Jeffrey Mueller, Csp-Sm, Pmi-Acp, Csep, Ctep Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Mclean, Va, Us

Serve as the test and evaluation functional lead for a $500M contract supporting Space Force acquisitons.• Facilitated technical information exchange as Test and Evaluation Lead on a $500M contract, ensuring horizontal integration across all space acquisition programs and standardizing test processes, leading to a 10% reduction in test schedules.

Mclean, Va, Us

• Performed in-depth analysis of systems engineering processes across a portfolio of programs, recommending targeted process improvements that enhanced data accessibility, enabling decision-makers to address key technical issues proactively and prevent schedule delays.• Served as the product owner for the successful launch of a new software module that tracks systems engineering, testing, and programmatic documentation approval timelines, enhancing metrics visibility and empowering key decision-makers with actionable insights• Strategically expanded a specialized technical support team from 1 to 20 members, directly driving an $8.755M increase in firm revenue while ensuring the client's critical national security mission remained on schedule to deliver capability.• Directed the development of a $30M Request for Proposal (RFP) for a key software system, championing a user-centric design approach that ensured the selection of the most qualified contractor, optimizing system performance and stakeholder satisfaction.• Drove the client to ensure agile test and verification best practices were incorporated in test planning documentation resulting in key gaps being closed and a truly integrated test approach.• Served as a technical subject matter expert for over 10 programs, leveraging a software-specific acquisition approach to share best practices, resulting in a 10% reduction in project timelines.

Fort Belvoir, Va, Us

Managed 21 professors, 10 courses and 62 offerings but creating and managing the West Region Engineering and Test Schedule. Armed 1,900+ acquisition professionals with best practices

Fort Belvoir, Va, Us

• Provided agile acquisition, systems engineering and test and evaluation instruction to 1250 students increasing their skills by over 50% as reported through end of course surveys.o Facilitated 65 offerings of 6 courses both in the classroom and virtual environmentso Delivered intermediate and advanced courses in systems engineering and test and evaluation • Developed and delivered the first-ever Department of Defense (DoD) agile training course to 250 students across 11 Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy and Army programs leading to accelerated delivery of capabilities to customers.• Developed and delivered the first-ever DoD DevSecOps training to 70 Navy personnel increasing program office’s skills by 4.5 times enabling creation of the Navy’s first software factory.• Developed agile and DevSecOps overview training for senior leaders ensuring they understood their role in an agile transformation allowing 20% earlier delivery of capabilities to their warfighters.• Guest lecturer in 6 senior-level program management and logistics courses exposing over 150 senior DoD leaders to agile acquisition.• Developed and moderated 8 webinars on agile acquisition sharing best practices with over 2000 attendees resulting in acceleration of the DoD culture change.• Served as the enterprise Scrum Master for 7 internal teams, synchronizing 30 professors aligning agile training for a 165,000-member workforce.• Provided agile coaching to 44 independent programs allowing them to start a transformation to deliver capabilities to the warfighter at the speed of relevance.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Us

Oversees $600M program system engineering, integration & testing effort; defines vision/drives activities for 150+ development contractors. Leads $4.7B next-gen GPS ground sys program office transition effort; prepares $32B GPS enterprise for new/enhanced Command and Control (C2). Directs 11-member cyber team charged with implementing 42 cyber certification, 2,500 requirements & 4,800 security controls over 18 global sites. Guides 42-member Integrated Product Team (IPT); drives implementation/integration of trailblazing software development strategy for 500+ software developers.• Led DevSecOps transformation for $5B software program reducing software deployment time from 670 hours to 3 hours and reducing time to recovery by 50%.• Developed and delivered agile and DevSecOps training to 25 government program office personnel.• Led transition to use of cloud computing for software development cutting preparation time by 87%.• Led contractor change management process improvement and delivered 1 month early with a 66% reduction in change process time.

Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Us

Program lead of 50-member government/contractor team synchronizing 4 Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) delivering $4.7B next-generation GPS Command and Control (C2) ground system. Guides 12-member configuration management team responsible for 151 software, 133 hardware profiles and 10 environments. IPT lead with responsibility for C2 subsystem and 7 cyber-hardened configuration items critical to future GPS cyber-security. Leads 14-member team in preparation for annual Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) review of $32B GPS enterprise; readies programs for Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD/AT&)decisions.• Oversaw a ground receiver test which verified 335 requirements in 88 tests with a 100% pass rate.• Led enterprise effort to streamline acquisition processes and document tracking enabling approval of 94 documents and 6 key acquisition decisions for $32B enterprise program.

Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Us

Directs 37+ member military/contractor team in schedule/risk management & system engineering of $9B GPS enterprise as Fligh-level chief. Coordinates critical launch & checkout exercises/rehearsals for $3.5B, next-generation GPS Command and Control (C2) system & on-orbit spacecraft. Leads and executes systems engineering & integration for $400M contract; aligns effort across 5 programs worth $32B.Focuses pathfinder integration testing for satellite production; drives risk reduction activity & prime contractor exchanges.• Led a 55-member integration team that developed an enterprise roadmap schedule synchronizing 52 touch points among 4 programs valued at $32B.• Led development of an enterprise systems engineering plan, resolving 479 comments with approval of the Department of Defense’s top system engineer ensuring the technical strategy was in place.• Led a 25-member test and transition team that built an integration strategy for 488 common events and reduced system test requirements by 50%.• Led a systems engineering review of a satellite launch campaign linking 500 mission objectives to systems requirements and ensuring first GPS III satellite ready for launch.• Restructured enterprise meeting structure reducing duplication by 40% and increasing collaboration across 4 Acquisition Category (ACAT) I and 3 ACAT-3 programs.

Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Us

Huntsville, Al, Us

Plans & executes Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) distributed ground test events with 12 operational elements, developmental lab assets, allied partners. Serves as Mission Test Director; manages/trains 300+ military/civilian team--deploys for Combatant Command (COCOM)-specific ballistic missile defense (BMD) test execution. Validates BMDS architecture; executes test scenarios/demonstrated new capabilities including integrated US/allied theater defense. Coordinates test plans & reports test results to Major General (O-8) Director for Test, Mission Director, Element Mission Managers, and COCOM liaison officers.• Led 8 joint and multi-national tests of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) ensuring on-time deployment of new capabilities for the warfighter.• Led the first-ever joint United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) BMDS test resulting in system being declared operational.• Led a 100-member test team through 3 test events leading to the early delivery of presidentially mandated radar and command and control capabilities.

Kirtland Air Force Base, Nm, Us

Provides engineering support for planning, execution, and reporting of 19 operational test programs worth $270B. Defines operational test & evaluation criteria, missions, and environments ensuring systems meet user requirements. Determines schedule, identifies resources, assesses readiness, and evaluates system effectiveness and suitability. Coordinates operational test and evaluation issues with System Program Offices (SPOs), Major Commands (MAJCOMs), Air Staff, other Services, and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).• Led a multi-agency test analysis team for the launch of Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)-1 analyzing over 200 test events and 28 system effectiveness measures leading to system operational acceptance.• Lead test engineer for 5 operational tests slashing test data analysis time by 50%.• Led multi-agency military satellite communication test team, tailoring a test tool to meet operational test requirements and saving $20K in procurement costs.• Led a 10-member Global Positioning System (GPS) test and analysis team that developed an enterprise test strategy baselining operational test events for 20 years.• Led a 20-person joint working group that developed realistic developmental and operational test scenarios based on threat analysis ensuring enhanced navigation and timing capabilities delivered to the warfighters.• Led a 12-person software system test, assessing 30 system measures and ensuring on-time key program milestone for $2B system.• Created reusable test analysis tool for GPS accuracy determination slashing analysis time from 2 weeks to 2 days.

Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Us

Commands a combat-ready missile crew. While on nuclear alert, responsible to the President, Secretary of Defense and Commander, United States Strategic Command for the offensive space force application of 10 on-alert nuclear Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) and oversees $1.1B in weapon system assets. When directed, initiates retarget/launch actions for up to 50 ICBMs on critical strategic targets. Supervises daily activities of nine operations, security and support personnel at the missile alert facility (MAF). Responsible for the proficiency and professional development of the deputy missile combat crew commander.• Performed 205 nuclear missile alerts ensuring strategic nuclear deterrence to protect the United States from enemy attack.• Operational lead for largest-ever software upgrade to Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) command and control system resulting in 100% mission readiness

I was a student at Vandenberg AFB for Officer Space Prerequisite Training and REACT-A ICBM Initial Qualification Training, where I was the distinguished graduate.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Systems Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Global Business

Education record

Systems Engineering