Program Manager

Richard D. Hill, P.E., MBA

907-***-**** • c629il@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Profile

Versatile Experience in Project/Program Management, Engineering, Construction Operations, Capital Project Improvements, Policy and Procedures, Strategic Planning

Noted for Developing New Business, Retaining Existing Business, Generating Substantial Revenues, Instituting Cost-cutting Strategies

Exceptional Leadership Accomplishments Directing and Developing Cross-Functional Teams for Top Global Multibillion-Dollar Corporations

Innovative Problem Solver of Underlying Operational Deficiencies

Team Player with Multiple Awards and Recognition for Quality and Safety

Career History

TDX POWER, Inc., Prime Contractor, Engineering-Construction, Fort Greely, AK

Program Manager Present

• Executing construction of $200M power plant, including direction to and coordination of engineering staff and construction subcontractors; accountable for meeting schedule and budgets; Quality, Health and Safety oversight

• Track and brief program status to and develop relationships with Client, Garrison and Pentagon officials

• Initiated personnel training programs to foster graduate engineers to licensure, craft apprentices to journeymen, continuing education and development for certified professionals

• Prepare construction work packages, purchase orders, scope change requests

• Develop Quality and Safety policies and procedures; operating with record low Quality non-conformance numbers, and zero OSHA Safety incidents

• Prepared and proposed new business development opportunities for capital improvement projects

• Currently identify, quantify and institute various cost saving measures in the form of risks and opportunities to construction and operation of the Power Plant

• Assist CEO and President in developing Capital Improvement Plan

• Negotiate with subcontractors and Client, daily contact with suppliers and vendors

• Ensure compliance with TDX Procedures, Client requirements and pertinent building codes

• Incorporate Contract Change Requests as needed

BOEING CORPORATION, Engineering-Construction, Fort Greely, AK

General Manager – Construction Services 2003-2009

• Supported construction of $725M national defense missile fields, which included direction to and coordination of subcontractor engineering staffs and construction craft; oversight of Quality, Health and Safety; schedule, cost and non-conformance accountability

• Tracked and briefed program status to, and developed relationships with Client and Pentagon personnel

• Trained and mentored apprentice engineers to acquire sound construction practices and a common-sense approach to solving construction problems

• Upon construction completion, led commissioning and integration of each missile field and support facilities with Missile Defense Complex

• Amassed over $3 million for Boeing in cost savings using a series of Value Engineering proposals, alternative processes, and waste minimization

• Developed, presented and instituted the service of construction management to Boeing’s service portfolio, subsequently realizing over $255 million in gross revenue during the first two years

• Recognized for proposals to develop and manufacture two highly effective and cost-efficient deicing systems for (Boeing) aircraft and airports, expected to reap substantial revenues and contribute to notable improvements in safety and flight service

• Negotiated with subcontractors and Client

• Ensured compliance with Boeing SOPs, Client requirements and pertinent building codes

BASF/MASTER BUILDER TECHNOLOGIES, Engineering-Construction, Western U.S.

Engineering Manager 1997-2002

• Consulted on construction projects including water treatment plants, nuclear waste facilities, radiation shielding, dams, sports arenas, light-rail transit, medical research facilities

• Expanded regional clientele by 56 design firms during the first two years

• Recognized for achieving 11% - 15% net margin sales increases, four years out of five, via technical/financial presentations made to and developing relationships with architects, engineers, building contractors, vendors

• Developed subordinate staff engineers and orchestrated a gradual increase in engineering responsibility to them as they developed their talents

NESCO, General Contractor, Engineering-Construction, Southern U.S.

Engineering Manager 1994-1997

• Led seven field crews in successful execution of a multiphase (23 projects) $10 million environmental upgrade construction program at Tinker Air Force Base, all completed on time and within budget

• Negotiated with state and federal regulators

• Led engineering staff and separate field crews through design and construction of civil/environmental projects across the southern U.S.

• Recognized for personally expanding Company market from three to fourteen states

INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CORP., Engineering Consultants, Continental U.S.

Program Manager 1990-1993

• Led seven project managers, fifteen field crews, and engineering staffs to simultaneously work all USAF Strategic Air Command military installations to meet EPA requirements

• Developed additional scope at each installation

• Achieved savings of $24 million (22% of the $110 million allocation)

• Managed program controls (budgets and schedules) for seven project managers at Pittsburgh Paint and Glass environmental remedial construction

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, Engineering-Construction, Continental U.S.

Civil Engineer 1984-1990

• Simultaneously managed multiple environmental investigation and remedial construction projects at various Air National Guard installations under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program

• Managed multiple design and construction contracts for vertical and horizontal construction projects

PRIVATE EXPERIENCE

Engineering Consultant 1984 – Present

• As a licensed professional engineer, have served as consultant to insurance companies, private citizens, legal counsel, and municipalities

Education

MBA - Marketing - Regis University, Denver, Colorado

MBA - Finance and Accounting - Regis University, Denver, Colorado

MS - Administration - Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

BS - Civil Engineering - The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina

Professional Courses

Lean & Six Sigma Methodologies

Strategic Organizational Leadership Certificate

Project Management - Program Management Certificate

Licensing, Memberships, Affiliations

Licensed Professional Engineer – Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Missouri

Member – American Society of Civil Engineers

Awards

Boeing – Three “Pride in Service” awards, multiple stock option awards

BASF/Master Builders – Quality award

NESCO – Superior Division Performance (quality control)

International Technology Corporation – Division Quality (program management)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Sustained Superior Performance (program management)

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