Steven Parrish, PMP

Experience

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  US Navy

  Sept 1990 - May 1999

  Electronics Technician

  FTC NorfolkUSS ButteUSS Forestal

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  ENSCO

  Nov 2000 - May 2003

  Electronics Engineer
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  General Dynamics Land Systems

  May 2003 - Apr 2009

  Comm/Nav/EMI Lead

  COMMUNICATIONS IPT LEAD / FIELD TEST ENGINEERServed as an integral part of the organization, moving through progressive roles and providing exceptional leadership to administer the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV) program, supporting the USMC Program Manager, Advanced Amphibious Assault (PM AAA); this program was later renamed the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV). • Managed the Communications System Integrated Product Team (IPT), in addition to overseeing the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) tracking; contributed to the development of proposals and drafted Basis of Estimate (BOE) and Justification at a task level.• Served as a Control Account Manager (CAM, aka: Cost Account Manager), leading a diverse engineering team on a compressed schedule throughout a reliability redesign and aggressive System Design and Development phase (SDD), including PDR and CDR.• Piloted the communication system design for EFV; complied with aggressive testing schedules throughout Operational Assessment (OA) into design updates. • Administered specialized subcontractors and direct engineers; held accountability for C4ISR sub-systems including military radios (PRC-117, PRC-150, SINCGARS, etc.) in multiple bands - HF, VHF, UHF (Satcom and Voice), as well as three different intercom systems (VIC-3, TOCNET, and MESHnet). Show less

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  Solutions Development Corporation

  Apr 2009 - Oct 2009

  Communications Systems Engineer

  - Assigned to Distributed Tactical Communications System (DTCS) supporting the Systems Engineering Team. Constructed program level DTCS Glossary, and served as the systems engineering point of contact for the Inventory Database. Also preformed business case analysis, requirements documentation and tracking, and generated the Operational Requirements Document (ORD) for DTCS and the Functional Architecture drawings.

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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Oct 2009 - Feb 2013

  Associate

  DIRECTED ENERGY TEST ENGINEER (2013)Served as an integral part of the engineering team, designing and executing testing for the Directed Energy Warfare Office “DEWO” (Q22) at NSWC Dahlgren. Leveraged knowledge in test planning, test execution, and data reduction on effects data, as well as LABVIEW virtual instruments for test automation. • Authored and executed 4 Test Management Plans for Directed Energy, Vessel Disruption systems. • Completed tests and compiled data utilizing GTEM; performed tests on a reverberation chamber and ground plane in addition to conducting ‘live’ tests on water. LEAD SYSTEMS ENGINEER (2012)Demonstrated superb technical competency, delivering mission critical infrastructure and ensuring the highest levels of availability, performance and security; utilized substantial experience in systems requirements and documentation. • Served as the Task Lead, guiding the team concerning Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection for NSWCDD (Z12); well versed in DoD 5000 (DAU ACQ 101).• Authored and executed 6 Test Management Plans for Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection systems. • Analyzed DoD Architecture Framework Products (DoD AF) including OVs, AVs and SVs.IED EXPLOITATION TEAM LEAD (2009 to 2011)Provided strategic leadership to inspire a team of electronic engineers in the WTI exploitation and analysis (level 3) of IEDs at an FBI facility; conducted testing and evaluation, troubleshooting, rigorous technical writing, and intelligence analysis. • Organized, delegated, and completed daily assignments drawing on familiarity with SIPRNET, CEXC, and WEAT databases for IED-X.• Mentored nine engineers, serving as a career manager; accountable for time-card approval and assessment of consultant and senior consultant engineering staff of the IEDE team (evening shift).• Led an IED exploitation team through more than one hundred reports per month. Show less

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  AMERICAN SYSTEMS

  Feb 2013 - Jun 2018

  Program Manager

  PROGRAM MANAGER, JWAC IT SUPPORT Promoted a strong culture that emphasized quality, productivity, process improvements, and goal attainment, implementing systems and structure for this 5-year, $7.4M IT Services (FFP) contract at Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) in Dahlgren, VA. • Pivotal to the development and execution of strategies to drive business development activities; ensured that this FFP Contract was profitable from the first month.• Retained 65% of incumbent staff when the new contract was awarded; built a cohesive team, creating a culture of exceptional quality and dependability; consistently maintained on-time, on-budget activities.• Authored all SOW, SSJ, and Technical Evaluations for 4 sub-contractors.PROGRAM MANAGER, TExUControlled this 4-year, $41.5M Technical Support Services contract with the Terrorist Explosive Device Analysis Center (TEDAC) in the Technical Exploitation Unit (TExU). Directed all aspects of the program handling financial management, staffing, and administration.• Orchestrated the closing of laboratory facilities, relocating the entire unit operation from a contractor controlled lab to a government facility; completed within 120 days with 0 days schedule variance. • Led more than 100 personnel, 2 subcontractors at 3 locations; inspired diverse teams, employing cross-team collaboration to drive results.• Completed contract ($10M+ annually) with 0.3% cost variance while overseeing the exploitation of over 5,000 IEDs.• Conveyed concise and informative briefings to all levels of management; coordinated weekly meetings with the Unit Chief and COR to analyze performance, financial status, staffing initiatives, and deliverables to drive progression.• Introduced strategic recruiting initiatives to rapidly surge from 40 to 110 FTE in 4 months; built diverse, cross-functional teams.• Directed the opening of a new laboratories, coordinating all aspects of launch, generating a fully operational facility within 90 days. Show less

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  Lockheed Martin

  Aug 2018 - Nov 2018

  Electronics Engineer
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  Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office

  Nov 2018 - now

  Project Engineer

  I am working with scalable effects, HPM, and directed energy weapons at JIFCO.