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Over 25 years of engineering, leadership, and management experience including more than 15 years in senior and executive-level engineering and management positions. Has over 15 years of missile defense experience, working with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and over 10 years of cyber security working with the different intelligence agencies and DHS. Highly driven and motivated professional and possesses strong listening, oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, initiative, and drive. Motivated, a self-starter and has a proven executive level management style that complements senior DOD executives demand for high paced, high volume workloads in a complex environment with short and long term planning and quick reaction problem solving experience. Extensive experience with managing large and small teams in conducting requirements analysis, test plans and procedures, and integration plans. Has led and prepared cost analysis, and financial data monitoring and reporting for both large and small tasks to accomplish multiple objectives. Demonstrated capability of performing a variety of responsibilities and tasks and managing a diversified work force including contractor teammates. Pays great attention to detail, has strong organizational and excellent communications skills, and possesses strong analytical and problem solving skills. Has a high record of achievement in managing budgets while mentoring and leading a staff. Served as a department manager on a $500M portfolio with P&L responsibility and successfully managed a department of over 450 multi-disciplined engineers, dispersed geographically CONUS and OCONUS. Successfully managed the development of software and firmware requirements, system development, testing, maintenance support, and has substantial experience in metrics and reporting mechanisms to track status of programs and projects, and is a great mentor and motivator.

Listed skills include Program Management, Systems Engineering, Ms Project, Earned Value Management, and 46 others.