Manager Quality Assurance

Upendra V. Sompura, CPM

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging position as a Senior Program Manager or Director within the Aerospace/Defense or Technology

Oriented Industries.

**** **** **** ***** • San Marcos, CA 92078

EDUCATION

Phone 858-***-**** or 858-***-****

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering – University of Michigan Graduate, May 1984

E mail: *********@*****.***

My most recent training was the Principles of IPT Leadership course and the Fundamental of Systems

Acquisition Management through the Defense Acquisition University.

I am a Certified General Contractor ‘B’ in the State of California, License # 983201

I am a Certified Project Manager (CPM) through the RMS Project Management Certification Program (PMCP) &

JACMET.

I have completed the RMS – Software Certification.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

6/2012 – Present UVS Construction / Unique Kitchen And Floors, Inc

San Diego, California

Business Owner / Home Remodeler / Home Designer / General Contractor

In the past year I purchased a Home/Kitchen Remodeling company which I have been operating. The company

revenues are in the $1M range.

As the owner, I am responsible for the day to day operation of the company.

I am responsible for designing any home remodeling which a client has.

Preparing Estimates, Invoices, and Contracts for the contracted remodeling work.

Daily Job site visits to assess the job and to determine the progress.

Daily visits to new potential client’s homes to review the remodeling work which a client wants to have us do.

Update and determine which marketing materials to use for the following month.

My Responsibilities also are to maintain and balance the book keeping.

I have several contracting crews to manage.

Hiring and firing of personnel.

Operate and maintain the Kitchen remodeling showroom.

I am also responsible for the profit and loss of the company.

9/2010 – 6/2012 General Atomics Electromagnets Systems

Rancho Bernardo, California

Production Program Manager III – Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)

The EMALS Program currently is in both development and in production. The production efforts on the EMALS

program exceed $500M. The production efforts are multiyear and started in late 2009.

As the production PM my responsibilities included planning, reporting, managing, and analyzing the

performance of all assigned subordinate efforts and the coordination of all EMALS production activities.

I was responsible for the day to day communication with several subcontractors.

Preparing for and presenting at weekly Integrated Management Team (IMT) meeting with the customer.

Attending and helping in running the weekly Production Status meeting with Production Account Managers

(PAMs).

Preparing and presenting at the weekly Senior Management Meeting.

My Responsibilities also were being the proposal manager from time to time.

Working with the PAMs on all production related progress, concerns, and issues.

Involved in the Risk and Mitigation process.

Coordinate Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs) for GA produced hardware and attend subcontractor PRRs.

Visit customer facilities and subcontractor facilities as needed.

10/2008 – 9/2010 General Dynamics C4S – BMSD

Huntsville, Alabama

Last Assignment

Senior Engineering Project Leader (EPL) on the TAIS Program

The TAIS Program is a well established fielded program for nearly 10 years and is the primary GDC4S BMSD

Huntsville based program. The development efforts on the TAIS program exceed $20M annually.

As the Senior EPL my responsibilities include planning, reporting, managing, and analyzing the performance

of all assigned subordinate efforts and coordinate the technical coordination of the engineering team.

My responsibilities also include reviewing and assisting the preparation of ROMs

My responsibilities also include managing the overall cost, schedule, performance of the project, maintaining

the IMS, and EV related data and updates. Which writing VARs, BCRs, and reviewing CPRs.

My responsibilities also include providing concurrence on recommended changes to requirements and design

configuration.

My responsibilities also include maintaining the staffing needs for the TAIS Engineering Team, managing the

resources, organizational interfaces, and project task scope.

My responsibilities also include preparing and presenting Project Reviews and customer related presentation

and reviews.

Previous Assignment

Senior Engineering Project Leader (EPL) / Deputy Program Manager for the IBCS Program

The IBCS Program was scheduled to be a multiyear program well in excess of $150M for BMSD. GD was a

subcontractor to Raytheon who was the prime. This program consisted of a multi company team which included 4

different divisions of GD.

My responsibilities were to coordinate the technical content of the work products produced by all 4 divisions

of GD.

As the Senior EPL and Deputy PM, I was the second in charge for the program interface to Raytheon for the

day to day activities.

My responsibilities also included assisting the PM in preparing/presenting program status as well as the

technical status.

My responsibilities also included preparing the IMS and maintaining the IMS for all 4 divisions. This also

included maintaining/reporting the EV related data and updates.

My responsibilities also included maintaining the staffing needs for only the BMSD IBCS requirements and

needs.

06/2001 – 10/2008 Raytheon Missile Systems

Tucson, Arizona

Last Assignments

Program Manager for AMRAAM AIM 120B SWUP Upgrade

Continuation of the previous PM assignments with the same responsibilities as before.

Cost Account Manager (CAM) for the EKV Program

The EKV is one of the major MDA programs with Raytheon being the sub to Boeing as the prime.

My responsibilities as one of many CAMs was handling a ~$100M account which included the financial

reports generated using Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

Responsibilities also included the status reporting of not only CPI & SPI, but also where the program is using

Rate charts, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Risk/Mitigation, and actions/concerns.

Additional responsibilities were to prepare Baseline Change Requests (BCRs) and Variance Analysis Reports

(VARs). Also, present the results at weekly financial status reporting meetings.

Previous Assignments

Program Manager for AMRAAM AIM 120B SWUP Upgrade

The AIM 120B SWUP Upgrade program is a 20 month effort with Live Fire Testing. The upgrade consists of a

few major software capabilities and rolling some existing Software Trouble Reports (STRs). The software shall be

tested at all levels of testing including ACE TESTING and Live Fire Testing. This program is being developed

both here in Tucson and at a Subcontractor Facility in Florida.

My responsibilities included the coordination of all activities during the development and testing on this

program. They also include subcontractor management of the subcontractor being used on this program.

My responsibilities also consisted of the financial reporting to the Customer and tat RMS weekly meeting

& monthly Product Line Reviews (PLRs). The status reporting not only included reporting CPI & SPI, but

where the program is using Rate charts, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Risk/Mitigation, and

actions/concerns. The program is a level 3 program and IPDS is tailored as a level 3 program. The financial

reports are generated using EVMS.

Cost Account Manager (CAM) for the PRP Program

The PRP Program is a 60 month $65M program and consisted of hardware replacement, software Re host, and

additional software upgrades.

I was responsible for the IMS and financial reporting on this program.

Section Head of the RF Communication Section within the SEC

Responsible for the day to day functional and technical duties of my section of 5 engineers.

Responsible for the assessments of employee performance for rating, ranking, merit, equity, and promotion

recommendations.

Previous Assignments

Manager II – Program Management / IPT Lead and Section Manager

Responsible for Managing the Software Development of a 3 year, $32M (AMRAAM FMS SWUP 06)

Program. The FMS Team is a 15 20 engineer multidiscipline team.

Responsible for the coordination of all activities for AMRAAM FMS SWUP 06 Program including Earned

Value Management System (EVMS), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Six Sigma, and IPDS.

Responsible for weekly/monthly/PLR status reporting on the AMRAAM FMS SWUP 06 Program to

management.

Section Manager – Embedded Diagnostics Software Section within the Software Engineering Center (SEC) ATA

department

Responsible for the day to day functional duties of my section of 16 engineers.

Responsible for the assessments of employee performance for rating, ranking, merit, equity, and promotion

recommendations.

Lead Software Engineer

Responsible for Software Engineering on the AMRAAM FMS and QTDD programs.

Responsible for the coordination of all activities for AMRAAM FMS and QTDD programs.

Responsible for weekly status reporting on the AMRAAM FMS and QTDD programs to management.

Previous Assignment

Senior Software Quality Engineer

Responsible for Software Quality Engineering on the QTDD program, AMRAAM ASCOS program,

AMRAAM FAST3 program, and AMRAAM FMS program.

Responsible for Creating Software Standards Procedures Manuals (SSPMs) and Software Operating

Instructions (SOIs).

Responsible for writing software related documentation and review of software documentation.

Responsible for presenting software compliance status to customers at formal reviews.

Responsible for witnessing and participating in Formal Qualification testing (FQT).

Responsible for obtaining Software Quality Engineering budgets for the programs that I am responsible for.

Responsible for presenting at the Team Of Five (TOF) monthly management meetings.

05/2000 – 05/2001 3Com Corporation

Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Manager of a Software Quality and Process Group

Responsible for Submitting Cable Modem Products to Certification Agencies.

Responsible for championing the CMM Initiative and process improvement efforts as a Head Coach to become

a Level 3 organization.

Responsible for directing personnel in performing their duties within the Process group and prepare process

documents.

Responsible for attending Core Team meetings and assisting Core Teams with process related issues.

Responsible for conducting First Article Inspections (FAIs), Post Mortems on projects/activities to determine

“Root Cause”, and recommend resolutions/solutions, also prepare presentations for Post Mortems.

Responsible for reviewing documentation and source code and provide comments and conducting Phase exit

reviews.

Responsible for preparing BPI 23 test files for DOCSIS 1.1 Specification.

Responsible for evaluating software development tools, test tools, software quality assurance tools, and

software configuration management tools.

02/1992 – 05/2000 United Technologies Corporation Sikorsky Aircraft Division

Stratford, Connecticut

Senior Subcontracts Manager and Senior Software Quality Engineer

Responsible for Software Quality Assurance of Suppliers and Internal Development efforts on the S 92 program.

Responsible for assisting in the CMM effort as a member of the SEPG and in creating processes related to the

different KPAs.

Member of the UTC ISO 9000 Software Quality Assurance Forum for more than 3 year.

Responsible for writing and modifying Sikorsky internal procedures in order for ISO 9000 compliance.

Responsible for reviewing the 22 elements of ISO 9000 3 and determining how they affect the Software Development

and Software Quality.

Responsible for parametric modeling (i.e. PRICE S & COCOMO).

Doing work with the Oracle Relational Database Design using SQL, PL/SQL, and Form 4.0.

Member of the UTC Metrics Working Group for more than 1 1/2 years.

Responsible for Software Quality Assurance of Suppliers and Internal Software Development efforts on the

Comanche program.

Monitor, Audit, and Review Supplier and Internally Produced Software & Documentation.

Interface with customers and subcontractors.

Responsible for writing/modifying internal procedures.

Witness/Conduct Formal Acceptance Testing

10/1990 – 02/1992 Boeing Computer Support Services, Inc.

Ridgecrest, California

Senior Quality Assurance Specialist

My responsibilities included writing IV&V documents and witness/Conduct Formal Acceptance Testing.

AMLV software development on a PC using C language.

Review BCSS generated documents to be delivered to the customer.

10/1985 – 10/1990 United Technologies Corporation Sikorsky Aircraft Division

Stratford, Connecticut

Software Engineer and Software Quality & Reliability Engineer

Responsible for Software Quality Assurance of three trainers, Acoustic Trainer, Weapons System Trainer, and the

Tactical Team Trainer.

Monitor, Audit, and Review Supplier Produced Software & Documentation.

Witness Formal Tests and Verify Test Results.

Avionics Integration Software Engineer for Sikorsky Aircraft on CV Helo ASW helicopters.

Interface with customers and subcontractors.

Wrote Software Configuration Management (SCM) Plan. Responsible for project SCM.

Review Software Documentation for preliminary and final approvals.

Witness Software Acceptance and Stress Testing.

On site representative at Teledyne System Company in California for one year. As on site representative I insured:

1) Correct implementation of software requirements into embedded processors by inspection and analysis of

requirements, implementation documentation, and by conducting/attending meetings with Teledyne technical and

management personnel.

2) Analyze and validate mission system architecture. Analyze effect of degraded system operation. Analyze effect

of incorrect interface data and high data rates.

3) Monitored development task schedule. Monitor outstanding technical problem status.

4) Analyze architecture and capabilities supporting development of Hardware/ Software Integration Facility (HSIF).

5) Participated in the coordination of flight test programs.

11/1984 – 10/1985 General Dynamics Land Systems Division

Centerline, Michigan

Hardware Engineer

Designed a test bench for System & Subsystem test and timing charts for Subsystems to interface on the 1553B bus.

Evaluated and modified engineering drawings for M60 Tanks.

Compiled and maintained computer listings of materials for a future Tank program.

OTHER TRAINING

Human Centered Design (HCD) Fundamentals of SW Analysis and Design

Fierce Communications & Generations Raytheon Six Sigma Specialist Training

Project Management training Developing Rate Charts

Risk Management training Fact Based Management and Fact Based Management

Overview

Project Indicators/ Measurement, GQM usage

Intro to CONTINUOUS Problem Tracking

SEI CMM training

CONTINUOUS foe SCM Admin

Basic Telecommunications training

Fundamentals of Software Testing

Product Development Teams (PDT) Test Case Design

ADA, Basic Java, and McCabe training Software Peer Reviews

ISO 9000 3, ISO 12207, and ISO 15507 RMS Software Directive System (SDS) Details

FAA, RTCA/DO 178B Software Continuous Improvement

Oracle (SQL & PSQL) Software Supplier Management

PRICE S training Software Defect Prevention & Causal Analysis

Teamwork training / OOD Fundamentals of SW Requirements Analysis and

generation

Independent Study Group Learn Oracle 8i

Software Engineering Workshop

Mentoring

Software Project Management Part I, Part II, Part

III, and Part IV

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