Project Manager Supply Chain

PROGRAM MANAGER

Supply Chain & Logistics Acquisition Project Management

V Customer-focused and innovative leader with over 16+ years of cross-

industry experience leading a wide range of projects for supply chain

management, engineering research and development, and software design and

support with values ranging to $40M+.

V Articulate communicator skilled in delivering insightful presentations,

leading project meetings, and strengthening relationships with business

partners, peers and senior leadership.

V Proven mentor, trainer and director of multidisciplinary teams in line

with aggressive performance metrics.

Strategic Planning & Budgeting & Cost Client Relationship Management

Analysis Control

Business Development Team Leadership Business Analysis/Process

Staff Management Meets Aggressive Improvement

Timelines Software Development

Procurement Vendor Management Research & Development

"Supported delivery of over 500 proposals, 145 Delivery Orders and $70M of

equipment to date"

"Negotiated over 50 OEM/vendor reseller agreements with discounts averaging

22% below retail"

"Managed supply chain contracts to provide clients with the full cycle of

logistics support"

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAIC CORPORATION, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD ( 2004-Present

Program Manager/Equipment Specialist, Logistics and Supply Chain Service

Line (2010-Present)

Co-Program Manager and technical lead for four Space and Naval Warfare

Systems Command (SPAWAR) Multiple Award Contracts (MACs): Audio Visual

(AV), Command and Control (C2), Intelligence Surveillance and

Reconnaissance (ISR), and Communications (COMMS). Oversee technical,

financial, management and logistics aspects of these acquisition and supply

chain contracts servicing customers in the continental US (CONUS) and

overseas (OCONUS).

. Team Leadership: Manage up to 15 concurrent Delivery Orders and 5-15

proposal submissions per week with a staff of 20 management,

procurement, project control, contracting and warehousing personnel.

Supported delivery of over 500 proposals, 145 Delivery Orders and $70M

of equipment to date.

. Negotiations: Negotiated over 50 Original Equipment Manufacturer

(OEM)/vendor reseller agreements. Obtained discounts averaging 22%

below retail.

. Business Development: As technical and pricing lead, win rate of 63% in

past 4 years for submissions of $300M+

. Diverse Teaming and Partnering: Aggressively sought out small and

minority businesses to team and partner with, ensuring utilization goals

are met as part of the business objectives.

. Accomplishment: Achieved a 99.8% customer acceptance rate for all

deliverables.

Project Manager, Supply Chain Integration Operation (2004-2010)

Assembled and supervised a matrixed group of analysts that managed the

specification, acquisition, fielding and sustainment (warranty and

servicing) of First Responder, firefighting, medical, and law enforcement

equipment for the US Armed Forces (CONUS and OCONUS) and State and Local

agencies.

. Supply Chain Management (SCM) Expertise: Lead for an IT Solutions team

that developed an Ariba- and Costpoint-based eProcurement portal for

sourcing and purchasing; reduced proposal turnaround time from 2 weeks

to 3 days.

. Recognized Product Manager: Product Manager for AirFlex Air Sampler (an

SAIC product); managed the production, sale and support of M18B2 air

samplers for chemical demilitarization facilities.

. Accomplishment: Managed supply chain contracts with values ranging to

$25M to provide the full cycle of logistics support for Federal, State

and Local customers; sustained 10% annual sales growth generating $100M+

in revenue.

DURATEK INCORPORATED, Columbia, MD ( 2002-2003

Project Manager, Federal Services Research and Technology Group

For the Department of Energy (DoE) River Protection Project, managed the

architectural and mechanical design and construction of a pour station to

test technology to fill High-Level (HLW) and Low-Activity (LAW) Waste

containers with a simulated radioactive waste. For the HLW and LAW melter

designs, served as final quality review for all design submissions to the

prime contractor, Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI), to include CFD, FEA and

manual calculations.

. Project Management: Using Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC)

methodology, developed requirements, selected vendors, managed

construction and testing, and provided progress and financial reports

(using Earned Value) to the prime contractor.

. Team Leadership: Managed staff of 12 individuals, scheduling and

budgeting (approximately $3.0M), and collaborated across multiple

internal and external stakeholder teams to ensure project milestones

were met.

. Accomplishment: Operating on a compressed schedule, project delivered on

time and within budget after two failed attempts prior to my

appointment.

DEUTSCHE BANK, Baltimore, MD ( 1998-2001

Vice President, Project Manager, Private Client Services Technology (2001)

Provided leadership as the Project Manager for development of the portfolio

view, market data and online trading components of the Private Client

Connect web portal. Directly supervised 5 individuals and six (6) vendors

for market data. Created business and functional requirements; managed

software development using SDLC methodology and the PVCS Tracker tool; and,

coordinated QA and UAT testing.

Assistant Vice President, Project Manager and Business Line Technologist,

Global Equity Research and Investment Banking Technology (1998-2001)

Led the implementation of an external customer support center for 24x7

support of a Global Investment Banking (GIB) web portal. Provided staff

management for a team of 3. Implemented project on-schedule and under

budget, receiving a Technology Integration Award and promoted to Vice

President for service. Coordinated a wide range of project life cycle

activities in support of stand-up of the support center including

developing project plans, RFPs and budgets, performing down select of

vendors, negotiating contracts, presenting to senior management, and

coordinating training of call center personnel.

VERIDIAN CORPORATION (Formerly RAIL COMPANY), Edgewood, MD ( 1990-1998

Sr. Systems Analyst, Operations Research Division

Designed and developed discrete event simulation models in GPSS/H to

analyze staffing and logistical needs at 270 Immigration and Naturalization

Service (INS) Ports-of-Entry (land, sea and airports). Provided on-site

demonstrations, software installation, and training at approximately 40

Ports-of-Entry. Performed technical evaluations of avionics systems on F/A-

18 and AH-64 aircraft to develop Technical Assessment/Control Plans

(TACPs); plans were used to determine aircraft configurations for Foreign

Military Sales (FMS) to friendly countries.

AAI CORPORATION, Cockeysville, MD ( 1986-1998

Project/Design Engineer, Ordnance Division, DOD Secret Clearance

Designed, fabricated and tested explosively-formed penetrator (EFP)

warheads in support of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Used

hydrocode computer programs for warhead designs. Performed lethality and

aerodynamic heating simulations for the X-ROD projectile, a developmental,

guided anti-tank round for the U.S. Army ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal and

DARPA, Arlington, VA. Supported numerous engineering changes (ECPs),

developed test procedures, performed tests, and managed and supported 6

Field Services teams that performed engineering upgrades to fielded

trailers on the Munitions Handling Trailers (MHT) program for the US Air

Force.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration Master of Science (Mechanical

Member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Society, Engineering)

Received Bucknell Graduate Scholarship

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, MD for studies,

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, Lewisburg, PA

Bachelor of Science (Mechanical

Engineering)

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, Lewisburg, PA

TECHNICAL SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Top Secret Clearance (Active) Microsoft Certified Professional (MCSE)

Certified Project Management Professional Additional Software: Deltek Costpoint

(PMP) Purchasing & Sales Order Tracking, Ariba

PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI) eProcurement, Cognos, PVCS Tracker,

GPSS/H simulation code, Visio

MS Office: including MS Project, MS

Access, MS SharePoint

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

SAIC Achievement Awards USMC Award for Excellence

RESPONS purchasing system, 2012 USMC Military Working Dog Program, 2006

USMC Medical Prime Vendor Program, 2011

Guardian Lead System Integrator Program,

2007

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Richard Huffman 1412 Magers Landing Road 410-***-****

rnhuffman@comcast.

Monkton, MD 21111 net

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