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Senior Project Engineering Manager/Engineering Bid Proposal Manager- Lead $15M+ new business development programs focused on low cost leadership and time to market- Implemented a streamlined bid and proposal process validated for accuracy with historical actuals, also providing an indication of organizational and team level performance - Introduced innovative employee and community engagement programs supporting the company brand and initiatives- Developed strong customer and subcontractor relations as company liaison, resulting in global and regional teaming agreements- Reduced unit production cost by leading the application of Design To Cost principles, thereby increasing profit margin- Mitigated risk on high risk, rapid development programs- Secured and managed funding for self funded and customer funded R&D projects- Managed program schedules and milestones in Microsoft Project- Projected financial spend plans for multi-year technology roadmap- Coordinated engineering programs with supply chain (SAP), contracts, finance, subcontracts, program and executive management and the FAA- Advanced technology in high speed Ka band internet and streaming TV service to commercial aircraft- Wrote technical volumes, proposals and contract deliverables- Conducted internal and external design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR, TIMs)- Defined and managed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track and record project and team performance

- Technical director of engineering teams of 20-30 multi-disciplined engineers for $10M+ state-of-the-art electro-optical/IR laser rangefinder/designator programs- Achieved impeccable record for executing programs within cost and schedule to exceed customer (PEO Solider) expectations on firm-fixed price and time and materials contracts- Lead inventor on unique Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) north-finding problem solutions resulting in market leadership- Advanced the organization's technology roadmap as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in navigation systems- Defined processes for managing Earned Value (EV) resulting in unprecedented profit margin for development programs as the lead Cost Account Manager (CAM)- Led focus programs to achieve CMMI Level 3 and ISO9000 certifications- Led trade studies of complex architectures for leading edge technology enhancements of integrated north finding systems- Bridged gaps in both technology and performance leading to a $9.1M contract award and 5 follow on programs totaling $60M- Applied Concept of Operations (CONOPS) principles to improve requirements definition- Reduced design iterations by improving simulations and modeling of system performance- Improved defect containment requirements in DOORS and SLATE as Requirements Management lead- Defined and managed Technical Performance Measures (TPMs)- Defined and managed engineering scope, budget, schedule and manpower- Provided leadership for engineering mentees

- Led 20 ballistic missile missions for Hera Targets- Designed 18 target launch vehicle systems to support Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Patriot Advance Capability-3 (PAC-3) programs- Performed 17 field launch operations and on-site launch support for PEO Missiles and Space- Guidance, Navigation and Controls specialist for Hera, THAAD, SRALT, LRALT, MKV, QRLV, SELVS- Technical lead for systems and software engineering teams- Lead 6-DOF simulation analyst for systems design, performance predictions and post-mission analysis- Supported new business development through building customer relationships- Cost Account Manager (CAM) for Earned Value (EV) management, scope management, scheduling and milestone setting- Defined system architectures including new liquid booster design for DARPA program for quick reaction delivery of small payloads for NASA to the International Space Station- Performed orbital and sub-orbital modeling and trajectory simulation development and analysis- Performed system integration, verification and validation for qualification testing of launch vehicles- Conducted computer-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing- Provided range integration/coordination and range safety support- Performed mass property analysis- Performed proximity operations and rendezvous operations analyses- Performed liquid propulsion and hazard analyses- Defined new launch procedures and go/no-go criteria- Developed, managed, allocated and flowed down requirements and budgets- Generated software for simulations and analysis tools- Wrote technical volumes and proposals