Lauren Hart

Experience

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  Trident Research LLC

  Apr 2007 - Aug 2019

  Manage two multi-year, million+ dollar engineering DX-rated contracts with shared team resources and assist Program Manager in support of Navy’s TRIDENT II D5 missile flight test instrumentation program. Responsibilities include leading project and schedule management, task prioritization, requirements development, DoD systems engineering compliance, program documentation, and more. Also maintain previous engineering manager (see next experience description). ● Responsible and accountable for project management, including compliance with customer requirements, managing schedules● Develop contractual program/project plans and submit for customer approval● Lead weekly project status meetings with engineering managers● Develop and submit contract deliverables (CDRLs) to the customer● Lead the systems engineering process and direct activities for all phases of product life cycle including concept and requirements (SRR), design and development (PDR/CDR), test and integration (TRR), verification and validation, and operations and maintenance support● Ensure entrance and exit criteria met for all design phases● Lead test planning and analysis efforts, including generating and delivering test plans, test procedures, test reports, analysis reports, operations procedures, contractual reports● Manage risks including both technical and programmatic and support Risk Review Boards● Generate status reports for customers and stakeholders● Develop and present PowerPoint briefings to upper management and customers● Develop and enforce new policies and standards based new contractual requirements● Support government audits providing documentation and evidence of compliance with contractual requirements● Interface between upper management and engineers, relaying project status and roadblocks to upper management● Interface between Trident and customers, including direct customers in the Navy, government oversight, and the program management office Show less As the Engineering Manager at Trident, my responsibilities include: ● Develop and manage technical documentation, including performance and detail specifications, software design descriptions, configuration management plans, test and evaluation management plans, and system level verification and validation test plans ● Apply government standards on Navy Ordnance Documents, including stringent format requirements, approval and endorsement letters, distribution letters, and change records ● Lead data analysis and reporting, including analyzing mission data for quality and accuracy, score production, and report generation● Manage software projects per standard IEEE 12207 Software Development Life Cycle processes ● Lead operational planning efforts, including equipment on-load and checkout activities, logistics support, and procedure changes ● Control operational hardware and software configuration and perform COTS surveillance ● Manage program documentation, procedures, and server organization to adhere to strict configuration control● Lead engineering test activities in the field, involving domestic and foreign travel Show less As the Lead Data Analyst, my responsibilities included the following:- Performing statistical analysis with large data sets, including ANOVA analysis and success rate estimations- Performing numerous root cause analyses (RCAs) related to software and hardware failures- Providing guidance for additional software data logging requirements to improve analysis capabilities- Conducting quantitative and qualitative data analysis on large data sets- Developing creative solutions to solve unexpected problems- Writing scripts and procedures to allow operators to determine system performance- Generating illustrative analysis charts and plots to present to executives and customersAs a Software Engineer at Trident, my responsibilities included:- Performing software updates to an existing C++ software suite to support system upgrades (system approved and validated by the government in FY14)- Programming many scripts and programs in MATLAB and C++- Working with various development environments, including Visual Studio C++, MATLAB, and Borland C++- Performing code analysis for in-house software tools to find bugs and errors Show less

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2015 - Aug 2019

  • Engineering Manager

    Dec 2013 - Dec 2014

  • Lead Data Analyst / Software Engineer

    Apr 2007 - Dec 2013
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  CACI International Inc

  Sept 2019 - now

  • Lead Systems Engineer for Navy Distributed Operations

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Assistant Program Manager

    Sept 2019 - Jan 2025