Program Manager for Major Defense Program. Overall responsible for all aspects of the program including cost, schedule, and performance goals.

• Provided critical input for strategic decisions affecting the company, leveraging my 20+ years of experience managing contracts for the government and managing government budgets.• Responsible for all nine contracts within the company, to include Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS), Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA), and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contracts, serving Army, Air Force, and Navy customers. • Led phase-in transition for six contracts, to include a… Show more • Provided critical input for strategic decisions affecting the company, leveraging my 20+ years of experience managing contracts for the government and managing government budgets.• Responsible for all nine contracts within the company, to include Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS), Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA), and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contracts, serving Army, Air Force, and Navy customers. • Led phase-in transition for six contracts, to include a major Operations and Maintenance contract. Created the organizational structure to operate effectively, led the transition of government furnished equipment, selected and hired all personnel, and negotiated the purchase of capital equipment.• Won six contracts for the company as Capture Manager. Led key aspects of the proposal process to include customer interaction, assessing requirements and government selection process, assessing the competition, and gaining technical insight. Show less

• Expanded the capabilities of all five US Army and US Air Force aviation weapon product lines: HELLFIRE missiles, the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, the Hydra rockets, guided rockets, and non-standard small guided munitions. • Coordinated closely with US Air Force Air Combat Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Joint Special Operations Command, and Air Force Staff. Created vision for current and future weapon capabilities, gaining consensus with US Air Force requirements… Show more • Expanded the capabilities of all five US Army and US Air Force aviation weapon product lines: HELLFIRE missiles, the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, the Hydra rockets, guided rockets, and non-standard small guided munitions. • Coordinated closely with US Air Force Air Combat Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Joint Special Operations Command, and Air Force Staff. Created vision for current and future weapon capabilities, gaining consensus with US Air Force requirements managers, budgeting offices, and operational units and users.• Ensured that all urgent wartime needs were met (US Army, US Air Force, US Special Operations, and multiple coalition partners) through intensive prioritization of weapon assets, timely surge of production, and development of unique weapon capabilities. Created vision and executed several special weapon initiatives including formal programs of record and urgently needed capabilities fielded rapidly.• Increased DoD investment in JAMS portfolio by more than $2B over three years and $9B in total program plans. Gained and maintained trust and confidence of key decision makers and stakeholders in the US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, and Office of the Secretary of Defense for weapon production and new weapon development, resulting in significant funding increases. Planned and executed an annual budget in excess of $1B annually and led a team of over 400 personnel. Ensured that weapons exceeded requirements, were delivered ahead of Warfighter needs, and were purchased efficiently, at the lowest unit cost possible.• The only Army Project Manager selected by the Defense Acquisition Executive (DAE) to brief all DoD Program Executive Officers (PEOs) on program planning and risk management. Show less

• Created vision, obtained Iraqi consensus and funding, and executed all US training, equipping, and leader development efforts in support of the Iraqi Army and select Ministry of Defense units; over 50% of the overall OSC-I mission. • Exceeded cost, schedule, and performance goals for an over $6-Billion-dollar foreign military sales effort providing fielding, training, and maintenance support for over 2,000 major weapon platforms and over 450 contractor trainers. • Conducted… Show more • Created vision, obtained Iraqi consensus and funding, and executed all US training, equipping, and leader development efforts in support of the Iraqi Army and select Ministry of Defense units; over 50% of the overall OSC-I mission. • Exceeded cost, schedule, and performance goals for an over $6-Billion-dollar foreign military sales effort providing fielding, training, and maintenance support for over 2,000 major weapon platforms and over 450 contractor trainers. • Conducted strategic planning in conjunction with general officers and executive level officials from the Iraqi Army and Ministry of Defense to develop modernization plans, training objectives, and to enhance capabilities of the Iraq Security Forces.• Planned, gained approval, and executed several training and equipping initiatives in excess of $500M.• Coordinated closely with US Air Force and US Navy for training requirements, funding, and cross service efforts. Show less

• Obtained approval for the GCV Materiel Development Decision, initiating the official start of the program of record. • Coordinated with Army staff and OSD staff, and the Joint Requirements Oversight Counsel to gain consensus for the program acquisition plan. • Briefed the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army on the program and gained DoD approval for the program plan.

• Created vision, gained consensus, and led performance improving design changes for development of the Recon and Surveillance Vehicle (RSV) and Command and Control Vehicles (C2V); development efforts with over $910M in appropriated funding.• Improved all cost, schedule, and performance measures for both combat vehicles. Integrated multiple contractor efforts; coordinated with Army officials and Office of the Secretary of Defense for funding and restructure options for the program.

• Expanded the Army Space Exploitation Development Program through rapid prototyping, experimentation, and testing of Space Based commercial and Government leading edge technologies. Obtained and executed a budget of over $11M. Conducted planning and execution of all related programs; exceeded all performance, cost, and schedule goals.• Led a team of military officers, NCOs, and civilian technicians focused on space based and information technology development activities. Developed and… Show more • Expanded the Army Space Exploitation Development Program through rapid prototyping, experimentation, and testing of Space Based commercial and Government leading edge technologies. Obtained and executed a budget of over $11M. Conducted planning and execution of all related programs; exceeded all performance, cost, and schedule goals.• Led a team of military officers, NCOs, and civilian technicians focused on space based and information technology development activities. Developed and executed transition plans for prototypes to appropriate programs of record. • Coordinated closely with Space and Missile Defense Command, Air Force Space Command, Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, and NORAD/NORTHCOM for requirements and forecasted system capabilities. Show less