CHRISTOPHER BONAR, PMP

*** **** **** ***** · Stamford CT 06902

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Project Manager

Highly accomplished Project Management Professional with 25 plus years of diversified and progressive experience in the engineering business sector. Proven track record of identifying and defining needs, simplifying complex problems, and creating successful solutions. Attributes include effective communication skills and macro sensibility and micro attention to detail.

Core Competencies

Project Management

Strong Technical Skills

HW and SW Development

New Product Development

Product Lifecycle Management

Contracts Negotiation

Program Management

Regulatory Compliance

Resource Management

Project Management Tools

SDLC (waterfall and agile), MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project, MS Visio, MS SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, Agile Solutions (formerly Rally), Deltek, Innotas

Professional Experience

Owl Cyber Defense, Danbury Connecticut 2017 - current

Senior Project Manager

Build out and manage SW and HW projects from initiation through closing for the cyber defense industry, including Government and critical infrastructure spaces. Work closely with Product Management and senior stakeholders to define, initiate and approve projects. Manage resource pool to pull together cross functional development teams ranging from 5 to 15 engineers, including contract resources to execute. In addition to supporting the Owl product line, put together and ran projects for external customer delivery, including services. Grew project management team and implemented processes based on PMI philosophies to support a company employee growth of 2X.

Revamped and implemented Product Lifecycle processes to support ISO 9001

Successfully built and staffed first PMO, including tools and processes

Developed project initiation process to support upper management in project selection.

Flatirons Solutions, Boulder Colorado 2015 - 2017

Project Manager

Manage teams of software engineers ranging from 3 to 6 engineers, including contract resources, on projects to deliver content lifecycle management solutions in the aviation and aerospace industry. Projects included consulting and analysis efforts as well as client software delivery. Project work included working with client and internal R&D department to define and deliver product features. Project management used agile software development philosophies to successfully deliver with fluid client requirements.

Successfully negotiated several new enhancement projects generating $850K in revenue

Consulting efforts deemed successful by client’s ability to author and deliver in new industry standards (S1000D) in minimal time.

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MDA Information Systems, Longmont Colorado 2013 to 2015

Project Engineering Manager

Managed teams of software engineers, including contract resources, on projects to develop, enhance and maintain remote sensing ground systems for industry leader. Responsible for drafting and executing contracts and contract modifications with annual revenues in excess of $1M. Additional projects include internal efforts to develop tools supporting business processes including ISO 9001 certification. Additional project engineering management duties include business development and financial analysis. Held Secret Clearance.

Projects include major releases to add capabilities for two new satellites in existing constellation.

Projects include successfully implementing Agile Software development philosophy for first time.

Vergent Products, Loveland Colorado 2008 to 2013

Engineering Project Manager

Managed multiple projects for electro-mechanical product development and ongoing programs for engineering & contract manufacturing company in the commercial, aerospace, and medical equipment industry. Program management duties included business development, inventory control, and financial analysis. Project manager for cross functional teams engaged in electromechanical design efforts; from conceptualization through NPI. Responsible for all areas from scope development, through change control, and project completion.

Developed and implemented internal process for change order management.

Revived several large (>$500K) accounts while growing several others.

Excelsior Software, Greeley Colorado 2003 to 2008

Regional Account Manager

Sales Manager in the K-12 education marketplace, providing student assessment management software. Managed and engaged accounts in assigned regions while growing customer base. Maintained a funnel of qualified prospects sufficient to meet quarterly quota requirements. Researched, developed, and presented well-structured sales presentations and proposals (formal / informal) to prospective customers.

Exceeded assigned sales objectives and quarterly revenue quotas for every quarter.

Agilent Technologies, Loveland Colorado 2000 to 2002

Solution Consultant (BDM)

Hewlett Packard / Agilent Technologies, Loveland Colorado 1994 to 2000

Systems Engineer / Project Manager

NAVSEA, Carderock, Maryland 1986 to1993

Electronics Engineer / Project Manager

Education and Training

Project Management Professional (PMP) ® certified

Tulane University, Bachelor of Science Engineering, Biomedical Engineering

Manhattanville College, Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry

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