Manager Engineer

William Michael Lyons

**** ******* *****

Cinnaminson, NJ 08077

Home Phone: 856-***-****

Cell Phone: 609-***-****

e-mail: **********@*******.***

Program Manager with a proven track record of effectively managing and leading

diverse teams, major proposal efforts and challenging engineering projects.

Recognized for my ability to apply strong analytical, interpersonal, and

organizational skills in delivering results and championing business improvement

initiatives. Strong leader and team player with the ability to motivate and

energize teams. Professional experience spans the diverse technical and

management areas of systems engineering, supportability engineering, quality

assurance and functional, program, project and business management.

Key Skills

- Project & Program Management

- Configuration Data & Budget Management (EVMS)

- Quality Process Improvement (Six Sigma Black Belt)

- Statistical Process Control/Total Quality Mgt.

- Logistics/Supply Chain Management

- Business Proposal/Capture Management

- Engineering & Technical Leadership

- Risk Management and Mitigation

- Root Cause/Failure Mode Analysis

- Contract & Subcontract Negotiation

- Business Case & Best Value Analysis

- Communication & Presentation

Professional Experience:

Project Engineering Manager - Lockheed Martin (Moorestown, NJ) (10/2005-11/2013)

Manager, Supportability Engineering

Managed the cost, schedule and technical oversight of an $8M plus annual budget

for equipment planning, supportability engineering, reliability and system

maintenance analysis, COTS/Obsolescence and field service engineering

Reviewed and approved Reliability Modeling, Maintenance Task Analysis, Failure

Mode Analysis, Repair Level and System Support Analysis deliverables to assure

compliance to all applicable requirements

Improved the accuracy of deliverables and assured compliance with program

specifications related to technical documentation and training

Developed Integrated Master Plans and Schedules, generated Basis of Estimates,

Statements of Work and Work Breakdown Structures in support of new business

initiatives and baseline upgrade opportunities

Successfully provided engineering INAR, Pink and Red team support to business

development major program capture efforts

Capture Manager for the Aegis Baseline 7.1 and Littoral Combat System (LCS)

proposal efforts

Authored four Tier 3 CMMI Process Standards that improved process efficiencies by

over 25%

Presented program schedules and budget status to customers at Program Reviews and

Integrated Baseline Reviews

Responsible Cost Control Account Manager for various production contracts

(PPM/EVMS Certified))

Directed CDRL contract conformance on Delivery Task Orders associated with asset

deliveries that routinely exceeded all schedule and budget requirements

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Project/Subcontract Manager (08/2002-09/2005)

Negotiated a variety of C4ISR related contracts and subcontracts that culminated

in an over 30% decrease in part procurement costs

Responsible for the success relative to cost, schedule and performance on a

variety of subcontracts, including EADS (International), MES, IS&S & L3

Knowledgeable of contract management and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

requirements

Supported make/buy decisions and participated in cross-functional risk teams that

expedited the resolution of problems associated with the procurement of

various systems and equipment

Served as Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead for the C4ISR equipment procurement

& sustainment effort

Developed the Test and Integration (T&I) plans for the Legacy Cutters, UVAV & MPA

airframes

Led an IT team that developed a 24/7 Help Desk in support of the Integrated

Deepwater Systems (IDS)

C4ISR equipment. Help Desk was instrumental in increasing problem response time

by over 50%

Served as the Integrated Deepwater System programs primary responsible engineer

and Point of Contact for Maintainability, Reliability, Supply Chain Management,

Human System Integration, Technical Documentation, COTS/DMS/Obsolescence and

Training

Author of C4ISR subcontract documentation to assure compliance to equipment and

system specifications

Presented technical, cost and schedule status to the responsible US Coast Guard

Admiral and his staff

Senior Staff Engineer - Lockheed Martin/Martin Marietta (Moorestown, NJ)

(05/2000-07/2002)

Project Lead

Supportability engineering representative and subject matter expert on USN/FMS

Aegis, Norway Frigate and Australian Navy program Integrated Product Teams

Developed system level requirements flow down related to preventive (PMS) and

corrective maintenance procedures in support of various systems and subsystems

Individually responsible for securing over $500K of additional tasking in support

of new and upgraded system baselines

As the Failure Review Board Chairman, I led the team that investigated trouble

and failure reports and provided root cause and failure trend analysis to

identify equipment failure solutions

Evaluated and assessed the technical viability and integration of COTS equipment

into various designs

Investigated and recommended technical refresh and obsolescence design

alternatives for various systems and equipment

Reviewed subsystem and equipment specifications to assure compliance with all

system requirements

Successfully served as Capture Manager that procured a $1.2M Alstom HM&E

commercial contract

Senior Engineer - General Electric (GE) (Mt Laurel, NJ) (8/1993-4/2000)

Configuration Management/Data Management Project Lead

Chaired the Engineering Change Review Board and the Engineering Change Proposal

(ECP) Change Review Group. Served as the PMO representative responsible for

assuring the integrity of all technical change documentation

Primary point of contact and liaison for the Navy Configuration Change Board,

program office, systems engineering, Navy technical representatives and the Navy

Integrated Weapon System customers

Reviewed and implemented drawing changes using various CAD systems including

AutoCAD and ProE

Developed Engineering Change Proposal, Ordnance Alterations, Deviations & Waivers

and Engineering Notices in support of all system and equipment level changes and

modifications

Led the team that reviewed, approved and incorporated drawings and drawing change

information into the Production Inventory Optimization System (PIOS). System was

instrumental in meeting all production Just in Time (JIT) manufacturing

requirements and reducing inventory costs by over $1.5M per year

Implemented a computerized Integrated Data Environment (IDE) review and approval

process that improved process efficiencies and reduced costs by over 20%. Process

was selected as a Navy Best Practice

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Product/Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer - General Electric (GE) (Mt. Laurel, NJ)

(1/1990-7/1993)

Served as the Quality Engineering representative at Mechanical and Electrical

System Design Reviews

Led the development of a new Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) system that

increased production efficiencies and decreased planning and procurement costs by

over 25%

Implemented Statistical Process Control techniques and Pareto Analysis to improve

lot efficiencies

and determine equipment and component design failure modes and effects

Quality Engineering representative on the Product Change Review Group that

reviewed and approved

Various contractor and subcontractors manufacturing processes and procedures.

Served as the primary QA

field representative to assure compliance to requirements

Led a multifunctional team composed of company and customer representatives that

investigated manufacturing process change possibilities. The team provided root

cause analysis, reviewed metrics and implemented changes that were instrumental

in achieving over 30% in deficiency reductions

Championed an effort that began the establishment of processes and procedures

that culminated in the Moorestown facility achieving ISO 9000/9001 certification

Systems Design/Test Engineer - GE / (Philadelphia/King of Prussia, Pa.)

(1/1985-1/1990)

Performed a variety of component and system modeling tasks in support of

satellite and re-entry vehicle flight and ground system components

Performed finite element analysis on space vehicle thermal related systems

and subsystems

Co-lead of IRAD project that designed and tested new re-entry vehicle

trajectory applications

Supervised, conducted and wrote test procedures, plans and reports for

vibration, shock, acceleration, mass properties, environmental, mechanical &

electrical testing

Programmed new test equipment using the FORTRAN and BASIC programming

languages

Instructed the system technicians in the operation and function of various

types of select instrumentation and new computerized testing equipment

Used Computer Aided Design (CAD) to generate component and system level

drawings

Lead engineer in the mass properties and vibration/shock labs. Responsible

for the staffing and scheduling of 25 mechanical and electrical engineering

technicians

Instrumental in integrating new equipment applications that streamlined test

operations that led to a greater than 20% reduction in overall test time

Education:

Drexel University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering (BSME)

Drexel University

MBA (Information Systems/Finance)

Rutgers University

M.S. Mathematics Certificate (Quantitative Analysis/Statistics)

Memberships/Certifications/Training:

- Level III Program Manager

- PMP Certification (June 2014)

- Certified Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt

- Certified Program Performance Manager (PPM/EVMS)

- Certified Manager (CM) - Institute of Professional Certified Managers

(IPCM)

- Engineering Fundamentals Certification. (Pennsylvania)

- Secret Clearance since 1985

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