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Highly proficient in all disciplines of System Engineering, Process Engineering, and Project Management• Developed key oil & gas industry Use Cases for comm system design and managed two Remote Sensing contracts with Canada• Directed 20+ engineers to develop two Space Segment Specs, each ~2000 requirements, and parallel verification plans in 10 months• Helped develop and maintain GPS III security plans and led successful closure of six major CDR security related action… Show more Highly proficient in all disciplines of System Engineering, Process Engineering, and Project Management• Developed key oil & gas industry Use Cases for comm system design and managed two Remote Sensing contracts with Canada• Directed 20+ engineers to develop two Space Segment Specs, each ~2000 requirements, and parallel verification plans in 10 months• Helped develop and maintain GPS III security plans and led successful closure of six major CDR security related action items• Managed GPS III space/ground interface requirements successfully including coordination of many major design changes• Guided 50+ engineers to develop over 32 major technical operations threads and 500 integrated space segment architecture views • Led a corporate level IRAD to design a Control Room prototype that quickly simulated costs/benefits of network alternatives• Provided corporate directed on-site DoDAF instruction to IS&GS, SSC, Aero, MFC, and MS2 on an ad hoc basis• Coordinated GOES-R weather satellite ground segment operations concept emphasizing computing space data to weather products• Led large scale COTS integration for the Astrolink ground segment SW• Received over seven significant performance awards for level of accomplishments, ingenuity, leadership, and exceptional adaptability Show less

-Redesigned ACA's LAN/WAN infrastructure to update the network and SW technology, reduce O&M costs, and increase network efficiency and reliability-Led LAN/WAN Tiger Team to develop new design and design specifications, interface definitions, SOWs, and RFP packages. Further led team to evaluate proposals, select and negotiate with vendors, and to implement the new design-Sponsored revolutionary ERP software product transformation from character-based to GUI including multi-layer… Show more -Redesigned ACA's LAN/WAN infrastructure to update the network and SW technology, reduce O&M costs, and increase network efficiency and reliability-Led LAN/WAN Tiger Team to develop new design and design specifications, interface definitions, SOWs, and RFP packages. Further led team to evaluate proposals, select and negotiate with vendors, and to implement the new design-Sponsored revolutionary ERP software product transformation from character-based to GUI including multi-layer processing, full ODBC, and Internet/Web access. -Led development of new ISO 9001 process procedures to achieve step-change improvement in quality control of software production, system design and delivery, and customer support. Show less

SAP Production Planning (PP) Project Lead (1996-1997)-Co-led SAP implementation in record-breaking time (11 months). Achievement was recognized in a Wall Street Journal article for SAP-Managed the implementation of SAP PP which covered American, European, Asian, and Australian forecasting, planning, production, and distribution operationsProcess Renewal Leader (1995-1996) -Selected as one of eight individuals out of 2100 to reengineer the business model of the new… Show more SAP Production Planning (PP) Project Lead (1996-1997)-Co-led SAP implementation in record-breaking time (11 months). Achievement was recognized in a Wall Street Journal article for SAP-Managed the implementation of SAP PP which covered American, European, Asian, and Australian forecasting, planning, production, and distribution operationsProcess Renewal Leader (1995-1996) -Selected as one of eight individuals out of 2100 to reengineer the business model of the new corporation-Worked with key worldwide reps from finance, sales, marketing, service, and R&D to identify the optimal business processes for the global company-Streamlined mfg processes reducing production time standards, improving quality, and decreasing inventoryProduction Supervisor (1994-1995)-Maintained 98% on time completion, improved customer install quality 20%, and reduced labor costs 14%-Exceeded objectives and became the only supervisory level employee to receive bonus awardsMaterial Control Supervisor (1991-1994)-Co-led organization to ISO 9001 and Class A Business Resource Planning (BRP, MRP II) certification-Decreased inventory and labor costs approximately 20% per year on $50M volume and decreased part shortages by 50%Facilities Engineer (1989-1991)-Co-directed install of state-of-the-art cool storage unit and computerized control network for an extensive HVAC system resulting in an award for the most energy efficient building in Delaware-Restructured and revitalized the entire work order and service system thereby decreasing turnaround time by 48% and increasing productivity of the facilities workforce by 73%Project Mgr, Energy Consultant (1985-1989)-Managed commercial and residential construction projects-Nuclear Power Consulting: co-leading preparation of nuclear power plants through qualification testing (temperature, pressure, radiation) for NRC audits Show less