Project Management

PROJECT/ PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

PROFILE

Skilled Engineer with extensive experience in Project Engineering, Program

Management, and Quality Engineering. Hands-on Technical Manager, with

PMP/ASQ CQE/BSEE, 15 plus years of unique project experience (design,

build, and deliver), highly transferrable skill set, and specialty in

managing complex needs of internal and external stakeholders to achieve

customer satisfaction and profitability. Proven ability to lead successful

projects and teams.

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Strengths include Project Planning and Execution, Team Management,

Technical Management, Program Management, Team Management, Quality

Engineering, System Design, Simulation Design and Development. Expertise

leading engineering, manufacturing and production environment, and project

teams in design and development within Commercial, Aerospace, and Military

industries on multi-million dollar programs.

. 20 years Leading multifunctional engineering teams

. 15 years Project/Program Management

. 15 years Systems Engineering and Analysis

. 8 years Quality Engineering/Quality Assurance

. 12 years Digital Electronics Design

. Experienced in stakeholder requirements analysis with subject matter

experts

. DoD and Commercial Design Experience

. New Business development technical support maintaining product

knowledge

. Subcontractor technical oversight (SOW/Task Orders/Milestone

Deliverables)

. Cost and schedule recovery plans for projects

. Detailed budget/schedule/risk planning for projects

. Resource Management

. Engineering Processes - experienced in all phases

. Customer Services

. Certifications:

o PMP # 1407275

o ASQ CQE # 56731

. DoD Clearance

. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Washington State

University, WA

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Primary Skills: Project Engineering, Project/Program Management, Team

Management, Product Management, Technical Management,

Quality Engineering, System Design and Development,

Simulation Design and Development

Languages: C, Verilog, VHDL

Tools/Technologies: Autocad, Apollo/Mentor workstation, Orcad System,

Pcad System, FPGA, RFID, DFMA, DTC, FMEA, EPDM, SharePoint,

Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project

Standards: ISO 9001:2008, AS9100, CMMI, Lean Six Sigma, Kanban, Kaizen,

5S, PDCA, SPC, Root Cause Analysis, DMAIC

Other Skills: Aircraft Avionics (Boeing 757/767), Aerospace (B1 bomber,

AWACS, C17, F18, Comanche Helicopter, Space Shuttle,

Constellation rocket), Electrical/Electronic Design,

Electrical-Wire harness, Technical Integration, RFID (Radio

Frequency Identification Devices, LF/UHF) applications,

Bluetooth, ZigBee, Digital/Microprocessor Circuit Design,

Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Printed Circuit Board

Design & Layout, Hardware/Software System Integration &

Test, Process Management, Data Analysis, Research and

Development/ Requirements Analysis, Risk Management, Cost

Control, Earned Value Reporting (EVMS), Product

Development/Rapid Prototyping, Information Technology.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ECS, Orlando, Florida

6/2013 - Present

Sr. Systems Engineer (SETA Contractor)

Provides Systems Engineering to Army PEO STRI supporting Live Virtual

Constructive Integrating Architecture (LVC-IA) program, an enterprise

level tools for exercise control, after action review, and system

information assurance; hardware and software to provide interoperability

with different Live, Virtual and Constructive communication protocols.

Applies Project Management, Systems Engineering to coordinate, design,

review, track, and monitor all tasks and activities in area of

responsibilities; and to make sure they are accomplished satisfactorily and

IAW program requirements. Worked with contractors to manage:

. Requirement analysis;

. Risk Management;

. Contractual deliverables and documentation

. Overall program quality;

. Installation and fielding activities;

. System Development;

. Test & Integration activities;

. Proposal activities.

CUBIC SIMULATION SYSTEMS, Orlando, Florida

2010 - 2013

Principal Project Engineer

Worked as a Principal Project Engineer responsible for projects

involving the design, modification, testing and manufacturing of complex

systems with integrated hardware and software components. Supervised,

directed and provided hands-on technical leadership, management, and

oversight to engineers representing all skill areas (engineering,

logistics, manufacturing, and support personnel) during all product life-

cycle phases from inception through completion. The following were areas

of responsibilities:

. Hands-on Technical Project Manager on a troubled project to

accomplish completion with on time delivery resulting in two follow-

on contract awards, (US Army COFT-SA program).

. Planned, directed and performed life cycle planning and management of

assigned projects.

. Partnered and interfaced with customer technical representatives,

suppliers, engineering teams, and management on all technical issues

and provided subcontractor technical direction and oversight

improving productivity.

. Developed statements of work (SOWs) to satisfy research and

development, ongoing and new business requirements.

. Oversaw ongoing review of project status; identified risks;

developed, recommended and implemented risk mitigation solutions.

. Lead evaluation and analysis of issues including risks and root cause

analysis.

. Applied problem solving process, i.e. ID issues; take measurement;

determine root cause; solution generation; verification;

implementation and validation.

. Led Integrated Product Team (IPT) to resolve technical issues.

. Ensured engineering tasks are compliant with defined program

requirements, accepted engineering practices, and procedures, and all

facets of manufacturing activities are executed to plans.

. Worked with manufacturing to plan, prepare, issue and control production

schedules and project plans to ensure a controlled flow of approved

materials timed to meet production requirements.

. Provided reports, status and change information to management teams per

established processes; communicated plan changes and recovery plans to

other stakeholders.

. Managed costs, schedules and quality by overseeing project

deliverables. Identified need for engineering changes, determined

courses of action and revised as appropriate.

. Worked to improve project management processes and business systems

that support decision makers.

. Ensured lessons learned feedback was incorporated into engineering

processes.

. Managed engineering team in day-to-day activities and provided

technical leadership from start to finish.

. Coordinated and lead project engineering teams in the staffing,

analysis, design, build, test, production and installation of the

technical portions of project and proposal efforts. This includes all

technical management facets for systems, hardware and software

engineering including system architecture design, preliminary and

detailed designs, testing methods, hardware/software integration,

production techniques and installation techniques.

. Coordinated and supported logistic and customer support department in

areas:

o Field support with engineering issues regarding fielded

products

o Lead investigations into high failures and defects of fielded

products

o Reviewed and recommended solutions regarding warranty claims

Projects:

US Army COFT-SA Bradley Tank Simulator program: Hands-on Technical

Manager on a troubled project to accomplish completion with on time

delivery to the US Army resulting in two follow-on contract awards

(PEOSTRI). Team members included several Mechanical Engineers,

Electrical Engineers, System Engineer, Software Engineer, Manufacturing

Engineer, Design Drafters, and Logistic Support. Implemented LEAN, DFMA,

and PMP practices for life cycle support.

UAE Simulated Weapons program: Provided technical leadership and

executed a successful proposal resulted in a multi-million dollar

contract win for simulated weapon development with the UAE Arm Forces.

Navy MBT Program: Led a team on a successful proposal (Multi- million

dollars) for the Literal Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Based Training (MBT)

suite of trainers to provide launch, handling and recovery procedures.

IRAD Projects: led several internal Research and Development (IRAD)

projects as part of in-house product innovation initiatives:

. Simulated Mortar: New product line

. Smart Weapon development: Potential new business product lines for

India and international market

. Virtual Reality Dismounted Soldier Training Systems - Manworn

Simulation Systems - CombatREDI: Participated in design

improvement and product innovation.

Led Investigations into Fielded Product Failures:

. Conducted root cause analysis of high failures of fielded products

. Recommended solutions and implemented corrective and preventive

steps

. Resulted in process improvement and cost savings

UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE (USA), Cape Canaveral, Florida

Sr. Quality Engineer

2007 - 2010

Managed quality activities on the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster

program, and the Constellation first Stage ARES-1X rocket project in the

following areas: Electrical system, Avionic System, Cables/Wiring, and

Software.

. Supported ARES-1X Qualification Testing of all Avionics hardware:

EMI, Thermal, and Vibration, resulting in a successful launch.

. Developed, coordinated, and implemented Quality Engineering audit

activity tracking system;

. Provided overall Quality Engineering oversight to support launch and

recovery, and monitored operations to prevent production defects.

. Conducted and supported both internal and external audit activities

for process compliance and suppliers' source selection and

compliance.

EDMOND SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, Orlando, Florida 2003

- 2007

Project Engineer/Quality Lead

Provided Project Engineering and analytical support for Government

contracts. Supported obsolescence and reliability studies, Configuration

Management, and proposal activities.

COALESCENT TECHNOLOGY CORP., Orlando, Florida

2001 - 2003

Project Engineer/Quality Manager

Managed research and development and implementation of Radio Frequency

Identification (RFID) devices used in military and commercial

applications; developed and implemented a weapon tracking and inventory

system for Georgia National Guard unit; developed and implemented

quality processes and procedures for various projects; led successful

ISO 9001:2001 implementation and certification.

BOEING/MARTIN MARIETTA/ECC INTERNATIONAL, Seattle, WA & Orlando, FL 1982

-2001

Multi-Disciplined Engineer and Project Lead

Involved in Engineering Design and Development projects ranging from

Communication Engineer, Avionics Engineer, Digital Design Engineer, PC

Board Design Engineer, Electrical/Electronic Design, Project Lead, and

Staff Engineer. Worked in a range of industries from Commercial

airplane, Aerospace, and Military:

. Boeing companies (757/767, B1 Bomber, AWACS)

. Martin Marietta Missile Company (Comanche Helicopter)

. Simulation and Training with ECC International Company (C17, F18

E/F, CCTT).

o Project Lead for successful delivery of US Army CCTT to

Lockheed

o Project Lead for successful delivery of US Navy F18 E/F to

Boeing

Worked as a Designer; led and managed successful project teams, up to 20

engineers. Typical Project budgets were several million dollars.

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