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Chandler, Arizona, United States

Tempe, Arizona, United States

• Managed cross-functional teams in development, manufacturing, and test of complex levels of spaceflight hardware assemblies large and small, ensuring successful delivery while meeting requirements and schedules
• Drove collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Executive Management to ensure teams overcame roadblocks, managed budgets and schedules, and provided time-based reporting to executives
• Managed all integration, test, and final delivery of large-scale space payload to the Integration & Test (I&T) Phase at major spacecraft supplier and was prime interface for subsequent I&T activities
• Delivered twelve different components (hundreds of unit quantities) to spacecraft Integration and Test while supporting overall mission requirements and schedule to realize a successful payload integration
• Managed through multiple supplier delays by adjusting execution plans to drive non-stop progress
• Managed cross-functional design teams from SRR through PDR, CDR, and Production Readiness Review

Chandler, AZ

• Managed Operations activities supporting all aspects of production for large-scale launch vehicles (rockets)
• Managed over $320M worth of staffing and hardware to ensure successful deliveries to customer
• Drove over 20% efficiency in labor utilization while executing program plans and adjusting priorities based on shifting customer needs to integrate and test multiple concurrent hardware builds in different phases of.
• Successfully replanned multiple customer-driven contract changes into new program baselines
• Led multiple quarterly Government audit reviews to successful outcomes and recommendations
• Coordinated with Executive Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality organizations to accomplish goals and overcome obstacles

Gilbert, Arizona, United States

• Managed all program-level business aspects for multiple government contracts with per-contract values up to $250M
• Interfaced directly with customer Contracting Officers and Program Managers
• Created, integrated, and managed IMS, IMP, WBS, SOW, and BOE
• Managed all aspects of program EVMS and financial reporting/forecasting
• Managed all aspects of cradle-to-grave FAR/DFAR contract administration, proposals, and negotiations.
• Successfully negotiated award fee 5% greater than pre-approved target on a very large proposal

Gilbert, Arizona, United States

• Managed all program-level business aspects for multiple government contracts with per-contract values up to $250M
• Interfaced directly with customer Contracting Officers and Program Managers
• Created, integrated, and managed IMS, IMP, WBS, SOW, and BOE
• Managed all aspects of program EVMS and financial reporting/forecasting
• Managed all aspects of cradle-to-grave FAR/DFAR contract administration, proposals, and negotiations.
• Reviewed and approved contract modifications and proposals for other Jr. Contract Administrators and department peers.

Bachelor Of Science, Aerospace Engineering

Masters Certificate Of Project Management