Project Management

DOUGLAS L. DONEGAN, P.E.

****B Hayes Street South Arlington, VA 22202

571-***-**** *********@*******.***

OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE

Strategic Planning – Business Development – Risk Management – Change Agent

Government Proposals – Product Marketing – Systems Engineering

Operations and program management executive with international experience leading and managing

engineering projects, performance improvement initiatives, Research & Development activities and

Centers of Excellence in the Aerospace, Defense and the Intelligence communities. Leader with the

rare combination of exceptional business acumen and technical knowledge needed to manage

innovation and grow organizations. Proven successes in increasing order intake/sales, improving

profitability, and empowering teammates to perform exceptionally. A results oriented leader with a

history of ensuring that organizations exceed their operational objectives.

Wide-ranging leadership roles in both large enterprises and small organizations that served a variety

of clients public and private in the US and abroad. Strategic thinker with a talent for developing

scenarios, recognizing potential pitfalls and devising well-developed plans. Broad cross-functional

operator capable of rapidly assessing situations, quickly mitigating risks and boldly making decisions.

Sought by peers and teammates for advice on devising strategies, developing plans of action,

pursuing opportunities and implementing change.

Superlative communicator at all organizational levels with the ability to bring concepts to life, vividly

relate complex ideas, influence decisions and inspire confidence. Unique ability to connect with team

members, form teams, introduce change, foster a culture of innovation and inspire action. A team

builder with experience mentoring and developing employees to foster future managers with strong

leadership traits. Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with peers, partners and customers from

the drawing board to the boardroom, known as a team builder with the ability to garner strong support

for innovative ideas and concepts.

Representative strengths include strategic planning, contextual thinking, communications, tactical

execution, risk mitigation, opportunity development, business process improvement and mentorship.

CLEARANCE

Active Top Secret Security Clearance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Berico Technologies, LLC 2013 - 2014

Vice President - Operations

(Veteran-owned, small business delivering analytics solutions and engineering high performance, open-source

cloud architectures to the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense. Berico developed a suite of

commercial products allowing customers to leverage the full potential of big data and shorten the response time

from data collection)

Personally recruited by the President/CEO to manage the back-office functions including Research &

Development (R&D), Product Marketing, Recruiting, Information Technology, Security, HR,

Communications (social media and external web presence) and facilities. Accountable with

leadership team in growing the business through orders and sales, improving the bottom-line, and led

organization by fostering a culture of creativity and delivering innovative products and services.

• Led the development of four complex, commercial R&D products that leveraged open-source,

cloud-based technologies in a highly competitive and evolving market.

• Managed the recruiting team responsible for identifying cleared professional talent in software

engineering, development, systems administration, UI/UX, intelligence analysis, data science and

social science.

• Oversaw the operations and maintenance of the company’s IT infrastructure including hardware,

software, inorganic cloud services (JIRA, GITHUB, Amazon EC2) and Government Furnished

Equipment (GFE) ensuring seamless IT service delivery to the user community.

• Managed internal and external corporate communications to include product marketing.

• Served as Facility Security Officer ensuring clearance packages were processed in accordance

with NISPOM as well as the physical security of the company’s facilities, property and GFE.

• Led several key corporate projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing infrastructure and improving

performance:

• Relocated the corporate headquarters from Arlington to Reston and established a new IT

infrastructure resulting in an annual savings of >$300K.

• Authored an incentive compensation plan focused on productivity, which directly improved

monthly utilization by 10% with correlated positive impacts on sales and earnings.

• Assumed the PM role for a faltering project. Improved customer satisfaction; delivered

project early and under budget. Awarded a new follow-on project by the same customer at

twice the value of prior work.

• Implemented processes for an open-source cloud repository reducing IT service costs by

25%.

• Developed and deployed a new corporate intranet and delivered $40K annual savings.

BAE Systems 1999 - 2012

(World’s largest global defense, aerospace and security company with products and services for air, land and

naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology, and support services)

Director of Performance Management

Recruited by EVP of Operations for the Land & Armaments Sector (>$9B in annual revenue in 2009-

2010) to stand-up a Performance Excellence function and implement a corporate-wide performance

metrics program and operational improvement initiative.

• Spearheaded a corporate Lean Dynamics initiative focusing on driving variable costs out of the

production environment resulting in more that $100M savings and cost avoidance.

• Conducted analysis and developed detailed briefings for the President, COO, CEO and Board of

Directors regarding strategic initiatives and operating results.

• Validated the assumptions associated with specific opportunities during the development of the

long range business plan to include market and competitive analysis, opportunity identification and

capture themes.

• Identified risks and opportunities and developed mitigation plans for the business and all major

projects. Measured and reported progress against milestone schedules and performance against

operating plans.

Chief of Staff managing and coordinating activities across the following functions; Capture

Management, Business Development, Strategy, Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Contracts,

Procurement, Production, Safety, Legal, Human Resources, and Government Relations:

• Monitored and reported performance in terms of cost, schedule, technical, and customer

satisfaction for all major programs. Prepared reports to the executive team and the board of

directors summarizing key achievements and issues. Advised in developing and validating

recommendations for corrective action plans.

Director of Project Management-Technology, Services and Solutions (>$1B in annual revenue)

Ensured project management activities were appropriately tailored, and effectively deployed for over

200 contracts in the business portfolio.

• Provided project management training to all executives, program managers, project managers and

financial control analysts. Established training forums, created knowledge repositories and

authored corporate policies, processes and procedures related to project management and risk

management.

• Mentored key and at-risk programs by developing mitigation and response plans and assisted

program managers of underperforming projects.

• Tracked the business development activities from opportunity identification through contract

award. Assisted in reviewing capture themes and developing win strategies for dozens of

pursuits.

Program Director of the Naval Ship Systems business unit (>$200M in annual revenue) managing

operations and leading technical resources that supported Navy customers. Served as program

manager, lead engineer, technical authority and consultant. Project captures resulted in more than

$750M of orders for technical work supporting Navy ACAT 1 projects. Doubled profitability and grew

funded scope on existing business.

Engineering Program Manager (>$50M in annual revenue)

Led and managed all technical services related to Ship Design, Engineering, Production, Test, and

Trial; IT services related to integrated data environments, LAN and network administration, and

database development; and financial services related to earned value management, and the planning,

programming, budgeting and execution (PPBE) process. Supervised 62 employees, and 14

subcontracted entities (>350 persons).

UNITED STATES NAVY 1995 - 1999

Surface Warfare Officer – Atlantic Fleet

Completed two Division Officer sea tours on USS ELROD (FFG-55) and USS CARTER HALL (LSD-

50). Two deployments to the Middle East for Operations Southern Watch and Vigilant Sentinel.

Served as Communications Officer, COMSEC Material System Custodian, Maritime Interdiction

Officer, Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer and Auxiliary Engineering Officer.

• Qualified Surface Warfare Officer, Command Duty Officer, Tactical Action Officer, Engineering

Officer of the Watch, Officer of the Deck and Combat Systems Watch Officer.

EDUCATION

MS Engineering University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2003

Wharton School in conjunction with the School of Engineering and Applied Science

BSME System Design & Naval Ship Systems Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 1995

Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps – Naval Science

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Section President

CERTIFICATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS, AWARDS AND INTERESTS

Licensed Professional Engineer

American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)

US STEM Foundation, Haymarket, VA 2010-Present

Education enthusiast passionate about introducing students to Science, Technology, Engineering and

Math (STEM) careers. Recognized thought-leader advocating for hands-on learning by discovery

programs aimed at introducing children to collaborative technical challenges that develop and inspire

the next generation of engineering professionals.

System Design and Acquisition of Naval Ships MIT, Cambridge, MA 2001

Graduate of BAE Systems Leadership Enhancement and Accelerated Development (LEAD) program.

Led a C-Level project focused on improving collaboration in the business winning phases

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