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Woodland Hills, Ca

Providing leadership on multiple software and hardware development/missionization upgrade programs for various fixed wing and rotary aircraft platforms valued at over $30M annually.Current International program responsibilities for various programs with customers in England, Spain, Turkey, Israel, Germany, Poland, Korea and Switzerland (Airbus Military, Elbit, Elta, IAF, RUAG, Agusta Westland etc.)New business proposal leader. Work with domestic and international customers to develop Statements of Work and technical requirements for upcoming engineering non-recurring development programs. Lead proposal teams in the development of cost & technical proposals.Experienced in the development of export license applications for the Department of State and the Department of Commerce to allow the exchange of technical data and controlled hardware with international customers and business partners.Previously responsible for all program activities (product design, manufacturing strategy, sourcing strategy, qualification and certification, schedule, budget etc.) associated with a commercial navigation system development program valued at over $42M targeted for certification on Airbus’ A380, A340 & A320 platforms. Also responsible for 4 legacy manufacturing/overhaul and repair programs valued at over $30M annually.Implemented risk management programs to assess, quantify and mitigate technical, cost and schedule risks. Applied earned value and other program metrics to measure cost & schedule performance.Responsible for leading the engineering team to develop and implement product design strategies and resolve complex technical requirements associated with product development. Also responsible for leading the contracts negotiation team in negotiating cost, scope creep and technical requirements with customers.

Lanham, Md

General Management and P&L responsibility for Northrop Grumman’s Space Technology and Services site with annual sales of $35M.Developed strategy and organizational restructuring plan that resulted in the turnaround of a $35M/year Northrop Grumman site responsible for developing and manufacturing space products for NASA and military customers.Renegotiated several development programs with customers that resulted in a 50% increase in operating margin.Provided hands-on leadership and direction to all functional (engineering, manufacturing, business management, business development, human resources, program management etc.) organizations.Oversaw and directed a team that integrated the site into a newly created Northrop Grumman sector, Technical Services.Managed and grew client relationships and developed / maintained strong corporate and client relationships.

Woodland Hills, Ca

Responsible for pursuing cost-effective manufacturing, supply chain, O&R and quality assurance strategies.Implemented a risk management process across all programs to assess, quantify and mitigate program risks.Lead several teams focused on manufacturing outsourcing and other cost reduction initiatives targeted to increase operating margin and improve cost competitiveness.Participated in due diligence activities related to the acquisition of new product lines from other companies.

Woodland Hills, Ca

Slashed manufacturing labor costs by $.74M/year (79% overall reduction annually) by implementing manufacturing strategies that included low cost offshore manufacturing in a low-medium volume high mix environment.Supervised an average of 40-60 concurrent projects.

Woodland Hills, Ca

Reduced on-receipt rejects by 94% at major OEMs by implementing a companywide root cause corrective action process and introducing Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) and producibility processes into the product development cycle.Responsible for revamping an existing quality system that was largely reactionary and ineffective in terms of process control, defect prevention and corrective action implementation.Led various teams that resulted in a complete re-engineering of key internal business processes and a significant increase in productivity and product quality.Successfully implemented a quality system that was certified to ISO 9001, AS 9000 and Boeing’s D1-9000 Revision A, advanced quality system.

Woodland Hills, Ca

Hands-on Technical and managerial leadership to a staff of Mechanical Engineers, Printed Circuit Board Designers, Manufacturing Process Engineers and Prototype Assemblers. Also responsible for New Product Introduction, Producibility and Design-to-Cost.Responsible for new product introduction of laser gyro and GPS based navigation systems.

Mba, Business Management

Bs, Industrial Technology