Engineer Manager

Brian Bendzick

805-***-**** cell; 805-***-**** home

**** **** ****, ***** *****, CA 93455

Prior Secret clearance

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging and progressive position to further apply my breadth of experience in Facility Modification Management or Project Management

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Technical qualifications and experience in project management activities with department management responsibilities. Over 15 years power modification experience including Vandenberg AFB facility and power designs. Subcontractor Management and Statement of Work generation and implementation experience. Financial responsibilities (CAM and EVMS) cover more than $30 million in budgets with control account responsibilities and earned value reporting. Extensive experienced with Engineering Change Proposals activities and implementation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MILCON design support work

Technical Hardware Design

Control Account Manager (CAM)

Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Department Management experience

Large scale hardware equipment installs

Government facilities/power modifications

Project Management experience

CAREER OVERVIEW

SENIOR STAFF, HARDWARE ENGINEER Nov 2010-Jan 2012

RSA-IIA Contract closure activities, including generation of 5 product ECPs for delivered systems, and coordination with Integration, Engineering and CM for closure

Updating of system diagrams and cable interfaces for all delivered equipment including 1200 new cables and interfaces

Process Asset Library documentation generation for 3 documents for manufacturing

PROJECT LEAD, System Engineering Nov 2008-Oct 2010

Design and Studies for government facilities and modifications at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, including hardware and power modifications and sustainment activities.

Technical Lead for Western Range facility modification activities

Managed Technical, cost accounting and planning activities for facility modification and installation efforts for more than $1.7 million in new modifications, studies and installations

Key Accomplishments

Project Lead on two large scale power and equipment functional studies including bidding

Presently Project Lead on new power modifications, including bidding efforts

Technical, Scheduling, status reporting responsibilities, with direct customer interface

ACTING MANAGER, Hardware / Automatic Data Processing Equipment Jun 2007-Nov 2008

SENIOR STAFF, HARDWARE ENGINEER (Concurrent) Sep 2005-Nov 2008

Execute all functions of the Hardware Department with ten people in relation to problem report processing, prioritization, repair of ADPE activities through program objectives and engineering changes to installed systems

Facilitate analysis and cost accounting activities for $5 million in material purchases including subcontractor tasks, hardware and software purchases for entire program

Site Basis of Estimate (BOE) Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all program generated BOEs

Key Accomplishments

Successfully completed all major facility and product equipment installations

Requirements Analysis and verification on 1051 Test Inspection requirement documents

FACILITIES TECHNICAL LEAD Jun 2004-Jun 2007

Modification / Installation Technical Lead for the Facilities and Installation Department

Technical supervision for both Eastern and Western range facility activities

Directed technical group of 12 people, including four located on the East Coast

Managed cost accounting activities in facility modification and installation efforts for more than $14 million in modifications and installations

Key Accomplishments

Accomplished design, installation and check-out of all power modifications

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING MANAGER Mar 2001-Jun 2004

Performed duties as Modification / Installation Engineering Manager including human resource responsibilities for 17 direct reports on two different coasts

Control Account Manager with more than $17 million in power modifications

Key Accomplishments

Effectively administered as many as 15 installation sites, at East and West coast.

STAFF ENGINEER Aug 1996-Mar 2001

Design support for Western Range Operations Control Center at Vandenberg AFB that is 165K square foot, two story facility including equipment power and placement

Executed power modifications, equipment placement, and electrical and mechanical interfaces at over 40 Eastern Range and Western Range facilities

EARLIER CAREER

ADVISORY ENGINEER, LOCKHEED MARTIN / LORAL / IBM 1986 -1996

ENGINEERING SPECIALIST, FORD AEROSPACE 1982 -1986

SENIOR ENGINEER, LITTON INDUSTRIES 1968 -1981

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 2007: GPA 3.81

Los Angeles Pierce College

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN GENERAL EDUCATION, 1977: GPA 3.00

TRAINING

Effective Mentor Training Feb 2006 Management Fundamentals II Jul 2002

Earned Value Management System, Nov 2006, Oct 2003, Feb 2002 Management Fundamentals, Mar 2002

Subject Matter Expert on BOE approvals

Program Management 201, Sep 2003 System Architecture Workshop, Aug 2000

Program Management 101, Jun 2003 Program Management 100 – Team Lead

Jun 1996

AFFILIATIONS

Vice-President, Home Owners Association; Volunteer Fund Raising Activities for Children and Family Counseling Agency

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