Jerry O'Brien Email & Phone Number

Cockeysville, MD, US

Naperville

Hunt Valley, Maryland

• Program Director/Program Manager – Ground Control Technology Jan 2011 – June 2013Overall responsibility for budgets, program execution, risk management, growth, staff development, customer relations, business.
• Managed EV programs for secure development and production systems that consistently met aggressive milestone deliverables. Planned and deployed innovative solutions that expanded technical capability, extended mission.
• Improved cross-team communications to monitor schedule/critical path, deliverables, and risk. Resulted in customer feedback which significantly reduced problem solving cycle times, identified improvement opportunities.
• Managed key Army program that delivered the hardware & software for the Army’s largest successful “Interoperability” exercise (MUSIC) with oversight of OEMs and subcontractors.
• Planned and delivered secure software environments with DOD approved IA certifications to operate for Ground Control Systems (UGCS) and mobile Remote Video Capture systems.

Hunt Vally Maryland

• Chief Information Officer/ERP Program Director Jan 2003 – Dec 2010Overall department responsibility for all aspects of IT: direct & indirect budgets, program execution, risk management, staff development, customer.
• Met budget goals, achieved high customer satisfaction, and deployed business process improvements.
• Created a PMO that focused on execution, user satisfaction, and technology adoption. Successfully delivered over 100 critical business projects annually with no added staff.
• Led an IT merger with a global multi-industry company. Successfully analyzed, planned, and managed the project that phased integrated network services and business tools with no business impact.
• Planned & managed a companywide ERP implementation to replace legacy systems. Delivered Finance, PM, Manufacturing Purchasing, Contract, HR, and Engineering on budget and on schedule with no business impact. Planned.

Managed Scoping, Planning, Execution, and Implementation an large Oracle eBusiness ERP environment that replaced a legacy mainframe system. The program included: Financials, Procurement, Manufacturing, HR, Contracts and Projects. Applied Program Management/Earned Value techniques to keep the project on schedule and on budget. Organized an internal Team of.

Hunt Valley

• Responsible for Business Development and Program Management operations in support of the Test Systems division. Managed multi-million dollar DoD production programs. Pursued and won contracts for ASW TPS programs.
• Created & implemented AAI’s Business Development (BD) organization with focus on proposal processes, opportunity development, capture planning, and ROI analysis.
• Developed annual forecast built on customer requirements, POM funding, and key strategic business objectives. Consistently delivered qualified opportunities, budgetary pricing, ROI targets and program win probabilities.
• Led first major Software Systems proposal effort that captured a competitive award to replace the Automated Transit System computer control hardware and beat the OEM in a competitive procurement.

Kenesaw, GA

• Developed strategic and tactical IR&D plans that delivered new technology, products, and services to meet aggressive business growth objectives by converting analog products to digital based. In 2 years increased new.
• Managed North American Business Development and Marketing efforts. Aligned sales goals, new product launches, catalog information, marketing literature, and trade shows strategies.
• Implemented R&D initiatives that introduce new digital capabilities to the existing brand that was dominated by analog offerings. Deployed strategies to grow market share and define next generation needs. Success built.
• Completed re-branding of 3 leading Instrument Manufacturers and launched campaigns to take advantage of cross product strengths, increased trade show participation, and deployed a successful new branding campaign.