Barbara Bicknell

Experience

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  Lockheed Martin

  Jan 1980 - Jan 2015

  Director of Space Systems Engineering Excellence:• Implemented enterprise-wide integrated end to end-digital-product lifecycle information system, including operational processes, tools and proactive measures from ideation through launch. Immediate usage by 16,000 employees across 25 international sites. • Initiated and implemented an affordability program resulting in a cost savings of $1.6B over a 3-year period.Spacecraft Product Development Director and Chief Architect: • Developed commercial spacecraft product portfolio expanding market opportunities, increasing competitiveness, and decreasing program costs and cycle time by 40%.• Managed successful delivery of critical capability in the military space surveillance program for missile defense: The Space-Based Infrared Systems Satellite. • Developed Strategic Plan for the Orion Human Space Flight Program: An ambitious planetary space exploration effort to exceed the Apollo Lunar missions. Show less

  • Director, Space Systems Engineering

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2015

  • Spacecraft, Chief Architect

    Jan 1980 - Jan 2004
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  Bicknell Consulting, Inc.

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2004

  President

  • Provided consulting services with a patented product develop process resulting in over 23 successful product launches and operational efficiencies in fast growing markets including: medical devices, electronics, financial services, telecommunications and aerospace/defense • Client roster included: Lockheed Martin, 3M, COBE Laboratories, Intermedics Orthopedics, Ceridian International, Qwest, Flextronics and Computing Devices International.• Clients realized 30% growth in sales, 30% shorter production cycles and 25% lower production costs.• Guided Medical Client Teams through the development one of the most widely used apherisis technology platforms in the world and created an advanced surgical guidance system, improving outcomes for total knee replacements and reducing rehab time by 30%. Show less

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  I-Thrive Wellness Matters, LLC

  Jan 2015 - now

  Founder and Director

  Founder and Director of i-Thrive Wellness Matters researching alternative medicine methodologies to support her personal Doctoral Program and Thesis.• Collaborating with medical health specialists and indigenous spiritual leaders to explore the efficacy of non-traditional practices using integrative functional medicine labs, genetic testing, brain mapping and energy field analysis.

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  Globlal Volunteers

  Dec 2018 - now

  Team Leader, International Volunteer Programs

  • Led International Volunteer Groups in Poland supporting Ukrainian immigration logistics, school programs and cultural integration programs for displaced children and mothers.• Led teams on the Montana Blackfeet Reservation and Lakota Rosebud Reservation supporting tribal community projects including: rodeos, food banks, housing improvements, sweat lodge ceremonies, and pow-pow events.• Led teams to support Habitat of Humanity with housing improvements and Catholic Charities in McAllen, Texas.• Taught engineering and business concepts to University Students and provided English speaking lessons at a local orphanage in Nepal. Show less