Lance Clinton, PMP

Experience

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  USAF

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2000

  Active duty Air Force. Managed government workload for all major programs, Acquisition Category I & II at Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Office. Gathered, analyzed, and integrated contractor performance data for briefing senior members of Program Executive Offices. Led Program Support Team and Integrated Product Teams in the administration of contractual duties for Program Offices.•Company Grade Officer of the Year, 1999, DCMA Van Nuys. Only top 1% considered for this honor•Program Integrator to ACAT I & II programs ensuring programs were on-time and within schedule Show less Active Duty Air Force. Managed and participated in developing critical infrared missile warning technology. Developed and published test plans supporting assessment of infrared warning sensor technologies. •Designed and built critical warning system component from the ground up, cutting costs by 50%•Authored/presented missile warning paper at national technical symposium, co-authored two others •Directed in-house sensor assembly--produced hardware 3 months ahead of schedule-saved $250k Show less

  • Program Integrator/Technical Lead, Defense Contract Management Agency

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  • Missile Warning Engineer, AF Research Lab

    Jan 1995 - Jan 1998
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  Texas Instruments

  Jun 2000 - Jan 2009

  Product Engineer/Project Manager

  Full engineering, budget authority and responsibility for semiconductor products through all phases of definition, verification testing, production and release.•Successfully managed over 300 products from verification to release. 98% on time release rate•Led major program moving product to lower cost facilities. Saved company $2M per year•Primary contributor to Famous Author Paper published in Advanced Packaging magazine•Inventor on patent for semiconductor design methodology. Enabled 70% increase in product yield Show less

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  US Air Force Reserve

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Operations Officer, 301st Civil Engineering Squadron

  USAF Reserves. Operations Officer for 73 person Civil Engineering Reserve squadron providing staff supervision and technical advice. Activities included budgeting, project management, construction management, energy and environmental programs, land management, logistics, and Disaster Preparedness (DP) programs.•Selected as #1 Company Grade Officer in Command. Motivated, intelligent, and strong leader•Selected to be in command during critical deployment. Developed rapport with active duty counterparts•Maintained 100 percent accountability and 95 percent supply level for unit mobility program Show less

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  USAF

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Instructor, National Security Space Institute

  Active duty Air Force. Course leader for Executive Level Space Operations Course and instructor to senior level officers and commanders from every military service. Instructed five space professional courses, reaching 3,000+ Department of Defense students/year. •Rated #1 Company Grade Officer in Institute—showed leadership, organizational skills, technical ability

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  US Air Force Reserve

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Deputy Chief, Aircraft Structural Integrity Branch

  USAF Reserves. Led 40 engineers/scientists/technicians in improving structural integrity of USAF aircraft systems. Direct delivery of engineering processes to improve reliability and maintainability of USAF weapon systems.•Developed new branch planning method—helped to identify 20 projects totaling $1M in savings•Keen oversight of aircraft flight log—requirement clean-up resulted in savings of 100 man hours/year•Drove strategic plan development—enables branch to avoid $5M cost over the next six years Show less

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  Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

  Dec 2009 - Mar 2012

  Project Manager

  Compile, analyze and report the performance of current projects. Collect information to assess current status of operations. Make recommendations for program/organizational change based on analysis of data and findings concerning projects.•Helped build Choctaw Nation Project Management Office (PMO) from the ground up•Primary contributor in developing and implementing Project Management processes in organization•Developed program to successfully manage grant budgets and schedules

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  Caterpillar Inc.

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2016

  New Product Introduction (NPI) Project Manager

  Supports the NPI process by leading, directing, and coordinating NPI team members in individual projects and major activities that support specific NPI projects. Assembles a business case for project requests by documenting requirements, establishing a financial plan, and defining the project success criteria.

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  KONE

  Aug 2016 - now

  • Head of Equipment Product Management / Area R&D Representative Americas

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Program and Release Manager

    Dec 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Project Development Manager

    Nov 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Platform Manager

    Nov 2018 - Nov 2019

  • Project Manager

    Aug 2016 - Nov 2018