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Senior Cost / Schedule PMO Leader for Defense

Location:
Upland, CA
Posted:
May 10, 2026

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Kenneth Riley

San Diego, CA

949-***-**** *****************@*****.***

Sr Cost / Schedule Defense Industry SME/ PMO

Accomplished Sr Cost / Scheduling Analyst Development Project Manager having a 20-year track record in Defense Industry Operations /Engineering, implementing over 200 projects requiring high Quality and Performance standards and effective Cost Controls, while delivering on- time/schedule, as well as Leading Cross-Functional company teams in over $1.5B development Programs of Merit.

Proficient in Contracts and Negotiations, and subcontractor improvements, along with key strengths in:

Team Building (SPC/JIT/TQM)

Rapid Project Development

Modeling & Structural Analysis

Proposal Process / Estimating

Quality & Safety Management

PMP- PMI Certs

Budgeting & P/L Optimization

Strategic Business Development / Marketing

Engineering Configuration: CCB, Documents, Patents

EDUCATION

(ABHE) MSc & MBA studies – Harvard Technology Executive Workshops, Foreign/Online, Certified through the American Board of Higher Education – Washington, DC, 2000 to 2005

(ABET) B.S. in Construction Engineering/ Technology Management – CSULB, 1990

(ABET) A.S. Architecural, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering – Portland Community College, Golden West, OCC, 1985

WORK EXPERIENCE

DW-AI, LaJolla, CA

Director of Cost / Master Scheduling / Programs & Operations –

2013 – Present

●Principal Engineer responsible for the oversight of all engagements

●Developed/implemented Six Sigma and supply chain for global and local subcontractors.

●Production Planning, Cost Controls / Master Schefuling / EVMS& Reporting

●Rapid time-to-market Process Mgmt.

●Create and implement strategies aimed at optimizing profits / Customer satisfaction, revenue goals.

“Global Assignments & Accomplishments:

Boeing, PW, GE, Grumman, Hughes Aircraft Corp – Program Director on over $500 million product lines:

●Negotiated and implemented multi-million, multi-year business agreements

●Manager of Contracts and Sales Automation System

●Key Corporate Leadership Program for highest “Safety and Development Quality Rating” and profits

Allied-Signal, Development Lead on Semiconductor Technology Facility, Costa Mesa, CA – Project Management, on Manufacturing for a new semiconductor manufacturing plant.

●Developed and managed all resources to control costs/ schefuling / operations, assure margins and profitability goals, and support rapid time to market fir customers competitive advantage.

Seagate Corporation, “Recording Media” Division, CA – Senior Project Development Lead PM over Cost Controls / Planning, & Operations:

●Developed Project planning on all technologies to include:

oEngineering Test & Quality

oIntelligent Production Planning

oSupply-Chain Solutions

oOperations Efficiency

oProject Cost Improvement Programs

Development Contracts and References:

DSCI: PMO, Capture Management, Strategic Technologies, Business Development

Mr. James Whitt, President

202-***-****

Meggitt Corp/COBHAM Ltd: Strategic Technologies, PMO

Mr. Chet Claudon, President – North America, P727-***-****

US Navy / SPAWAR-NIWC

Dr. James Soriano – Director of Contracts

619-***-****

AFFILIATIONS

Executive Governmemt/Audit Commission Representative: South Orange County Board of Supervisors

Society of AI Automation Engineers: SAE

American Institute of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineers: AIIE

State of California Legislative Non-Profit Lobbyist

Tunnel to Towers, PAWS, DAR, Wounded Warriors

DARPA: John Hopkins University

Letter of Academic Commendation. Secretary of State

Active Secret/TS. SSBI - DOD and Scattered Castles



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