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Laurel, Md, Us

Laurel, Maryland, Us

Lead and manage a diverse and expanding portfolio of projects in the Robotics and Autonomy Program for the Applied Physics Laboratory's (APL) Research and Exploratory Development Department. Advance and focus the program strategy leveraging APL's significant expertise in robotics and autonomy subject areas to achieve novel and breakthrough discovery. Partner with APL technology group supervisors and area program managers across the laboratory to create and mature a culture of technical excellence, cross-enterprise collaboration, and innovation. Cultivate and sustain new relationships with current and potential future sponsors and research partners.

This position is to serve as a Member of the Scientific & Industry Advisory Board (SIAB) of The Testing, Evaluation and Control of Heterogeneous Large-scale Systems of Autonomous Vehicles (TECHLAV) CenterThe TECHLAV Center is composed of a strong multi-disciplinary team from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (a Historically Black Collage and University, HBCU) and the University of Texas at San Antonio (a Hispanic Serving Institution, HSI). The Center is also partnering with Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (a National Tribal College and University, TCU). TECHLAV will spur innovation through careful design, adaptation, and testing to achieve two main goals: a) teaming and cooperative control of large-scale autonomous systems of vehicles (LSASV), and b) testing, evaluation, validation and verification of LSASV. The SIAB consists of prominent researchers from both industry and academia. The board advises TECHLAV in the development of research plans and identification of potential technical barriers. They will also provide recommendations regarding research, educational priorities, university and faculty interfaces, technology transfer, and the nature of the demonstration and verification. The board members attend annual meetings and also collaborate and advise the TECHLAV Center in the areas of future sustainability.

Yuma, Us

Lead and manage three subordinate test centers consisting of the Yuma Test Center (Arizona); Cold Regions Test Center (Alaska); and Tropic Regions Test Center (Panama, Honduras, Hawaii, and Suriname). Command the Army's busiest proving ground with an integrated workforce of over 2,700 military, civilian, and contractor personnel; and an annual budget exceeding $400 million. Lead a tremendously diverse proving ground mission including developmental, extreme-environmental, and production testing of Department of Defense materiel; experimentation in support of technology development and fundamental research projects; safety verification; and innovative development and implementation of test technology and methodologies.

Serve as the program manager for the Actuation, Dynamics, and Mechanisms basic research program. Identify and publish research thrusts and pursue academic research opportunities resulting in innovative opportunity-driven fundamental research that maximizes potential relevance to identified research gaps. Receive, review, down select, and award grants to universities and advanced research centers. Oversee and manage the execution of those research grants facilitating high-risk, high-reward, fundamental-discovery and novel-research accomplishment. Serve as the principal military adviser and subject-matter expert to basic science and research conducted and/or sponsored by the US Army Research Office totaling over 80 core personnel and $415M budget execution per annum. Review broader research efforts to identify technology transition opportunities against National, Department of Defense, and Army strategies and documented requirements.

Develop and implement requirements and investment strategies to focus small business, minority outreach, and youth science initiatives on Army science and technology goals. Manage the Army’s Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program and the Army Research Office’s Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program by coordinating STTR/SBIR research topic selection; and contract solicitation development, award, and oversight. Manage outreach initiatives including research and instrumentation grant awards to disadvantaged groups (for example, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or Minority Institutions). Manage youth science initiatives including grade school, high school, and college level science fairs and competitions, along with academic grants and scholarships supporting advanced studies. Lead and manage four subordinate program managers with a total budget of $75M.

Lead and manage the life-cycle management (development, production, fielding, and sustainment) of Army and Joint service unmanned/unattended air and ground intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) sensors and systems including an aerostat-based, high-resolution imaging system; overt/covert unattended ground sensor systems; and sensor fusion systems. Develop advanced ISR sensors for unmanned systems for current and future military forces including ground and airborne radar payloads, and airborne imaging electro-optic/infrared payloads. Lead a 55 member team and manage a multi-year budget exceeding $710M across 16 systems.

Primary coordinator and facilitator within the Department of the Army (DA) staff with oversight responsibilities for the over $7B acquisition category I and II programs within the Aviation Rockets and Missiles, and Joint Common Missile program offices. Coordinate directly with the project manager, DA principal staff synchronization officers, training command, materiel commands, and industry to develop program goals and objectives. Define and justify acquisition strategies and budget positions before DA, Office of the Secretary of Defense, US President’s Office of Management and Budget, and US Congress. Serve as the DA-staff acquisition expert on air-to-ground munitions. Provide primary assistance to the DA staff and general officers in preparing for Congressional hearings.

Principal assistant to the program executive officer (PEO) - a brigadier general acquisition commander with over 400 government personnel, and an annual budget exceeding $1 billion. Assist the PEO in developing, integrating, acquiring, and fielding eight critical Army air and missile defense systems. Liaison between the PEO and the project/product managers, the Secretary of Defense, Congress, other services, agencies, and numerous allied countries. Responsible for all staff actions, and preparing correspondence, reports, and briefings. Coordinate Congressional and senior military visits. Supervise and direct the operation of the PEO office and staff. Oversee assigned officer management and professional development.

Primary assistant to the product manager of the Medium Extended Air Defense System - a tri-national, multi-billion-dollar, acquisition category 1D major defense acquisition program. Provide direct management oversight to four civil servants. Assist in the creation, oversight, and execution of a $49M budget. Serve as a manager and subject-matter expert on technology and logistic efforts. Resolve budget, programmatic, security, and technical issues, manage risk, and assess contractor performance. Develop policy for and manage the execution of the transfer of highly-sensitive technologies to the international partners. Chair the Foreign Disclosure Working Integrated Product Team. Coordinate with agencies at the international, NATO, national, and DoD levels.

Plan and execute the collaboration of scientific and technical information on international weapon systems and technologies throughout Europe, Africa, South America, the Middle East, and Russia. Write technical reports in support of DoD research, system development and acquisition programs. Plan and execute the acquisition of international materiel in support of DoD weapon system development, test, and cooperation programs. Serve as the technical expert for DoD organizations in and out of theater to include service research, development and acquisition activities; defense attaches; and tactical, operational and strategic commanders. Liaison with international industry, military, and government representatives.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering