recalls.

Led a team of engineers and technicians to develop an innovative, new design to fit within tight physical and functional constraints. Awarded patent for innovative design feature.

Worked together with Lockheed Martin as a teaming partner to communicate and clarify requirements to meet multiple customers' requirements.

Planned and executed successful qualification program to completion with tight schedules and budgets. Result: secured new business of up to $10 million in sales per year.

Led multi-site team of personnel in bringing into production a new product with a 1000 unit per month volume.

Result: Production team met challenging sales goals - $500K to $800K per month with 30% Gross Margin.

Manager/Engineer, Manufacturing & Development 1995-1997

Assisted in the establishment and management of a new business element to commercialize technologies that had previously been used within the Department of Energy nuclear weapons facility. Evaluated business opportunities. Assisted in the selection of key personnel. Developed the plan for and managed the $3.2 million program for the development, qualification, and production of a detonator for the Titan IV launch vehicle. Result: All were well informed of the status of the program and the

success won Lockheed Martin's “Supplier of the Year” Award.

Solved numerous design, production and scheduling problems to successfully complete design, development and production of a Titan IV igniter - constantly keeping the customer informed of the developments. Result: the customer was pleased with our integrity and openness, and became an effective marketeer on our behalf. Integral part of a team that established configuration management and document control and other management

systems to achieve ISO9001 certification in less than 11 months.

CLEARANCE

LEVEL: Secret; INVESTIGATION TYPE: NACLC; INVESTIGATION DATE: 2011-12-20; Granted: 2011-12-30

ADDITIONAL TRAINING: Managerial Analytics (problem solving), Project Management, Process Quality Management and Improvement, Design of Experiments, Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, EG&G Leadership Institute, EG&G Environmental Institute, ATK Program Management, ATK Foundations for Leadership, PMP Certification, DAU Fundamentals of System Acquisition Management.

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