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Carlsbad, California, United States

• Responsible for management of FAA, EASA, and CAAC Engineering Certification Projects to install and deliver satellite communications systems and equipment for in-flight Wi-Fi airline connectivity.
• Provide direct program management (scope, change control, risk management, close out and reporting) to support commercial airline customers, including United, Delta, Sichuan, and EL AL Israel Airlines.
• Manage work and communications between internal and external team members, including customers, subcontractors, and regulatory agencies to meet program deliverables.
• Ensure technical requirements for the integration of satellite communications equipment on aircraft platforms meet industry specifications and are verified through the requisite ground and in-flight tests prior to.

• Manage medium to large international proposal efforts strategic to the businesses growth and success.
• Develop proposal schedules, task volume owners, and manage the proposal process from RFP receipt through submission.
• Brief senior management and executive leadership on key proposal products prior to customer submission.

Poway, CA

• Conceptualized and established the Customer Engagement Division within Strategic Business Development (Global Marketing & Sales Group) at GA-ASI.
• Developed processes, workflow, tools (SharePoint), resources and charter for a new, fully functioning division in support of corporate strategic growth objectives.
• Lead and manage Customer Engagement division and staff of four responsible for curating and managing all domestic and international customer engagements, strategic events, and flight and aircraft demonstrations.
• Set protocol and standards for international customer visits, including UK, France, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Manage special projects on behalf of the CEO and SVP of Strategic Development; including o Intranet Manager – manage daily communications and content for GA-ASI homepage, managed two intranet redesigns; including.

Poway, CA

• Supported the management and construction of GA-ASI’s Flight Test & Training Center in Grand Forks, ND; $30M capital project, built 16,000 sq.ft. of flight operations and training space. o Ran daily stand-ups.
• Designed and managed grand opening ceremony, attended by over 120 individuals, including speaking engagements conducted by Senator Hoeven, Congressman Cramer and Governor Dalrymple.

Greater Seattle Area

• Managed multiple facility and tenant improvements projects for Boeing manufacturing plants ($1k - $5M).o Worked with stakeholders to identify, validate, and document project requirements and deliverables, including.
• Hand-picked by Boeing Leadership to support 777X new prototype wing development facility, $3M project.o Facility was used to build and test new prototype composite wings for the 777X, Boeing’s latest-long-range.

Greater Seattle Area

• Collaborated with project managers and senior leadership to effectively develop and implement the process standardization of major project reporting.o Standardization was implemented site-wide for all projects >$10M.
• Worked within a matrixed organization to collect, analyze, assess and report on project performance reviews to Boeing leadership. Developed, documented, and tracked remediation/mitigation plans.
• Collected, analyzed, and reported on quantitative earned value metrics (EVMS) to identify project risks, issues, and/or opportunities.

Greater San Diego Area

• Managed and led four separate professional services teams in support of US Navy (SPAWAR) and US Air Force (Air Education and Training Command) programs.
• Hired, developed, trained, and managed staff of 20 personnel.
• Reported individual project status, issues, business trends, and impacts to senior management.
• Achieved maximum profitability on individual programs by closely monitoring profitability variables, managing budgets, and taking corrective actions when necessary.
• Maintained successful working relationships with customers and staff by providing focused relationship management; increased customer satisfaction ratings on CPARS.
• Managed bid and proposal efforts, responded to request for proposals (RFP). Served as primary interface with senior management, technical staff, subcontractors, contracts and pricing.

Greater San Diego Area

• Managed, monitored, and controlled program master schedule & financials for the Pfizer Global Research & Development Information Technology Transformation Program ($27M).
• Project completed under budget and ahead of schedule, effectively transferring or closing all required IT systems in order to close down three Pfizer R&D facilities.
• Coordinated project schedules with internationally located colleagues and senior management to ensure the successful and timely delivery to Pfizer Global Research & Development.
• Planned, implemented, analyzed, and reported on 50 integrated program/project schedules.
• Monitored and maintained each project and resource loaded network (RLN) through program delivery, ensuring RLNs were complete, compliant, and reflective of the actual execution status.
• Worked with finance to develop cost analysis, completion estimates, and analyze earned value.

Greater San Diego Area

• Operated the C4I Program Management Office (PMO) by providing contract & account management for the US Navy (SPAWAR Systems Center); managed eight contracts valued at a total of $242M.
• Integrated functions and activities of the staff necessary to accomplish contract execution.
• Developed methodologies and disciplines to improve business processes within the PMO; ensuring that all proposals submitted on or ahead of scheduled due date.
• Managed multiple, weekly competitive proposals by directing the project team and coordinating proposal scheduling, pricing, basis of estimate (BOE), writing, editing, and submission.
• Experienced with government contracting process, FARS, DFARS, and DCMA regulations and practices.
• Served as primary contact with internal & external cross-functional staff and customers to ensure contract compliance, provide issue resolution, and manage deliverables.

Master'S Of Science Degree, Information Systems

Bachelor'S Of Business Administration Degree, Marketing