BRIAN ROBB, PMP
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S U M M A R Y
A PMP trained and highly skilled global program management professional with a DoD Secret Clearance and over 20 years of progressive leadership experience in the aerospace, defense, compliance testing, TIC, telecommunications, supply chain systems, command and control systems, navigation, ocean products, and avionics industry sectors. A proven track record in delivering multiple/complex environmental, vibration, and shock program outcomes with robust tracking and management of scope ensuring programs/projects come in on-time and on-budget. Known as a hands-on program manager in delivering “cradle to grave” product testing and technical design program leadership that drives positive customer testing equipment outcomes and increased customer satisfaction. Recognized for leveraging strong troubleshooting, diagnostic skills, and intuitive problem-solving/solutions-based approaches that produces cost effective results/improved productivity. Demonstrated program management experience spans delivering large scale programs/projects while deploying client continuous improvement strategies that strives for operational excellence in fluid operating environments. C O R E C O M P E T E N C I E S
• Results driven global program leader
• Strategic planning and EVA concepts knowledge
• Strong troubleshooting/diagnostic skills
• Skilled “cradle to grave” program leadership
• Partner to cross functional teams/management
• Proven MS Project and MS Office capabilities
• Complex multi-programs scheduling/delivery
• Strong familiarity with Military Standards
• High impact leadership & team building abilities
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Known capabilities in requirements management
• Kaizen & continuous improvement experience
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS Anaheim, CA $260MM 2007-2020 NTS is a global Test, Inspection & Certification (TIC) company providing engineering services, systems evaluation/certification, primarily focused on the aerospace, defense, telecommunications, supply chain systems, automotive and consumer products industry sectors. Sr. Program Manager (Santa Clarita, CA)
• Appointed by senior management to act as the primary technical liaison and point of contact with clients to represent the company’s interest and services in all assigned test programs while driving the financial performance of test programs, scheduling, planning, and problem solving and solutions-based approaches.
• Successfully provided skilled leadership in managing two test programs with a combined budgeted value of over $2M while partnering with the Business Development team on developing critical proposals and sales activities that culminated in the company being awarded multiple significant projects resulting in over $10MM in incremental revenues and add-on business opportunities.
• Stepped up and became deeply involved in a Kaizen training event focused on introducing continuous improvements initiatives with one of the company’s largest clients that delivered new opportunities while providing program management leadership for this client post Kaizen training. The result was reduced re-work/re-test costs by over 50%.
• Played pivotal role in working with clients in understanding complex testing requirements ensuring consistency with the company’s standard practices and capabilities and successfully managed the test schedule to ensure tight adherence to client’s contractual requirements and expectations.
• Appointed by senior management to assume a leadership role overseeing a 12 member of Program Managers in driving the monthly program review process focused on customer satisfaction, program schedule and cost status.
• Provided leadership in leveraging ERP system knowledge in the development of a program/cost/revenue status workbooks while partnering with the sales team ensuring new business opportunities were promptly assigned to a program manager to develop customer schedules.
• Appointed by the CEO to assume the Interim General Manager position for the Santa Clarita facility while an executive search was underway with P&L responsibility for a $20MM AOP and 80 employees.
• Drove the development and rollout of the 2019 AOP which incorporate 2% of organic growth and a planned 3% reduction in operating expense. The actual results for 2019 was a 11% uplift in revenues and a 12% improvement in EBITDA.
• Took on a concurrent leadership role as the Senior Program Manager for Strategic Accounts for 3 months for identifying strategic customers and projects valued in the multi-millions and spanned multiple NTS lab sites. L3 COMMUNICATIONS – OCEAN SYSTYEMS Sylmar, CA $240MM 2005-2007 L3 Technologies (formerly L3 Communications) was an American company that supplied command and control, communications, intelligence, aerospace, navigation, avionics and ocean products. Qualification Engineer
• Spearheaded the completion of a major subsystem qualification program consisting of both EMI and environmental tests that required an executable test plan and various specific reports, test procedures and a formal report.
• Partnered with and led a cross functional team and acted as the cost accounting manager in delivering this major qualification program that spanned 9 months for planning and procedure writing, 6 months to execute testing outcomes and had a budgeted cost of over $350K in lab fees and required 2500 labor hours and was the largest single qualification program for the company in 10 years.
• Provided skilled leadership in the quoting, cost estimating, and monitoring of direct costs and labor hours required for test program activities, assessing and approving supplier qualifications, and intuitively evaluating past qualification test data to prepare qualification by similarity reports with proof of compliance. NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS Santa Clarita, CA $220MM 2000-2005 NTS is a global Test, Inspection & Certification (TIC) company providing engineering services, systems evaluation/certification, primarily focused on the aerospace, defense, telecommunications, supply chain systems, automotive and consumer products industry sectors. Dynamics Department Supervisor
• Provided skilled department and program leadership support and team building in the set up and performance of vibration testing including taking the lead in monitoring the financial performance & accountability of department projects, scheduling, planning, and delivery of problem solving/solutions-based approaches resulting in on-time and on-budget outcomes.
• Played a critical technical role in driving fixture design, test setup verification, and deep dive trouble shooting of complex test setup related anomalies in conformance to rigorous company standards and customer requirements.
• Key driver in the maintenance and deployment of employee training plans, preparing in-depth quotes for clients, scheduling and balancing workload needs, and provided well-organized interviewing/vetting of new employees and annual performance review of the team.
E D U C A T I O N & T E C H N I C A L
Associate’s Degree – Engineering - Antelope Valley College Lancaster, CA Project Management Professional – PMP (PMP Boot Camp, Grey Campus) Department of Defense – Secret Clearance (reinvestigation completed in 2020) Graduate of Leadership Skills for Managers – Dale Carnegie Graduate of the Dale Carnegie Course
NTS Standard Operating Procedure Explosive Handling and Testing (OSHA and BATF guidelines) Authorized Employee Possessor of Explosives by BATF MS Office – MS Project – ISO 10025 – A2LA – Kaizen training – EVA concepts M I L I T A R Y S T A N D A R D S E X P E R I E N C E MIL-STD-810 – MIL-STD-202 – MIL-STD-461 – MIL-STD 462 – MIL-STD 704 MIL-STD-740 – MIL-STD-901 – MIL-STD-167 – RTCA/DO-160