Donald F. (Butch) Burns III My LinkedIn Profile

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Program / Project Manager

A senior-level manager offers a proven track record of success in driving achievement of all operational and financial objectives while providing leadership that facilitates corporate growth and enhanced profitability. Excels in directing multiple assignments simultaneously, overseeing multimillion-dollar budgets and dozens of staff. Identifies areas for improvement, conceives solutions, leads implementation, and provides training for new processes/best practices that bring contracts back on-track, restore customer satisfaction, create cost savings, and open new business opportunities.

Core Strengths: Project & Program Management – Tactical & Strategic Planning – Team Building/Leadership

Communications – Facility Management – Operations – Process Improvement – Product Development – Proposals

Select Career Highlights

As Program Manager for the Army’s Software Interoperability Test and Integration Center, reduced operating costs by $1.2M per year and exceeded profit target figures by 1.7% to 3% for 12 quarters.

Assumed leadership of the Electronic Proving Ground Support contract, saving the $325M project from being canceled while earning a $2M fee award (first profit on a 2-year-old contract).

Part of a two-person team that wrote a contract technical proposal to successfully qualify ManTech International for a portion of a $6B government contract vehicle.

Directed up to 8 operational software baselines and 22 geospatial imagery baselines on 7 different storage mediums; the software was used by more than 100,000 users.

Professional Overview

ManTech International Corp. 1997-2016

Program Manager / Site Manager (2012-2016)

Served as Site Manager of the Army’s Software Interoperability Test and Integration Center.

Managed physical security, administrative support, logistics, property accountability, infrastructure, and facilities maintenance (electrical, plumbing, light construction), custodial services, budget, and materials procurement.

Extended contract two years and increased revenue by $7M during that time.

Reduced operating costs by $1.2M per year and exceeded profit target figures by 1.7% to 3% for 12 quarters.

Negotiated a $4M cost reduction of a contract to downsize the facility; reduced staff and labor costs by 20% by revamping organizational structure and systems processes.

Project Manager (2011-2012)

Provided program oversight and troubleshooting for the Electronic Proving Ground Support contract.

Identified solutions to address missed deliveries, safety issues, procedural problems, staffing shortfalls/mismatches, and other issues for a contract being executed at Ft. Huachuca/Yuma Proving Ground, AZ, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA, White Sands Missile Test Range, NM, Ft. Bliss/Ft. Hood, TX, and Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.

Saved the $325M contract from being canceled while earning a $2M fee award (first profit on a 2-year-old contract).

Partnered with a teammate to write a contract technical proposal to successfully qualify the company for a piece of a $6B government contract vehicle.

ManTech International Corp. Continued…

Global Software Configuration Manager / Test and Systems Engineer (2004-2011)

Created/formalized a Configuration Management Program and related processes for a major Army software program.

Assembled program team, including a Geospatial cell to internalize map building and tailor products to the program.

Created a system of software patch and upgrade distribution on a global level without the ability to push “live” or “over-the-air” updates due to security considerations and synchronization concerns.

Managed all the tactical situational awareness software builds (Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below – FBCB2) distributed to the Operational Force as well as associate program customers and US and Coalition Forces.

Led up to 8 operational software baselines and 22 geospatial imagery baselines on 7 different storage mediums.

Oversaw technical integration testing and systems integration engineering on the Interface Control Board.

Headed the system Geospatial Production Cell and provided expertise/solutions to field support personnel.

Program Logistics Support Prime/Sr. Systems Integration Engineer OEF/OIF Theaters of Operation (2002-2003)

Built an on-the-fly Logistics Train outside the US Military Log Train to expedite shipment of critical components and end items for ramp-up to war/deployment activities as well as prosecution of war.

Reduced standard transit time between six to nine weeks from the US to theater.

Managed most major command/control assets and survivability assets for the US Army and US Marine Corps.

Assessed requirements, planning, and executing logistics support to get new equipment into SW Asia Theater and field it on an immediate basis in support of combat operations in Afghanistan and ramp-up activities in Iraq.

Planned and executed hardware and software fielding of Command and Control Situation Awareness digital systems for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

Software Program Site Lead/Test Support, Integration, & Logistics Coordinator 1997-2002

Led software program test/integration activities and training and fielding support effort co-located at Ft. Hood, Texas.

Brought Prime Contractor under control and reduced expenditures by $5M.

Revamped Program Training Plan to save $500K per year.

Provided support to technical and operational test efforts as well as technical support to units in the field.

US Air Force/US Army Prior to 1997

Officer

Served in positions of increasing scope and accountability, rising from enlisted ranks to service as a commissioned officer. Led teams in logistics, personnel, material management, training, acquisition, new equipment fielding, and support.

Sourced $12M in unbudgeted funding to build the Army’s first software integration and test facility.

Resourced 320 vehicles from Army/Air Force property disposal yards to build a support fleet for 850 contractors supporting digitized operational units at the Army’s desert warfare center at Ft. Irwin, CA, saving nearly $20M.

Education & Credentials

MS, Department of Defense Acquisition (Program) Management – US Naval Postgraduate School

BS, Industrial Management – Louisiana Tech University

Program Management Professional Course / Introduction to Six Sigma / Held a Top Secret Security Clearance

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