KEVIN L. COMMANDER
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Roanoke, VA 24018 Mobile: 803-***-****
Experienced and results driven program manager in product design, software/hardware development and applications. Proven ability to problem solves and fosters relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Skilled in interfacing and collaborating with all levels of management, building and managing an effective team. Proven results completing program and projects, Self-starter, analytical, strategic thinker with management and leadership experience.
2006 Honeywell Engineer of the Year Award Recipient
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Test System Design, Hardware/Software development and integration on multiple test platforms
Operating Systems: MS NT, MS Windows 98, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows XP, Novell DOS and UNIX
SAP Business Management Solution
Languages: C, C++, MS Visual C ++, MS Visual Basic, Access, Assembler and ATLAS
Applications: MS Office, Auto Cad, Electronic Workbench, PSPICE, Label Write, Basic, Fortran, SLIC-2B, TRIM, ARKAS, LRCR Office, View logic
Understanding of RS232,RS422, RS485 and RS423 protocols
Knowledge of AS-9100/ISO-9001 and capable of writing processes and procedure.
Experience with DO-254 and DO-178b development processes
EXPERIENCE:
June 2010- Present General Electric, Salem Virginia
Technical Project Leader- 2.X Platform Renewable Product Development
Technical Project Leader within the Controls and Power Electronic COE’s Product Development NPI leads the 2.X platform development projects, own deliverables, schedule and key technical interface between design engineers, consulting engineers and Product Line Management. Provide system vision, lead the design team and develop integrated plans for the NPI team, while ensuring program & design execution of the program for on-time & on-budget performance. Provide technical & project leadership, to a cross-functional Development Team including - Electrical, Mechanical, PWA, and Software Design, Reliability & validation engineering, product documentation & consulting engineering for product development programs and projects with significant business impact. Responsible for leading design teams, project planning, co-ordination & execution of design deliverables to meet program objectives, business & product requirements on time and on budget. Responsible for creating program budgets & leading design from preliminary requirements, through conceptual design all the way through validated product being released for production. Lead the Design team to achieve on-time execution of the deliverables through Design reviews & Tollgates, while ensuring conformance to EED Design practices & procedures, assuring product quality
Track program progress, labor, Shop, Work, lab and capital spend of design maturity during the entire design cycle. Develop scorecard on design progress, accomplishments and budget utilization, to track progress & report out to engineering and product line management.
September 2009 – May 2010 Advanced Electronic Company (AEC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
International Avionics Program Manager Military System Business Unit
Overall responsible for the performance, directing, planning and managing of all
phases of the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 S and newly developed F-15 SA aircraft
programs. Manage and track current budgets with Microsoft Office and SAP,
program related expenditure for customer and corporate reviews. Provide a “hands on” understanding through experience in both technical and managerial avionics experience. Collaborate with marketing, engineering, product support, quality, and operations organizations to develop technical and cost proposals. Develops detailed plans and schedules that define work flow, task, scheduled deliveries, testing and submittals for new programs. Knowledgeable in handling government contracts and strong interpersonal relationship with Saudi Royal Air Force, Boeing and other Major Aircraft OEMs.
January 2007- August 2008 United Technology, Wilson, North Carolina
Program Manager International Regional and Business Aircraft
Plan and manage all development, certification, and initial production efforts associated with international regional and business aircraft fire protection system programs. International customers included Bombardier, Mitsubishi and AVIC I, and worked extensively with other vendors. Collaborated with marketing, engineering, product support, quality, and operations organizations to develop technical and cost proposals. Develops detailed plans and schedules that define work flow, task, scheduled deliveries, testing and submittals for new programs. Responsibilities also include test readiness reviews, aircraft modification planning and configuration control/workflow management.
August 2005- January 2007 Honeywell, Defense and Space System, Clearwater, Florida
Inertial System Test Support Technical Manager
Responsible for managing the Inertial System Test Support group for Honeywell Defense and Space Electric Systems. The Inertial System Test Support Team consists of 4 major departments, Special Instruments Lab, Rate Table Test Group and responsibilities of Sub-assembly test of all of space inertial navigation, guidance and control units. Team consisted of 3 Engineering leaders and 38-member team. Responsible for management of all programs totaling 17 campus wide; Total engineering program budget in excess of $80M.
March 2004- August 2005 Honeywell, Space Inertial System, Clearwater, Florida
Principle Lead Engineer Manager (Inertial system and Test Equipment)
Responsible and accountable to manage and successful planning, development and deployment of Sub-assembly test of CCAs. Also responsible for CCA automated and manual test equipment for space inertial systems for Honeywell Inc. Clearwater, FL facility. Technical/programmatic interface to customers and suppliers.
August 2002 – March 2004 Honeywell, Defense Avionics Systems, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Program Manager (Test Equipment Software and Hardware Development)
Responsible and accountable to manage the successful planning, development and deployment of automated test equipment in support of all products in Albuquerque.
June 2001 – August 2002 Honeywell, Defense Avionics Systems, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Principle Engineer (Test Equipment Software Lead)
Led and contributed to proposals, design, development, implementation, and documentation of automated test program sets for Albuquerque display and processor subsystem products. Responsible for task and resources definition to ensure cost, schedule, and customer requirements were satisfied.
June 2000 – June 2001 Honeywell, Defense Avionics Systems, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Senior Hardware Engineer
Responsibilities included support of hardware design for new and modified products. Supported hardware redesign for product improvement including factory yields, OEM acceptance, and field performance. Responsibilities included introduction of new technologies into existing products to enhance reliability, improve manufacturability, reduce product recurring cost, and extend product life cycles. Analyzed technical problems related to product development processes and services and implement solutions. Tested and evaluated products, processes or services to improve performance, reliability or maintainability. Worked with cross-functional team members, provide engineering support to resolve technical problems. Collect and prepare accurate, timely and complete data, documentation and reports. Evaluate designs for compliance with corporate, Government or customer requirements using well-established techniques and methods.
May 1998– January 1999 The New Boeing Company, St. Louis, Missouri
Scientist/Senior Project Engineer
Responsible for performing electronic circuit analysis and Avionics test requirement design and analysis for all Military Aircraft. System software development and maintenance of ATE and Test Program Sets (TPS). Developed hardware and software for aircrafts. Integrated and validated on an Automatic Test Equipment platform. Developed technical studies for all sustaining support (field problem investigation resolution).
Provided the expertise necessary to specify requirements for and analyze the supportability, BIT effectiveness, and testability of newly developed avionics and hydro- mechanical subsystems designs.
June 1997 – May 1998 The New Boeing Company, St. Louis, Missouri
Senior Logistic Engineer
Integrated support concepts with weapon system design to ensure the finial design is supportable under the defined operating environments and cost effective. Identified logistics support resources requirements expected for the life of the weapon system, using
engineering, reliability, maintainability, and operational data. Collected operational and maintenance data on company products in the field and competitive products to assess system performance and identify performance trends. Performed analysis to ensure that aerospace systems are supportable by their intended support equipment (and calibration equipment) and influence the design of support equipment.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science Major: Electrical Engineering Minor: Business, July 1996
South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Master of Science: Engineering Management
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATES:
Design For Six Sigma Training for Software Managers – Honeywell, Albuquerque, NM
Design For Six Sigma Training for Systems /Managers – Honeywell, Albuquerque, NM
Six Sigma Plus Green Belt Certification – Honeywell, Albuquerque, NM
MAT resource planning tool and SAP Manger Training –Honeywell, Clearwater, Florida
Influencing Edge (Getting Work Done) –Honeywell, Clearwater, Florida
Situational Leadership –Honeywell, Clearwater, Florida
Essentials for Supervision – Honeywell, Albuquerque, NM
Wind River System Tornado 2/VxWorks 5.4 Training – Honeywell, Albuquerque, NM
ISO 9002 Quality– Honeywell, Albuquerque, NM/ Boeing; St. Louis, MO
TPS Development for Aircraft Avionics – Boeing; St. Louis, MO
Integrated Test Program Development – Boeing; St. Louis, MO
Management Training – Honeywell, Clearwater , FL