Project Manager Air Force
Resume:
ERIC J. SVEE
Arlington, VA 22202-4727
******@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/ericjeromesvee/
SUMMARY
Experience in Air Force program management and engineering analysis emphasizing evolving
technologies and application to Air Force communication, space surveillance and missile defense systems
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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Project Management Logistics Market Research
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Program Communication Risk & Opportunity
Management Skills Management
• Configuration • Intercultural Skills • Analysis/Interpretatio
• Planning
Control n of Customer Needs
• Integrated Product • Data • Systems Engineering
• Microsoft Office
Team leader and member Collection/Analysis
WORK EXPERIENCE
Strategic Command and Control Branch Chief 2012-Present
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Pentagon, Washington, D.C
• Advised 2 Iraq senior military officers in 10+ meetings to finalize government-to-government
agreement on the contract to provide helicopter maintenance equipment developing Iraqi’s native
logistics capability
• Concluded a 560 million dollar Air Force mission planning system upgrade to E-3, E-8, F-16, F-
15, F-22, A-10, and B-1 aircraft to support new aircraft Operational Flight Programs, avionics
upgrades and additional weapons integration to support the Joint Warfighter
Cryptologic Systems Program Element Monitor 2011-2012
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Pentagon, Washington, D.C
• Teamed 3 major Air Force organizations to create the Application Software Assurance Center of
Excellences to enhance software security processes across the entire Air Force
• Promoted successful approval brief to the Secretary of the Air Force of the Joint Secure Internet
Protocol Public Key Infrastructure program completion that delivered security and encryption
capability crucial to National Security interests
Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) Program Manager 2009- 2011
Electronic Systems Center Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
• Led 80+ member team of government and development contractors to maintain and upgrade
global Air Operations planning and mission execution software; ensured successful operations at
150+ worldwide sites
• Managed software maintenance program with several quick turn security fixes that met Air
Force’s Chief Information Officer requirements; delivered four, 6-month-cycle software assurance
releases on schedule maintaining Air Force air operation security and capability
Beale Upgraded Early Warning Radar Project Manager 2007-2009
Electronic Systems Center Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
• Managed $4M contract to upgrade an air and space surveillance radar to modernize and add
missile defense mission; completed 3 weeks ahead of schedule and the radar successfully participated
in 2 missile defense joint service tests
• Negotiated operations acceptance test requirements between Missile Defense Agency and Air
Force Space Command certifying Beale radar 4 months early to perform 24/7 joint missile defense
and space radar operations
Program Management Student, Education with Industry Program 2006-2007
Air Force Institute of Technology The Boeing Company, WA
• Embedded with Sea Launch program on the Launch Avionics Ground Support Team to learn
defense contractor perspective while contributing to companies mission
• Assisted in checkout testing of payload support equipment guaranteeing $5M payload equipment
100% success in tracking and telemetry support in next commercial launch--payload now in orbit
Ground Support Systems Branch Chief 2004-2006
Airborne Laser System Program Office Kirtland Air Force Base, NM
• Monitored development and sustainment of ground support systems for the first chemical-fueled
airborne laser weapon platform leading to first successful $200M missile interception laser test
• Managed startup of $64M laser chemical mixing facility from test to operations; delivered 9
hydrogen peroxide based mixes within 1% of specifications while reducing process time to 6 hours
Deputy Infrastructure Sustainment Branch Chief 2003-2004
Airborne Laser System Program Office Kirtland Air Force Base, NM
• Established team to develop a ground test & integration facility for an airborne laser system and
laid down future program budget, maintenance plan, and testing plan for next 5 years, saving $117M
• Led detailed review of facility construction contract documentation to ensure 100% of end user’s
test requirements were met
Core Electronics Integration Project Manager 2002-2003
Satellite and Launch Control Systems Program Office Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA
• Led development of control software for the Air Force satellite control network upgrade; first re-
design in 30 years--negotiated between 30 year government experts and new contractor software
designers to meet legacy satellite interface requirements while providing 21 st century capability--
completed 6 technical design reviews with 570 actions resolved
Advanced Satellite Control Systems Analyst 1999-2002
Satellite and Launch Control Systems Program Office Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA
• Surveyed current technology market to apply phase array technology concepts to a satellite
control network upgrade and demonstrated that a pilot program of 3 small businesses can produce a
successful non-mechanical satellite communication array
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Engineering, California State University-Long Beach, 2003, GPA 3.8
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota-Duluth, 1996, GPA 3.4
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Certified Acquisition Professional:
Level III - Program Management
Level I - Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering (System Engineer)
Level I - Test and Evaluation
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