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Manassas, Va, Us

Arlington Virginia

Arlington Va

Arlington Va

Fort Belvoir

Managed cost, schedule and performance in Fire Support and Non-Lethal weapon systems for US Special Forces. Worked closely with users to ensure required capabilities met the needs of project stakeholders, customers and end users.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Managed, mentored, trained and directed 48-member financial team executing Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution activities, consisting of military, government employees & contractors supporting Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle with a $1.7B annual budget.• Led development and distribution of executive-level Department of Defense products, including Selected Acquisition Reports, Defense Acquisition Executive Summaries, Monthly Acquisition Reports, and Acquisition Program… Show more Managed, mentored, trained and directed 48-member financial team executing Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution activities, consisting of military, government employees & contractors supporting Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle with a $1.7B annual budget.• Led development and distribution of executive-level Department of Defense products, including Selected Acquisition Reports, Defense Acquisition Executive Summaries, Monthly Acquisition Reports, and Acquisition Program Baseline reporting. • Led 32-member cross-functional team to re-certify program in four months; keeping program as an active Air Force program of record Show less

Greater Los Angeles Area

Supervised 17 military and government employees, coordinated with 20 functional staff, 120+ employees at 4 geographically-separated units. Directed 1,100 prime, System Engineering & Integration, and Federally Funded Research & Development Centers contractors.• Selected to replace retiring senior managers; concurrently served as Branch Chief and Business Manager for 3 Launch & Test Range System contracts worth $2.4B ($110M annually) and a $3.8B new competition selection.• Led final… Show more Supervised 17 military and government employees, coordinated with 20 functional staff, 120+ employees at 4 geographically-separated units. Directed 1,100 prime, System Engineering & Integration, and Federally Funded Research & Development Centers contractors.• Selected to replace retiring senior managers; concurrently served as Branch Chief and Business Manager for 3 Launch & Test Range System contracts worth $2.4B ($110M annually) and a $3.8B new competition selection.• Led final phase and closeout activities of 15-year, $1.1B Range Standardization & Automation contract. Delivered final 2-year phase on schedule and within budget; turned over 2,500+ system test assets/documents to the operations & maintenance contractor.• Managed development, scheduling, integration & test of over 20 eastern/western launch safety systems, ensuring 47 successful Government & commercial launches. Show less

Bristol, United Kingdom

Advised Ministry of Defense Tanker Program Director on technical compliance issues for acquisition, foreign military sales, and cryptology for 27-year, $26B replacement of UK air refueling systems.• Managed $21M of Ministry of Defense government-furnished assets; ensuring $1M in medical equipment and $20M computer support were available for operation testing.• Managed coordination activities of 23 US-UK agencies and seven commercial groups in four countries & the European Union;… Show more Advised Ministry of Defense Tanker Program Director on technical compliance issues for acquisition, foreign military sales, and cryptology for 27-year, $26B replacement of UK air refueling systems.• Managed $21M of Ministry of Defense government-furnished assets; ensuring $1M in medical equipment and $20M computer support were available for operation testing.• Managed coordination activities of 23 US-UK agencies and seven commercial groups in four countries & the European Union; secured $4M in international agreements through three US foreign military sales cases and one French direct commercial sale, two 2 years ahead of need Show less

Rockford, Illinois Area

Led six-person team overseeing $1B+ in major weapon system contracts, supporting V-22 Osprey, Joint Strike Fighter, FA-22 Raptor, RAH-66 Comanche, & Family Medium Tactical Vehicle programs. Provided in-plant oversight of cost, schedule, technical analysis, & program management efforts, giving real-time performance analysis to program managers and other government agencies.• Developed database to track and analyze performance and related quality trends, reducing power generator rejection… Show more Led six-person team overseeing $1B+ in major weapon system contracts, supporting V-22 Osprey, Joint Strike Fighter, FA-22 Raptor, RAH-66 Comanche, & Family Medium Tactical Vehicle programs. Provided in-plant oversight of cost, schedule, technical analysis, & program management efforts, giving real-time performance analysis to program managers and other government agencies.• Developed database to track and analyze performance and related quality trends, reducing power generator rejection rate by 50%• Led analysis and redevelopment of major program integration delegations; resolving issues and getting delegations signed for FA-22 & V-22 which previously had been stalled for 2 years Show less

Greater Boston Area

Managed Electronic System Command 's manpower package coordination efforts and center focal point for 42 Foreign Military Sales cases estimated at $2.5B.• Organized inaugural “Japan Day” country coordination team, allowing for closer coordination on issues with Center program managers, headquarter personnel, and embassy representatives

Greater Boston Area

Managed planning, budget, installation, integration, testing & sustainment of $12M Advanced Entry Control System. • Led 15 member Integrated Product team for Advanced Entry Control System project at nuclear weapons storage sites; using teaming approach for combined testing events, saved 2 months of program schedule

Greater Los Angeles Area

Directed and managed test programs at 5 test agencies for $120M Global Positioning System (GPS) handheld receivers & $20M Special Operations GPS handheld receivers. Led development of cooperative test procedures for next generation handheld devices.• Led 15 person international planning team, negotiating agreement in 5 months which previously was stalled for 2 years, $2M in immediate savings in classified research, with $3M expected in the future and led 8 Nation Memorandum of… Show more Directed and managed test programs at 5 test agencies for $120M Global Positioning System (GPS) handheld receivers & $20M Special Operations GPS handheld receivers. Led development of cooperative test procedures for next generation handheld devices.• Led 15 person international planning team, negotiating agreement in 5 months which previously was stalled for 2 years, $2M in immediate savings in classified research, with $3M expected in the future and led 8 Nation Memorandum of Understanding development for future GPS handheld receiver testing, promoting interoperability and $4M in foreign military sales• Led development of multi-lateral Memorandum of Understanding between United States, Australia and United Kingdom for Navigation Warfare program, reducing duplication and saving $25M and led United States, Australia, and United Kingdom cooperative research team on $100M cooperative research project ensuring exchange of developmental prototypes, training , tactics and procedures between the nations Show less

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Cobol programmer

Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina

Ato production system operator

Master Of Science (M.S.), Management Information Systems, General, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Veteran Administration work study program

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Activities and Societies: Air Force ROTC

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Activities and Societies: Martial arts Clubs (Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Judo) - National Colligate competitor for Tae Kwon Do