Retired Military with 15 years experience in the Defense Aerospace Industry. Professional Student with over 10 years of graduate studies, two masters' degrees and 35 years of federal proposal, technical, business, academic and freelance writing. Education: BA: 1990 Liberal Arts. GPA: 3.4MSIT: 2006 Information Technology. GPA: 3.4MBA: 2012 Business Administration. GPA: 3.8U.S. Army RetiredWriting Experience: Freelance Writing: 5 years’ experience writing all manner of content including; creative articles, blogs, SEO, e-Bay Buyers Guides, College papers, PowerPoint presentations, website content, brochures, instructional manuals, business proposals, military advisor for e-book, and papers on any topic.Technical Writing: 10 years’ experience as an Instructor and Curriculum Developer of formal military training in the subject area of Cryptologic and Signals Analysis.Academic Writing: 20+ years’ experience writing college papers in the APA, Harvard, and Chicago styles of writing. The majority of the papers written over the years were APA Style. I never received a grade below a B on any paper that I authored.Business Writing: 15 years’ experience writing all manner of business documents including: System Engineering Management Plans, Factory Acceptance Testing, Business Proposals, White Papers, Executive Summaries, Formal Document Reviews and Reports, Teaming Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Export License Caveats, Standard Operating Procedures, Training Curriculum, Training Tests, Funding Requests and much more.I am a thorough and meticulous writer, able to write excellent quality articles or papers on any topic at any level. I excel at research and enjoy creating quality work. I have an exemplary work ethic honed by 21 years of military service and 15 years of leadership experience post-military. I am ready to get busy; let’s write!

Leads a team of 85 Machinists, Engineers, Technicians and Support Staff in the Defense and Aerospace precision machining of complex parts and assemblies. Full P&L Responsibility for $15M in annual sales, budget and schedule by the AS9100 and ISO 9001 certified, ITAR compliant 65,000sf facility comprised of two separate locations. Leads, coaches, formally evaluates and mentors subordinate Directors in the areas of Manufacturing Programming and Production Operations, Engineering, Quality, Facilities Maintenance and IT, Supply and Logistics, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, ITAR Compliance and Finance. Meets daily with Directors and Finance Controller to review budget and schedule and take corrective actions if necessary to ensure profitability and on-time delivery. Provides corporate executive leaders with briefings and recommendations on sensitive issues and information; recommends and defends courses of action. Leads proposal efforts, requirements analysis and decomposition, staffing analysis and allocation, and proposal capture activities. Leads military proposals, interprets regulations and other directives sets and enforces appropriate policies and procedures to ensure adherence. Champions the tracking and enforcement of safety policies, near-miss reporting and Strategic initiatives. Walks the floor several times daily to communicate with workers, foster a positive work environment and increase morale; recognizes and awards excellence. Oversees the vetting of vendors and approved vendors list. Communicates policies and procedures to workforce, customers, and other stakeholders. Provides Change Management for regulations, policies, and plans. Directs and oversees new program implementations, Leads Budget development and plan creation efforts to satisfy budgetary and staffing of acquired contracts. Interprets ITAR and EAR regulations and ensures conformance.

Leads a team of 50 technicians and salaried support staff in the daily operations of a 50,000 sf metal finishing facility. Responsible for hiring and firing of staff and evaluations of subordinate leaders and managers. Provides all in-house support and metal finishing services for a 48,000 sf machining company operating 150 spindles on a 24-hour schedule. Solely responsible for the profit and loss of the ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100-C certified metal finishing division. Analyzes monthly data to ensure maintenance, fixed and variable costs, labor, maintenance, and operations are commensurate with budget, policies and procedures. Takes immediate action to correct and overcome critical path risks, bottlenecks and other hindrances to on-time, on-budget program completion. Monitors performance standards and cost of energy and utility trends. Mentors subordinate leaders and managers, establishes and enforces policies and procedures, Provides guidance to employees and supervisors regarding energy management, EPA and OSHA requirements. Interprets ITAR and EAR regulations and ensures conformance. Provides MIL-STD metal finishing services including: chem-film, anodize, passivation, nondestructive testing and prime/paint to first tier defense contractors, military organizations, and commercial and private sector customers. Ensures adherence to MIL-STD specifications, EPA regulations and OSHA regulations

Implemented and controlled the technical execution of multiple programs totaling $18 Million. Directed the activities of personnel to meet the organizational goals of the company through acquisition, development and execution, and maintenance stages of project life cycles for assigned programs. Established and controlled Task Order/IDIQ program budgets, baselined and maintained schedules, negotiated and administered all company contracts to ensure legal compliance and, on-time, on-budget execution. Lead Proposal Efforts and Managed Business Development and Technical Writing Sections. Provided technical and programmatic advisory support to the CEO, Operations Manager, and Engineering Director. Managed the Infrastructure, and Process Development Effort to attain AS9100 Certification. Relied upon to handle a wide range of management issues as Recruiter, Hiring Manager, and Assistant HR Representative in accordance with CEO and CFO guidance.

Simultaneously managed the profit, loss and earned value metrics of five Foreign Military Defense programs totaling $28 Million. Managed contract negotiation, administration, and change process of assigned contracts. Ensured legal compliance to FAR, DFAR, and UCC for assigned contracts. Provided oversight of Export and International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR) issues for Foreign Military Sales and Foreign Military Funds (FMS, FMF) programs. Provided technical leadership to cross functional engineering teams. Supervised training and technical publication development, Crafted cost estimates and proposals, negotiated and administered the execution and change management of all awarded contracts. Provided technical leadership and SIGINT expertise to multiple teams in the development, integration, testing, and training of complex Direction Finding, Communications Intelligence (COMINT), SIGINT, Training, and Spectrum Monitoring Systems for various airborne, ship-borne, tactical and man-pack platforms for national level agencies. Reviewed and approved Configuration Management and Data Management changes. Performed off-site testing at customer facilities and field sites. Approved test procedures, witnessed Factory Acceptance Testing, and performed final sign-off with customer to sell off product. Performed system requirements analysis leading to design specifications on multiple VME, PXI and hybrid based COMINT, SIGINT, and Spectrum Monitoring and Electronic Warfare (EW) systems. Primary liaison with customers during preliminary and critical design reviews. Proposal lead on numerous proposals; capture lead on successful $4M Terrestrial Microwave proposal and $2M Ship-borne Direction Finding proposal, Performed contract negotiations on successful proposals. Represented the company to Senatorial Staff during a contractual dispute with the Country of Jordan.

Technical SIGINT Consultant to various sections within Raytheon Company's IIS Department. Assisted in the Development, Integration, Testing, and Customer Sell-Off of SIGINT payload for emerging Army Airborne Platform. Performed testing of Software Baseline Upgrades for remote sensors, data links, SIGINT packages, and telephone surveillance systems.Performed System Integration Testing and On-Site Flight Tests to demonstrate successful upgrades to Prime Mission Equipment and Ground Control processors for Legacy Airborne Platforms. Managed risk and opportunity management/mitigation on a $30 Million Contract. Performed formal inspections on Contract Deliverables. Performed Trade Studies. Prepared Bases of Estimates as proposal input to bids for new business. Performed Requirements Analysis, Authored Master Test Plans, Requirements Cross Reference Matrices, IV&V and Acceptance Test Procedures, Qualification Test Procedures, Site Installation Plans, System Engineering Management Plans, and Risk Management Plans.

10/2001 – 10/2003/Navy Center for Cryptology/Pensacola, FL/Grade Level: E-7SENIOR CRYPTOLOGIC INSTRUCTOR/CURRICULUM DEVELOPER1999 – 10/2001/Navy Center for Cryptology/Pensacola, FL/Grade Level: E-7COURSE MANAGER03/1998 – 08/1999/KRSOC/Kunia, HI/Grade Level: E-8 (Billet and Eval)SENIOR MISSION COORDINATOR05/1997 – 03/1998/KRSOC/Kunia, HI/Grade Level: E-7NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE02/1995 – 05/1997/NSA/FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MD/Grade Level: E-7SECTION SUPERVISOR/SENIOR ANALYST 12/1990 – 02/1995Navy Center for Cryptology/Pensacola, FL/Grade Level: E-6SIGNAL ANALYSIS INSTRUCTOR01/1987 – 12/1990Field Station Augsburg/Augsburg, FRG/Grade Level: E-5SIGNAL ANALYST06/1982 – 06/1985Fort Bliss, TX/Grade Level: E-4HAWK MISSILE FIRE CONTROLLER