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CAREER OVERVIEW
Seasoned program manager with over 30 years of experience in the defense industry. Proven ability to lead and manage complex programs from concept to completion, within budget and on schedule. Expertise in all phases of the program management lifecycle, including requirements definition, planning, execution, and oversight. Strong technical skills and experience in a variety of software and hardware systems.
CONTACT
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Ashburn, VA 20147
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EXPERIENCE
Deputy Program Director, Needs and Collection
JUL 2018 - DEC 2022 National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), Springfield, VA
Led the startup and executed the strategic direction of the Needs and Collection Integrated Program Office (IPO). This included management of financial, human capital, organizational, and enterprise engineering activities.
Chief, Production Management Services Division
APR 2017 - JUL 2018 NGA, Springfield, VA
Managed the portfolio of four programs of record for Collection and Workflow Services.
Chief, Exploitation Services Division
OCT 2012 - APR 2017 NGA, Springfield, VA
Managed the portfolio of exploitation service programs of record
Deputy Chief, Exploitation Services Branch
JAN 2012 - OCT 2012 NGA, Springfield, VA
Responsible for the execution of the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the NGA/TEK exploitation branch programs
Integrated Exploitation Capability (IEC) PM
JAN 2010 - DEC 2011 NGA - Springfield VA
Led and oversaw the cost, schedule and technical performance for the largest exploitation program in NGA: the Integrated Exploitation Capability (IEC)
Oversaw all aspects and activities of moving the IEC Program and the IEC Program Office into the New Campus East
Supervised the on time and within budget delivery of more than a thousand workstations and dozens of servers for over 120 sites, including Military Commands, IC and DoD agencies
Integrated Exploitation Capability (IEC) Deputy PM
JUL 2008 - DEC 2009 NGA, Reston, VA
Worked closely with IEC Program Manager overseeing the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the program
Special Access Program Lead Systems Engineer
JUL 2003 - JUN 2008 NGA, US
Program Office lead for all systems engineering functions. Some of these functions included requirements management, risk analysis, configuration management, and management of the Engineering Review Board
Commander Air Force ROTC, Detachment 756
AUG 1998 - JUN 2003 United States Air Force, US
Chief, War Gaming Branch AF Studies and Analyses
JUL 1996 - JUL 1998 United States Air Force, Pentagon, US
Office of Secretary of Defense, Compensation Team
NOV 1994 - JUL 1996 United States Air Force, Pentagon, US
Chief, System and Analysis Branch, HQAF, Germany
AUG 1991 - NOV 1994 United States Air Force, Pentagon, US
Force Structure Analyst
JUL 1987 - AUG 1991 Air Force Personnel, United States Air Force, Pentagon
Assistant Professor, Math Dept, Air Force Academy
JUN 1983 - JUL 1987 Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, US
Test and Evaluation Analyst - AF Tactical Command
JAN 1981 - JAN 1983 Ground Launched Cruise Missile Operational Test and Evaluation, Dugway, Utah
EDUCATION
Master's Degree in Operations Research
Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, US
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics
Univ Of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, US
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry
Univ Of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, US
CERTIFICATIONS
DAWIA Program Management Advanced Level III
DAWIA Information Management Level III
DAWIA Systems Engineering Level III
DAWIA Program Systems Engineering Level III
Program Management Professional (PMP)
LANGUAGES
Spanish (native) Portuguese (intermediate) Italian (intermediate)
REFERENCES - References available upon request
AWARDS - 2019 Supervisor of the Year Award, Federal Agency Level
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RAMON CORTES
CLEARANCE - TOP SECRET/SCI(ACTIVE)
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