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Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

As the Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives reporting directly to the COO, I lead a portfolio of high-impact projects designed to drive strategic growth and operational excellence across the organization. I work closely with senior leadership to align complex initiatives with our long-term goals, focusing on risk management, strategic space planning, policy and process development, and analytical modeling to support informed decision-making. My role involves steering business transformation efforts, enhancing organizational resilience, and improving operational efficiency through effective project leadership and continuous improvement strategies. With over 35 years of experience in engineering, project management, and operations management, I thrive in high-growth, fast-paced environments, delivering results that align with corporate goals and drive sustainable success.

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Oversee day-to-day operations, leading up to 165 staff in Contracts & Legal, Facilities, Finance, HR, IT, and Security. Current focus is on IT, Security, and Facilities with recent organizational change to appoint Chief Finance, HR, and Ethics/Compliance Officers who also report to the President. Collaborate with STR senior leadership to strategize business operations, facilitating rapid growth and transitioning cyber, analytics, and sensors science & technology solutions to operational use. Lead the Risk Management Program, directing a senior team to identify, evaluate, and mitigate top-tier risks, with a focus on quarterly board reporting. Led corporate COVID-19 response, orchestrating a cross-functional team of experts to implement comprehensive safety measures, ensuring the well-being of both staff and customers. Drive excellence aligned with STR values of impact, craftsmanship, and teamwork throughout Operations.

Collaborated with the Division Manager in various business functions, encompassing business development, project management, line management, recruitment, staff development, personnel matters, and senior management reporting. Spearheaded the management of several large-scale, intricate, classified programs involving cross-company collaboration. These initiatives were pivotal in developing technology crucial for national security.

Woburn, Ma

Cambridge, Massachusetts

My latest role at BBN was as Deputy Business Unit Manager and Cambridge Site Director for the Cyber Security Business Unit, which performs research, development, and deployment of cyber security and information assurance technologies. I provided day-to-day leadership and oversight for the business unit’s Cambridge operations and staff; helped define the strategic direction of the business unit; managed large, multi-million dollar, cross-business unit programs; and successfully lead business development efforts.

Cambridge, Ma

Responsible for business development and program management for the Advanced Product Development Group in the Speech and Language Processing Department. Oversaw the integration and deployment of a variety of speech, language and video ingest technologies to end users, including the US Government, through BBN’s technology partners. Program Manager for BBN's natural language call router (BBN Call Director™) and Call Center Automation Assessment Services. Responsible for business development, definition of customer requirements, product development and deployment, project and personnel management, and oversight of patent activities.

Cambridge, Ma

Oversaw the development, manufacture, integration, and deployment of systems for monitoring loads in tendons and risers for floating offshore oil platforms and drilling vessels. Managed the Tether Tension Measurement System (TTMS) projects for multiple tension leg and spar oil platforms. Project manager overseeing BBN's role in the development of an automated embedded system for machinery health monitoring. The system included sensors, data acquisition/processing hardware, and spread spectrum RF communications. BBN was responsible for definition of requirements, software design and development, interface control and system integration.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Developed innovative techniques for diagnosing health of reciprocating machinery based on casing vibration measurements. Pioneered and experimentally validated a novel inverse filtering technique. Created a computer simulation to model fault signatures for comprehensive analysis

Cambridge, Ma

Vibration and acoustics consulting. Focus was on prediction, analysis, and development of advanced treatments for industrial sound and vibration.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Developed novel vibration-based technique to diagnose power transformer faults

Greater Boston Executive Program, Business Management

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Manager of Vibration & Acoustics Lab Rugby

M.S., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Rugby

B.S., Mechanical Engineering