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San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, Ca, Us

Manage the cost, schedule, and labor hours of one subsystem in the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System for two separate aircraft carrier programs worth roughly $150 million.Baselined $60 million dollars worth of material and labor hours for a new program in an accelerated 2 month period, including buy and make products as well as manufacturing and support hours. Monitor project schedule, timelines, and milestones from initiation to delivery to meet delivery goals and status monthly schedule with any updates to tasking timelines.Work with cross functional departments to ensure technical objectives are being met and any problems are resolved on time and correctly.Manage budget for all program departments working on assigned subsystem and distribute funding.Develop solutions to meet production, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.Identify and manage program risk and opportunities within the subsystem.Load demand for hundreds of purchases, and oversees the purchase, order, delivery and acceptance of all parts related to the subsystem.Present weekly program subsystem status to company management.

Frisco, Tx, Us

Manage three subsystems worth roughly $10 million to ensure products are manufactured on time andwithin budget constraints for three major government satellite programs .Conduct daily meetings for critical path items to keep the program on schedule and resolve any issuesthat arise.Create estimates for labor hours and procurement needs by working cross functionally between several departments and other subsystems.Status weekly schedule and provides updates on any change to the subsystem timeline.Responsible for overseeing the purchase, order, acceptance and inspection of over 5000 parts for multiplesubsystems and programs.Present subsystem information to customers for major program milestones.Identify variations in cost and schedule, plan mitigation steps, and lead the execution of the mitigationplan to ensure on-time and on-budget product delivery.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Supports the DoD acquisition of a new tactical radio system for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Army through systems engineering and test and evaluation expertise.Lead reviewer for technical and administrative compliance for several contractor-delivered documents including technical design products, baseline description documents, and test plans and reports.Developed the Technical Baseline Report for the radio system which describes the removal of all hardware and software and the installation of the new system’s hardware and software for the allocated and functional baselines.Creates the engineering and test schedule for the acquisition life cycle of the system.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Project lead for multiple change requests for the F-35 program ranging from major structural changes, software updates, blueprint and drawing modifications, and internal production and supply changes.Coordinate with Lockheed Martin personnel to understand change and bring change into lifecycle as well as present the project at major program review boards.Manage change internally to provide change description, schedule, cost, tooling requirements, funding sources, and sustainment needs to the team to ensure correct deployment of change to the FleetPresent to company leadership for change package approval at various times through the lifecycleProject lead providing status, managing meetings and actions, developing schedules, defining testing requirements, and providing cost estimates to program management for an emerging critical change project.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Supports the proposal and transition planning of a multi-billion dollar intercontinental ballistic missileprogram for the United States government.• Lead engineer for development and maintenance of the 1800 line-item system test integrated masterschedule which includes coordinating with several other teams to establish critical paths, determiningprogram priorities, and solving scheduling conflicts for facility build-ups, hardware and softwareintegration, software certification and development, ground testing, flight testing, data processing andgovernment testing.• Lead engineer for a major program event to define integrated master plan significant accomplishmentsand accomplishment criteria, communicate event requirements and needs to other teams, and coordinatewith other teams to write narrative on the scope and deliverables to support the event.• Lead engineer for the management of the system test hardware utilization matrix for the entire testprogram in which includes over 2300 items of equipment spanning over 22 locations from governmentsites to NGC laboratories.• Performs other support work including managing risks and opportunities for the test team, acts as point ofcontact for company investments strategy, and involved in cost analysis of the test program.• Analyzes system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and systemdescriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures.

• Supports AEGIS Combat System enabled platforms in a variety of combat systems ship qualifications trials (CSSQT) test events involving surface and aerial target tracking and live fire events with various weapons systems. • Coordinates between multiple agencies to produce successful test events that meet program requirements by requesting scheduled range periods, requesting specialized or unique target configurations, developing test scenarios, analyzing and distributing test data, and providing planning and coordination support.• Develops test and support plans for AEGIS test events for the successful and safe execution of operations at the range.• Generates scenario plots and assesses mission feasibility based on program requirements and test objectives for CSSQT, developmental testing (DT) and operational testing (OT) events. Plots can include a number of assets including multiple ships, several surface and aerial targets in one event, and multiple weapon launches. • Collects, analyzes and distributes all range data products in an efficient and timely manner for program use.• Constructs complete, timely and technically accurate reports in accordance with approved instructions at the completion of test events.• Handles administrative documentation essential to the completion of various test events including cost estimates, foreign visit requests, flight clearances, aircraft modifications, target request forms, instrumentation plans, execution plans, and site approvals.

• Supported multiple Department of Defense programs in a variety of test events which include surface and aerial target tracking, surface and aerial target gun firings, aerial target missile firings, laser calibration and testing, data collection and target firings, and meteorological data collection.• Managed customer expectations and concerns, gather customer requirements, and coordinate customer interface with range resource providers to provide full capabilities of the Sea Range to customize test events according to operation constraints.• Forecasted and scheduled test events on the Sea Range to de-conflict with other programs, airspace, frequencies, range operation areas, communication sources, data inflows and outflows, target and support boat assets, range clearance resources, telemetry and radar equipment, security concerns, and personnel and administrative sources.• Coordinated with several different agencies, programs, and departments to ensure compliance with all rules and regulations for operational and developmental testing.• Assisted in the development and acceptance of test plans designed to meet all customer requirements when performing operations on the range for several test events. • Create administrative documentation essential to the completion of various test events including cost estimates, revenue tracking spreadsheets, Land Clearance Process documentation, range safety approvals, hazard analyses, involved site surveys, new construction development, technical exchange and compatibility studies, logistics coordination and support plans for testing operations.

• Materials Engineering: o Supported several different programs characterizing material properties of defective components including weld analysis, computed tomography (CT) scans of composite materials, x-ray of explosives and hardware, measured conductivity, surface roughness and hardness of various , created memos for test completed, and performed Instron compression and extension tests. o Performed consultation work for multiple Department of Defense programs including first article inspections, configuration control board reviews, contract data requirements list evaluations, and CAD drawings revisions. o Assisted new hires in learning equipment, provided instruction and training on metallography procedures and camera equipment, and toured college and high school students for STEM subject involvement.• Synthesis and Formulations: o Assisted with developing new R45M propellant for the Energetics Revitalization Program by obtaining energetics certification, created formulations for new propellants, performed mixing, casting and curing operations, completed Instron stress testing, and propellant and explosives characterization. o Assisted new hires with safety procedures and mixing, casting and curing processes, created Design of Experiment (DoE) for testing, and assisted on manual writing for various pieces of equipment.• Ordnance Testing and Evaluation: o Managed tests, created procedures, and wrote reports for ordnance insensitive munitions (IM) testing and assisted on testing of the submarine-launched ballistic missile rocket motor through involvement in numerous operations including Motor Offload and Move, Upending/Downending, Leak Testing, and Nozzle Protection. o Began training for firing officer by learning procedures, safety and tasking to perform tests including Variable Energy Research Accelerator (VERA), static live firings, and arena testing.

Tutor students three days a week from the junior high to high school level students in various subjects including mathematics, English, science, and reading.

Facilitate the development, design and implementation of three cutting-edge green energy businessesDuties includes economic cost analysis, business valuations and assisting in negotiations

Worked in Starbucks making drinks, helping customers, restocking shelves, cleaning and learning the managerial position tasks.Performed the duties of a bookkeeper, including counting money, filling registers, and end-of-day summaries. Handled any customer service questions.

Performed data analysis on specific hydrants and provided recommendations to correct faulty equipment.Performed any necessary office duties.

Cleaned, maintained, and organized the dental office on a weekly basis.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Advanced Managment Specialization

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

High School Diploma