As a Program Life Cycle Manager, I oversee the development and execution of long-term plans to achieve critical program objectives. This role focuses on integrating emerging technologies, streamlining processes, and mitigating risks to ensure mission success.-Design and implement forward-looking Development Plans, spanning 1–3 years, to align technology onboarding with strategic program objectives.-Partner with DoD agencies, acquisition offices, and industry collaborators to refine strategic plans, optimize resource allocation, and evaluate risk profiles.-Coordinate with the Lead System Integrator to seamlessly transition Development Plans into executable year-of-action tasks.-Co-lead the Risk Management Board and Change Control Board, identifying and mitigating program-level risks through structured frameworks.-Facilitate formal reviews of proposed system architecture changes, ensuring cybersecurity compliance and alignment with cross-functional goals.-Develop briefing materials and deliver progress updates to program managers and senior leadership.-Foster collaboration among stakeholders in weekly status calls across TRMC, OUSD (R&E), INDOPACOM, and other CONUS and OCONUS teams.

Translate program requirements into a projected Development Plan covering 1 to 3 years in the future which reflects the time phased onboarding of new technologies to achieve program objectives.- Collaborate with DoD agencies, acquisition program offices, or technology providers in the refinement of planning, resource requirements to achieve objectives, and risk assessment.- Coordinate with the program's Lead System Integrator to transition the Development Plan into year of execution actions and tasks.- Serve as Coordinator and Co-lead for the program's Risk Management Board and Change Control Board.- Facilitate the identification, analysis, response planning, and implementation of mitigation steps for program level risks.- Facilitate the formal review of proposed changes to system architecture and interfaces, ensuring proposed changes are reviewed for impacts across all product teams as well as for cybersecurity accreditations prior to presentation to the program manager for approval.- Prepare briefing materials to facilitate meetings, as directed, and report progress to the PM.- Participate in multiple weekly status calls with DE2/VFDE team members at TRMC, OUSD (R&E) and INDOPACOM, along with other disparate CONUS and OCONUS locations.

In this role, I worked in a team environment to deploy a virtual network spread across multiple Availability Zones in a Region with RDS, Elasticache, EFS and various other AWS compute resources. The environment uses a highly available, scalable and fault tolerant design intended to serve a large customer base. • Audited and deployed CloudFormation Templates, implementing Infrastructure as Code. • Created an Amazon RDS Database with high availability and backups configured.

In this role, I was dedicated to driving success through efficient management of business activities. My hands-on leadership style and strong communication skills enable me to build cohesive teams and develop innovative solutions that meet and exceed business objectives.My key achievements:Revenue Growth & Market Expansion: Developed and executed a comprehensive business plan, resulting in a 50% increase in revenue and significant market share expansion.Stakeholder Engagement: Established and nurtured key partnerships, fostering strong relationships with stakeholders.Operational Excellence: Managed day-to-day operations across finance, HR, and IT, ensuring seamless integration and efficiency.Project Management & Customer Satisfaction: Implemented best practices in project management and resource allocation, markedly improving project outcomes and enhancing customer satisfaction.

In this role, I steered maintenance and long-term life cycle management of Amphibious Warships for Surface Fleet to ensure seamless workflow. I employ my analytical abilities to track employees' performance and set expectations for future results. I contribute to streamlining organizational operations by efficiently leading administrative functions, including engineering and maintenance. I establish a positive/trusting working environment by addressing staff concerns, providing effective solutions, and offering necessary guidance.My notable contributions to this role are:• Increased staff productivity by training teams via complex inspections, while maintaining employee practices of quality.• Enabled on-time project completion by entering data into system, providing status of equipment, and monitoring job order status, while determining priorities and tracking repair parts.• Improved readiness level and preparedness for casualties by establishing and updating processes, policies, and procedures for installation, modification, quality control, and inspection.

During this role, I protected resources, minimized customer inconvenience, identified key staff, and assigned specific responsibilities to employees by designing effective contingency plans. I was mainly involved in the identification of potential issues and analysis of problems to maintain quality standards, while providing input for future maintenance process improvements.My valuable contributions to this role are:• Fulfilled mission-critical and future needs of organization by developing and implementing efficient operations (combat, multi-ship, sea, and air) and cost-effective systems.• Increased team productivity and quality of production as well as improved readiness level of members by offering professional development, health, and welfare to staff members.

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★ Trojan Battalion Advisor, Assistant Professor and Surface Warfare Officer Instructor at the University of Southern California, Department of Naval Science. I am an Assistant Professor at the NROTC Program, established to educate and train students to become commissioned officers to serve in the Naval Services.My major contributions to this role are:• Recognized for remarkable ability to teach, inspire and develop students and co-workers. • Taught campus-based courses adopting instructional technology; conducted lectures and seminars.• Mentored students in their academic training; and assessed students in their fields of expertise (engineering, business, tech) providing instructional assistance and monitoring student progress.• Developed and conducted reading, writing, study skills and related workshops. • Published internal, term, semester and test results, and monitored students’ performance and provided appropriate suggestions and training for betterment. • Contributed to the efficient management and administration of the department and the college.

★ Surface Warfare Officer Mentor and Instructor, Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles Department of Naval Science. I am an Adjunct Professor at the NROTC Program, established to educate and train students to become commissioned officers to serve in the Naval Services. My major contributions to this role are:• Recognized for remarkable ability to teach, inspire and develop students and co-workers. • Taught campus-based courses adopting instructional technology; conducted lectures and seminars.• Mentored students in their academic training; and assessed students in their fields of expertise (engineering, business, tech) providing instructional assistance and monitoring student progress.• Developed and conducted reading, writing, study skills and related workshops. • Published internal, term, semester and test results, and monitored students’ performance and provided appropriate suggestions and training for betterment. • Contributed to the efficient management and administration of the department and the college

★ Worked in progressively more responsible positions in the U.S. Navy, advancing from an enlisted aviation machinist to Commander; combining executive operations, engineering; quality management; and human capital management education and experience, leading quality control and assurance – as Collateral Duty Inspector for three different work centers and Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative for Power Plants; as Naval Instructor for Naval Operation Support Center; as Repair Officer; and as ship’s Damage Control Assistant.✔Rapidly promoted and in top % of performers: chosen as only 1 of 55 enlisted officers meritoriously promoted; again advanced as 1 of only 8 aviation machinists promoted in entire Navy; part of the less than 5% selected for Officer Candidate School; promoted to officer, promoted twice again thereafter to Lieutenant. ✔ Managed human resources with formal training in employment law, benefits administration, workers compensation, OSHA, HIPAA & FMLA compliance; proficient in PeopleSoft.✔Mastered and applied MBA-level coursework including financial accounting and reporting, total quality management, team production, human resources management, and management of information systems.✔ Directed Quality Assurance/Control with Lean Six Sigma training; certification as Collateral Duty Inspector (prevention of defects), plus completion of over 30 safety compliance/quality-related training courses.✔Made proficient use of Microsoft Project and Mavenlink project management software and Asana web/mobile application for collaboration, applied training in Project Management Institute (PMI) and Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) processes. ✔Awarded 4 Navy Achievement Medals, Navy Unit Commendation, 3 Navy “E” ribbons, 2 Good Conduct Medals, National Defense medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.