Michael Tatu Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California, United States

Volunteer position

Program Manager for Missile Program for the US and Italian Armed Forces. Guided team from Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) to Multi-year procurements. Implemented design and manufacturing improvements that have already reduced costs by 25% and quadrupled Mean Time Between Failure. Headed the team conducting Manufacturing Readiness Assessments at.

Program Manager for Night Vision Systems for Marine Corps and U. S. Air Force. Installed base of 200 Systems with 200+ System backlog. Guided team from Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) to Multi-year procurements worth over $100M. Manage programs using weekly Earned Value. Consistently met or exceeded Sales, Bookings and Profit Goals.Proposal Manager for.

Rescued a floundering development program for a demanding Boeing customer. Implemented standard reporting procedures and reviews to shorten the cycle for corrective action on the program. Response and cost cutting measures were instrumental in winning a 200 System Multi-Year Production Contract. Promoted to Senior Program Manager.

• Managed Projects that implemented Legal Action tracking system data warehouse for a major Automobile Manufacturer. The automated tools saved over 4 Million a year in legal fees and reduced response time by over 50%.
• Managed a Trademark Infringement Data base Program for a major Automobile Manufacturer that streamlined the process to notify legal, assess the claim, and process the initial legal steps to stop infringement. Project.

United States, Europe And Asia

• Consultant for Alcatel, Amgen, Lexmark, Yale New Haven, Stanford, Northwestern and Johns Hopkins Hospitals. PMP Certified 2001.
• Helped firms develop Strategic training programs to increase market share and revenue. Training Programs developed are still in use today in Europe and Asia
• Selected to head projects at prestigious teaching hospitals. Used process-engineering skills to analyze business processes and developed tools to increase efficiency.
• Developed and presented Value Propositions to Senior Officials in order to secure multi-million dollar projects at some of the leading teaching hospitals in the United States

United States

• Program manager for start-up Laser firm developing aiming devices for firearms.
• Developed marketing and business development plan for the firm and established first two major distributors outside of California.
• Developed a customer database for tracking of orders, repairs and new product notifications

• Program Manager In-Flight entertainment Systems for Cathay Pacific, EVA Airways, Singapore Airlines and Air Canada. Managed the largest in-seat installation project (300+ seats) that the company had at the time..
• Worked with the FAA to tailor the certification process for software and hardware to reduce the time to implement and test the system while still maintaining good safety and engineering procedures.
• Designated to take over troubled program since initial deliveries had numerous hardware and software issues. Implemented a daily corrective action tracking system– system was successful in correcting the problems and.

Platoon Leader, Company Maintenance Officer, Company Commander, Battalion Operations Officer, Division G-3 Staff Officer.

Mba, International Business

MBA with a focus on International Business

Bs, Engineering

Activities and Societies: Cross Country Team, Track Team, Cadet Acting TroupeBS Engineering - Electrical, Mechanical and Software