Synopsis

Over ** years of broad experience in technology, system design, product development and manufacturing for military and commercial markets.

Executive leader with keen understanding of business development and management.

Enthusiastic technically oriented leader with technical and analytical skills for capturing and execution of programs from concept to final product delivery.

Product and program Lifecycle Management (LCM) expertise.

Result oriented leader demonstrating “Big Picture” vision with track record of increasing efficiency and productivity through continuous improvement, employee development, strategic planning and effective investment of capital.

Dedicated to employee development and mentorship.

Retired U.S. Air Force Officer with over 26 years combined Active/Reserve service.

Individual contributor with 82 journal articles and recipient of numerous awards.

Active Secret clearance.

Skill Summary

Engineering Leadership

Business Development

Manage large organizations (>90 employees)

Proposal management (>$100M)

Talent acquisition and evaluation

IRAD, CRAD planning, development and execution

Mentoring and training engineering personnel

SWOT and ROI analysis

Continuous Improvement initiative

Industry and government teaming organization

Formal Engineering Stage Gate Process (V model)

Merger and Acquisition and relocation

Requirements generation and management

Mechanical, Electrical, RF, and structural design

Executive Leadership

Software Design and validation process (DO-178)

Planning and execution of corporate strategy

Rapid prototyping and engineering development models

Promotion and implementation of program management and execution tools

System integration, test and qualification

Continuous Improvement and Lean initiatives

Turnkey product development

Development of design and quality metrics

Management of Department budgets (~$42M)

Oral and Written Communications

Program Management

Proposal and business plans

Forging long term customer relationship

Presentation for executive and flag officer

Multi year CPFF, FFP and T&M contract negotiation

Corporate All-Hands

Management of large programs (~$110M)

Industry Conferences journal publication

Program control through IMP, IMS, WBS, EVMS

Report generation and documentation

Product/program lifecycle management

Supplier management

Risk register and management

Education:

Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

MS Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

MS Aeronautical Systems, University of West Florida

BS Mathematics/Chemistry, Florida State University

Awards

U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Fellow – Highest award presented at U.S. Air Force Laboratories (AFRL) for Scientific Achievement.

U.S. Air Force Aero Propulsion Directorate Ernest C. Simpson Award - Highest Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory Award for engineering excellence and leadership.

U.S. Air Force Aero Propulsion Directorate S. D. Heron Award – Highest Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory award for scientific achievement.

Professional Experience

TECOM Industries, Thousand Oaks, CA

Consultant Feb 2015 –

Developed and organized all production and manufacturing activities including supplier management, production flow, assembly and test routers and procedures, receiving quality inspection.

Acted as chief Manufacturing Engineer for hands on assembly and testing of complex Directional Finding Antenna System.

Recovered delivery schedule of the chronically late DF Antenna System culminating in $4.2M FY 2015 revenue recovery.

Provided design improvement ideas and strategy for manufacturability and production cost reduction for the next production order.

TECOM Industries, Thousand Oaks, CA Nov 2011 – Dec 2014

Director of Engineering

Acting VP of Engineering responsible for technical and administrative management of the Engineering Department.

Reported to Division President on engineering design, development, production, sustaining engineering, department operating budget, personnel acquisition and retention, capital budget and expenditure.

Authority over six functional departments with 32 employees.

Directly responsible for new SatCom, Datalink, and munitions antennas and terminal system development for military and commercial applications.

Key contributor to annual and five year strategic plans.

Reduced product development/manufacturing cost and schedule by implementing design maturation stage gate review processes for seamless handoff of the product design to Operations for production.

Developed Basis of Estimate (BOE) Form and institutionalized its use for accurate estimation of product design, development and production cost.

Established Engineering Project Management Team and detailed scheduling (Microsoft Project) for effective program execution.

Trained personnel in implementation of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and the concept of Earned Value Measurement System (EVMS).

Developed and implemented Risk Management Program.

Implemented metric system to capture cost of ECOs and reduction of the ECO backlog.

Implemented Enterprise Product Data Management (EPDM) system.

Acted as chief engineer on several important programs solving supplier fabrication, factory assembly processes, and antenna testing and successfully transitioned the products from engineering development stage to High Rate of Initial Production. Resulted in multimillion-dollar production contract.

Upgraded of RF Anechoic chamber instrumentation for rapid and accurate antenna performance measurements.

Recruited and hired System, Electrical, Software, RF, Mechanical Engineers and Design/Drafters.

Led the design and development of a new ka/Ku tail-mount antenna terminal system.

Meggitt Safety Systems, Simi Valley, CA Dec 2007 – Oct 2011

Director Advance Products

Reported to VP Engineering and Company President

Led development of Halon 1301 Fire Suppression System with the objective of offering comprehensive turnkey, ATA-26, system for military and commercial airborne platforms.

Established product development center.

Developed technology development protocol for protection of intellectual property.

Recruited and staffed the product center.

Developed and published technology development specification and roadmap leading to delivery of qualified and certifiable technology demonstrators in 18 months.

Provided total technical design leadership from concept to production, including development and implementation of analytical and engineering design tools.

Developed supplier-base to meet design to cost objectives and delivery schedule.

Developed cost, schedule, and reporting structure.

Briefed Senior Executive staff.

Collaborated with Marketing and Business Development to capture market share.

Director of Engineering Management

Reported to VP of Engineering and VP of Programs

Led Engineering Project Management Department.

Responsible for managing technical and development cost and schedule of seven programs.

Acted as mechanical engineering lead on development programs and IRAD efforts.

Implemented Unanet software tool for resource planning, resource management, project management, timesheets to track and manage people and projects.

Interfaced with Engineering Functional Groups, Business Development, Program Management and Finance Departments on Proposals.

Appointed as Chief Engineer for U.S. Navy DDG-1000 fire detection system. Recovered $1.5M cost overrun and successfully transitioned the design to production.

Appointed to manage Airbus A350 fire detection development program forecasted to overrun its budget by approximately $1M. Comprehensively replanned the program and met the design and certification objectives; recovered cost overrun.

Northrop Grumman, Woodland Hills, CA Dec 2001 – Nov 2007

Product Line and Functional Director Commercial Navigation Engineering

Reported to VP of Engineering and Division President.

Selected to manage and refocus LTN-101E inertial navigation system development program valued at more than $41M for Airbus A380, A340, and A320 platforms.

Refocused product line engineering team and personnel.

Managed day-to-day activities of a team (~90 employees) consisting of Systems, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Optical, Test Equipment Engineering and assemblers.

Successfully met program milestones for hardware and software qualification.

Negotiated programmatic and technical requirements with international customers.

Initiated and implemented a comprehensive hardware configuration plan and reduced the cost associated with hardware production and retrofit.

Collaborated with Optical-Sensing-Instrument design group to identify IRAD programs.

Conducted weekly review with Northrop Grumman and Airbus Executive Staff.

Product Line Director IFF, Displays, and Integrated Systems

Reported to VP of Engineering and Division President

Selected to lead the development, qualification and production of C-17A core avionics modernization program valued at more than $170M.

Directed a team of systems, software, equipment, validation and verification engineers.

Conducted weekly review of the program with Northrop Grumman and Boeing Executive Management Teams.

Engineering Manager E-2 Avionics Program

Reported to VP Engineering and VP of Programs

Lead Engineering Manager for $90M E-2 Advanced Hawkeye Integrated Navigation, Control and Display System (INCDS).

Led 46 engineers for design, acquisition, development, and qualification of 17-inch glass cockpit for E-2 aircraft.

Presented engineering reviews to Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy Executive staff and Flag Officers.

Successfully rebase lined the program to address additional system requirements.

Successfully conducted U.S. Navy Independent Baseline Review (BR).

Engineering Manger; Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensors (FOAS)

Reported to Product Line Director.

Manager in charge of project engineers. Responsible for execution of all FOAS programs to meet performance specification, cost, and schedule.

Led an IPT team consisting of members from various engineering disciplines, finance, manufacturing, material resource center, and contracting to design, test, qualify, and deliver fiber optic acoustic sensor system for Virginia Class Submarine.

Led manufacturing and mechanical engineering activities to enhance product design for producibility, improved manufacturing cycle time, and reduced production cost.

Implemented lean manufacturing at the production facility. Reduces cost and improved production schedule.

Conducted monthly program reviews with U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, and reported program status to Northrop Grumman Executive staff.

Kaiser Marquardt, Van Nuys, CA Aug 1997 –Dec. 2000

Vice President Engineering & Technology

Reported to Board of Directors

Responsible for day-to-day management and operation of the engineering, design, manufacturing engineering, and test and evaluation departments for development of space propulsion systems.

Directed and implemented processes to improve quality and reduce product cost and delivery schedule.

Instituted successful R&D programs and captured new market share through timely development, maturation, and transition of state-of-the-art Apogee and station keeping rocket motors.

Redirected and focused ($2M/YR) company R&D budget for expansion of space/satellite propulsion product line.

Technical lead for capturing $10M Space Station support contract.

Managed and directed all aspects of a $4M program for design and space-qualification of a new bi-propellant rocket engine for Space Systems Loral, LLC.

Technical lead for capturing propulsion contracts in support of Japanese and German Space Station programs, ($7M, Phase I).

Captured a $1.7M program and developed non-toxic, hydrogen peroxide, rocket engines for NASA.

Designed product specification catalog in support of Marketing Department, reduced proposal preparation cost and response time by 30%.

Generated and implemented ISO-9000 procedures and successfully met certification requirements.

Upgraded data acquisition system for real-time test and evaluation of products, $300K/YR savings.

Aero Propulsion Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB 1982 – 1997

Branch Chief and Senior Research Scientist GS/15

Directed teams of government, military, and contractor personnel for development and transition of advanced technology in support of manned and unmanned supersonic and hypersonic vehicles.

Secured and managed $10M/YR budget to support all aspects of a 48-person team of engineers, scientists, and technical staff.

Represented USAF, DOD, and U.S. government at national and international meetings.

Designed, constructed, and staffed state-of-the-art propulsion research and test laboratories, ($200M replacement cost).

Formulated $10M/YR supersonic combustion technology development program at USAF.

Expanded the role of small business in development of advanced propulsion technology.

Attracted $1M industry investment in government research programs.

Developed and transitioned two technologies into successful commercial product, 1) Droplet Analyzer, 2) Fiber Optic Sensors.

Initiated and implemented cooperative DOD/University/Industry technology development programs.

Academic advisor to five PhD and three M.S. candidates.

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