Kyle Woerner Email & Phone Number

Woburn, Ma, Us

Profit and loss strategy and responsibility spanning a 7-figure annual revenue with focus on internal operations of spas to streamline business processes and increase client profits.Successful capture of consulting services contracts with multiple 11-figure companies to maximize their returns in unique market sectors.Grew podcast to rank #14 of over 11,000 in the marketing category on Apple podcasts with over ~1M downloads.Expanded training offerings to customer base spanning more than 80 countries.Matured and grew strategic resources to 17 professionals spanning 12 time zones.

Arlington, Va, Us

https://www.darpa.mil/staff/dr-kyle-woernerProgram Manager leading multi-year defense efforts spanning the disciplines of uncrewed systems, undersea influence, autonomy, and human-machine teaming totaling approximately $400MFormed & led teams of technical, programmatic, security, & financial experts to initiate, evaluate proposals, award, & lead projects of 60+ contracts, small business initiatives, grants, tasks, and other transactions Formed & led multiple special access programs spanning multiple levels of classification with interagency equities and protections. Assigned as the Access Approval Authority for multiple special access programsCommunicated highly technical projects to government leaders including: President of the United States, President of the Republic of Korea, Senators, members of the House of Representatives, congressional staffers, and other senior government officials.

Arlington, Va, Us

Hand-picked to serve as the acting Deputy Director of DARPA’s largest technical office during a multi-month leadership transition, with a technical portfolio consisting of approximately $1.2B per year, 20 DARPA Program Managers, 60+ programs and projects, and 250 support contractor personnel

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Researched in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) in collaboration with the Department of Mechanical Engineering (Autonomy and Marine Robotics).Specialized in autonomous collision avoidance, offensive and defensive swarm tactics, and collaborative autonomous problem solving from conceptual to fielded operationsPublished 11 journal articles, conference papers, and theses spanning naval architecture, marine autonomy, and human-machine teamingMajor contributor to a leading autonomy consortium with code actively running on currently fielded international vessels for autonomous collision avoidance

Cambridge, Ma, Us

MIT Brand Award recipient for highest academic standing among Massachusetts Institute of Technology Naval Construction & Engineering student bodyCompleted coursework and associated research for three graduate degreesInterdisciplinary scholar with coursework spanning autonomy & marine robotics, naval architecture, structural mechanics, acoustics, dynamics, hydrodynamics, maneuvering and controls, power electronics, system dynamics, computational science, managerial psychology, financial and management accounting, law & cutting-edge technologies, power & negotiation, and nuclear nonproliferation & security policies

Pearl Harbor, Hi, Us

Initiated and led effort to recapitalize remotely operated underwater vehicle assets focused on maintenance and inspection in Pacific area of operations. Resulted in improved design, test, and fielding of robotic naval payloads for expeditionary deploymentProject Manager of multiple long-duration nuclear powered fast-attack submarine modernizations totaling more than 200,000 person-days of effort and $100M in funding, including the largest and most complex in the submarine class’s history totaling over 160,000 person-days of effort and $89M in resourcesLed nuclear technical and management teams through planning and development of innovative strategies to reduce critical path and total duration by over two months at a savings of over 20,000 person-days

Washington, Dc, Us

Managed and led projects and studies for the Navy’s top admiral regarding unmanned systems, defense acquisition reform, undersea warfare, and strategic planningLed technical innovation campaigns as the Service Chief’s brain trust, ambassador, and scout for research, development, science, and technology efforts spanning the defense enterprise Spearheaded the reorganization of Navy staff to stand up an organizational division for uncrewed systemsContributing author to the Service Chief’s and Secretary of the Navy's Congressional testimony

Washington, Dc, Us

Personally led all U.S. military protocol efforts for Operation Tomodachi (tsunami relief for Fukushima, Japan) as the direct reporting officer to the 4-star operational commanderDirect reporting advisor to 2-star Admiral for operational control of bilateral, joint, unilateral, and combined operations & exercisesFacilitated impromptu visit by Japanese survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor to pay their final respects and ask forgiveness of United States Navy leadershipLead facilitator for hosting all influential U.S. and foreign dignitaries including the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Navy, foreign defense ministers, foreign chiefs of navy, & supreme court associate justice

Washington, Dc, Us

Served key roles on several forward deployed, western Pacific fast-attack submarine national level missionsProven experience of increasing responsibility spanning nuclear engineering and submarine operationsCompleted Naval Nuclear Power School, Nuclear Power Prototype training, and other educational requirementsSubmarine Squadron Division Officer of the Year Award recipient

Arlington, Va, Us

Researched directly with Executive General Manager of Technology in applications of stealth sensingCo-designed new technology which resulted in invention disclosuresMember of special research group for new key mobility media

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Autonomy And Marine Robotics (Mechanical And Oceanographic Engineering)

Naval Engineer'S Degree, Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering

Sm Mechanical Engineering, Marine Autonomy, Structural Mechanics, And Underwater And Structural Acoustics

Master Of Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Systems Engineering