Fred Sheldon Email & Phone Number

San Clemente, Ca, Us

• Winner of competitive down select design competition, besting 2 competitors to win $37M build and demonstration of an advanced multi-function RF systems • Successfully captured $50M advanced RF system prototype development and demonstration system• Lead, as capture manager, the successful capture of $97M advanced RADAR development with an S&T customer• Successfully captured ~$25M adjacent development contracts with an S&T customer• Oversee portfolio of contracts valued at ~$90M • Managed multi-year, multi-million-dollar strategic IRAD and Capital strategic investments

Arlington, Va, Us

Develop advanced maritime technology systems for DARPA and other US Government S&T customers. • Captured ~$25M sale of first Extra Large UUV (XLUUV) – total contract value of ~$80M• Exceeded orders plan by ~$7M• 50% growth in orders over 2016

Arlington, Va, Us

Execute a multi-CLIN >$20M Development and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract and repair damaged customer relationship. The program was staffed with two engineering managers and ~30 engineers of all disciplines. • Established and implemented program management best practices to improve performance• Implemented new 365/24/7 support process to improve customer support• Turned around customer relationship within two months• Captured $6.9M dollar 5 month Quick Reaction Contact (QRC) for new development• Completed QRC 2 weeks early • Captured $9.5M dollar sole-source development• 95% average award fee scores• Implemented Lean process to stream line security operations saving an estimated $900K cost savings across 3 programs• Lead Boeing Red Team (RT) to resolve operational battery casualty issues and restore operations

Arlington, Va, Us

Develop new applications for advanced Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUV) or Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUV) systems in Commercial and Scientific markets. • Lead the historic USS INDEPENDENCE Survey in partnership with NOAA• Established market presence in the offshore Oil and Gas markets domestic and international• Established key relations with Oil and Gas partners for Echo Voyager XLUUV

Arlington, Va, Us

Report to the AN/BLQ-11/Long Term Mine Reconnaissance (LMRS) Program Manager. Provide leadership for the execution of all systems engineering and field testing activities for UUV demonstration with the USS HARTFORD ~$10M budget. Team consisted of ~20 engineers of all disciplines.• Lead the BLQ-11 team to the successful demonstration of UUV launch and recovery, twice, from the USS HARTFORD• Met all milestones which resulted in capturing 100% program incentive fee• Interfaced with Senior US Navy on program performance, SSN test plans and deployment approvals • Successfully lead the team in the field regression testing to finish all objectives ahead of schedule and under budget• Developed complete test program and plans for system DVT• Developed and standardized test and operating procedures used at various test sites• Promoted to role as Test Director, organizing, planning and executing test plans• Test Director of overall operations at field site• Launch & Recovery Test Conductor of Surface Operations oversaw planning and execution of surface ship activities OCONUS to support two Launch and Recovery Demonstrations• Lead the surface operations team to the first successful docking event with a Los Angeles Class Submarine

Report to the Mechanization and Analysis IPT Lead. Hired to assist in the development and analyze the system mechanization for the Fiber Optic Gyro Navigator (FOGN) Program. • Performed IPT Manager role • Planned and budgeted teams activities for the FY ’03 FOGN contract• Successfully executed FY ’03 contract deliverables on time and budget• Executed on time delivery of software in support of the Single Integrated Air Picture (SIAP) Systems Engineering Task Force • Received additional order to develop enhancements to SIAP software • Appointed to Principal Investigator for IR&D program for new navigation products

Bethesda, Md, Us

Hired to develop and update the Software Requirement Specification (SRS) for the real time embedded software system, Electrostatically Supported Gyro Navigator (ESGN) Operations Navigation Program (EON).• Appointed Technical lead for designing software and interface requirements for EON • Appointed Test Director for a team of system engineers for final sell-off testing of the EON software• Designed, simulated and analyzed Kalman Filters for use in error reduction, alignment and reset filters for passive navigation software

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics