William Ziegler, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Ijamsville, Md, Us

Maryland

Program Manager and Director of the Applied Physics Division at 4S with a focus on optical communications and sensor technology. R&D efforts include mobile, distributed, RF phase array antenna systems, FOG gyro technology, free space optical communications, and space based lidar technology.

Ijamsville, Md

Consulting business specializing in project/program management, business development, intellectual property management and opto-mechanical engineering. As a Program Management Consultant I managed the successful development, delivery and demonstration of a rapid DNA analyzer-on-a-chip system for forensic biometrics applications under contract to Microlab Diagnostics, a UVA/Lockheed venture, and the IP development of an IED neutralization technology through patent application. Additionally, I performed an on-orbit, root cause analysis of the ISS CATS instrument for NASA GSFC to determine instrument failure causality and potential ISS safety impacts. I also led an R&D effort for a Boeing Phantom Works contract to develop an intrinsically safe, fiber optic, fuel sensor for a high priority military aircraft utilizing polymer optical waveguide technologies. • Project/Program Management – Risk Management, turnaround management, product development and process controls audits. Government and commercial contract experience.• Business Development – Business development efforts include authoring SBIR and BAA proposals, congressional lobbying efforts, technology presentations, team building and product market placement. • IP Development – Patent application experience includes authoring and submission for both provisional and full patent applications through issuance. Full lifecycle trademark application experience.• Opto-Mechanical Engineering – Opto-mechanical system design and build utilizing AutoCAD. System assembly and alignment procedures documentation.

Silver Spring, Md

Sr. Program Manager responsible for the Enterprise Architecture (EA) modernization program at the FDA. Working directly with the CTO of the FDA, my team was responsible for identifying the current state of the FDA network and defining the future state requirements and roadmap.

Washington, Dc Area

I assisted in building the Na Aliʻi’s portfolio within the federal contracting community. Proposal efforts included Seaport-e, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, DIA, Pentagon support services, Army Corps of Engineers opportunities, and the ONR HQ operations contract.

Gaithersburg, Md

Business Development Consultant acting as the Director of Business Development. Performed market studies, developed product line brochures, co-authored ISO 9001/AS9100 compliant quality assurance plan, wrote business plan, created webpage graphics and introduced FDG’s services and technologies to international fiber optic gyro (FOG) community. Customer interface to major fiber optic and aerospace customers and potential partners. Fiber Design Group (FDG) provides precision fiber optic gyro coil winding services and fiber optic sensor technologies.

Herndon, Virginia

While at Fibertek I managed the LASER Start Pulse Detector (SPD) space flight hardware flight build and test program and the Wavelength Tracking Electronics Module (WTEM) space flight build and test program for the ATLAS ICESat-2 satellite being developed for NASA GSFC. Other projects included the receiver electronics and avionics development efforts for the Cloud Aerosol Transport System (CATS) instrument currently operational aboard the International Space Station, Japanese Experimental Module-External Facility (ISS JEM-EF) and an eye-safe LIDAR development effort for UAV Sense and Avoid operations. Additionally, I managed the design and build of a custom, state-of-the-art, Class 1000, optical test facility for flight hardware testing.

Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States Region

As a Program Manager I led a geographically disbursed team to the successful enterprise wide implementation of the Sunquest – Specimen Management, Routing and Tracking (SMART), operations and control digital interface software for the Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States Regional Laboratory, robotic, bio-specimen test system using SDLC methodologies. Efforts included full scale V&V, comprehensive nurse and MD training, and full operational documentation. This was a high visibility, high priority, implementation requiring my knowledge of laboratory equipment, robotic systems control, and technology applications combined with my program management skills.

Developed strategic alliances with big business and created consortiums of small businesses to provide complete solutions to complex requirements for government contracts. Successfully increased contract breadth through creation of seven company technical consortium. I identified, pursued, and closed on several major avionics development programs including the Boeing Phantom Works Vehicle Integrated Test System interface and the Control of Multiple UAV Systems (CMUS) fiber optic flight control system development. Wrote Federal Systems Division Executive Summary for market placement effort. Managed multiple simultaneous IR&D, FFP, CPFF and ID/IQ contracts. Proposed, negotiated, won and managed full lifecycle international technology transfer project. Member of IT globalization team. Managed annual DCAA Rates Review audits, served on the SAE AS-3 standards committee, and assisted in ISO9001:2002 audits. In support of the Fiber Optic Gyro (FOG) coil manufacturing group, I led the next generation winding machine development effort, the IXSea technology transfer project, and assisted with business development efforts and quality control processes.• Received Pride@Boeing Award for "innovative program management resulting in on-time, under budget completion of the Control of Multiple Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle Systems (CMUS) fiber optic cable plant development effort despite significant program shifts".

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Hired to manage novel communications development effort including contracts and internal projects, I managed the technology development effort for a secure military fiber optics communications link, NAS solutions for online digital media content storage and developed website digital content marketing strategies. Responsible for P&L, personnel, customer satisfaction and reports for full project/contract lifecycle. Wrote Marketing Plan, Prospectus and Business Plan summary. Developed strategic alliances with business and technology partners, business relations with potential customer/contract companies, performed market analysis web based communications products and website content marketing plan and monitored emerging technologies to identify new e-business opportunities. Built and managed Microsoft NT based company network. Managed full lifecycle development of online data warehouse network for commercial applications. Successfully obtained Maryland MBE and Federal 8(a) status.

Rockville, Maryland

Project Manager and startup engineer responsible for organizing the optical memory product development effort and obtaining $8M startup capital. Wrote and maintained all hardware specifications and documentation. Specified personnel requirements and hired initial management and technical team.Projects included:• Class-10 cleanroom facility design, bid, construction,and operation. Additionally, I specified, purchased, and installed all cleanroom production and test equipment including Zeiss microscopes, vacuum coating application equipment, photo-resist application equipment, and all curing and post processing equipment. • Responsible for the design, build and operation of state-of-the-art optical disk mastering and test equipment including:• Designed and built first and second generation erasable, optical, videodisc drive systems in the US. Worked with David Sarnoff and GORCA engineers on custom laser specifications and disc load/unload apparatus design.• Laser video disk demonstration system utilizing both analog and digital video tape recording units.Member of NIST X3B11 Optical Data Standards CommitteePerformed optical memory feasibility study for Air Force RADC-II contract. Designed commercial products including Infrared beam collimation system, erasable, photo-sensitive paper, IR thermometer and IR laser targeting detection for binocular and night vision early warning system

Greenbelt, Md

As a Design Engineer I authored the Contamination Control Plans for GSFC and Space Telescope Axial Replacement (STAR). I was a design contributor to the NASA Space Station and the Space Station Robotic Arm; and was instrumental in the design of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Tiltable (MODIS-T), Space Telescope Axial Replacement and a shuttle to space station remote optical data interface.

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Education record

Certification - Storagetek Engineering Technician

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