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United States

The Operations Program Manager is responsible for developing and owning manufacturing plans, unit configurations, and resource plans, overseeing program-oriented metrics, product costs, and budget/schedule variances. Serving as a key representative on program boards, this role coordinates cross-site activities, manages OPEX/CAPEX planning, and leads the production execution team. The Operations Program Manager collaborates with stakeholders, approves manufacturing execution plans, and drives process improvements for quality, throughput, and cost. They organize and lead programs through their lifecycle, assigning projects, tracking budgets, and strategically managing technical tasks. This role excels in independent problem-solving, applying program management principles to implement creative solutions and effectively lead strategic projects.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Supervised the daily activities of 10 divisional managers and 52 personnel in the execution of the CG Modernization Project for CAPE ST GEORGE in Seattle, WA. As the senior leader in Engineering department, it was my responsibility to mentor the division leadership, manage the personnel, training, and equipment, and oversee the project of repairing and restoring the ship’s propulsion and auxiliary equipment. Was responsible for over 40 projects of varying duration and complexity.• Initiated the use of standardized Project Management documentation for the Engineering Department, and partnered with Federal and Contractor agencies executing the Modernization to establish processes for collaboration and communication. This developed a unified picture of project performance and priorities across agencies.• Developed and presented project performance, repair scope changes, schedule performance, and solution proposals to executive and senior leadership.• Led daily meetings with department leadership to drive alignment of all divisions to project priorities and to encourage inter-department coordination for system repair and restoration projects.• Mentored my department leadership in the practice of tasking to talent, communication best practices, and techniques for team management to increase productivity and maintain accountability.• Supervised the completion of repairs to Gas Turbine Propulsion and Electricity Generation systems, liquid carrying systems, pneumatic systems, EHS systems, and many more. Conducted Quality Control inspections to validate adherence to technical specifications and work scope accomplishment.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Civilian Equivalent: Project Manager and Operations Manager.As the Damage Control Assistant, I directly supervised the daily activities of 1 Divisional Manager and 25 personnel in the repair and modernization of the ship’s Damager Control (DC) (aka. fire, flooding, etc response) Systems during the Congress sanctioned CG Modernization Program. Was responsible for 14 projects of varying length and complexity.• Collaborated with Engineering and Planning leadership to plan and manage procurement of system components and adjust priorities of the project team to ensure the safest completion of and adherence to the project timeline.• As the ship’s DC SME, I established the Ship's Damage Control Organization’s processes and procedures for training and response, bringing the entire organization into regulatory compliance.• Demonstrated full sphere influence when I drove organization-wide leadership to identify new strategies for DC responses, outer-agency coordination, and conduct daily risk mitigation to promote safe work environment and prevent mishaps.• Established and fostered relationships with outside Fire Response and Prevention agencies to establish processes and procedures for our cross-agency cooperation in emergency response. Which resulted in effective response to real-world emergencies in 2021 and 2022.

San Diego, California, United States

Managed the daily activities of 3 Division managers and 17 personnel. Managing the manning, training, and equipment for Combat Gunnery (CG) and Combat Missiles (CM) Divisions throughout the training phase, 5th and 7th Fleet deployment, and sustainment phase.• Served as an Officer of the Deck with thousands of hours of bridge watch demonstrating strong decision-making skills in high stress, multi-threat environments to keep the ship and crew safe.• Managed the preventative maintenance program and repair projects for CG and CM Divisions. Conducted quality control assessments and validated technical specification compliance.• Supervised the process to discover and repair of degraded critical equipment. Managed the team to determine scope of repairs required, coordinate with outside agencies for tech support, and to conduct Ship’s level repairs.• Partnered with foreign naval leadership to execute seamanship, naval gunnery, and navigational exercises in concert with Australian, Chilean, French, British, and Sri Lankan Naval Vessels

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.5

Activities and Societies: NROTC

Advanced Nuclear Power - Nuclear Officer, Nuclear Power Technology, 3.6