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Senior Project Manager for Boeing Commercial Aircraft Programs, leading an international team of U.S. based engineers. Responsible for complete execution of the program including Customer Interfacing, Software, Hardware, Testing and Certification of the product.• Responsible for the execution of the multiple programs, from the initial Estimates through product delivery.• Spearheaded multiple estimates for pursuit programs, resulting in over $200M in business secured between 2010 & 2016.• Achieved Cost Reductions of 7% annually while executing parallel programs• Broke down traditional Waterfall Barriers, implementing an Agile philosophy that resulted in a 52% reduction in Test cycle time• Lead a Team of over 100 Engineers and Deputy Project Leads to successfully execute a $25M Aircraft upgrade under budget and 6 months ahead of schedule.• Created resource plans across multiple Business Units for complex programs with multiple critical path dependencies.• Managed budgets across a $25M program with 20+ Cost Account Managers and 7 different Global sites.• Developed a Continuous Improvement Management Operating System (MOS) that has reduced rework by 11% YoY• Accomplished 100% YoY on-time completion of all Cat 1 (customer facing) milestones• Maintained a Zero Level of Attrition through understanding and leveraging the Human Element of Project Management• Created and Managed detailed Resource Plans and Metrics, capturing/mitigating risk to keep projects on track.• Implemented new Metrics and Tracking Tools allowing trend analysis and problem identification before CPI is affected• Increased the defect Burndown rate for the Software Quality Improvement Program by 100% in 2014.• Managed multiple ‘siloed’ teams, breaking down the ‘Not My Problem’ beliefs – reducing quality escapes by 21% while reducing critical path risk

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Technical Manager for Flight Management Systems (FMS) Software Test Team, leading an international team of U.S. based engineers interfacing with Developers and Testers distributed across India and China. Responsible for the growth and performance of the team members as well as the complete testing process and the execution to plan for numerous large and small scale projects. • Successfully executed all critical “Next Gen” programs within extremely aggressive schedule, resulting in On-Time certifications for the Boeing 747-8 and the Gulfstream G650 aircrafts.• Successfully Managed the Adherence of Software systems to certification standards, including DO-178B, DO-160.• Created and Managed detailed Resource Plans and Metrics, capturing/mitigating risk to keep projects on track.• Managed Supplier performance, SPI/CPI and performance to plan for Boeing and Airbus Customers.• Implemented Improvement Programs across Global Teams, resulting in 50% reduction in Verification cycle time while also reducing Quality Escapes.• Responsible for internal and external Quality Audits with internal/external customers and certification agencies.• Created and maintained complete project plans, including work scope, schedule, resource planning and parallel project execution plans.• Worked directly with customer representatives/engineers to define testing requirements and thresholds.• Created and Conducted Daily/Weekly/Monthly Status reports with upper management, including the Division President.• Coordinated with Certification Agencies (FAA & EASA) to verify that all DO-178B processes and requirements were followed and satisfied.• Pioneered Supplier Oversight efforts and data collection, resulting in reduction in Global Supplier oversight and savings of $2 million over 1 year.• Managed multiple Direct Reports including Performance assessment, Mentoring, career planning and performance improvement plans.

Fairfax, Va, Us

• Project Lead and Systems Lead for Air Force Installation Command System – enabling Situational Awareness and Command and Control (C2) across an Air Force Wing through Service Oriented Software.• Technical coordinator for Field Service Engineers deployed in Hostile and High-Risk Environments.• Created Lean, Rapid Prototyping Development Processes to shorted the turn-time to the end customer.• Led and Managed a team of 40 Developers and Testers, tracking earned value, creating project metrics, resource allocation and scheduling. • Implemented Automated Testing for JAVA/C++ based software and Web Based applications.• Held Technical Interchange Meetings, PDRs and CDRs with customers and warfighters to define High Level Requirements and decompose systems requirements with mutually beneficial results.• Created Software Development processes and plans that resulted in shortened overall schedule by more than 50% while retaining overall software integrity. • Architected a Command and Control System based upon field proven net-centric technologies that is in use on Unit Level Air Bases around the world.• Developed an innovative process to reduce overall cost based upon Software Product Line and Lean product development while maintaining overall defect rate and quality.• Created Test Plans, Traceability Matrices, Coverage and Risk Analysis documentation and impact assessments. • Integration and Test Lead for all Business Pursuits for key military programs for the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Governments.

• Personally built up the entire Software Quality Assurance, Integration and Test department, defining Development philosophies as well as Configuration Management and QA processes.• Hired and Managed the Software Team of over 40 engineers from initial creation of Engineering Department. • Managed a Global Team in India of 50+ Engineers who performed Software Testing and Quality Assurance.• Personally Developed and Implemented the Configuration Management Repository and Software Build and Release Process.• Initiated and Lead the Creation and Implementation of the entire Software Development Lifecycle Process. • Implemented requirements definition, allocation, modeling, Verification and Validation processes, resulting in complete requirements traceability and coverage.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Software Test and Integration Engineer, responsible for IR&D s/w development. • Developed Real Time embedded Ada/C software for manned and unmanned space vehicles. • Designed, Coded and Tested Ada software for the Boeing 777 aircraft• Created System Specifications, Requirements and Test Plans for GEO satellite software development programs as per mil spec 2167-A.• Created Manpower estimates and milestone schedules to determine total s/w design cost and effort.• Instructed seminars on interfacing Ada, C and Assembly programs and multi-language programming. • Created animated simulations using Satellite Tool Kit on Silicon Graphics Workstations and Fiber Optic SCRAMnet client/server interfaces. • Coded, Integrated and Unit tested I/O drivers for ARINC429, ARINC629 and discrete signal processing, communicating across 1553, RS232 and analog buses. Lead Engineer for on-site Customer s/w Development Support for restricted programs. • Created System Specifications, Requirements and Test Plans for GEO satellite software development programs as per mil spec 2167-A.• Developed Ada/C code to interface between hardware with FDDI, TCP/IP and Token Ring protocols. • Instructed seminars on interfacing Ada, C and Assembly programs and multi-language programming. • Debugged Ada and C code with in-circuit emulators and bus analyzers. • Developed application software to simulate Input/Output modules, resulting in dramatic cost savings during the hardware development process.