Program Manager Project Management

Mr. Eric Jason Yra

Point Washington, FL ***** 850-***-**** *.***@****.*** linkedin.com/in/eric-yra-b7196663/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

** ***** ******* ** ** military environment with a diverse background in nuclear (NRC), quality programs, environmental project management, aircraft structures, technology, weapon systems, procurement, program management, audit preparation, design, subcontract proposals, operations management, human resources, facility management, records/administration, readiness & inspections. Self-motivated professional managing DOE/DoD projects from concept to completion, executing quality and control inspections & exercises to accurately assess effectiveness strategies, and training individuals to success. Proven skills completing UCNI/OUO projects in a multi-disciplinary nuclear environment. Demonstrating exceptional management organizational skills to improve overall efficiency & solve operational problems. Adaptable leader with an ability to work independently, conducting remote/physical meetings, creating effective presentations, providing technical support contributing to reach organizational goals. Team player ready to provide innovative & critical input for process improvement.

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SKILLS

Active DoD Top Secret/previous DOE Q Clearances

23 years Strong Leadership abilities/discipline

21 years Program Management

19 years Engineering Support/Aviation Maintenance

12 years of Senior Quality Programs/Projects

6 years Inspection Chief/Compliance

5 years Field Engineer/Projects Controls

Root Cause Analysis and Problem Solving

Procurement/Sourcing Plans/Requisitions

Contracts/Human Resources/Administrative

WORK HISTORY

PM4 Program Manager, Sr. Action Coordinator 06/2024 to PRESENT

Astrion/350th Spectrum Warfare Group (SWG)– Eglin AFB, FL

- 350 SWG Project Management, Infrastructure and Facilities Projects focused of mission supporting & management of engineering design activities, focus on technical planning, financial scheduling, coordination of schedule interfaces between project teams, and long-term planning, resource leveling and meeting coordination in-person and virtual

- Project Controls Analyst, provides technical aptitude, integration and leadership for planning, scheduling, monitoring, configuration control, analysis, and reporting on multiple scopes of varying size, complexity, and level of risk.

- Develop/manage design activities in preparation for schedule development of future design phases, budget, estimates procurement activities with milestone tracking and reporting to group/wing leadership and associates

- Records Management RMS and documentation (physical and electronic) SharePoint administrator/site builder

- Coordinate projects of infrastructure, including leading charettes, developing COAs & design alternatives, preparation of 100% IFC plans/technical specifications & review/approval of materials and RFIs during construction.

- Coordinate outage activities across the Laboratory & track and maintain outage matrices and readiness checklists.

- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, including knowledge of certificates of occupancy, permits, and other construction-related requirements to include communicating recommendations to stakeholders/leadership

- Familiarity with DoD/USAF Instructions, Operation of Defense Acquisition System, Technology/Logistics Handbook

- A4 staff support with projects at wing-level (350 Spectrum Warfare Wing) data collection, analyst and reporting

- SAP trained, OPSEC Implementation, Records manager & programs involving Gen-4 & 5 aircraft weapon systems

Environmental Protection/Equipment Manager 02/2024 to 6/2024

DoD/96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron – Eglin AFB, FL

- Manages, advises and coordinates electronic systems, components and equipment/facility maintenance operations in accordance with regulatory policy, processes/guidance, and records management RMS and data control

- Reviews maintenance problem data & analysis (e.g., engineering change proposals, material deficiency reports)

Serves as SME for relations with bioenvironmental and other protection/inspection agencies; author/reporting

- Provides technical safety training/instruction (e.g., Lock/Tag-Out, Fire Safety, Hazardous Materials/Awareness)

- Application of quality requirements relating to contractual compliance/procedure control/conduct of operations

- CPSR Compliance, Familiar with FAR, DFARS and applicable FAR Supplements during acquisition reviews

Sr. Operations Support, Nuclear Operations 05/2022 to 11/2023

UCOR/Edgewater Technical Associates – Oak Ridge, TN

- Sr. Mechanical/Technical Support Coordinator for environmental project execution of nuclear site operations

- Provide primary coordination oversight to the organization programs for planning studies, activities, and related reports developed by other elements (e.g., engineering, operations, procurement, construction & facilities)

- Ensures Project Managers are provided with tools to confirm projects are on track, within budget and within compliance of requirements. Participates in planning, development, monitoring, and control of project scope, cost, and schedule integration. Utilizes tools and systems necessary to effectively and proactively manage, control, and report on cost and schedule for concurrent projects. Manages development of cost, schedule, and risk plans, collection of performance data, tracking data, analysis, development of forecast of estimate to complete, and reporting. Assisted Project Managers with authoring/reviewing Requests for Information (RFI), Request for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Quotes (RFQ) and overseeing the execution of the technical requirements and CRM data utilization, Records Manager RMS. Manages integration of cost, schedule, data & reporting with company’s accounting

- Facilitate change management process approvals for engineering activities within project scheduling standards

- Daily application with Maximo, Oracle, Primavera (P6) & Autodesk platforms/applications. Expert Adobe Suite (Acrobat, Photoshop & Illustrator) Microsoft Office 365 (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/SharePoint/Teams/Publisher/Visio)

- Verify and track team assignments & milestones alignment within schedule, manage engineering resources over time. Communicate and coordinate buy-in from relevant stakeholders and track requests to resource managers

- Analyzing performance of procurement activities, financial reporting, analyzing contract actions & nonconformance reporting to ensure CPSR compliance while performing communication negotiation with suppliers and vendors.

- Field Engineer/SME, mechanical support ensure scope, design basis and objectives defined for resource management and sourcing plan actions. Contributes metrics for Earned Value Management System (EVMS)

Lead Project Coordinator, Design Engineering 02/2019 to 4/2022

Edgewater Technical Associates/BWXT – Erwin, TN

- Project Management/Project Controls; performing duties associated with >$10M capital project management activities complex/cross functional, applying project management disciplines including project life cycle development, risk management, configuration management, reporting, performance measures, earned value management & SOWs.

- Act as a liaison between the PM team, project teams, and other departments to ensure alignment and collaboration.

- Facilitate regular meetings and maintain communication channels to keep stakeholders informed.

- Operations Support/Advance Development & Optimization (ADO) developing Statement of Work (SOW) directly with all fields of engineering, facility & project managers, security management, IT, programmers, wastewater, construction supervision, configuration control, radiation, fire support, facilities, environmental and other safety specialists.

- Field Engineer, leading verification of equipment installation and new technologies, marking up field/onsite corrections on UCNI drawings, ensure scope, design basis and objectives defined in multi-discipline project team

- Independent & organized; daily dealings w/government contract processes including configuration control/reporting

- Quality Engineer, ensures design is in accordance with DOE O 413.3B/422.1, Program, ASME standards, Nuclear, NQA-1, HPI/HOP, Enviro, NNFD-011, Radiation Safety/Health, NEPA & regulations applicable to all projects/tasks

- Proficient in Microsoft 365, Adobe Suite and graphics software; novice in JIRA, CAD software (MicroStation)

- Manage project fiscal year schedule, resource, estimates and budget planning efforts with Google Productivity tools

Equal Opportunity Superintendent, (USAF Reserves, Part-time E8/SMSgt) 9/2021 - PRESENT

DoD/US Air Force Special Operations Command – Duke Field, FL

- Wing Staff Program Manager of Equal Opportunity, Senior Leadership, Human Resources and Unit Fitness Training

- HR Project Manager, performed data analytics, and metrics reporting in support of strategic goal objectives for wing commander and projects involving ADR, mediation, accommodation, Special Emphasis and training & awards

- Human Relations Education SME, certified mediator and instructor, USAF Service specific training, Monitor and support a variety of meetings/conferences and coordinate preparations for distinguished visitors as required

- Scheduler, host, control and conduct physical/virtual (MS Teams and Zoom) use of whiteboard and breakout rooms

- Proficient in Salesforce for scheduling, documentation reviews/approvals, creating reports and personnel records

Inspector General of Inspections Superintendent 04/2016 - 09/2021

DoD/US Air Force Special Operations Command - Duke Field, FL

- Unit Effectiveness Inspection/Readiness Program Manager- Oversee, plans and execution of compliance for mission

- Self-Inspection Program Manager (Efficiency Programs), Compliance auditor and Commander’s liaison

- Wing Inspection Team Chief, built and planned exercises for the base operations, state regulations, environmental, communication, deployment, personnel actions, mission capability, financial reporting and safety compliance.

- Training Program Manager of 30+ inspectors/augmentees, identifying range/applying expertise required for the wing

- Project Manager prioritizing projects, audits & inspection, key performance indicators providing post-action briefings

- Author/Develop/Modify plans, schedules and budgets for reviews; create and/or interpret performance standards, technical data, procedures, and instructions. Prepare for DCAA and DCMA audits, familiar with RCAM

- Leads in QA/QC of program reviews, complex inspection activities conformance from design/training compliance

- Operations Management, coordinate with other commands, and other governmental agencies, organizing and managing teams of technical specialists to conduct the reviews for Impact Statements and Assessments

- Provide critical input to process management, innovation, and Continuous Process Improvement (CPI).

Sr. Quality Assurance Program Manager 01/2011 - 04/2016

DoD/US Air Force Reserves Command - Duke Field, FL

- QA Engineering & Maintenance focal point to determine the safety/authorization of operations unique to the Specialized aviation, industrial functions, support equipment and supporting product quality improvements

- Evaluated the quality of tasks accomplished under AWS D1.1 and ASME B31.1 or B31.3, ASTM A123 and A780, Environmental, ISO 9001:2015, EM 385-1-1 USACE Safety Manual, Quality Management System (QMS), DoD regulations and USAF T.O. standards/procedures. Review/approve engineering/test & contractor documentation

- Mission Support of quality engineers with identifying non-conforming conditions that present existing or impending defective conditions at the system or subsystem level of assembly. Participates Material/Failure Review Boards

- Served as Contract Officer Representative (COR) performing contract surveillance duties, trend analysis, QA/QC & nonconformance relating to Aircraft/Equipment back shop maintenance contracts at local and forward operations.

- Performed statistical analysis (e.g. normal distribution, averages, means, standard deviations, trending, root cause analysis, etc.) using standard quality control methods for electrical, mechanical & project engineering

- Records Manager with comprehensive knowledge and ability to interpret Air Force Instructions, Technical Orders, engineering drawings, product specifications, OSHA, environmental standards, public law, & locally developed policy.

Aviation Structural/Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman 02/1997 – 12/2010

Active Duty USAF - Numerous Locations Worldwide (Ramstein AB, GE; Osan AB, ROK; Misawa AB, JP; Hurlburt Field, FL)

- Proficient experience on USAF weapon systems (F-16, AC-130, MC-130, C-9, A-10, C-145, C-146, C-141, CV-22 and MH-53 +more) Aerospace Ground Equipment and numerous special vehicles and industrial machinery/tools

- Floor lead & technical advisor working closely with equipment maintenance engineers and technicians.

- Expert skill in reading and interpreting blueprints, diagrams, sketches, and technical specifications materials, 2D/3D

- Inspector/SME/trainer of sheet metal, welding practices, fiberglass, composite structures, piping/tubing, corrosion

- Aircraft Mission Support, Records Management, communications, Prepare reports, papers/briefings for AFMC communications reporting and presentations for/with leadership IAW AFH 33-337 & other USAF MAJCOM/DoD policies

- Expert in managing office programs with all Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, Word, PP, Publisher & SharePoint)

EDUCATION

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University –

Hurlburt Field, FL BSTM 08/2019 – 09/2021

Major in Occupational Health/Safety

Minor in Project Management

Air University/– Montgomery AL AAS 07/2007

4VAD Aviation Maintenance Technology & Engineering

2A773 AFSC 9-Level Aircraft Structures Leadership

Additional Training/Certification, Accomplishments:

- PMP Certification (exam June 2025)

- HAZWOPER 8Hr July 2023 (DOE)

- DAU Level 1 Certification in Acquisition 2016

- Inspector General Training Course-Inspections (IGTC-I)

- DEOMI Equal Opportunity Advisor/Instructor 2021

- Subcontractor Technical Representative (STR) 2022

- Radiological Worker II 2022

- Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) Inspector 2012

- DAU Contracting Officer Representative COR 2012

- Proficient in Microsoft 365, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio and Publisher

- Expert in Adobe Suite, Photoshop and Illustrator,

- Deltek/Costpoint Admin- Timekeeper/Auditor

- General Industry Safety and Health, OSHA 2015

- USAF Safety Representative/Program Manager 2008

- Six Sigma/Green Belt, CPI 2017 (via USAF Black Belt)

- Proficient at 8-Step & Five Why's Root Cause Analysis problem solving, LEAN & 5S Methodology/CPI

- OSHA 10/30 Hour Certified

- Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy 2016

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