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Responsible for providing oversight to staff and management that aligns with Volanno’s business plan and overall strategic vision as directed by the CEO. Execute the business strategy directed by the CEO.Design, plan, and implement business strategies, plans and procedures as it relates to Volanno business plan.Set comprehensive goals for business growth and success that aligns with Volanno’s business plan.Partner with CFO for Budget development (i.e., budget for functional groups over multi-Years) that are to compile the company financial reports requirements. Partner with the CFO and CEO to achieve favorable financial results with respect to profitability, cash flow, budgets, and reporting. Drive innovation and continuous improvementServe as a culture builder and transformative leader that ensures team members can thrive and that organizational goals are met.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Program Management, Team Leadership, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Manage a $60M technical program and projects portfolio, leading 11 direct reports (with up to a 60-member team) to deliver on software development and analytical application projects in the aviation, rail, and transit markets.Strategic Planning: Partner with chief executive officer on strategic planning, organizational maturity planning, and critical staff selection.Business Planning and Needs Assessment Direct the preparation of business plans, work statements, and specifications that meet customer needs.Thought Leadership and Process Improvement: Head the project management office (PMO), establishing concepts, practices, and approaches that directly impact achievement of business objectives. Notably, developed and championed a method for characterizing programs, allowing project leaders to determine the tools/resources needed to meet contract requirements. Meeting Facilitation and Mentoring: Introduced a monthly meeting for program and project managers, which provides forums for validating best practices, mentoring junior staff, and uniting teams from different market segments.Process Implementation, Resource Management, and Risk Management: Established a basis-of-estimate process to assure alignment with scope, identify risks and opportunities, and assess resource loading needs prior to implementation, which has improved bid accuracy and minimized execution risks.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Federal Contracts and Cross-functional Team Leadership: Oversaw a $45M, 5-year contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), leading multi-functional remote team of up to 40 members in the development and delivery of technical solutions that achieved defined objectives.Government Contracting: Steered all aspects of the company’s largest federal contract. This included managing the integrated master schedule, resource loading, quality assurance, risks, scope, costs, and contract performance.Operational Planning and Performance Improvement: Within 30 days of hire, pioneered and led implementation of a 3-phase plan to improve Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation. Elevated CPARS rating of company’s largest program from “Very Good” to “Exceptional” and achieved exceptional accolades on 3 additional write-in statements within 18 months. Program Improvement and Legal Compliance: Defined the direction for new processes and systems that matured the organization and brought the program into contractual compliance within 9 months. Customer Relations, Communication, and Cost Savings: Implemented status reporting standards that improved customer communications and reduced reporting requirements from weekly to monthly. This saved $300K and ~1,700 work hours annually.Quality Assurance: Created a quality assurance team to drive product quality and continuous improvement, resulting in greater product stability. Implemented daily system quality checks and defined performance baselines/thresholds, reducing data warehouse outages and time spent on root cause analysis by 75%.

Arlington, Virginia, United States (Remote Position In Md)

Organizational Development and Bid Management: Developed and launched the program and bid management organization, adopting practices—such as shared services and earned value management—that drove customer satisfaction and program success.Product Development: Partnered with global internal leadership to create roadmap and rollout plans for a satellite communication (SATCOM) product that harmonized with business needs and exceeded customer expectations.Product Strategy: Provided oversight for the enforcement of requirements and product baseline, resulting in the identification of requirement gaps and establishment of 2 quantifiable change requests valued at $13M.Project Management: Built and directed a 7-member remote project and solutions engineering team to develop a product line and provide on-time deliverables for a $25M SATCOM project.

Chicago, Illinois

Agile Project Management and Performance Management: Within 2 months, established a $45M autonomous group, a 15-member engineering team, and Agile management methodologies for development and commercialization of a head-worn heads-up display for pilots.Diversity & Inclusion: Created an inclusive environment built with a diverse team of cross-functional, multi-national engineers.Product Lifecycle Management: Developed, delivered, and presented a product prototype (setup in a cockpit simulator) to major airlines within the first year of start-up, exceeding customer expectations. Shared Services and Resource Efficiency: Introduced a shared services operational model that minimized resource and cost burdens across multiple locations and functions, including human resources, quality assurance, and supply chain.

Toulouse, Occitanie, France

Application Development and Budget Management: Guided 20-member teams to develop avionics electronics flight book and applications, using Agile, Scrum, and coding practices that ensured products met International Civil Aviation Organization standards. Managed $16M budget. Talent Development: Mentored and developed local talent in effective product and program management techniques.Technology Road Mapping: Partnered with leadership to define a scalable roadmap that met current and future customer needs.Process Optimization and Corrective Actions: Authored an observational white paper that identified areas for improvement, recommended ways to reduce programmatic errors, and provided steps for corrective actions.

Clarksburg, Maryland, United States

Program Planning and Cross-Cultural Management: Managed the full lifecycle (through development, implementation, and operations) for $150M in domestic and international programs. Led 49-person, multi-national, cross-functional engineering team.Proposal Development, Contract Management, and Logistic Support: Directed all phases of program execution, from proposal, contractual negotiations, and contract establishment to start-up, logistics support, and project contract close-out.Earned Value Management (EVM): Established earned value management systems (EVMS), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards, and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3 processes to drive quality.Close-Out and Return on Investment: Closed out a decade-long FAA program, achieving 3% return ($2.7M) over projected earnings.Navigation Systems and Standards Compliance: Achieved FAA type acceptance on 6 aircraft navigation systems, signifying compliance with all applicable standards. These systems are currently in production under a $100M contract.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Project Delivery: Led teams of up to 25 in-house staff and contractors to establish and sustain airport equipment/services, completing 50+ projects (valued at $45M in total) on time and within budget. Yielded 10% margin over plan across all projects.Feasibility Studies and Turnkey Projects: Delivered superior work quality that led to $10M in additional project responsibilities, ranging from feasibility analysis studies to full turnkey establishment projects.Standards Development, Cost Reduction, and Time-efficient: Developed project plan standards that improved quality of design deliverables. This eliminated the need for 25% and 50% plan submittals, reducing design costs by 40% and project duration by 2 months.

Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Mechanical Product Design and Product Analysis: Served as principal mechanical designer of instrument landing systems that met or exceeded FAA requirements. Designed housings for radio frequency, analog, and digital circuit card assemblies used on 16 different type-certified systems. Conducted finite element analysis (FEA) to ensure products met performance requirements.Survey Research and Feasibility Studies: Conducted establishment and sustainment surveys, as well as providing feasibility analysis on recommended systems to dozens of domestic and international airports.

North Kansas City, Mo., United States

Leading Development Teams: Managed and guided 3-member mechanical development team. 3D Modeling, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Rapid Prototyping: Employed 3D modeling and FEA to develop 4 consumer-facing products (land mobile radio and wireless desktop communication). Drew on 3D modeling and rapid prototyping techniques to develop 8 land mobile radio, cellphone, and handheld tablet products for consumers. These products were showcased at the annual CES in Las Vegas.

Olathe, Kansas, United States

Technology Development and New Product Implementations: Developed Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARNIC)-compliant Aircraft Interface Unit, leveraging use of 3D modeling and rapid prototyping techniques. Teamed with NASA Skunk Works to implement products on Lockheed U2, which gave pilots the ability to communicate with ground control during high-altitude flights.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Concentration In Data Analytics

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Management, 3.91 / 4.0 (Magna Cum Laude)