Amanda Theodore Email & Phone Number

Plano, Tx, Us

Plano, Texas, United States

Product Area Manager responsible for leading $135M portfolio of programs. Lead proposal efforts that resulted in the award of $35M in new and follow-on contracts. Focused on cost containment that successfully brought a previously over-target Tier 2 program within contract value, resulting in the reward of $15M in additional scope. Managed and mentored a team of Program Managers.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Lead Multiple Development Programs for the F-16 Modular Mission Computer (MMC) with the United States Air Force ($51M). Repaired a previously strained customer relationship through significant performance improvement and collaboration to capture cost savings which the USAF PM remarked was a success story for the program. • Lead the Advance Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRRAM) and Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) flat plate antenna production programs. Successfully pulled in delivery dates, increased production capacity by 25% and implemented cost savings of over $3M. Lead proposal efforts valued at $89M.• Transitioned the CEC End Fire Array Radome production to Raytheon after default by an external supplier. Implemented Critical Chain to accelerate supply chain and manufacturing schedules which resulted in successfully delivery of product four months after program turn on, preserving Raytheon’s 100% on time delivery record on the program. In the voice of the customer “. .your team is a bunch of can-do experts that make me proud to be part of Raytheon!”• Managed a $6M space program from Critical Design Review through Program Close Out resulting in earning 100% of all contract incentive fees. Program delivered space hardware 3 months ahead of schedule with savings of $500K. In the voice of the customer “Raytheon continues to be an excellent supplier to work with; they meet their commitments and provided open communication and interaction. NGAS is extremely satisfied with their current level of effort.”• Lead the execution of a $4M development programs which designed, built, and delivered space prototype modules. Received a letter of appreciation stating that “Harris and Harris’ Customer would like to express their appreciation for the outstanding support provided by the Raytheon APC team for Harris Amarok program. The Customer in particular cited their dedication, professionalism, and engineering excellence”.

Richardson, Texas

Project Manager, AT&T, Richardson, TX • Coordinated the design and installation of Telecom services for major businesses. • Served as the single point of contact for customers from the point of sale thru post installation.• Scheduled work across multiple subsidiaries and insured on time delivery of services.• Developed Project Management Guidelines which organized installations, defined roles and responsibilities, and enabled co-workers to repeat successful implementation of projects. Manager, Network Sales Support and Network Maintenance, Dallas, TX • Managed the Ticket Control Center for North Texas (1.1 million phone lines, 8 technicians), which was the dispatch center for all customer outages related to internal switching equipment. • Handled all escalated customer complaints related to service outages. • Consolidated three separate Ticket Control Centers into one, resulting in an overall head count reduction of 36% while improving customer service levels.

• Initiated design improvements reducing assembly costs by over $300K. Developed producibility guidelines for program design engineers. • Managed the setup of a manufacturing assembly line, including selection, purchase, and installation of equipment. Coordinated capital acquisitions to meet production forecasts. Controlled over $1M manufacturing equipment budget. • Coordinated the move of a manufacturing line from Lewisville to the Spring Creek site. Organized entire move with a maximum down time of 1 week for any production line.• Implemented Quality Control program for the manufacture of the HARM missile. Developed and delivered training program for Quality Control personnel.

Mba, Finance

Activities and Societies: Attended classes and completed MBA while working full time at Texas Instruments.

B.S., Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Alpha Pi Mu, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Mu Sorority

Program Managers Skill Course