Brian E. Tisdale

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Leominster, MA. 01453

978-***-****

acyd0h@r.postjobfree.com

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Secret Clearance

EVMS Level II Certified

Program Management

Logistics Management

Project Management

Process Improvement

Configuration Management

Six Sigma Green Belt

Test Engineering

Engineering Management

Training and Mentoring

Risk Management

Quality Assurance

Systems Engineering

Proposal Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MAINSAIL GROUP, Bedford, MA Sept 2015 – Present

Vice President / Program Manager

Responsible for business development and new business opportunities

Responsible for daily operations of all employees and tracking time reporting

Responsible for all contracting and financial aspects of the FMQ-23 Fixed Base Weather Sensor Program

Responsible for driving Change Control Board and Configuration Management changes to closure

Responsible for Briefing Senior Management on Program, CM and CCB topics

Responsible for the programs Technical Order (TO) process and ensuring all criteria are met

Responsible for reviewing and approving all ECP’s submitted by the contractor and in the development of Government internally generated ECPs.

Assisted in the development and creation of a “Quick Pass” CCB process

Performed CM audits when required and chaired FCA/PCA audits

Monitor and report all SPI (schedule) and CPI (costs) using EVMS principles and report all variances

Generate presentations for weekly and monthly meetings

Work closely with Fielding Engineering team to coordinate installation of FMQ-23 weather systems at Army and Air Force base locations in both CONUS and OCONUS sites

Identify and track program risks and develop mitigation plans for all associated risks

Attend bi-weekly TIM meetings with Engineering and contractor teams

Utilized SharePoint to store and share data files with internal and external stakeholders

Work closely with contractor and review all data items including CDRL’s, DRB Actions and Open Tickets that are submitted for approval

Assist with new program proposals, generating and evaluating PWS’s, RFP’s, SOO’s and SOW’s as required

ENGINEERING SERVICES NETWORK (ESN), Providence RI August 2014 – September 2015

Program Manager

Responsible for RFP evaluation and proposal development of Military Programs

Developed bid proposals and staffing allocation needs based on RFP data

Developed Comprehensive Project Plans and Integrated Master Schedule for proposal submission including staffing utilizing MS Project

Utilized SharePoint to store and share data files with internal and external stakeholders

Worked with Engineering team members to develop a solution for mobile communication systems upgrade

Placed purchase orders for equipment required for physical demonstration of this system as part of the proposal

Worked with multiple other companies on collaborative efforts to design and develop the technical solution

Generated 25 page Power Point presentation describing the solution developed and how it will be demonstrated

SYMMETRICOM, MA, Beverly MA September 2011 – February 2014

Sr. Program Manager

Responsible for several programs including GPS III Space Satellite Program and the BALL Aerospace Program with annual budgets in excess of $5M annually using Agile Methodology.

Developed bid proposals and staffing allocation needs based on data

Negotiated new business with customer Engineering and Management teams

Responsible for customer budgets as well as monthly Cost Performance Reports (CPR’s)

Performed CM audits when required and chaired FCA/PCA audits on new products

Chaired quarterly Program Management Review meetings and presented all program data to customers

Worked with all internal organizations to drive program metrics and ensure customer satisfaction.

Evaluated program risks and opportunities and develop risk mitigation plans

Drove multidisciplinary teams to ensure all criteria’s were met and chaired Kick-off, CDR, PDR, MRR, TRR as well as close out meetings.

Developed Integrated Master Schedules, Project Plans and Work Breakdown Structures for new programs as well as tracked schedule and cost metrics to ensure customer satisfaction. Utilized MS Project, MS Excel, MS power point as well as EVMS principles. Used SharePoint to share program specific data with stakeholders

RAYTHEON COMPANY, Missile Systems Division, Woburn, MA January 2009 – November 2010

Program Manager

Responsible for the AN/TPY-2 and THAAD Radar Programs with annual budget over $150 annually using Waterfall Methodology.

Monitored Schedule performance using MS Project and Cost performance using EVMS principles

Developed staffing allocation needs based on data collected

Negotiated new business with customer Engineering and Management teams

Responsible for customer budgets as well as having full P&L responsibility

Developed training material and led training sessions with CAMs and engineering staff on how to generate an acceptable variance analysis report (VAR) explanation for all CA and CPR VARs

Worked with all internal organizations to drive program metrics and ensure customer satisfaction

Used SharePoint to store and share data with all stakeholders

JABIL CIRCUIT, Contract Manufacturing, Billerica, MA February 2001 – January 2009

Global Program Manager January 2006 – January 2009

Responsible for coordinating efforts of three Jabil facilities to ensure completion of all customer requirements

Responsible for developing and tracking performance using MS Project

Responsible for as many as 5 programs concurrently with an annual budget over $100M using a hybrid of Methodologies and processes including Waterfall and Agile.

Negotiated pricing, schedules, staffing requirements and cycle times required to effectively complete goals

Responsible for P&L for customer accounts.

Familiar with FARs, DFARs, IMS & IMP

Achieved “Best in Class” certification from customers for exceeding expectations for four consecutive quarters

Developed future concept of operations, based on current state of legacy systems and requirements requested by the customer and user community

Performed systems analysis to document current and future systems architecture

Evaluated Risks and Opportunities to effectively mitigate Risks

Developed Strategic Plans to specify improvement strategy, goals and objectives

Created detailed action plans which identified scope, resources, tasking and estimates to meet specified goals

Engineering Manager, Systems Integration & Test February 2004 – January 2006

Responsible for the management of the systems integration and test department (48 people) including responsibility for performance and salary reviews as well as disciplinary actions

Developed capacity plans for staffing requirements, as well as recruit, hire and train several Technicians and Engineers

Responsible for schedule versus cost goals, using EVMS type systems.

Responsible for one customer account with total annual revenue of $85M.

Reduced cycle time by instituting a more Lean Manufacturing process based on Six Sigma principle. Technical Expert on RF product line that was used in customer applications

Sr. Project Manager April 2002 – February 2004

Responsible for transferring test processes both into and out of Jabil Circuit.

Developed a new Project Plan that is now used as Jabil “standard project plan” for all transfers

Received Champion award for developing test solution that allowed Jabil to ship over $7M worth of customer product within a three week time frame

Successfully managed three customer transfers during time in position

Sr. Test Engineer February 2001 – April 2002

Acted as technical expert on all issues with customer accounts

Worked with customer Engineering teams to reduce non value added testing

Drove continuous improvements back to manufacturing

Electro-Optic experience, RF experience as well as Analog and Digital Engineering principles.

Acted as member of Continuous Improvement Team presenting ideas and cost savings to both Jabil and customer management teams

RAYTHEON COMPANY, Integrated Defense Systems, IADC March 1979 – January 2001

Sr. Systems Engineer, J-Stars Program January 1989 – January 2001

Acted as technical expert and first line of defense for all customer issues

Worked extensively with all levels of Engineering and Management to ensure quality product delivered on time and within budget

Involved in customer meetings at both Raytheon and Customer sites

Traveled to customer sites on numerous occasions to evaluate and resolve technical issues

Senior Technical Expert for all Functional Test as well as Final Systems Test on F-15, F-18 and F-22 RDP’s

Routinely recognized for going above and beyond what was expected

RELEVANT SKILLS

Raytheon Six Sigma, Earned Value Management Systems(EVMS) Level II Certified, Systems Engineering, Configuration Management

IMS, IMP, WBS

Proficient in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SharePoint, Outlook, MS Project, Visio, Live Meeting, DFM, DFT, ISO9000, ISO14000, ISO 13485, Mil STD’s

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