Dr. David Bigelow

Experience

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  US Army

  Oct 1987 - Sept 2013

  Military Officer

  -Served in a variety of roles from team leader to Company Commander.-As a Contracting Officer, managed a portfolio of 276 contracts worth over $8.5 Billion.-Led the team that monitored Delta and Atlas rocket production as it transitions from Lockheed Martin and Boeing into the United Launch Alliance. -Presented a variety of briefings to Generals, Senior Executives, and staff regularly.-Led organizations of over 350 personnel.-Recognized by multiple Commanders as being in their top 1% of officers under their command.-Recognized as the Defense Contract Management Agency Field Grade Office of the year in 2010 and 2011-Developed training and organization for deployable contracting teams. Show less

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  Bigelow Consulting, Inc.

  Aug 2013 - Feb 2017

  Co Owner

  -Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that specialized in consulting for companies pursuing Government contracts or in need of strategic planning or business development assistance. -Consulting services included strategic planning, business plan development, contract writing, negotiations, contracting with the Government, Management planning, statistical analysis, personnel planning, professional presentations, Marketing planning, Media training, media crises services, and cost/price analysis. Show less

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  Cherokee Information Services, Inc.

  Feb 2014 - Jun 2015

  Project Manager

  -Led over 30 Contracting experts, 1 IT support expert, one specialized software analyst, and 1 Cost & Pricing Analysis expert, providing pre-and post-award acquisition and cost & price support to the Defense Health Agency (DHA).-Quality improvement measures generated an average first-time accept rate of over 90%.-Teams are responsible for contracts valued at more than $6 billion annually.

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  Technical Management Services, LLC

  Jul 2015 - Feb 2017

  Master Instructor

  -Taught over 38 classes and was the primary instructor at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.-Customer approval rating average of 99%.-Classes include Leadership, Team Building, and all aspects of Federal Acquisitions.-Recognized by primary customer TMS for outstanding business growth contribution.

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  Ball Aerospace

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2023

  -Coordinates efforts between leadership, engineering, finance, mission assurance, supply chain, and material management.-Managed the custom electronics and program’s critical path valued at>$100m and improved SPI performance by 32%. Focused personnel efforts reduced costs by 75%.-Managed the Supply Chain support for a flagship program valued at over $1B.-Recognized multiple times for outstanding contributions to hardware delivery.-Worked on new pursuits supporting the technical and pricing data collection and analysis.-Cost Account Manager certified Show less -Provided contract negotiation and administration on various programs encompassing all phases of the contract life cycle.-Responsible for over $100m in Ground C2 software & hardware development, propulsion systems, and small satellites.-Reviewed contracts and related documents to assess risk to the company, recommend mitigation approaches and ensure compliance with various federal regulations and company policy.-Recognized multiple times for creative and significant contributions to program successes. Show less

  • Program Manager

    Mar 2020 - Jan 2023

  • Manager, Subcontracts

    Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Sr. Subcontract Lead

    Feb 2017 - Dec 2018
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  York Space Systems LLC

  Jan 2023 - May 2024

  Primary responsibility for program management organization’s value creation by means of the organization’s data and analytics assets, as well as the data and analytics ecosystem.Responsible for the PMO’s-wide data and information strategy, governance, control, policy development, and effective exploitation. Accountable and responsible for information protection and privacy, information governance, data quality and data life cycle management, along with the exploitation of data assets to create business value.Responsible for coordinating data collection and automating data processing to integrate across company platforms. Ensures this data is converted to information that supports the efficient execution of company programs.Ensures that staff utilizes efficient data management frameworks and data is of the highest quality to create an effective data strategy to maintain these data standards. Show less

  • Sr. Program Manager of Analytics Team

    Oct 2023 - May 2024

  • Senior Contract Administrator

    Jan 2023 - Oct 2023
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  Self-employed

  May 2024 - Jun 2024

  Aerospace Business consultant

  Business consultant specializing in -Aersopace industry-US Federal Government-Supply Chain Management-Acquisitions-Negotiations-Revenue improvement-US Military-Problem solving-SDVOSB

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  Ursa Major

  Jun 2024 - now

  Director of Supply Chain