Michelle Tenczar

Experience

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  Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

  Aug 2014 - now

  Work closely with CV, MV and CMV stakeholders across the services to identify emerging requirements and planning the acquisition path forward. Coordinate budget requirements across IPTs for future POM submissions. Maintain and update the V-22 roadmap across USAF, Navy and USMC requirements. Responsible for planning, managing and controlling all work efforts of IPT members from the necessary competencies and for managing the use of resources required for successful accomplishment of the acquisition effort. Responsible for identifing and planning for personnel and functional management support required to execute acquisition strategies. Responsible for evaluating the impact of new resource levels such as budget cuts or increases, and updated estimates of resource requirements to take into account new or revised objectives, technical capabilities, new acquisition strategies, etc. Responsible for team building, assuring proper training for each team member, and providing input to the Competency Leaders for assigned team members' annual performance appraisals. Show less Responsible for the management of cost, schedule performance in support of Force Design 2030, the UAS Payload program element encompasses current and future emerging UAS technology and improvements such as GPS denied environment survey and solutions, Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT), Communication, Automation and Autonomy, Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD), Chemical, Biological, and Radiological/Nuclear (CBRN) collection, Gravitational Sensing, Signals Intelligence Collection (SIGINT), Electronic Warfare Support (EW and ES), Radar Imagery, Moving Target Indicator (MTI) Detection, Tracking and Imagery, Wide Area Search (WAS), Advanced Electro-Optic to include Multi and Hyperspectral Imagery collection (MSI/HSI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing, Combined Multiple Intelligence (Multi-INT), Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), Laser Marking and Designation (LM, LD), Acoustic Detection, Sense and Avoid, Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF), Weapons Integration, capability related PED, and Multi Mission functionality. These advanced capabilities and payloads will provide the Navy Fleet Forces and Marine Corps and their component subordinate commands (divisions and regiments) with dedicated, organic capabilities that facilitate the Marine Corps ISR Enterprise (MCISRE) across the range of military operations. ​ Show less Integrated Product Lead for SKYTOWER II (STII) Airborne Network Extension (ANE) Cross Domain Communications and Data Relay Capability for the Marine Air Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System Expeditionary (MUX) Medium Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) MQ-9A Reaper and Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705 Compliant Ground Control Station (SGCS). STII is the critical enabler to Force Design 2030. STII is required to execute the Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) Concept of Operations (CONOP) for providing tactically relevant operational communications and data sharing capabilities at the tactical edge. Responsible for managing a $147M Research, Development, Test & Engineering (RDTE) budget to successfully design, create, and demonstrate STII prototypes through the Other Transactional Authority (OTA) and Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) contracting process as well as a $123M APN5 budget for pod production and non-recurring engineering (NRE) efforts. Additional program management responsibility for managing a $53M APN budget to procure multiple GCS’s for various sites while overseeing parallel contracting actions to procure additional Government Furnished Property (GFP), Communications Security (COMSEC) hardware and support to stand-up physical security and additional networking/cybersecurity efforts in order to meet ICD 705 compliance.Responsible for leveraging all provided tools and processes for successful management of the projects in compliance with applicable Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DoN), and NAVAIR policies and procedures. Show less Directly responsible for cost, schedule, and performance management of assigned MUX/MALE MQ-9A Reaper aircraft production and hardware procurements. Managed a $250M APN budget to procure air vehicles and associated GFP to include multiple GCS’s and site stand-up for various sites. Developed business cases, acquisition documents, procurement packages, Integrated Master Schedules, Risk and Opportunity Management, financial planning /execution, and coordination of resources as applicable to production and site stand-up activities. Developed SOWs Acquisition Strategy Reports (ASR), cost estimates, funding profiles and spend plans. Coordinated with United States Air Force (USAF) counterparts to successfully award a $136M aircraft production contract with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), General Atomics (GA) for the production of 18 air vehicles. Coordinated with USAF, National Security Agency (NSA) and Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) item managers to procure high priority COMSEC items to meet air vehicle and GCS production schedules and USMC MUX/MALE Early Operational Capability (EOC) schedule. Show less Responsible for managing cost, schedule, performance, and risk associated with the In-Service MQ-8B and MQ-8C payloads. Successfully DD-250’d and delivered the remaining (4) four MQ-8C air vehicles to the fleet. Led, directed, and represented PMA-266 with a diverse team of UAS experts from various competencies, prime contractor (Northrup Grumman Corporation), Fleet users and other government agencies and responsible for providing guidance and coordinating efforts of engineering, logistics, financial management and contracting personnel. Liaised with MQ-8 Payloads IPTL on payloads in advanced development to ensure design integration, retrofit, operational and support requirements were considered, well understood and adequately addressed. Ensured Fleet requirements were met and sustained by capabilities delivered. Monitored Fleet metrics for trends and issues adversely affecting aircraft availability, readiness and cost. Identified root cause of negative trends, develops and implements corrective actions within budget constraints. Ensured payloads and/or air vehicle modifications were: necessary from an engineering perspective (i.e. safety, obsolescence, etc); appropriately supported with required logistics equipment, documentation and training; funded in correct year and using appropriate type of funding; and any potential contracting efforts were planned and executed. Show less Directly responsible for cost, schedule, and performance management of assigned V-22 Power and Propulsion Integration products. Principle products include the Improved Inlet Solution (IIS) for the Engine Air Particle Separator (EAPS) to improve Time-on-Wing (TOW) in austere operating environments, Infrared Suppressor (IRS), which is in the top 20 list of PMA priorities, and Coanda Valve, which is a top readiness degrader for the V-22 Fleet. Responsible to ensure logistics and engineering competencies were aligned to execute/sustain projects, including successful flight test and airworthiness as required. Successfully coordinated and managed a Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) and successfully met contract milestone to definitization. Worked daily in parallel with the IPT logisticians, engineers, analysts; as well as prime contractors (Bell Boeing and Honeywell) to improve aircraft readiness and availability, reduce overall cost per flight hour, mitigate risks, and derive solutions for new and existing issues centered primarily on design changes in support of mission requirements and addressing maintenance degraders. Responsibilities also included development of business cases, acquisition documents, procurement packages, Integrated Master Schedules, Risk and Opportunity Management, application of Earned Value Management, financial planning /execution, and coordination of resources as applicable to Power and Propulsion products. Developed SOWs, ASRs, cost estimates, funding profiles and spend plans. Coordinated with contracts to develop contracting plans, executive summaries, coordinated and provided input to technical evaluations and various other contracting actions to work towards contract award in order to meet milestone dates. Show less The DI FMV system, and follow on capability to Software Reprogrammable Payload (SRP), provides H-1 upgrade helicopters the ability to send and receive data to/from both airborne and ground based transceivers during the execution of Offensive Air Support (OAS), Escort, and Reconnaissance missions. DI FMV was the number four priority on the Operational Advisory Group (OAG) list of priorities. Provided program and acquisition management direction to over 40 team members with a budget of over $41M. Actively coordinated and prioritized platform efforts in accordance with Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) H-1 roadmap through regular interaction with program teams within PMA, Northrup Grumman, and Bell Helicopter. Responsible for the management of various contracts, including; Multi-agency Contract (MAC), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract, Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) Contract(s) through multiple contracting offices across the Naval Aviation Enterprise. Provided program management and the acquisition knowledge as well as technical expertise related to aircraft systems engineering and integration, and the NAVAIR Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR) processes. Responsible and accountable for facilitating the DI FMV H-1 project day-to-day operations by planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and controlling the development, testing, production, and fielding activities required to transition capability to operational units. Show less Ship & Air Integrated Warfare Division, 4.11.3, Deputy Project Lead for PMA-274 Presidential Helicopter VH-92A Mission Communication System (MCS) responsible for program planning, resource management, program analysis and contract management. Reviewed the translation of operations requirements for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence systems (C4I) and in in all phases of the acquisition life cycle. Participated in development and presentation of Systems Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) and Technical Review Boards (TRB). Tracked trend analysis to project future requirements, open obligations, and trends in manpower requirements. Developed detailed spend plans and cost estimates for projects that ensure that resources are properly funded. Developed and monitored financial tracking process and tracked up to $15M per year in funding. Provided recommendations for reprogramming or reallocating funds to avoid funding excesses or deficiencies at the work completion date, provided analysis of program expenses as compared to execution requirements. Served as Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) for program production contract.Served as Alternate Contracting Officer’s Representative (ACOR) on AEGIS support contract. Participated in contract management pre-award processes (develop, revise and review SOWs Performance Work Statements (PWS) and Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE) and post award contract management processes (surveillance, risk mitigation, assessment of contract modifications and logistics policies, and provided technical input when determining the exercise of any contract option period). Performed pre-award contracting functions which required the use of fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, or a combination of contract methods and types to procure large, highly complex/high dollar equipment systems or services. Show less

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  • PMA 263 Capabilities Development Integrated Product Team Lead

    Dec 2022 - May 2023

  • PMA 266 Airborne Network Extension and Secure Ground Control Station Integrated Product Team Lead

    May 2022 - Dec 2022

  • PMA 266 MQ-9A Reaper Production and Deployment Integrated Product Team Lead

    Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  • PMA 266 In Service MQ-8B Mission Systems and MQ-8C Production Integrated Product Team Lead

    Feb 2021 - Sept 2021

  • PMA 275 V-22 Power and Propulsion Integration Integrated Product Team Lead

    Nov 2019 - Feb 2021

  • PMA 276 H-1 Digital Interoperability, Full Motion Video (DI-FMV) Integrated Product Team Lead

    Feb 2018 - Nov 2019

  • SAIW PMA-274 VH-92A Mission Communication System (MCS) Deputy Project Lead

    Aug 2014 - Feb 2018