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DIVISION CHIEF, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT DIVISION, USAF OFFICER
Professional Summary
Over 18 years of sound decision-making experience
as an innovative Program Manager, Developmental Engineer and Government
Acquisitions Professional leading the development of new methods and
technologies across the Department of Defense (DoD) and the National
Intelligence Community (IC). DAWIA Level III certified in Program Management
& Engineering and PMI certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
with extensive experience within ACAT I and Major Space System Acquisition
programs, across all phases of program lifecycle. Demonstrated leadership
ability to facilitate, influence, and enable collaboration across
multi-disciplined Integrated Product Teams as well as effectively communicate
with Senior Leadership and Stakeholders resulting in consistent delivery within
cost, schedule, and scope constraints. Managed a career total of $16B+ in
government acquisitions, across 35 major government contracts, 8 government
agencies, and more than 1000 government and contract personnel while ensuring
the programs meet requirements and expectations for EVMS reporting, Risk and
Opportunity Management, Quality, and Configuration Management. Advanced
academic degree in Electrical Engineering with over two years of Research and
Development experience, conducting graduate level peer reviewed thesis research,
resulting in major technical advances and secured funds for future research. Active TS/SCI and CI polygraph.
Education
Master of Science: Electrical Engineering,
2007
Air Force Institute of Technology - City, State
Air Force Institute of Technology - City, State
Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering,
2002
Pennsylvania State University - City, State
Pennsylvania State University - City, State
Certifications & Skills
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Certification #1823542
- DAWIA Level III Program Management (PM)
- DAWIA Level III Engineering (ENG)
- DAWIA Level II Test and Evaluation (T&E)
Work History
Division Chief, Program Management Division, USAF Officer, 07/2015
to Current
Air Force Space Command – City , STATE
Air Force Space Command – City , STATE
- Supervises & directs multi-agency civilian, military, and contractor workforce directing mission operations, strategic planning, requirements management, budget process, program governance, records management, and Joint IG inspections across 25+ major contracts valued at $2B+ for a 3,000+ personnel operation center
- Drove over $1.5B in enterprise contracts Source Selection efforts, definitized Engineering, Operations, Maintenance and Procurement requirements which consolidated 8 major contracts across 5 geographically separated operation centers resulting in on time contract awards and $200M in savings through efficiencies
- Authored $800M+ Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) budget, identified $82M shortfall, developed long-term recovery/mitigation strategy, and secured Headquarters' support resulting in a balanced budget with no mission impact and 10% more efficient operations
- Competence, leadership, and ability to effectively communicate with and influence Senior Leadership and Stakeholders both verbally and written in a dynamic, fast-paced, & high visibility environment resulted in 100% program execution rates and the ability to secure full funding over the FYDP
Assistant Director of Operations, Current Operation Division, USAF Officer, 07/2014
to 06/2015
Air Force Space Command – City , STATE
Air Force Space Command – City , STATE
- Directed 300+ joint & allied military, civilian, and contractors across multiple geographically separated space operation centers tasking over $28B in satellites providing 24/7 intelligence to six Combatant Commands and eight government agencies
- Developed Space Vehicle maneuver CONOPS that successfully demonstrated an unprecedented capability which increased National Security and garnered a Director of National Intelligence team award
- Strong
leadership, collaboration skills, and development of new processes in a
Satellite Mission Planning and Operations Environment resulted in a 25%
increase in successful worldwide mission operations including Personnel
Recovery, Force Protection, and High Value target capture
Team Chief, Overhead Persistence Infrared (OPIR) Integration, USAF Officer, 07/2011
to 06/2014
Air Force Space Command – City , STATE
Air Force Space Command – City , STATE
- Led 65+ member joint DoD & IC System Engineering team and successfully managed $400M+ in key near-term investments for the $24B+ Space-Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) program
- Managed all areas of System Engineering to include development of requirements, architecture, operations concept, interface definition, and verification & validation plan for Satellite Ground Systems
- Leadership and coordination of multi-disciplined teams across multiple innovative projects resulted in 500% increase in interoperability between DoD & IC Infrared Satellite ground Command and Control enterprise architectures and real-time battle space awareness intelligence data for U.S. & allied forces
Chief System Engineer, Space Vehicle Integration, Test, and Launch, USAF Officer, 04/2010
to 07/2011
Air Force Space Command – City , STATE
Air Force Space Command – City , STATE
- Led 300+ member government & contractor System Engineering team across three major contractors and numerous vendors with a budget of $45M+/year for a $14B+ next generation satellite constellation
- Oversaw hardware and software development and end-to-end systems integration, verification and validation ensuring all life cycle considerations and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis were complete
- Management and oversight of all major program reviews and gates resulted in successful space vehicle integration & test, resolution of 25 anomalies, an on schedule launch, and a flawless satellite initialization
Chief Developmental Engineer, Mission Payload Integration & Test, USAF Officer, 04/2007
to 04/2010
Air Force Space Command – City , STATE
Air Force Space Command – City , STATE
- Directed 200+ member government & contractor team executing flight hardware/software Integration and Test program with a budget of $25M+/year for a $1B+ next generation satellite mission payload
- Managed $350M+ in critical subsystems & parts procurement efforts, spearheaded numerous technical anomaly resolution investigation efforts, and developed recovery positions for senior program leadership
- Coordination
and oversight of program operations including Risk and Opportunity Management, configuration
and data management, Supply Chain management, Change Management and Quality, resulted
in on-time delivery of Mission Payload and 100% mission-capability for full satellite
system life
Graduate Student, Engineering and Management, USAF Officer, 07/2005
to 04/2007
Air Force Institute Of Technology – City , STATE
Air Force Institute Of Technology – City , STATE
- Conducted research in classifying commercial receiver emissions using a Fisher Discriminate Algorithm in order to detect and negate Iraqi insurgent improvised explosive devices
- Successfully published thesis research which resulted in major technical advances in identifying spurious RF signals from commercial wireless improvised explosive devices and the fielding of a system that has saved US and allied forces lives, garnered awards, and secured significant follow-on research funds
Test Engineer, Command & Control Systems, USAF Officer, 07/2002
to 06/2005
Air Force Materiel Command – City , STATE
Air Force Materiel Command – City , STATE
- Led 25+ member government & contractor tests and assessments team during Air Force and joint experiments, demonstrations, and exercises rapidly fielded DoD weapon systems for U.S. & allied forces
- Established corporate level test strategy guidance as well as planned, conducted, analyzed, and reported on Command & Control weapon systems developmental testing and evaluations for $3B+ in assets
- Resulted in discovery of 100+ complex weapon system shortfalls and $500M+ dollars in lifecycle costs
Formal Professional Development
- Air
Force Mid-Grade Executive Leadership Development Education,
2012
Air
Command and Staff College, Air University -
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
- Air
Force Mid-Grade Professional Space Development Education,
2010
Space
200, National Security Space Institute - Peterson
Air Force Base, CO
- Air Force Executive Leadership Development Education, 2008 Squadron Officer School, Air University - Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
- Air
Force Professional Space Development Education,
2007
Space100,
National Security Space Institute - Peterson
Air Force Base, CO
- Air
Force Acquisitions Development Education, 2002
Air
and Space Basic Course, Air University - Maxwell Air
Force Base, AL
Major Individual Awards and Decorations
- US Air Force Corporate Level Award
- Acquisition Excellence Individual Award of the Year
- National Intelligence Academic Graduate
Level Award - MASINT Association Outstanding Student Award
- US Air Force Command (Multi-Division)
Level Award - Test and Evaluation Excellence Award of the Year
- US Air Force Wing (Multi-Division)
Level Award - Company Grade Officer of the Year
- US Air Force Wing (Multi-Division)
Level Award - 4x Company Grade Officer of the Quarter
- US Air Force Division Level Award
- Company Grade Officer of the Year
- US Air Force Division Level Award
- 2x Field Grade Officer of the Quarter
- US Air Force Decoration - Joint Service Achievement Medal
- US Air Force Decoration - Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- US Air Force Decoration - Air Force Commendation Medal
- US Air Force Decoration - Army
Achievement Medal
- US Air Force Decoration - 4x Air
Force Achievement Medal
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School Attended
- Air Force Institute of Technology
- Pennsylvania State University
Job Titles Held:
- Division Chief, Program Management Division, USAF Officer
- Assistant Director of Operations, Current Operation Division, USAF Officer
- Team Chief, Overhead Persistence Infrared (OPIR) Integration, USAF Officer
- Chief System Engineer, Space Vehicle Integration, Test, and Launch, USAF Officer
- Chief Developmental Engineer, Mission Payload Integration & Test, USAF Officer
- Graduate Student, Engineering and Management, USAF Officer
- Test Engineer, Command & Control Systems, USAF Officer
Degrees
- Master of Science : Electrical Engineering , 2007
Bachelor of Science : Electrical Engineering , 2002
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