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Phoenix, Az, Us

Vandenberg Sfb, Ca

Led and oversaw the performance of a 96-member team supporting booster transportation operations across 4 sites and maintained 7 vital space lift processing facilities worth $80M. Oversaw operations efficiency, manpower/staffing, budgeting, and special projects.

Directs acquisition programs critical to fulfilling priority DoD missions. Provides leadership and management expertise through all phases of the acquisition life cycle. Responsible for personnel and financial resources allocated to program. Directs program activities pertaining to acquisition logistics, configuration and data management, contracting, engineering, manufacturing, program control, system safety, and test and evaluation. Assures development and delivery of program systems. Maintains relations with industry, educational institutions, professional organizations, and the civilian community. Responsive to user environment, concerns, and requirements. Promotes technology, base enhancement, and technology transition into systems. Translates operational requirements into acquisition programs, evaluates contractor proposals, and recommends implementing actions. Establishes plans for system acquisition, including testing and evaluating programs progress. Formulates policies and procedures for developing, procuring, and producing activities. Develops organization and manning requirements. Interprets and directs execution of policies, procedures, regulations, and directives. Manages and directs collective actions of participating organizations. Ensures proposals and changes are sound in terms of operational, development, procurement, production, and support requirements. Manages contract performance supporting a program and acts as the official source of information. Establishes a program baseline and manages within it. Maintains an assessment of program progress and performance versus requirements, threat, schedule, and cost. Informs headquarters of recommended changes. Ensures accomplishment of program budgeting, funding, and accounting functions. Manages program costs by forcing identification of life cycle costs, developing "design to" cost parameters, and weighing all program decisions and program cost thresholds.

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Served as the principal advisor and manager of daily operations for a $3B+ acquisitions program. Also served as the Program Manager of the Innovation & Analytics Department with direct oversight of a 20-member contractor team delivering automated data analytics/visualization applications for DoD agencies.

Directs acquisition programs critical to fulfilling priority DoD missions. Provides leadership and management expertise through all phases of the acquisition life cycle. Responsible for personnel and financial resources allocated to program. Directs program activities pertaining to acquisition logistics, configuration and data management, contracting, engineering, manufacturing, program control, system safety, and test and evaluation. Assures development and delivery of program systems. Maintains relations with industry, educational institutions, professional organizations, and the civilian community. Responsive to user environment, concerns, and requirements. Promotes technology, base enhancement, and technology transition into systems. Translates operational requirements into acquisition programs, evaluates contractor proposals, and recommends implementing actions. Establishes plans for system acquisition, including testing and evaluating programs progress. Formulates policies and procedures for developing, procuring, and producing activities. Develops organization and manning requirements. Interprets and directs execution of policies, procedures, regulations, and directives. Manages and directs collective actions of participating organizations. Ensures proposals and changes are sound in terms of operational, development, procurement, production, and support requirements. Manages contract performance supporting a program and acts as the official source of information. Establishes a program baseline and manages within it. Maintains an assessment of program progress and performance versus requirements, threat, schedule, and cost. Informs headquarters of recommended changes. Ensures accomplishment of program budgeting, funding, and accounting functions. Manages program costs by forcing identification of life cycle costs, developing "design to" cost parameters, and weighing all program decisions and program cost thresholds.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Managed a 12-member executive support staff providing administrative support to a 700-member organization. Coordinated the receipt, processing, and submission of employee awards, leader evaluations, PTO requests, and promotion paperwork.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Led 50+ military, government, & contractor employees executing advanced space training for DoD & allies with direct oversight of 16 courses and a $3.8M budget, offering critical space orientation training.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Directed a 40-member team within a $145M development, test, and operational center providing infrared (IR) and early missile warning architecture. Also led a 150-member rehearsal team for launch, on-orbit tests, and payload data certification of new geosynchronous satellites (GEO).

Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Civil Engineering/Construction Management

Master'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General, Suma Cum Laude