General Manager Houston Operations, Director Of Houston Risk And Technology Services, Manager Of Sys
Houston, Tx
• Successfully oversaw the management of four major engineering support contracts and an engineering consulting group comprising 72 technical people. Maintain yearly revenue and contribution growth targets of 32%. Generate and review new business proposals, manage customer and partner relations and support new business development activities.• Established a System Analysis and Specialty Engineering consulting group within Risk and Technology Services to integrate Risk and System Analysis. Directed delivery of technology consulting engagements providing technical analysis for aerospace and petrochemical customers. Directly responsible for organization and employee growth, training, proposal development, budget management, technical leadership quality and performance resulting in a 400-percent growth rate and exceeded all growth and revenue targets.• Selected to provide organizational and technical leadership of 14 NASA scientists tasked to determine and specify the natural and induced environments for the Constellation Program launch vehicles, spacecraft, and support systems.• Developed a quantitative method to combine Model Based Systems Engineering with Risk Based Decision Principals to optimize system performance, minimize cost and schedule impacts, and provide program managers insight into the probability of program success while enhancing their decision-making capabilities.• Led the development and implementation of the NASA HQ Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Programmatic Audit and Review Process, establishing independent assessment and increasing compliance verification activities in accordance with the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations.• Developed and assisted in the implementation of a risk management initiative for Boeing to continuously improve their problem solving processes, effectively communicate knowledge critical to mission success, and reduce demographic and capability risks due to attrition.