Bob Hawkins Email & Phone Number

Apple Valley, MN

Burnsville, MN

Manage Development and Production of UTC products for the Aerospace Industry.

Bloomington, MN

Senior Program Manager leading New Product Development (NPD) programs from concept to production using a phase gate process, applying Engineering and Lean methodologies. Also lead cross-functional teams in multiple COD (Customer Order Delivery) quick-turn efforts ranging from 8-20 weeks from start to finish. Responsibilities cover the entire Bus and.

Eagan, MN

• Senior Program Manager with full P & L responsibility for the Consolidated Afloat Navy Enterprise System ($2B competition) – a “Priority” Program for Lockheed Martin.
• Key Operations lead on three major proposal efforts between 2008 and 2011. Lead technical and management volumes to successful contract wins/awards.
• Managed build of ‘Early Development’ rack-mount systems on $35M Computer Upgrade program in 2010/2011. Met target of 10% labor/15% material cost reduction
• Integrated union and non-union labor during build of equipment to meet cost and schedule targets. Allowed smooth transition to coastal facilities for final integration.
• Managed entire Operations portion of effort; from initial planning through final delivery.
• General Manager for a new facility build in San Diego, CA that allowed for stream-lined manufacturing, system integration and test. Completed facility build-out effort on-time. and12% under budget; allowing us to.

Eagan, MN

• Program Operations Lead for software development team and directed the establishment of product distribution world-wide. Managed the Sub-Contracting efforts of all software development partners and led overall Business.
• Recognized by Lockheed Martin as the ‘most successful’ commercial venture ever developed within our MS2 division, achieving $5M in sales in less than three years.
• Directed activities of business to exceed all growth/revenue/profit targets over a 3 year period. Success resulted in selling business off at a significant profit to in 2008.
• As Distribution Manager, established a target of 20+ US and international distribution partners within a 5 month timeframe; well ahead of our 12-month plan/schedule.
• Led Business Development effort in several large solicitations with the USMC, US Army, and US Navy; managing Statement of Work review, labor & material estimates and overall pricing to accomplish tasking. Largest.
• Managed the entire Distributor Pipeline including ultimate financial/P & L responsibility and reporting up through Lockheed Martin Business Unit VP for our division.

Eagan, MN

Key Management and Distribution member of the I-Guides* team, managing the establishment of all distribution for the product. In addition, I managed the Sub-Contracting efforts of all partners on I-GUIDES during this time. In this role, I acted as the primary Sub-Contracting Manager for these partners, even though my title/role had been Operations. My.

Rosemount, Minnesota

• Owned & operated a Manufacturer’s Rep organization selling computer and electronic equipment into OEM organizations nationwide. Purchased Northgate name and marketed products under the Northgate label into the.
• Oversaw entire Hardware and software sales and distribution effort, growing business from $5M in sales to over $35M in sales over a 5 year period.
• Managed entry into new business markets to facilitate company’s rapid growth; exceeding revenue and profit margins year-after-year over a 5 year period..
• Key interface to manufacturing facility in City of Industry, CA as well as key suppliers oversees. Grew supplier base by >200% to support increased product demand.
• Expanded technical support capabilities to service ever-growing market share of PC business – enabling business to jump 50% in 2 months in 2002 and continue to grow.

Eagan, MN

Program Manager for the Refurbishment facility in support of Navy Shipboard computers. Interfaced with Navy Program office on a daily basis as well as attending quarterly Program Reviews with the Navy in Washington DC. Had total program responsibility including timelines for refurbs, technical issues, financial responsibility, site visits to shipyard and.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Administered the 6x9 printed circuit board assembly process in the; facility. Managed product flow, schedule adherence, technical concerns and financial issues. Interfaced with all organizations and reported through Program Management.

Conducted detailed financial analysis of defense program spending, budgets, and forecasting. Provided Program Managers with monthly reports detailing their programs financial situation.

Eagan, MN

Scheduled production of semiconductor devices, both monolithic and hybrid design. Responsible for flow of product to meet production schedules.

Masters Of Business Administration

Completed about half of the MBA program and have not returned to receive my MBA.

Bs, Business Administration