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Denver CO

Denver CO

01/2004-12/2008

Lead the Support Equipment (SE) product line for the Targets and Countermeasures program. Assess SE needs for the development of the Flexible Target Family of vehicles. Manage a staff of 30, in multiple locations, providing support to customer delivery orders for both products and missions. Provide design, procurement, test and delivery of mechanical handling, transportation and electrical test and checkout equipment for the entire target vehicle. Responsible for staffing, EVMS, BOE development and supplier activities for the above, approximately $50 Million. Perform L-code supervisory functions. Full Spectrum Leadership trained.

Ft Worth TX

03/2002-01/2004

Joint Strike Fighter Program Lead Organizational Level Support Equipment (SE) Design, Support Equipment IPT - Responsible for the design, selection, procurement, test and delivery of the O-level SE for the Joint Strike Fighter during the System Design and Development contract comprising $80 Million of in-house and supplier effort. Participate in the entire process, from air system requirements definition for SE to the verification process. Prepare procurement specifications and statement of work for supplier provided design and fabrication. Support proposal evaluation and supplier selection. Perform technical management of suppliers.\n- Responsible for personnel selection and supervision, (assignments, training and performance) for LMIS engineers in Fort Worth and Palmdale. Develop schedules to meet program needs for manufacturing, flight test and O-level support equipment. Develop the selection processes for determining the equipment to meet air system and customer needs, performing best value analysis. Responsible for cost account management, schedule and earn value performance. SE IPT Risk Integrator; wrote the SE IPT Risk Process to meet the JSF Program Risk Plan, Coordinate the SE IPT risk assessment team. Interface with the JSF Program Office (customer), Manufacturing, Flight Test, SE IPT Logistics, SE IPT Configuration Management, JSF teammates - Northrop Grumman and BAE and other JSF IPTs.

Denver CO

08/1996-01/2002

Exercise functional leadership over assigned engineers. Oversee the all aspects of Ground Support Equipment. Establish and implement work plans and schedules; evaluate work progress and implement corrective action as needed. Led the Athena activation of the Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak AK; communications, power, facility requirements and miscellaneous items. Provided proposal development support for launch operations and ground support equipment. Other Areas of Responsibility: Commercial Launch License: Primary point of contact to the Federal Aviation Agency, Office of Commercial Space Transportation. Prepared and submitted commercial launch license applications and the required compliance submittals prior to each launch. Down Range Telemetry and Tracking Station Support: Identify and obtain down range telemetry and tracking station support not provide by the launch range. Coordinate the contracting of these stations as needed for each mission. Responsible for coordinating all the activities involved in obtaining the Malindi Telemetry and Tracking Station, Kenya. I coordinated the purchase of the ground support equipment for Decommutation and recording of the vehicle telemetry, obtaining the export license for shipment of the equipment to Malindi, the statement of work and requirements documentation for the establishing the contract with the University of Rome. I performed the on-site mission support. Range Requirements: responsible for the preparation and submittal of the Range requirements documents utilizing the Range Commanders Councils Universal Documentation System format.

Sunnyvale CA

01/1994-08/1996

Lockheed Launch Vehicle Program. Staff to Launch Operations Manager. Supported technical proposal development; responsible for the preparation of Range requirements documents and their submittal to the Range. Prepared and submitted the budgetary requirements for the Launch Operations Organization.

05/1990-01/1994

ASRM Program Ground Support Equipment. - Lead Technical Monitor of the Lockheed Austin Divisions (LAD) manufacturing effort. Coordinated and prepared the LAD Cost Account Plans (CAP) for the Project Measurement System. Handled Project and Design Engineering responsibilities for selected items of ASRM support equipment. Material Review Board representative for LAD-built hardware. Other assignments include: systems integration associated with support equipment to support equipment interfaces, responsible for assuring that the requirements were adequate and could be accomplished within cost and schedule; Directorate Engineering Change Board representative. Led a task team that identified areas where cost savings could be realized reducing LADs estimate at completion by approximately 6 million dollars.

Sunnyvale CA

05/1987- 05/ 1990

Worked for various satellite programs analyzing End Item Hardware Specifications for testing requirements. Developed the test methods and determined the required test equipment. Designed the mechanical test equipment and coordinated the design of electrical test consoles. Scheduled and oversaw the fabrication of the hardware by the manufacturing shop. Developed required software, and prepared detail test procedures for the verification of the test equipment and for the assembly and operation of the test equipment for End Item Hardware testing. Coordinated and directed the testing of the End Item Hardware.

Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA

04/1984 – 05/1987

Group Lead Systems Engineering. Mechanical Systems involving pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical and electro-mechanical components of Space Shuttle flight hardware and support equipment. This required having a working knowledge of the total system hardware and software. Verified systems were maintained and tested per military and manufacturer's specifications and design drawings. Other responsibilities included development of procedures for installation validation, operation, maintenance and modification of equipment; provide interface to management and customer; and coordinate the planning and scheduling of work for assigned systems.

Rocky Flats Plant

Golden CO

02/1982 - 04/1984

Metrology and Measurements Laboratory. Engineer in charge of the lab for pressure, force and flow measurements. Wrote calibration procedures and developed computer software to automate the process; directed the work of the technicians; developed new calibration methods; specified instrumentation for the lab and made recommendations plant wide; performed data and error analysis on the instrumentation; interfaced with the National Bureau of Standards verifying conformance to standard specifications. Determined measurement methods and techniques for hostile, hazardous environments.

BS, Mechanical Engineering 1981

3.5

BS, Computer Science 2002

3.6

Physical Metrology experience

Top Secret Clearance

EBI for special programs 1988 – 1990

OTHER EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SKILLS

Computer Science Courses; West Coast University, 1986-1987

Business Administration Courses (Undergrad); University of Hawaii, 1971-1978

Business Administration Courses (Graduate); University of Phoenix, 1982

Full Spectrum Leadership

Lockheed Martin Management Seminar

Lockheed Supervisor Training Seminar

Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. Supervisory Training and Educational Program

Lockheed Martin Astronautics Basic and Advanced Management Training Seminars

Interact

CADAM

PUBLICATIONS

Calibration of and Conversion Charts for Matheson Rotameters RFP 3499, May 9, 1983

Proving Ring Calibration Using a Deadweight Pressure System RFP 3677, Feb. 25, 1985