Richard Dixon

Experience

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  Verizon

  May 1400 - Jul 1400

  Hiring our Heroes Corporate Fellow with Verizon (Program & Project Manager)
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  Northrop Grumman

  Jul 1400 - now

  Program Manager

  • Successfully executed an $8.7M IRAD budget to within 1% in addition to executing projects utilizing ITA, MTA, and indirect funding sources on time and within budget • Developed Integrated Master Schedules, budget baselines, statements of work, and established milestones and spend plans with PIs for more than 20 projects in the last year• Established strong, professional working relationships with RSP Executive leadership, PGSD Strategy leaders, and all project leads and stakeholders• Was the Ground Proposal lead for the Speargun Proposal, ensured all BOEs were completed to standard and submitted on time • Supported Ammolite during it’s critical Final Segment Review. Familiarized myself with Agile, DevOps, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment, and Earned Value methodologies and was exposed to JIRA and Confluence tools• Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools, resources and processes to the benefit of program decisions, actions, and performance• Familiarized myself with Technology Readiness Levels, the Annual Operating Plan, and the Long Range, Strategic Plan to better understand how our IRAD projects supported strategic objectives and timelines نمایش موارد کمتر

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  US Army

  May 2008 - Jul 1400

  - Led 159 employees; trained and guided them to analyze challenges, develop feasible solutions, improve processes and solve complex problems- Managed, planned, and resourced a program consisting of projects and training events for more than 12,500 employees and an annual budget exceeding $700,000- Supervised, managed, developed, and mentored the staff consisting of over 30 employees- Exceeded the organization's training and medical readiness standard of 85% every year- Developed cohesive teams to facilitate the successful completion of hundreds of human resource, operational, logistical, and communication tasks annually نمایش موارد کمتر - Successfully managed and supervised 17 employees including Department of the Army Civilians and contractors comprising the operations, training, and technical sections of the simulation center- Planned and resourced all simulation support to 5 Joint and Multinational exercises; integrated systems and trained over 800 US and coalition stakeholders- Ensured seamless interoperability between US and multinational systems resulting in the successful training of hundreds of US and multinational personnel- Established an inclusive environment where employees felt comfortable sharing innovative ideas leading to more effective and realistic training events نمایش موارد کمتر - Developed and validated Air Defense deployment requirements, standard operating procedures,and external evaluation criteria for over 10,000 employees located on 6 Army installations- Supervised the training, readiness, safety and welfare of 17 Army Soldiers and 15 defense contractors.- Managed the organization's organic simulations center consisting of over $500,000 dollars’ worth of equipment, 15 contractors, and trained over 1000 employees annually- Flawlessly planned, resourced, and executed culminating training events for six deploying units comprised of over 2500 Soldiers- Led the organization's network and training accreditation efforts; built the justification documentation to facilitate the funding of multiple new contractor positions totaling $250,000 annually نمایش موارد کمتر - Managed and supervised a staff consisting of approximately 30 employees providing administrative and training support to 25+ directorates with over 900 Soldiers and civilians- Built numerous cross-functional teams and established/refined processes leading to efficiencies in all aspects of customer service and first time GOs during multiple inspections- Executed a budget exceeding $200,000 annually and successfully prepared, deployed, andlogistically supported thousands of employees throughout the Pacific region نمایش موارد کمتر - Nominated and successfully executed over 2500 Ballistic Missile targets during multiple training events- Streamlined internal and external procedures, decreasing the time it takes to nominate a target by 35%- Built cross-functional teams with US Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Korean Air Force, and JapaneseAir Self-Defense Forces significantly increasing our capabilities and mission success- Established and fostered relationships with numerous external intelligence organizations whichincreased targeting resources, significantly enhancing our analysis capability by over 30%- Trained, mentored, and supervised 10 employees نمایش موارد کمتر

  • Deputy Director | Program Manager | Deputy Commander

    Aug 1396 - Jul 1400

  • Director | Simulation Center

    Sept 1394 - Aug 1396

  • Director & Program Manager of Training & Exercises

    Sept 1392 - Sept 1394

  • Deputy Director | Senior Operations Manager

    Aug 1390 - Sept 1392

  • Senior Operations Manager | Project Manager

    May 2008 - Aug 1390