SUMMARY:

Possess Advanced Knowledge and Skills Pertaining to Program Management, New Business Capture, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Requirements & Performance Derivation, Technology Readiness and Investment Assessment, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, Operations Research/Analysis, Live, Virtual, and Constructive Discrete - Event, Combat Modeling & Simulation, War Games, Land & Air Platform Survivability & Vulnerability, Effects Chains, Force Operations and Threat Performance Research & Analysis, EO/IR Sensing Systems, Net-Centric Operations, System of Systems Architecture & Engineering, Radiation, Flow-Induced Vibration, Theoretical, Experimental, and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, and Aeroacoustics, and Computational Programming and Custom Applications in Fortran, Matlab, VBA, C, and C++

EMPLOYMENT:

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Providing advisory consultation on the migration of current/existing Government Customer business & engineering processes to data-driven automated work flow processes.
• Data-driven automated processes aim to enable, real-time status visibility, as well as, diagnostics, prognostics, and RCCA, while reducing manpower efforts and turnaround times.
• Re-architecting, engineering, and writing the aircraft Fleet Management Model (FMM), operations & maintenance simulation, to be object-oriented, possess dynamic memory utilization, efficient computational methods and algorithms, and modeling that enables determination of optimal aircraft SLEP modifications scheduling, which minimizes SLEP resources and maximizes fleet availability & readiness, and providing advisory consultation to the Government Customer on the same.
• Developed custom risk identification and issue forecasting software solution that leveraged lessons learned and past performance of the customer enterprise.
• Software was architected as an enterprise database, enabling continued growth of the knowledge base.
• Work involved solicitation and development of system & information requirements, prototype development and demonstration, and consultation on lowest cost solution for enterprise transition and deployment.

Confidential

OPERATIONS RESEARCH, WARFARE ANALYSIS, & INTEGRATION

Responsibilities:

• Principal researcher chartered to support customer investment decisions through development and utilization of analytical evaluation processes involving, but not limited to, physics-based and stochastic modeling & simulation of military hardware, systems, networks, and operations functioning at the component, vehicle, mission, unit, and campaign levels.

DEPUTY STUDY DIRECTOR

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for execution and overall quality of Confidential study, interfacing with and garnering support from stakeholders, driving maturation of acquisition program technical baseline (requirements), RFI preparation and solicitation, responses evaluation, as well as, technical and programmatic risk assessment associated with continued acquisition.
• Also responsible for managing a matrixed team of 10 consisting of customer, sub-contractor, and my organization staff, and all CMMI 3 compliant execution processes including data, configuration, actions, issues, risks, cost, and schedule management.

CHIEF ENGINEER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Work involved survey/audit of existing customer processes and practices, leverage of background & experience to identify opportunities to make processes more efficient and effective, development of internal/proprietary technologies to insert, market shaping through customer engagement, capability solicitation & demonstration, and management of a distributed team and supporting/necessary execution processes.

SOFTWARE PROGRAM MANAGER / PROJECT ENGINEER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Assigned as PM/PE on $1.4M software development task midway through PoP.
• Assessed program status and communicated to executive management.
• Negotiated and prioritized requirements with customer.
• Re-baselined program technical, cost, and schedule.
• Re-directed & staffed program, managed customer expectations, monitored & ensured quality and on-time submission of deliverables.
• ACWP was within 0.28% of ceiling. Received Performance Recognition Award from business unit President.

Confidential

SOFTWARE / SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Supported integration of mission management and air vehicle C2 software from Confidential, Global Hawk, and Fire Scout for derivation/development of a common mission management architecture and application of it to a precision strike system.

RISK & OPPORTUNITY MANAGER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Defines, plans, organizes, provides direction, and controls risk and opportunity management efforts for the F-35 Program.
• Evaluates and approves risk and opportunity handling approaches, mitigation plans, and approves opportunity capture plans.
• Works with suppliers, vendors, higher level managers, and external Customers on Program risks, issues, and opportunities for savings.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the risk and opportunity management process and procedures.
• Assures integration of the business management processes (EVMS, Proposals) with the risk and opportunity management process.
• Informs and advises higher level management on critical project risks and mitigations.
• Performs in-depth assessments of unique, complex risks and issues confronting Program Management and develops comprehensive mitigation plans that are consistent with the Program's objectives. Facilitates and coordinates meetings within the program.
• Leads business development and proposal teams through acquisition and key decision point milestones within the risk and opportunity management area.

DEPUTY IPT LEAD

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Temporary surge staff to resolve issues with AGS and WBDDS part qualification testing failures while maintaining LRIP schedules.
• Work included sub-contractor management, establishment of processes & procedures to close outstanding SDRL items, daily status & performance tracking, and development of engineering inspection/change/replacement plans for non-fully qualified parts.
• Sponsored program baseline change request (CR) to redesign limited life WBDDS parts.
• Investment cost of $250k to redesign RGAs saved F-35 $431M in unbudgeted spares and maintenance costs over the lifecycle of the program.

SOFTWARE / SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed computer program for F-35 Data Management that enabled visibility and reporting of quantitative status and performance on processing of Program SDRL items up through the JPO. Championed all project phases including requirements, architecture, algorithms, coding, testing, verification, validation, and training.

Confidential

SOFTWARE / SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Developed computer program that interfaced with SAP software to provide visibility and quantitative status on the supply and flow of all F-35 parts by modeling the supply chain and simulating the allocation of parts to individual A/C on the assembly line.
• Championed all project phases including requirements, architecture, algorithms, coding, testing, verification, validation, and training.
• Program is a revolutionary improvement over existing parts tracking processes, provides estimated cost savings of $1.7M/yr on F-35, and has been implemented by Global Supply Chain across all NGAS production programs.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Confidential AP&T Division Emerging Programs and Technology directorate to create execution strategies for development, integration, and protection of current & future systems, products, technologies, short-range & long-range business strategies, and market postures.
• Work involved assessment of current and near-term programs/technologies, product lifecycle costs, military utility, core business capabilities, entry costs, budgets, schedules, risks, development of new program concepts and ideas, and proposing and presenting decision alternatives and recommendations to senior leadership. Selected initiatives include: Surrogate Test Missile System (NAVAIR), Distributed Gunship (AFRL/SOCOM), Airborne High Energy Laser Integration (AFRL/DARPA), Next Generation Air Superiority (AFACC).

OPERATIONS ANALYSIS / RESEARCH IPT LEAD

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Operations analysis/research IPT lead in support of ISWAN airborne networking system market capture.
• Responsible for leading a team of 14 in establishing operational effectiveness and customer need for the ISWAN system through constructive and virtual simulation analysis & demonstration. Work includes baseline of current/programmed force capabilities & technology, scenario development, OPLANS & timelines, deterrence/disruption tactics, counter-tactics, information exchange requirements, and networked force CONOPS in support of operational requirements derivation and ISWAN system architecture definition.

PROPOSAL MANAGER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of 35 engineers & managers in a $400k proposal activity for an estimated 2-year, $35M IRAD program to mature a high energy laser, integrate it into a pod, which could be flown externally, and to demonstrate the payload in live-fire testing on a variety of ground and air targets.
• The Advanced Systems program was intended to accelerate maturity of existing core business technologies and to develop airborne laser integration capability for transition to core aircraft programs.
• Worked with the Confidential Advanced Systems organization, General Atomics, DARPA, and the Confidential to develop a program to put a high energy laser on-board N-UCAS.
• Work involved preparation & submission of proposals, technology development planning, and structuring of iterative negotiations between payload and airframe designers.