ENGINEERING SPECIALIST Summary Accomplished, ambitious influential team leader 24 years diverse project management experience spanning design, manufacturing, operations, logistics, systems engineering test evaluation disciplines. A jack trades, box thinker, tackling resolving challenging problems encountered organization, utilizing sound judgment experience. Demonstrated ability manage projects significant importance program meeting cost, schedule scope constraints set stakeholders. Certifications Project Management Professional (PMP) 2011 Highlights Project Management Secret Clearance Risk management Performance tracking evaluation Team building Project analysis Leadership mentoring Business requirements analysis Operations management Decisive leader Experience Engineering Specialist 01/2004 Current Company Name City State •Extensive planning, coordination systematic execution led cost savings $1M, meeting contract deliverables 1.5 year test program. •Bid proposal lead IPT, efforts resulted convincing customer add additional scope, increasing contract value $1.2M. •Co-authored presented multiple professional papers symposiums, one selected best paper Military Sensing Symposium. •Project manager highly visible competitive project significant influence future contracts valued excess $75M. •Considerable experience knowledge project management, small medium projects ($150K-$49M). •Managed program risk multiple projects, bringing several long term risks closure engaged leadership optimization dated processes. •Experienced development business development campaign plans, technology road maps marketing efforts large scale programs. •Demonstrated ability work without supervision manage distributed workforce accomplish project deliverables time within budget. •Led complex modification efforts combat vehicles totaled $3M per vehicle. •Success designing project metrics various types projects; tracked brief metrics senior management. •Managed contract survivability requirements ACAT1 program OSD DOT&E oversight. •Designed breakthrough vulnerability reduction technology GDLS pending patent. •Managed 30 external contractors initiation project closeout. •Working ISO9000 certified organization, experienced process development improvement. •Conducted briefings project results various audiences ranging corporate executives general officers covering appropriate level detail level. •Experienced security processes COMSEC devices, weapons classified IT resources, 14 years experience working classified environment. Senior Technical Support Specialist 01/2002 01/2004 Company Name City State •Developed first platform integrated Battle Damage Assessment Repair (BDAR) program Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. •Able troubleshoot combat vehicle subsystems conduct root cause analysis identify source failures, writes corrective action proposals address issues. •Authored validated Battle Damage Assessment Repair tasks Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM). •Designed platform specific BDAR kits operator maintainer staying within stringent weight monetary budget. •Developed program standard marking fluid electrical lines combat vehicles allow quick recognition repair battle field. •Responsible budgeting, planning, resourcing, execution contractor support BDAR related events, including: armor characterization, ballistic vulnerability testing full system live fire. •Responsible contractor deliverables including: Technical Manuals, BDAR kits training materials. Tank Platoon Sergeant 07/1991 01/2002 Company Name City State •Tank Platoon Sergeant 70 soldiers peacekeeping combat operations. •Graduated top 10% class professional development courses attended. •Identified one top 5% Army's tankers graduating Abrams Master Gunner School failure rate 85%. •Responsible planning, resourcing, execution gunnery training, incorporating simulation live-fire exercises, 14 M1A1 tank crews (56 soldiers) tank heavy division •Maintained accounted twelve tactical vehicles, resulting 98% operational readiness rate deployed. •Selected soldier month/quarter three separate instances unit 5000 personnel. Education Graduate Certificate Project Management 2010 University Maryland University College City State MBA Management 2004 Strayer University City State Bachelor Science Internetworking Technologies 2003 Strayer University City State