Dan Cline Email & Phone Number

St Louis, Missouri, United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Dan is responsible for all acquisition and execution financial aspects of a multi-billion dollar annual portfolio which includes capability development, production, and modernization of the F/A-18 family of strike fighters and electronic attack aircraft for the U.S. Navy and other Foreign Military Sales customers

St Louis, Missouri, United States

-Oversaw financial Estimate at Complete process, tools and training and drive initiatives to improve compliance, quality and efficiency-Guided the development and implementation of BDS initiatives to achieve strategic objectives and drive business and program affordability-Led Compliance Risk Management for BDS by partnering cross-functionally to track key compliance metrics and monitor risk mitigation initiatives

St Louis, Missouri, United States

•Financial planning, reporting, and oversight of P-8 Training (USG and IGS) and Legacy Tanker programs within the CDA portfolio with 9-digit annual revenue.•Reviewed and approved Estimates at Completion (EAC) for major and minor EACs.•Managed development of annual long range business plan (LRBP) and monthly financial forecast.•Evaluated potential new business proposals and contract awards within $25M delegation.

Greater St. Louis Area

•Led a team of 15 finance analysts to ensure quality and timely delivery of rates and overhead cost to both internal and external partners and government agencies for Boeing Global Services Government accounting business units for portfolio spanning multiple sites (St. Louis, Puget Sound, Huntington Beach, San Antonio, and smaller remote sites across the United States).•Proposed, Negotiated, Monitored and Supported Audits on forward pricing rates with government agencies.•Regularly engaged with a wide range of audiences involving senior management and executives, including the BGS CFO and Controller.•Ensured compliance with CAS,FAR, and SoX controls.•Championed process improvements, standardization, accounting changes and re-structures and other affordability initiatives as required.

Greater St. Louis Area

•Led team of 10-15 analysts providing financial management, forecasting, and reporting to multiple program areas including F/A-18, F-15, H-47, Global Services & Support, and Boeing Commercial Airplanes.•Drove common reporting structures and processes and integrating Boeing Defense level metrics.•Forecasted manufacturing staffing requirements for the St. Louis Site.•Advised on strategic affordability and employee engagement initiatives.•Collaborated with employees to develop and manage career development plan.

Greater St. Louis Area

•Integrated F-15 production affordability projects and collaborated with other programs to develop a roadmap to accelerate current projects and drive additional idea generation.•Designed reporting enhancements to increase analytics utilization. •Coordinated estimate at completion (EAC) and budget baseline activities for F-15 Production Operations.•Led business case analysis of acquisition target to assess and validate synergies, perform sensitivity analysis on financial projections, and evaluate cost structure implications of integration approach.

St. Louis, Mo

•Analyzed design alternatives, coordinated business case analysis, and integrated implementation plans to incorporate structural organization changes and streamline processes for high leverage opportunities.•Coordinated and led performance and strategy reviews with executive management.•Analyzed and forecasted progress to Cost of Finance and Market Based Affordability (MBA) targets by establishing and maintaining metrics and forward-looking indicators.•Integrated cost/staffing targets through collaboration across Finance functions, businesses, and sites along with close coordination with Human Resources.•Steered Program Management Core Team by establishing relationships and developing operating rhythm to drive collaboration with key internal stakeholder.•Developed, integrated, and executed communication plan.

St. Louis, Mo

•Execution lead responsible for integrating and managing cost and schedule performance for US Navy Multi-Year III Production contract (~$7B).•Coached and developed less experienced employees to drive knowledge transfer. •Integrated financial inputs for Estimate at Complete (EAC), Long Range Business Planning, and Financial Forecasts. •Led reviews of financial performance and recommended booking position to executive management.•Developed and tracked execution to MBA targets and evaluated Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) business case assumptions.•Established strong lines of communication and partnerships with Finance Analysts, CAMs, and Program Management to facilitate transparency, seamless communication, and proactive assessment and mitigation of risks and opportunities.

St. Louis, Mo

•Managed cost and schedule performance for Software Development contract (~$700M) with several different fixed and cost incentive contract types.•Integrated, developed, and maintained several Estimates at Completion assessing statistical indicators, trend information, and risks and opportunities to forecast contract cost performance and earnings.•Established and led cross-function and site team with indirect reporting relationships for Global Strike division to identify and prioritize cost-avoidance synergy projects.

St. Louis, Mo

•Led complex negotiations and business deals with varying contract types for sole source change proposals.•Mentored and provided training and drove process improvements to facilitate knowledge transfer.•Prioritized and balanced team workload and coordinated requirements with internal suppliers and customers to ensure commitments were met.•Developed and presented business case analyses to executive and senior level management.

St. Louis, Mo

•Managed and supervised seven employees and approximately 60 active proposals.•Assigned and prioritized workload by balancing and coordinating activities across functions and business units.•Provided coaching, skills development, performance feedback, and established performance goals.•Exercised sole delegation for approval and oversight of all business transactions under $50M.

F/A-18 Program (March 2008 to July 2009)•Led change proposals with major subcontractor, Raytheon, including review of supplier cost evaluations and joint program meetings between the Navy, Boeing, and Raytheon.•Reviewed, validated, integrated, and priced cost estimates from functions including engineering labor, production labor, material, subcontract, and inter-organizational inputs. •St. Louis Contracts SME for transactions between Boeing Defense and Boeing Commercial - Commercial Item Transfers at Price. KC-767 Tanker Program (June 2005 to March 2008, September 2008)•Led proposal development activities, including review of model contracts, cost estimates, and risk and opportunity assessment for the Support Systems effort associated with the KC-X Tanker proposal and international proposals.•Briefed business case analysis and critical program and contractual issues to senior management.•Developed business solutions to resolve customer concerns and improve business offer.•Coordinated inter-divisional proposal activities across multiple sites and business units to provide a consolidated offering.

•Lead Integrated Fleet and Logistics Support analyst on the 767 Tanker Program responsible for developing, integrating, analyzing, and presenting complex business and financial plans for multiple teams across different sites. •Developed and coordinated data for integrated cost and schedules, staffing plans, and forecasts using earned value management (EVM) techniques and criteria for both contract execution and new business acquisition.•Developed training materials and process improvements to train and mentor other Business Analysts. Subject Matter Expert for planning system.

Master Of Business Administration

Focused areas of study: Finance, Management, Marketing

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Finance And Management

Dean’s Honor List at the John Cook School of Business from 1999 to 2003, Graduated Summa cum Laude / 3.9 Grade Point Average, Teaching.