Gregory Ball Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, WA, US

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Lead multi-disciplinary, geographically dispersed teams to design, develop, implement, test, and sustain naval weapons systems. Duties include administration, contracting, financial management, budget execution, requirements definition, metrics analysis, risk management, and status presentations to senior leadership.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Hand-picked to represent Navy nuclear operations to the Pentagon during Secretary of Defense chaired Strategic Portfolio and Nuclear Enterprise reviews.
• Supported Strategic Portfolio Review of all major systems in each leg of the nuclear triad. Critical analysis of sustainment and modernization efforts improved the safety, security, and effectiveness of the nation’s.
• Conducted comprehensive root cause and corrective action analysis of 175 high-priority issues and recognized by USD(AT&L) for directly contributing to revitalization of the Nuclear Enterprise and its critical role in.
• Presented bi-weekly metrics and status reports to USD(AT&L) and senior leadership.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led a six person team of financial and program managers in support of a multi-billion dollar Ohio Replacement Program (ORP) to develop next-generation submarine.
• Developed and administered a command-wide, automated financial management tool for 10 branches and provided training for branch personnel. Software tool streamlined a multi-day budget preparation process reducing it to.
• Coordinated with 10 technical branches and 14 external government agencies in the planning and execution of ORP, resolving numerous technical and administrative challenges and resulting in successful accomplishment of.
• Administered Design for Affordability process to reduce non-recurring engineering, recurring construction, and operations and support costs for ORP.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed $8 million program and 50 field engineers. Coordinated system integration and testing. Interfaced with US and UK customers as Fleet Liaison.
• Conducted system testing, software verification and validation, and information assurance for Guidance Test Program resulting in first successful flight test of the MK6 MOD1 Guidance System.
• Certified Technical Proficiency Inspector and Team Leader for multiple naval facility inspections.
• Recognized for technical analysis and engineering judgment during Flight Anomaly Investigation.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Provided technical engineering oversight in the processing and safe handling of hundreds of missile operations. Developed process documentation, facilitated critique program, and drove continuous improvement.
• Led Continuous Improvement program, conducting multiple Kaizen events resulting in process improvements and reduced processing cycle times.
• Coordinated with 16 Navy-wide commands to organize meetings, training, weapons system demonstrations and presentations for highly successful Operational Safety Review.
• Developed Incident Critique program and led command investigations in determination of root cause and corrective actions to improve processes and rigor in nuclear weapons programs.
• Organized Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty inspections involving over 100 military, civilian, and Russian personnel ensuring compliance with all treaty requirements.