Experience

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  L-3 vertex

  Dec 1994 - Aug 2008

  Senior program manager

  L3 Vertex – Oklahoma City, Ok 1994 -2008Sr. Program ManagerProgressed though the company from Field Supervisor thru Sr Program Manager. During the course of the employment term served as Safety Manager, Quality Manager and Program Manager.• Provide leadership for employees performing business management activities in the area of Program Management at remote locations across the globe• Earning Green Belt in Six Sigma along with advanced Management/Leadership certifications.• Responsible for Policy and Procedure implementation for a division of 5000 employees conducting maintenance of DOD assets.• Select and hire well qualified resources for projects and processes, provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements.• Responsible for oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes for multiple DOD Aviation platforms. Show less

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  Aecom

  Aug 2008 - Dec 2014

  General manager field services

  Development of PMO to include resources, policies, procedures and establish day to day operations, Business Development, management of FFP and T&M programs.Lead business unit with 10 direct reports• Awarded $86M in contracts within first six months of contract award• Establish PMO with policies and procedures• Awarded $850M contract with 21% ROI• DOD airframes, E-3 AWACS, C-130, B-52, B-2, KC-135, C-141, F-15, UH-60, CH-47

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  Bal inspection services

  Feb 2014 - Apr 2017

  Owner operator

  Provide inspection Services to lending institutions, insurance companies.

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  Msa meta special aerospace

  May 2017 - Feb 2021

  Aviation program manager

  STC Certification with FAA, Parts Manufacture Authority (PMA) certification authority. ISR Aircraft maintenance scheduling, extensive ISR Integrations, auto pilot, GPS, Syn-vision, flight stream, milestone charts, BOE, Quality plans, scope management, change board, resource allocation, scheduling, WBS structure, WBS dictionary Evaluate SOW requirements and rete schedule and timeline and overall Program Management.• Deliver 7 simultaneous King Air 350 integrations on schedule and under budget• Increase ROI by 18% in 20 months thru increased efficiency• Establish PMO Show less

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  Atmospheric science technology & integrated atmospheric

  Aug 2021 - May 2022

  General manager

  Lead team of engineers, Scientists, weather forecasters and architects to achieve optimal results within contract constraints on a global scale. Program Management of International Programs• Oversee construction of KPOL ground weather radar Weather tracking system• Maintain and increase ROI on 10 of 12 Projects• Reverse negative Margin to 8% positive within 6 months International Project

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  Avi-spl

  Jul 2022 - Nov 2023

  Federal program manager

  Program Manager supporting Federal Programs within the Central and Western regions of the United States. Assist Project Manager with delivering complex projects on schedule and under budget, while maintaining constant stakeholder communications.• Project Planning• Resource Management• Vendor Management• Budget planning• Stakeholder communications

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  Field aerospace

  Oct 2023 - Nov 2024

  Senior program manager

  Senior Program Manager supporting aircraft integration ISR. Responsible for program P&L, budget planning, and the establishment of a Change Control Board, (analysis of change impact of schedule, budget, resources, management of sub-contracts, vendors, parts manufacturing, risk management, scheduling, and root cause analysis. Extensive STC experience with FAA, EASA, and Transport Canada. Conflict management, Servant Leader, cross-functional team/coordination, stakeholder management/communications. Program and Portfolio leadership in excess of $15-20M. Show less