Consulting areas• Program management: cost, schedule and technical relationships and smart risk taking to optimize outcomes• Formulation of Technical Roadmaps and TRL advancement for new entrants into the Space business.• Strategies for government contracting and the expectations that come with it.• Systems Engineering: Establishing executable programs from the start via solid specifications, SOWs and flow downs to guiding documents for prime and subcontractors.• Evaluation of risk areas to enhance proposal offerings• Technical communication strategies to ensure executives are given information that is actionable.• Strategies on workforce development, particularly in engagement and motivation of newly formed engineering teams.• Executive coaching and messaging strategies for workforce cohesion and motivation• Strategies on how to move fast, the art of “good enough” and true empowerment of engineers and managers.• Program start up considerations with respect to customer and company expectations.Summary of qualifications• 35 year Aerospace experience across systems engineering, operations, team leadership and executive responsibility• Chief Engineer and Technical Director of major National program valued >>$2B.• Ran organization of 85 engineers with P&L > $150M• Successful instantiation “Minimum Viable Product” for space demonstration along with building permanent organization to specialize in this area.• Development of flight hardware for a variety of mission profiles to include Class A national programs to quick turn prototype deployments for minimum viable product demonstrations• Team leadership and mentorship over the last 20 years. Particular success in developing teams that embrace true ownership and empowerment• Significant experience with helping subcontractors and first time Primes navigate execution and start up challenges.• Strategy formulation and technical baseline offerings for a variety of commercial and government customers.

Systems Engineering Director for major space program. Also focus on starting up new programs from idea stage thru first contract of production.

Focus on strategic investments organically and with other companies in order to produce a minimum viable product for quick demonstration. Stood up organization to quickly develop prototype solutions with the engineering team focusing on outcomes rather than process. Develop investment strategies and infrastructure that will result in speed to market.. much faster than traditional programs of record.