Project Manager Development

William L. Stewart

* ********** ***** ( Poquoson, Virginia 23662

757-***-**** ( **********@*****.***

Top Secret Security Clearance

Goal-achieving senior project manager with extensive experience in managing

and directing the execution of large scale projects for NASA, DOD and

private enterprise. Managed and directed cross functional teams throughout

the entire development lifecycle. Proven proficiency in project management,

routinely completing multi-million dollar projects on-time and within

agreed to budgets. Proven experience in Government contracting, Business

Development, and establishing / maintaining strong customer relationships

for business growth.

. Project Manager on multiple projects with cumulative budgets over $15

Million annually

. Lead on direct application of virtualization technologies

. Developed Process Assets for CMMI-3 Certification and ISO9000

Accreditation

. In-Depth experience with Spectrum Management and Aeronautical Research

Core Competencies:

Project Management ( Engineering Management ( R&D

High Speed Data Acquisition ( Automation and Control Systems ( SOA/CRM

Systems

Product Integration & Deployment ( RF Systems ( Information Assurance

Systems Engineering ( Business Development ( Capacity Planning

Contracting and Proposal Development Support

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ITT-Exelis, Bowie, Maryland ( 2008-Present

Senior Program Manager

Task order manager on multiple concurrent projects. Spearhead the creation

and installation SOA based systems from contract award throughout the

entire project lifecycle. Supervised and directed engineering, software

development and test teams in the creation and deployment of capabilities

for the DOD at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) as well as the

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Select Highlights:

. Lead on the system engineering including architecture and design of new

systems.

. Spearhead R&D efforts to implement new and emerging technologies for

capabilities rolled out in DOD and Federal agency enterprise system

enclaves.

. Established work break down structures on task orders for direct staff

and sub-contractor personnel. Hire and maintain staff for multi-

disciplined projects.

. Establish and maintain project budgets, develop staff plans and schedules

for workforce, develop SOW's and Sole Source Justifications (SSJ's) for

sub-contractor resources when needed.

. Utilize EVMS to measure actual performance of work scope and associated

costs; write variance reports and brief customers on progress.

. Lead presentations at program reviews for internal stakeholders and

customers; generate weekly and monthly status reports.

. Briefed DOD, and federal agencies on new and emerging capability and

technologies for re-use for and business growth opportunities. Develop

and brief R&D based prototypes.

. Crafted documentation test plans in adherence to NetCentric, NetOps, GIG

OPS, and Joint Interoperability Test Command (JTIC) standards and

requisites.

. Equipped Testing Team and Quality Assurance personnel to effectively

manage test case development, automation, system test metrics, and

reporting.

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. Work closely with IT department in the specification, design and

development of virtualization based systems (ESX Clusters) to support the

development, test and infrastructure/deployment teams for the SOA systems

developed.

. Direct and manage the development of Transition plans, Training Plans and

Training Systems.

. Develop deployment schedules and direct acceptance testing of systems

based on DOD guidelines.

. Lead on the development of technical and cost volumes for Task Order

proposals.

. Authored technical sections of proposals for business development.

. Assisted in the transition and build-up of operations for the SCNS

Contract at NASA Goddard.

. Fostered Oracle / Exelis Development Partnership agreement which has

saved product development costs by over $1.7 Million Dollars, and has

allowed Exelis to pass on costs savings on Oracle licenses by over 50%.

Symantec Corporation, Newport News, Virginia ( 2000-2007

Senior Manager/Director of Development (2003-2007)

Led the development and test teams responsible for the PC Anywhere product

line as well as Norton Antivirus components. Established and maintained

development teams in VA, CA, U.K., and India. Developed, tested and

released - server, desktop and mobile applications to market.

. Met deadlines for the development and testing of 14+ software products

generating $800M+ in revenue during my tenure at Symantec.

. Slashed R&D expenses by $450K+ per year by formulating outsource

strategies and supervising remote development teams in the U.K. and

India.

. Built and launched the company's first FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic

module for re-use in multiple Symantec products.

. Conferred with top leaders on organizational & strategic planning,

business unit goals & objectives.

. Briefed decision-makers of major enterprise clients through the U.S.,

Europe, and Asia and developed strategies to pinpoint new product

features, boost sales, and cement brand loyalty.

. Member of the Symantec Global Security team (12 member team out of 17,000

employees) which evaluated and mitigated high profile IT security risks

and issues within the company.

. Newport News site Diversity Lead. Established Diversity related programs

and functions. Coordinated functions with other Symantec development

sites.

Manager of Development (2000-2003)

Increased YOY revenues by 40% for a 42x return on investment as the manager

of a team of software engineers. Led competitive product research &

analysis as part of strategy to expand into new markets, specifying

requirements through interactions with customers and Product Management

staff. Aided staff in specifications and design development for technical

products.

. Set goals for each project phase to ensure timely and cost-effective

completion.

. Established project plans - coordinated with Product Management and

Project Management to identify new capabilities and features in the

PCAnywhere and Packager product line.

. Created staff plans, work breakdown structures and schedules.

. Managed and directed research and development activities in the creation

of innovative capabilities to increase market share.

. Established and maintained department budgets.

. Developed monthly project briefs and presented project status to senior

executives.

. Conferred directly with large scale enterprise customers worldwide to

rectify customer issues, identify potential new features and to cement

brand loyalty.

. Lead on the Windows Logo Certification team.

. Lead on the development of the Symantec NIST Certified FPIS-140-2

Cryptographic module.

. Devised operational strategies for configuration management personnel.

Drafted CM plans and schedules while directing daily operations,

continually working to improve performance.

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Aero Systems Engineering, St. Paul, Minneapolis ( 1996-2000

Senior Principle Engineer

Lead engineer on development of real-time data acquisition and facility

automated control systems for over 30 different test facilities including

wind tunnels and avionics research systems at NASA Langley Research Center

(LaRC). Established project plans, schedules and budget for projects.

. Reviewed research facility mechanical and electrical drawings to

determine approaches to facility upgrades. Worked with facility

engineers to captured system requirements. Developed project plans for

the demolition of outdated systems, and created construction plans for

new custom hardware/software solutions at various NASA test facilities.

. Hired and trained team of software development and testing staff.

Managed direct and sub-contractor labor workforce. Established software

development team best practices and let the architecture and detailed

designs.

. Researched and led the development of proof-of-concept applications.

Analyzed and adopted 3rd party COTS packages that reduced GUI development

costs by over 50% for systems developed.

. Developed flight ready avionics systems throughout the full lifecycle.

Developed drivers for and integrated Arinc 429/VME/VXI bus interfaces

into custom flight data acquisition systems.

. Developed reflective memory subsystems for embedded systems which

utilized best of breed fiber optic technologies for the creation of

redundant failover on mission critical systems and sub-systems. These

systems were used to increase system protection and minimized facility

downtime which resulted in reduction in costs on operations and

maintenance at wind tunnel test facilities.

. Coordinated site construction and systems integration activities.

Received accommodations from NASA facility directors delivering high

quality products on time and within agreed to budgets.

Wyle Laboratories, Hampton, Virginia ( 1983-1996

Systems Analyst

Specialized in the design and development of real-time data acquisition and

control systems for the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) and the Wallops

Island test facilities. Developed flight certified systems for

aeronautical and avionics instrumentation research.

. Coordinated site construction and systems integration activities.

Received accommodations from NASA facility directors delivering high

quality products on time and within agreed to budgets.

. Member of software engineering team which created enhancements for custom

data acquisition systems at NASA Langley wind tunnels. Worked in more

than 30 different facilities at NASA.

. Designed and developed flight certified data acquisition and control

systems using VME Bus and VXI Bus architectures. Developed device

drivers, installed/interface transducers to systems developed.

Integrated software and hardware components for unit level and

performance testing. Benchmarked system performance. Integrated systems

into research aircraft at the Wallops Island test facility and conducted

in-flight tests to ensure that the systems developed operated to the

requirements specifications and functional specifications.

. Interacted with senior research staff and DoD customers to identify

unique test requirements. Developed specifications for custom hardware

and software to satisfy the performance characteristics required for the

unique test conditions and operational envelopes.

. Developed simulations and math models to increase the computational

capability and performance of systems. Developed math models for complex

algorithm development on control systems.

. Received letters of accommodation from NASA at the directorate level on

accomplishments.

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

(1979-1981) Virginia Military Institute

(1982-1984) A.A.S in Engineering, Thomas Nelson Community College

(1988) Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ISO - 9000 ( Executive Global Leadership Training ( EVMS ( CMMI-3 ( PMP

Boot Camp

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

AIAA ( PMI

AWARDS

ITT's Quality Circle of Excellence Award, 2010 ( ITT/Exelis Visions &

Values Award for Innovation, 2011

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Web-based application development, High Speed Real-time data acquisition,

Avionics and Control systems and instrumentation, Simulation Testing, SOA

Development, VMWare, Oracle Db, Weblogic, SOA, Enterprise Services, Windows

XP, 7, 2003/2008 Ent. Server, Linux, HP/UX, DEC Alpha, MS Office, Lynx,

RTOS, Visio, MS Project, EVMS, FORTRAN, C, C#, JAVA, Javascript, LabView,

SDLC, Agile, CMMI, Test Plan Development, HP Fortify, IBM Rational Suite,

Perforce, MSDN, JavaScript, JAVA, Contract and Subcontractor labor force

SOW/PWS development, Software Estimation, Project Scheduling, Strong DOD

Customer and Team Building Skills, Cyber Security, Information Assurance

(IA) and Certification & Accreditation (C&A), DOD Systems Development,

Testing and Integration, Contract Support, SOW development, strategic

partnering development, CPIF and FFP proposal development, DOD Task Orders,

Government Contract Negotiations and Interpretation

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