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Fort Greely, Ak

• Planned, developed, designed, and directed a $378,000 effort to test the next generation soldier survivability system. This included integrating customer requirements into a comprehensive test plan that was fully coordinated with five contributing agencies and organizations, established responsibilities and set expectations, managed test budget, schedule, and supervised personnel, assured that commitments to the customer were met, and served as the Test Center’s primary point of contact for the customer and other external agencies on the test. • Effectively streamlined the semi-annual shipping and receiving process and procedures with three separate, remote agencies, for fourteen rocket motors while analyzing and implementing directives from higher headquarters, laws, regulations, and policies. This saved the program over $60,000 over the course of three years.• Assured overall management, control, coordination, execution and cost management for four separate test efforts all happening simultaneously. Tests included Tactical Vehicles, Missile, Air Delivery, and Soldier systems.• Managed over $20 million of inventory at a remote facility. This included coordinating with four other sections to work as a team in the inventory and facility up-keep. • Utilized Microsoft Project to develop and manage test milestones and cost estimates, from planning through execution of projects. Reviewed and analyzed cost reports to assure charges are all authorized and appropriate. • Planned and conducted periodic and special staff visits to incorporate active tests, range site visits, and command briefings.

Fort Greely, Alaska

• Authored and contributed to five test plans, reports, and other statutory test documentation.Reviewed related test plans and reports to gain necessary background knowledge and supportspecialized test activities.• Coordinated and scheduled range time and provided on-site testing support during a three-week,$96,000 effort to test the next-generation camouflage. This test played a key role in awarding acontractor a $480 million contract.• Conducted test site surveys to determine and verify available test sites and feasibility of datacollection via overhead imagery and aerial tactical sensors. Collaborated with Donnelly TrainingArea Range Control, United States Army Alaska, and the Federal Aviation Administration forairspace and frequency clearance.• Demonstrated exceptional customer service skills and the ability to work in a teamenvironment with a focus on communications subsystems, vehicle navigation, and radiosystems.

Fort Greely, Alaska

• Maintained an accurate, detailed, chronological record of all data metrics on a $3 millionwheeled combat vehicle project. Data recorded included maintenance procedures, systemperformance and any failures related to the system under test.• Assisted Test Officers by drafting test plans, conducting test preparations, and providing dailysafety briefings on a three-week, $210,000 project that tested the maneuverability, mobility, andrecovery of armored recovery vehicles.• Contributed to the technical test report, by performing descriptive statistical analysis on a$1.8 million project that tested an engineering change proposal of a tracked combat vehicle.• Prepared numerous Test Incident Reports (TIRs) on a daily basis that captured theperformance of the system under test. TIRs that were critical in determining design flaws andrequired upgrades of the system under test.• Assisted Test Officers by drafting test plans, conducting test preparations, and providingdaily safety briefings on a three-week, $210,000 project that tested the maneuverability,mobility, and recovery of armored recovery vehicles.