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Plano, Tx, Us

Plano, Tx, Us

• Manage all business functional areas (Contracts, Engineering, Operations, Logistics, Finance, and HR/Business Management) • Process and manage A/P, A/R, and payroll. • Manage revenue forecasting models providing better visibility into P&L positions.• Oversaw employee benefits implementation (Health, Dental, Vision, Long and Short-Term disability, and Life Insurance)• Implement new CPA and Bookkeeping partnerships that significantly improved financial reporting accuracy and visibility for shareholders• Manage staff to ensure timely execution of program and project activities• Implement a new SEO, IT, programmatic and email strategies.• Lead Mechanical and Electrical Engineer supporting new product development

L3Harris Technologies, Plano, TXSenior Program Manager (Principle Program Manager)• Delivered and deployed the first militarized production FVR-90 Tactical UAVs to a U.S. Army customer in role as Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) business area Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) program manager • Manage the dynamic FTUAS $10M Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Delivery Order• Project Executive providing construction project management for a 54,000 square foot new construction building (interior, exterior, IT, and site brand construction). Worked directly with General Contractor, Landlord, and corporate operations to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of a $20M investment supporting L3Harris global business strategy.• Collaborated across multiple Business Areas as Execution Program Manager on $14M Advanced Technology Capital Investment Project (Planar Near Field Test facility, Far Field Antenna Test facility, and Compact Antenna Test Range facility)• Provide direction and oversight for a $5M Customer Research and Development (CRAD) technology demonstration program focused on next generation radio frequency seeker technology• Manage internally fund investment opportunity within the weapon system modeling and simulation environment• Provide cost account manager support to unmanned systems SW development programs• Perform Business Development efforts in support of international pursuits within the weapon and sensors business area

Arlington, Va, Us

•Provide direction and oversight for an International Special Mission Aircraft (SMA) Radar Integrated Product Team (IPT), which performs development, integration and tests of sensor payloads to include RADAR and Electro Optical Infrared (EO/IR) as well as the Data Analysis Workstation software.•Provide direction and oversight for the Global Hawk (GH) development efforts associated with the Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suite (EISS) for the GH Republic of Korea program•Maintain IPT and program total cost responsibility, accountability and authority (RAA) for direct labor, internal research and development, capital expenditures and material dollars in the amount of $90M EAC (estimate at complete) across both SMA and GH development program efforts.

Falls Church, Va, Us

•Provide strategic direction and tactical oversight for the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Mission Systems (MS) Integrated Product Team (IPT), which performs development, integration and testing of payload management software, line of sight (LOS) and beyond LOS communications (including satellite communications), sensor payloads (RADAR, EO/IR, ESM, AIS, Airborne Recorders) and network architecture. The Triton UAS development program is designated acquisition category 1D (ACAT 1D).•Directly responsible as IPT leader for the successful cross-country ferry of three UAs and first sensor flight.•Maintain MS IPT total cost responsibility, accountability and authority (RAA) for direct labor and material in the amount of $200M ETC (estimate to complete) and of greater than $850M EAC (estimate at completion)•Create strategy and action plan for MS IPT risk mitigations and opportunity realization•Develop and implement corrective action plans when deviations from budgets and/or schedules are evident•Manage MS IPT Interim Functional Capability (IFC) product development life cycle •Coordinate with all business functional areas (Contracts, Engineering, Operations, Logistics, and Business Management) on issues pertaining to requirements, changes, interpretations, and financial conditions of the contracts•Develop, prepare and present management and customer briefings regarding program status, direction, and performance•Provide leadership and direction to medium size IPT organization (80+ equivalent heads/team members)•Serve as the primary interface with Triton UAS program leadership and US Navy customer on all matters involving MS IPT IFC execution

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Develop and execute goals and strategic direction of assigned programs, which include a major and several minor programs that span the entire program lifecycle• Coordinate with all business functional areas (Contracts, Engineering, Operations, Logistics, and Business Management) on issues pertaining to requirements, changes, interpretations, and financial conditions of the contracts• Accountable for all schedules, quality, profit & loss and customer satisfaction on programs• Develop and implement corrective action plans when deviations from budgets and/or schedules are evident.• Develop, prepare and present briefings to both executive management and the customer related to program status, direction, marketing and performance• Formally identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risk throughout program life cycle• Provide leadership to program teams. Assure communication and cooperation among team members and resolve areas of conflict• Serve as the primary interface with customers on all matters involving contract execution • Direct negotiating strategy for Contract Administration to include the shaping of customer’s acquisition strategy for follow-on business• Evaluate contract and financial agreements to determine production and subcontracting possibilities• Plan, organize and manage the preparation of proposals for assigned programs and related areas including Bid and Proposal costs, schedule, technical approach and presentation to the customer

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Manage engineering development effort for a multi-million dollar electronics program• Track and ensure compliance with engineering schedules, project deliverables and expense budgets• Coordinate with program management and customer on business and technical matters• Develop engineering metrics, statements of work, project schedules and system specifications• Ensure design requirements are implemented at the system, sub-system, and component level• Direct supplier activities on test station development efforts• Evaluate engineering risks and opportunities• Manage summer intern program• Member of the Engineering Managers Advisor Group, whose purpose is to standardize practices throughout sector

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Managed Vehicle Intercommunications System (VIS) Time and Materials Contract• Interfaced directly with US Army (PM-DCATs, TACOM) to resolve technical concerns• Directed suppliers’ activities for new VIS interconnect cabling and loudspeaker designs• Designed electronic packaging, interconnecting cabling, mounting brackets and hardware for the integration of vehicular intercommunications equipment into tracked and wheeled combat vehicles including all variants of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles• Performed vehicle surveys and created vehicle installation kits and production level drawing packages for more than 15 US Army vehicle platforms (MRAPs, FMTV, M1114s) • Performed numerous technical evaluations of Engineering Change Proposals• Authored Notice of Revisions (NOR) for government approval and Technical Data Exchange Agreements (TDEAs) for exporting of technical information

• Manage all facets of the membership experience for our 4000 global members • Member of the Society’s Executive Committee and appointee to Society’s Board of Governors• Increase IEEE VTS membership by recruiting new members, retaining current members and recovering members in arrears• Provide efficient and timely communication to all management levels of interests and concerns over membership trends, changes, and problems• Managing Editor of the “VTS Mobile World”, an e-newsletter distributed worldwide on a monthly basis to VTS members

• Managed satellite business operations for three person team (budget and project status reporting)• Worked on multi-national multi-company team supporting vehicle electronics system integration and test• Integrated Volkswagen Telematics (GPS, Cellular telephone and vehicular diagnostics) into Golf, Jetta and Passat vehicles• Interfaced with Volkswagen of America’s executives as member of the VW Product Forum, an executive level strategic planning committee

Us

• Technical liaison to Original Equipment Manufacturers (Ford, Infiniti, and General Motors) supporting system integration of Universal Hands Free systems into numerous vehicle platforms• Performed FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) investigation on thermal overloads during vehicular operation• Developed vehicle road noise level profiles in order to understand in-vehicle embedded microphone reception issues

• Business development manager and project engineer located on-site at Audi AG headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany• Integrated Audi Telematics (GPS, Cellular telephone and vehicular diagnostics) into A4, A6 and A8 vehicles• Performed test and integration activities in support of Controller Area Network (CAN) vehicle diagnostics test station

• Maintained SAE J1850 Class II vehicle communications bus message lists• Compliance tested vehicle electronic control units to SAE J1850 Class II vehicle communications bus standard• Maintained General Motors H-Body electrical wire and frame development test beds

Master Of Business Adminstration, Leadership And Change Management

Post-Masters Certificate, General Management

Master Of Science, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Science In Engineering, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Associate Of Applied Science, Avionics Systems Technology