James R. Bischoff

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Oct 1983 - Feb 2004

  Program Manager

  - Single Manager within Program Executive Office responsible for programs to replace and sustain Fixed and Rotary Wing Simulators for Special Operations aircraft training squadron/regiment.- Digital Common Ground Station (DCGS) PM - Hanscom Air Force Base, MA - Responsible for all aspects of Program including working with Prime Contractor, Liaison with user community, involvement of research scientists to sustain existing imagery intelligence reconnaissance systems while simultaneously introducing new space and air collection platforms. - Material Command Inspector General Team - Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH - Conducted Total Quality Air Force Assessments of all USAF Product and Logistics Centers. Conducted cross-longitudinal study of software engineering practices and methods with USAF IG. Findings and recommendations influenced software development of embedded critical mission software standards and practices.- Software Evaluation of the Consolidated Space Operations Center - Shriever Air Force Base, CO - Team member assigned to assess readiness to activate major satellite command and control facility including ability to maintain and sustain software intensive command and control system. - In Plant Defense Plant Representative - TRW - Redondo Beach, CA - USAF customer liaison to adjudicate classification of design documents and to approve adherence to systems design criteria. Trusted software development closely tied to ARPANET internet protocol communications software.- Automated Systems Program Office - Responsible to estimate, size, order and replace all base level mainframe computing systems throughout the world. Primary interface between the USAF and Sperry Computer Company. Show less

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  USSOCOM

  Feb 2004 - Jan 2016

  Chief Budgetary Operations - Exercise & Readiness

  Program Financial Officer to provide training and readiness support Developed enterprise level program plans including allocated spend plans to a variety of activities including personnel and resources aligned with time-phased execution plans.Ensured financial viability of all resource commitments with steadfast program planning, budget development, and successful POM requests meeting all program execution targets.Analyzed, scored, and awarded proposals for research & development activities to enhance readiness based upon validated operational requirements. Wrote requirements and competed for resources to provide more realistic mission readiness rehearsals to better prepare forces.Translated Joint Training System requirements into task order service contracts. Utilized on-line web portal financial communication tools to track and report performance against defined performance parameters. Merged business centers operating across budget, planning and future accounting years.Routine steering group participant to assess enterprise progress, monitor quality, and ensure consistent research results. Prepare and present executive level presentations. Show less

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  United States Navy

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2018

  Program Management

  PEO Defense Health Management System Modernization (DHMSM) - Deployment Manager of MHS-GENESIS deploying in the Pacific Northwest. Collected lessons learned to improve Global Implementation strategy. Fixed Facility Government Approved Laboratory Rotational Manger (FF-GAL) – Responsible for operations and support of multimillion dollar test & evaluation facility to support test and deployment of DoD Electronic Medical Health Record (MHS-Genesis). Jim Bischoff is Level III certified PM Professional. Show less