Jeffrey Yates

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jan 1980 - Jan 2000

  Manpower Analyst / Operations Specialist / Project Manager

  Managed Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) Dam Neck test facility responsible for communications, radars, weapons systems and two 250FT remote relay towers as well as personnel for the testing of several major systems including the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) program, the Air Force Cruise Missile Defense Initiative, the Tactical Component Network (TCN) and numerous Joint Warfare projects.

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  Solipsys

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  Program Manager / Senior Systems Engineer

  Managed $25M program leading over 30 contractors from 7 companies on installations in Australia, Japan, Korea and Thailand for advanced technology insertions on 6 US Navy ships and 1 shore installation resulting in a successful delivery of a new technology into a forward deployed operational task force. Directed $10M assessment for Office of Naval Research (ONR) for that included16 tests events during 9 month period, supervising up to 40 contractors and government support personnel at four Navy land based test sites, two data link relay towers, an airborne E-2C aircraft and USS Vicksburg in a common sensor network for software currently in use by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Show less

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  Spec Ops Inc.

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  Program Manager

  Responsible for engineering department overseeing companies development of mobile Command and Control (COC) centers and integration of C4ISR equipment with emphasis on integrating new technologies for both mobile and fixed operations centers for Government and Military use. Principal investigator for two Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) projects using mobile intelligent agent technology (DKN) to conduct real-time assessments of battlefield commanders for USJFCOM and pilot performance for AFRL Mesa. Show less

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  SAIC

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Senior Analyst

  Directed Analysis for the Joint Test Integration Center (JTIC) at NAVSEA Crane, IN. responsible for new technology insertions into current and future programs of record and for supporting Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR) on the Joint Concept Technology Demonstration (JCTD) Sea Eagle and Limited Military Utility Assessment (LMUA) of advanced network and sensor technologies for Special Forces using Iridium satellites for permissive surveillance of remote areas.

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  Shumar Defense Industries

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Program Manager

  Lead team of 25 employees and subcontractors for the rapid research, design and manufacture of the Marine Corp’s $8.5M Command Operations Center (COC) trailer, the first high speed independent suspension trailer built for the heavy lift requirement of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) command centers for the US Marine Corps that allowed command and control equipment, as well as sensitive equipment to be transported safely across rough terrains.Managed $7.5M Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer (HEAT) program for the design and manufacture of 12 stationary and two mobile trainers to include development of maintenance and operations manuals and training videos. Show less

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  Typhon Inc

  Nov 2011 - now

  Program Manager

  Managed team in the development of asset management software/hardware IT based system that used active/passive RFID, barcode or other unique identifiers and allowing the tracking of these assets locally or geographically communicating over long range wireless, cellular, Iridium, Inmarsat and VSAT satellite.Responsible for business development in Africa, Europe, Middle East and US including administration of all contracts, technical and financial proposals, program management and engineering. Show less