Project Manager Engineer

Catherine Sze

Project Manager

Highlands Ranch, CO

*********.*.***@*****.*** - 847-***-****

Decisive and results-focused operations and manufacturing project manager with 8 years experience in the

defense and aerospace industry. Offer outstanding talents in resource loading/leveling, team building, team

consensus, budget management, developing project scope, and facilitating status and customer reviews.

Driven by new challenges and desire to be successful in all endeavors. Immensely enjoy navigating all aspects

of complex projects.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Project Manager

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Littleton, CO - November 2012 to Present

Project Engineer for a multi-million dollar design and implementation of circuit card assembly (CCA) production

capacity for the aerospace industry.

Monitored project deployment schedules, financial health and benefits realization for several commercial and

US Government customers.

Created and distributed program communications and performance reports on a consistent and timely basis,

e.g., Weekly Program Scorecard provided to the Leadership Team.

Monitored, assessed and reported individual project and overall program health in terms of schedule status,

benefits status and project status.

Facilitated and monitored program issue resolution, risk identification and mitigation plans.

Ensured integration among all the teams.

Demonstrated leadership skills in a matrix organization, with the ability to build and lead effective cross-

functional teams and develop the individuals on the team.

Manufacturing Program Manager

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Littleton, CO - March 2009 to November 2012

Managed cost, schedule, delivery commitments for NASA Space Exploration programs (Juno, Grail, ASRG,

and Maven) within Lockheed Martin's Electronics Manufacturing Facility.

Coordinated and led a cohesive manufacturing team through organizational leadership which included

manufacturing engineering, finance, floor supervision, material planners, and capacity planners to achieve

mission goals.

Managed a production support team as a program lead and challenged the team to find opportunities for

improvement, one of which included restructuring MRP loading to allow for upfront visibility and efficiency.

Leveraged best processes, procedures, and equipment across Lockheed facilities; utilized remote

manufacturing capabilities when appropriate to reduce rework and mitigate production risk.

Manufacturing Program Engineer

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Manassas, VA - February 2008 to March 2009

Managed delivery, cost, and schedule performance for multiple coastal and international submarine programs.

Analyzed and recommended risk & opportunities, provided Earned Value Management, and participated in

general business reviews with program and senior management.

Facilitated and drove Design Change Boards (DCB) and Engineering Change Notices (ECN) to closure

supporting manufacturing processes for program schedules; communicated issues and lessons learned as

appropriate.

Led Kaizen team to mitigate schedule risk supporting a US Government proposal; facilitated improvement

initiatives to drive cost savings of ~5,000 labor hours.

Coordinated and led operations efforts for new business proposals resulting in 3 new contract awards;

documented Basis of Estimates as required and assumptions critical to operations success.

Directed program operations through a remote manufacturing site (Clearwater, FL).

Operations Leadership Development Program - Operations Engineer

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Various Cities - February 2006 to February 2008

A 2-year rotational program intended to enable participants to successfully compete for future leadership

positions in key areas of production operations, manufacturing, supply chain/sourcing, and quality;

assignments completed were:

Product-Line Cost Analyst (Moorestown, NJ)

Control Account Manager (CAM) responsible for EVM data for ~40 charge accounts, totaling $100M.

Performed cost / schedule variance analysis and reported weekly/monthly EV metrics to the PMO.

Collaborated with program management office, manufacturing floor, and cost account managers to determine

the cause(s) of variances.

Process Control Engineer (Moorestown, NJ)

Facilitated and led several defect and scrap reduction efforts in various work centers, achieving a 20% defect

reduction allowing migration from a full inspection plan to a sampling inspection plan, resulting in projected

annual savings of $50K in labor costs.

Communicated work center activities and investigations directly to the customer.

Supply Chain & Logistics Analyst (Eagan, MN)

Coordinated repair returns for the JSF Integrated Core Processor. Returns involved discussions with

customers, writing program directives, and managing cost accounts.

Organized a re-pricing proposal for Peripheral Mezzanine Cards (CCAs) which generated an additional $700K

in revenue per build.

Buyer/Planner (Eagan, MN)

Expedited requisition and material procurement of over $300K in goods and services for prototype builds.

Evaluated part shortages by monitoring cribbing and kitting activities.

Established an improved process to reduce repeat purchases, resulting in a projected annual savings of $85K.

EDUCATION

MS in Engineering Management

Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA

2006 to 2008

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Purdue University - Lafayette, IN

2001 to 2005

SKILLS

Project & Program Management, Manufacturing, Operations, Production, Earned Value Management, Lean

Six Sigma, Resource Planning, Capacity Planning, Process Improvement, Problem Solving, Organization,

Scheduling, Planning

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