Manager Quality Assurance

UPENDRA V. SOMPURA, CPM

**** **** **** ***** • SAN MARCOS, CA 92078

PHONE 858-***-****(WORK) AND 858-***-****(CELL)

E-MAIL: *********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging position as a Program Manager within the Aerospace or Technology Oriented Industries.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering – University of Michigan Graduate, May 1984

My most recent training was the Principles of IPT Leadership course and the Fundamental of Systems Acquisition Management through the Defense Acquisition University.

I am a Certified Project Manager (CPM) through the RMS Project Management Certification Program (PMCP) & JACMET.

I have completed the RMS – Software Certification.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

9/2010 – Present General Atomics Electromagnets Systems

Rancho Bernardo, California

Current Assignment

Production Program Manager III – Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)

The EMALS Program currently is in both development and in production. The production efforts on the EMALS program exceed $500M. The production efforts are multiyear and started in late 2009.

- As the production PM my responsibilities include planning, reporting, managing, and analyzing the performance of all assigned subordinate efforts and the coordination of all EMALS production activities.

- I am Responsible for the day to day communication with several subcontractors.

- Preparing for and presenting at weekly Integrated Management Team (IMT) meeting with the customer.

- Attending and helping in running the weekly Production Status meeting with Production Account Managers (PAMs).

- Preparing and presenting at the weekly Senior Management Meeting.

- My Responsibilities also are being the proposal manager from time to time.

- Working with the PAMs on all production related progress, concerns, and issues.

- Involved in the Risk and Mitigation process.

- Coordinate Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs) for GA produced hardware and attend subcontractor PRRs.

- Visit customer facilities and subcontractor facilities as needed.

10/2008 – 9/2010 General Dynamics C4S – BMSD

Huntsville, Alabama

Last Assignment

Senior Engineering Project Leader (EPL) on the TAIS Program

The TAIS Program is a well established fielded program for nearly 10 years and is the primary GDC4S BMSD Huntsville based program. The development efforts on the TAIS program exceed $20M annually.

- As the Senior EPL my responsibilities include planning, reporting, managing, and analyzing the performance of all assigned subordinate efforts and coordinate the technical coordination of the engineering team.

- My responsibilities also include reviewing and assisting the preparation of ROMs

- My responsibilities also include managing the overall cost, schedule, performance of the project, maintaining the IMS, and EV related data and updates. Which writing VARs, BCRs, and reviewing CPRs.

- My responsibilities also include providing concurrence on recommended changes to requirements and design configuration.

- My responsibilities also include maintaining the staffing needs for the TAIS Engineering Team, managing the resources, organizational interfaces, and project task scope.

- My responsibilities also include preparing and presenting Project Reviews and customer related presentation and reviews.

Previous Assignment

Senior Engineering Project Leader (EPL) / Deputy Program Manager for the IBCS Program

The IBCS Program was scheduled to be a multiyear program well in excess of $150M for BMSD. GD was a subcontractor to Raytheon who was the prime. This program consisted of a multi company team which included 4 different divisions of GD.

- My responsibilities were to coordinate the technical content of the work products produced by all 4 divisions of GD.

- As the Senior EPL and Deputy PM, I was the second in charge for the program interface to Raytheon for the day to day activities.

- My responsibilities also included assisting the PM in preparing/presenting program status as well as the technical status.

- My responsibilities also included preparing the IMS and maintaining the IMS for all 4 divisions. This also included maintaining/reporting the EV related data and updates.

- My responsibilities also included maintaining the staffing needs for only the BMDS IBCS requirements and needs.

06/2001 – 10/2008 Raytheon Missile Systems

Tucson, Arizona

Last Assignments

Program Manager for AMRAAM AIM-120B SWUP Upgrade

Continuation of the previous PM assignments with the same responsibilities as before.

Cost Account Manager (CAM) for the EKV Program

The EKV is one of the major MDA programs with Raytheon being the sub to Boeing as the prime.

- My responsibilities as one of many CAMs was handling a ~$100M account which included the financial reports generated using Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

- Responsibilities also included the status reporting of not only CPI & SPI, but also where the program is using Rate charts, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Risk/Mitigation, and actions/concerns.

- Additional responsibilities were to prepare Baseline Change Requests (BCRs) and Variance Analysis Reports (VARs). Also, present the results at weekly financial status reporting meetings.

Previous Assignments

Program Manager for AMRAAM AIM-120B SWUP Upgrade

The AIM-120B SWUP Upgrade program is a 20 month effort with Live Fire Testing. The upgrade consists of a few major software capabilities and rolling some existing Software Trouble Reports (STRs). The software shall be tested at all levels of testing including ACE TESTING and Live Fire Testing. This program is being developed both here in Tucson and at a Subcontractor Facility in Florida.

- My responsibilities included the coordination of all activities during the development and testing on this program. They also include subcontractor management of the subcontractor being used on this program.

- My responsibilities also consisted of the financial reporting to the Customer and tat RMS weekly meeting & monthly Product Line Reviews (PLRs). The status reporting not only included reporting CPI & SPI, but where the program is using Rate charts, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Risk/Mitigation, and actions/concerns. The program is a level 3 program and IPDS is tailored as a level 3 program. The financial reports are generated using Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

Cost Account Manager (CAM) for the PRP Program

The PRP Program is a 60 month $65M program and consisted of hardware replacement, software Re-host, and additional software upgrades.

- I was responsible for the IMS and financial reporting on this program.

Section Head of the RF Communication Section within the SEC

- Responsible for the day to day functional and technical duties of my section of 5 engineers.

- Responsible for the assessments of employee performance for rating, ranking, merit, equity, and promotion recommendations.

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Previous Assignments

Manager II – Program Management / IPT Lead and Section Manager

- Responsible for Managing the Software Development of a 3 year, $32M (AMRAAM FMS SWUP 06) Program. The FMS Team is a 15-20 engineer multidiscipline team.

- Responsible for the coordination of all activities for AMRAAM FMS SWUP 06 Program including Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Six Sigma, and IPDS.

- Responsible for weekly/monthly/PLR status reporting on the AMRAAM FMS SWUP 06 Program to management.

Section Manager – Embedded Diagnostics Software Section within the Software Engineering Center (SEC) ATA department

- Responsible for the day to day functional duties of my section of 16 engineers.

- Responsible for the assessments of employee performance for rating, ranking, merit, equity, and promotion recommendations.

Lead Software Engineer

- Responsible for Software Engineering on the AMRAAM FMS and QTDD programs.

- Responsible for the coordination of all activities for AMRAAM FMS and QTDD programs.

- Responsible for weekly status reporting on the AMRAAM FMS and QTDD programs to management.

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Previous Assignment

Senior Software Quality Engineer

- Responsible for Software Quality Engineering on the QTDD program.

- Responsible for Software Quality Engineering on the AMRAAM ASCOS program.

- Responsible for Software Quality Engineering on the AMRAAM FAST3 program.

- Responsible for Software Quality Engineering on the AMRAAM FMS program.

- Responsible for Creating Software Standards Procedures Manuals (SSPMs).

- Responsible for Creating Software Operating Instructions (SOIs).

- Responsible for writing software related documentation and review of software documentation.

- Responsible for presenting software compliance status to customers at formal reviews.

- Responsible for witnessing and participating in Formal Qualification testing (FQT).

- Responsible for obtaining Software Quality Engineering budgets for the programs that I am responsible for.

- Responsible for presenting at the Team Of Five (TOF) monthly management meetings.

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05/2000 – 05/2001 3Com Corporation

Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Manager of a Software Quality and Process Group

- Responsible for Submitting Cable Modem Products to Certification Agencies.

- Responsible for championing the CMM Initiative and process improvement efforts as a Head Coach to become a Level 3 organization.

- Responsible for directing personnel in performing their duties within the Process group.

- Responsible for preparing process documents as needed.

- Responsible for attending Core Team meetings and assisting Core Teams with process related issues.

- Responsible for conducting First Article Inspections (FAIs).

- Responsible for conducting Post Mortems on projects/activities to determine “Root Cause” and recommend resolutions/solutions, also prepare presentations for Post Mortems.

- Responsible for conducting Phase exit reviews.

- Responsible for reviewing documentation and source code for reviews and provide comments.

- Responsible for preparing BPI 23 test files for DOCSIS 1.1 Specification.

- Responsible for evaluating software development tools, test tools, software quality assurance tools, and software configuration management tools.

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02/1992 – 05/2000 United Technologies Corporation - Sikorsky Aircraft Division

Stratford, Connecticut

Senior Subcontracts Manager and Senior Software Quality Engineer

- Responsible for Software Quality Assurance of Suppliers and Internal Development efforts on the S-92 program.

- Responsible for assisting in the CMM effort as a member of the SEPG and in creating processes related to the different KPAs.

- Member of the UTC ISO-9000 Software Quality Assurance Forum for more than 3 year.

- Responsible for writing and modifying Sikorsky internal procedures in order for ISO 9000 compliance.

- Responsible for reviewing the 22 elements of ISO 9000-3 and determining how they affect the Software Development and Software Quality.

- Responsible for parametric modeling (i.e. PRICE-S & COCOMO).

- Doing work with the Oracle Relational Database Design using SQL, PL/SQL, and Form 4.0.

- Member of the UTC Metrics Working Group for more than 1 1/2 years.

- Responsible for Software Quality Assurance of Suppliers and Internal Software Development efforts on the Comanche program.

- Monitor, Audit, and Review Supplier and Internally Produced Software & Documentation.

- Interface with customers and subcontractors.

- Responsible for writing/modifying internal procedures.

- Witness/Conduct Formal Acceptance Testing.

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10/1990 – 02/1992 Boeing Computer Support Services, Inc.

Ridgecrest, California

Senior Quality Assurance Specialist

- My responsibilities have included writing IV&V documents.

- Witness/Conduct Formal Acceptance Testing.

- AMLV software development on a PC using C language.

- Review BCSS generated documents to be delivered to the customer.

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10/1985 – 10/1990 United Technologies Corporation - Sikorsky Aircraft Division

Stratford, Connecticut

Software Engineer and Software Quality & Reliability Engineer

- Responsible for Software Quality Assurance of three trainers, Acoustic Trainer, Weapons System Trainer, and the Tactical Team Trainer.

- Monitor, Audit, and Review Supplier Produced Software & Documentation.

- Witness Formal Tests and Verify Test Results.

- Avionics Integration Software Engineer for Sikorsky Aircraft on CV-Helo ASW helicopters.

- Interface with customers and subcontractors.

- Wrote Software Configuration Management (SCM) Plan. Responsible for project SCM.

- Review Software Documentation for preliminary and final approvals.

- Witness Software Acceptance and Stress Testing.

- On-site representative at Teledyne System Company in California for one year. As on site representative I insured:

1) Correct implementation of software requirements into embedded processors by inspection and analysis of requirements, implementation documentation. And by meetings with Teledyne technical and management personnel.

2) Analyze and validate mission system architecture. Analyze effect of degraded system operation. Analyze effect of incorrect interface data and high data rates.

3) Monitored development task schedule. Monitor outstanding technical problem status.

4) Analyze architecture and capabilities supporting development of Hardware/ Software Integration Facility (HSIF).

5) Participated in the coordination of flight test programs.

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11/1984 – 10/1985 General Dynamics - Land Systems Division

Centerline, Michigan

Hardware Engineer

- Designed a test bench for System & Subsystem test.

- Designed timing charts for Subsystems to interface on the 1553B bus.

- Evaluated and modified engineering drawings for M60 Tanks.

- Compiled and maintained computer listings of materials for a future Tank program.

OTHER TRAINING

- Human Centered Design (HCD)

- Fierce Communications & Generations

- Project Management training

- Risk Management training

- Project Indicators/ Measurement, GQM usage

- SEI CMM training

- Basic Telecommunications training

- Product Development Teams (PDT)

- ADA, Basic Java, and McCabe training

- ISO 9000-3, ISO 12207, and ISO 15507

- FAA, RTCA/DO - 178B

- Oracle (SQL & PSQL)

- PRICE-S training

- Teamwork training / OOD

- Independent Study Group - Learn Oracle 8i

- Mentoring

- Software Project Management - Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV

- Fundamentals of SW Analysis and Design

- Raytheon Six Sigma Specialist Training

- Developing Rate Charts

- Fact Based Management and Fact Based Management Overview

- Intro to CONTINUUS Problem Tracking

- CONTINUUS foe SCM Admin

- Fundamentals of Software Testing

- Test Case Design

- Software Peer Reviews

- RMS Software Directive System (SDS) Details

- Software Continuous Improvement

- Software Supplier Management

- Software Defect Prevention & Causal Analysis

- Fundamentals of SW Requirements Analysis and generation

- Software Engineering Workshop

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