Robert Burnes Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Senior Director, advisor to Program Executive Officer (PEO), key member of the Strategic Leadership Team and Enterprise Chief Program Manager• Responsible for maintaining the Enterprise strategic direction and keeping the program and its 2000+ personnel aligned with the National Defense Strategy and the PEO’s vision during execution • Responsible for developing and managing the Enterprise Acquisition Strategy and Acquisition Program Baseline• Responsible for making decisions on technical and programmatic integration for the F-35 Air System (aircraft and subsystems, intelligence systems, training systems and simulators, and maintenance information system) and advised other team leaders on PM techniques and policy • Responsible for accepting technical, safety and programmatic risk for the PEO • Responsible for developing and maintaining program policies and ensuring compliance• Responsible for planning, programming and budget execution, foreign disclosure, export compliance, configuration and data management, government property, program acquisition, affordability and cost estimates, earned value management and risk management for the Enterprise • Prior to Jan 2020 the position was titled as the Dir, Program Management and Operations. Dual-hatted as the Chief of Operations, I was responsible for all operations policies and delivered business services such as manpower, talent management, human resources, travel support, facilities and support services acquisition to the organization and its thirteen major sites. • Directorate staff included over 130 government and contractor program managers, program analysts, engineers, human resource managers, travel advisors, foreign disclosure officers, export compliance officers, and contracting officers.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Senior Director, advisor to Program Executive Officer (PEO), key member of the Strategic Leadership Team and Enterprise Chief Program Manager• Responsible for maintaining the Enterprise strategic direction and keeping the program and its 2000+ personnel aligned with the National Defense Strategy and the PEO’s vision during execution • Responsible for developing and managing the Enterprise Acquisition Strategy and Acquisition Program Baseline• Responsible for making decisions on technical and programmatic integration for the F-35 Air System (aircraft and subsystems, intelligence systems, training systems and simulators, and maintenance information system) and advised other team leaders on PM techniques and policy • Responsible for accepting technical, safety and programmatic risk for the PEO • Responsible for developing and maintaining program policies and ensuring compliance• Responsible for planning, programming and budget execution, foreign disclosure, export compliance, configuration and data management, government property, program acquisition, affordability and cost estimates, earned value management and risk management for the Enterprise • Prior to Jan 2020 the position was titled as the Dir, Program Management and Operations. Dual-hatted as the Chief of Operations, I was responsible for all operations policies and delivered business services such as manpower, talent management, human resources, travel support, facilities and support services acquisition to the organization and its thirteen major sites. • Directorate staff included over 130 government and contractor program managers, program analysts, engineers, human resource managers, travel advisors, foreign disclosure officers, export compliance officers, and contracting officers.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Direct report to the PEO, member of the F-35 Senior Leadership Team, and Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead• Exercised delegated managerial authority over propulsion programs and IPTs for all phases of the F-35 Propulsion program including contracts totaling in excess of $10B• Directed two major engine development and test programs (prime and alternate engine programs) and directed the execution of production and sustainment programs in support of the F-35 air system • Led a 90-person government team from USAF LCMC, NAVAIR, United Kingdom and Netherlands in executing the JSF propulsion programs across a 3,200+ person multi-service, international, geographically separated government and industry team • Responsible for the development of all plans and documentation pertaining to F-35 propulsion program including Acquisition Strategy and Plan, Source Selection Process and Plan for future propulsion competitions, coordinated Development Test Plan, Logistics Support Concept and Prime Item Development Specification• Effectively managed change, risk and issues, budget and execution to meet USAF, USN, USMC, and International partner planning objectives• Represented the JSF office at executive levels delivering multiple presentations on propulsion program status, accomplishments, risks & issues, requirements for support, and promotion of program objectives to Congressional members and staff as well as all levels of DOD and industry.

Ms, Military National Resource Strategy And Policy

Ms, Systems Engineering

Bs, Aerospace Engineering