Brian Kirby

Experience

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  EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.

  Sept 1994 - Feb 1997

  Chemist I

  Analyzed soil, water, and tissue extracts using high performance liquid chromatography and ion chromatography. Supervised 11 chemists.Performed water, soil, and tissue sample extractions for chromatographic analysis in a high volume laboratory using EPA methodologies.

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  The York Dispatch

  Jan 1997 - Dec 1998

  Freelance Journalist

  Authored numerous bi-lines and series articles as a freelance journalist covering municipalities in Pennsylvania.

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  Science and Technology Corporation (STC)

  Feb 1997 - Aug 2008

  Senior Project Manager

  Technical Writer, Project Manager, Analyst, and other positions for federal government (mostly Army) contracts. International Treaty Compliance, Knowledge Management, Configuration Management, Project Analysis/Planning, and other Task Management functions.

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  SAIC

  Aug 2008 - Sept 2013

  Assistant Vice President

  Direct supervisory responsibility for 25 technical professionals, multiple contracts and task orders. Technical Resource Manager for the 125-person Logistics, Training, and Response Support Division. Responsible for all personnel management, including job requisitions, hiring actions, personnel re-deployment, training, and performance counseling. Lead technical writer and manager for multi-million dollar competitive proposals.Director of Operations and Knowledge Management - Planned, organized, and managed large government projects, including schedule, cost, contracts, and customer requirements for a $6M portfolio. Interfaced with task and functional leaders, subcontractors, support personnel, customers, and senior management. Core responsibilities included building, maintaining, and managing relationships with internal and external customers; coaching, mentoring, and motivating project personnel; preparing business plans and monitoring revenue. Primary support areas included logistics, training, technical integration, response support, and knowledge management. Show less

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  Leidos

  Sept 2013 - now

  Senior program manager for Leidos corporate home office independent research and development (IRAD) projects. Responsibilities include day-to-day program operations, deliverables, technical publications, quality assurance, configuration management, knowledge management, meeting support and facilitation, integrated digital environments, customer interactions, and other program management functions. Responsibilities include competitive task order proposals, project initiation, execution, monitoring & control, and closure; subcontract utilization; bi-weekly integration forums; customer liaison; business development; planning and forecasting; property management; and other program oversight functions. Responsible for competitive proposals, task initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & control, and close-out for multiple government task orders that provide technical, logistics, and integration services to the Federal Government. Lead customer interface, integration team facilitator, and personnel supervisor for multiple task orders. Provide oversight for personnel supervisory and training programs, SharePoint site administration, financial reporting, and business development actions.

  • Senior Program Manager - Corporate Research and Development

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Operations Director - Command and Control Modernization

    Sept 2017 - now

  • Deputy Program Manager - Integration

    Jul 2015 - Sept 2017

  • Senior Project Manager - Integration

    Sept 2013 - Jul 2015