Eric McClure, MSM-PM
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Credentials
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DAWIA Program Management Advanced
U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)Feb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Defense Financial Management Certification - Level 3
United States Department of DefenseDec, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
DAWIA Business - Financial Management Level III
U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)Dec, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
US ArmyDec, 2012- Nov, 2024
Experience
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75th Innovation Command
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United States
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Armed Forces
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1 - 100 Employee
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Innovation Officer
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Nov 2022 - Present
Drive operational innovation, concepts, and capabilities to enhance the readiness and lethality of the Future Vertical Lift Ecosystem by leveraging the skills and agility of the private sector through continued experimentation and demonstration. Drive operational innovation, concepts, and capabilities to enhance the readiness and lethality of the Future Vertical Lift Ecosystem by leveraging the skills and agility of the private sector through continued experimentation and demonstration.
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Army Futures Command
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief Acquisition & Financial Officer
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Jul 2022 - Present
Serve as an Expert/Senior Acquisition Advisor for the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cross Functional Team (CFT), reporting to the CFT Director in the areas of acquisition, program structure and Department of Defense (DoD) modernization and integration. Oversee the FVL CFT acquisition cell responsible for the coordination and direction of the development of long term acquisition strategies as well as evaluation and assessment of FVL CFT acquisition priorities. Serve as PPBE subject matter expert within the CFT, provide counsel and advice on long range fiscal planning for all Army Aviation modernization priorities, and direct execution of CFT resources.
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United States Army Reserve
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Government Flight Representative
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Feb 2021 - Nov 2022
Government Flight Representative and Special Projects Officer, 15B/51A.Army Reserve Sustainment Command, Defense Contract Management Agency - Army Reserve Element (DCMA Boeing, Philadelphia). Government Flight Representative and Special Projects Officer, 15B/51A.Army Reserve Sustainment Command, Defense Contract Management Agency - Army Reserve Element (DCMA Boeing, Philadelphia).
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U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)
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United States
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Armed Forces
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Director
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May 2021 - Jul 2022
Serve as the Product Director for C-RAM Intercept/Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) and Homeland Defense (HLD) product portfolio, SHIELD Project Office, PEO Missiles and Space.Responsible for cost, schedule, and performance of products, services, and support. Supervise, integrate, and coordinate the work of other functional areas such as engineering, test, product assurance, configuration management, and logistics within the SHIELD Project Directorates as the efforts relate to the LPWS and HLD functions across the various Products.Manage all capability component development, test, fielding, and support across all products to maximize capability, ensure full/complete interoperability and backwards compatibility, and maintain interfaces and interoperability with other Army, Joint, and Multi-national systems without duplication.
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Business Division Chief, PdM Air Warrior
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Aug 2017 - May 2021
Chief for Business Management in Air Warrior Product Office under PEO Soldier. Responsibility encompasses all business aspects of programs to include program management, financial management, cost analysis, acquisition, execution of contracts, and audit compliance. Perform full range of administrative and technical supervisory duties.
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Army National Guard
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Company Commander
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Aug 2020 - Feb 2021
Headquarters Company Commander responsible for morale, training, and professional development of 75 Soldiers. Accountable for over 305 pieces of equipment valued at over $10M. Responsible for planning, resourcing, and executing individual and collective training to achieve mission readiness for combat and state emergency missions.
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Intelligence Officer
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Jan 2018 - Aug 2020
Serve as Battalion S-2, Intelligence Officer and principal advisor to the commander and staff for all matters concerning the intelligence warfighting function. Lead the intelligence section through supervising, coordinating, and integrating the collection, processing, production, and dissemination of intelligence to support the unit’s missions.
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Rear Detachment Commander
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Sep 2018 - Sep 2019
HHC RDC with responsibility for 26 personnel and all unit equipment remaining at Home Station during unit deployment. Exercise responsibilities in property management, unit readiness readiness through collective training, and all Soldier administrative matters to include pay, legal, and medical.
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Aviation Platoon Leader/Executive Officer
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May 2015 - Jan 2018
Platoon Leader for an Air Assault Company in an Air Assault Battalion. Oversee an Air Assault Platoon consisting of 5 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and over 20 officers and enlisted personnel. Plan and execute collective training to best utilize assigned aircraft and personnel in order to prepare unit for its wartime mission. Responsible for direct supervision, morale, discipline, and performance rating of platoon's assigned pilots. Represent Commander at training events and Squadron training meetings in the absence of the Commander. Required to maintain highest proficiency in UH-60 under all flight conditions in all modes of flight as an air mission commander and pilot in command. Responsible for mission and tactical planning using AMPS, maintaining academic and field proficiency in avionics and mission equipment use and employment.
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Aviation Liaison Officer/Assistant S-3
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Aug 2013 - May 2015
Served as a Liaison Officer and Assistant S-3, Operations for an Air Cavalry Squadron. Required to maintain knowledge in all aspects of aviation employment and training plan development. Responsible to ensure safety management and risk mitigation are at the core of each mission while maintaining the Squadron’s proficiency. Responsible for assuming leadership of the S-3 section in the absence of the S-3. Provided information, developed courses of action, and made recommendations to the S-3 and commander on prioritizing and allocating squadron resources. Responsible for supervision and professional development of operations personnel, ensuring the section was continually trained and prepared to deploy and execute its wartime mission. Maintained proficiency in the UH-60 Black Hawk under demanding day, night, and NVG flight conditions as a pilot-in-command and an air mission commander.
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Craft Designs, Inc.
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United States
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Aviation & Aerospace
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Feb 2017 - May 2017
Project Manager supporting back-office applications, quality assurance activities, program management reviews, customer interface and business metrics collection at Craft Designs, Inc.Served as on-site project lead to a team providing engineering services and software quality assurance for the Army's UH-60V Black Hawk Integrated Avionics Mission Equipment Package program. Project Manager supporting back-office applications, quality assurance activities, program management reviews, customer interface and business metrics collection at Craft Designs, Inc.Served as on-site project lead to a team providing engineering services and software quality assurance for the Army's UH-60V Black Hawk Integrated Avionics Mission Equipment Package program.
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Missile Defense Agency
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Analyst
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Jul 2016 - Feb 2017
Served as a senior program analyst in the Program Integration cell of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system project office. Provided subject matter expertise and advised the Program Manager on all aspects of cost, schedule, and performance. Integrated activities across all acquisition, business, development, and sustainment functions in the PMO to provide once face to all internal and external stakeholders. Authored, compiled, and reviewed reports and information papers for PM and MDA senior leaders and all PMO external communications (public release, Congress, GAO, etc.)
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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Acquisition Analyst
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Jun 2015 - Jul 2016
Provided full-time support to Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Provided program management and acquisition support to RKV and Ground Based Interceptor product offices serving as acquisition lead and assistant product manager and team lead of a program control team consisting of 5 individuals; maintained liaison with MDA, industry, and supporting organizations to ensure proper program execution; assessed, managed, and eliminated acquisition risks related to program cost, schedule, and performance. Prepared acquisition documentation and executive-level decision papers.
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U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)
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United States
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Armed Forces
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1 - 100 Employee
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Planning Lead
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Dec 2014 - May 2015
Project Manager Apache Program Planning Lead. Serve as a Program Analyst with responsibility for cost, schedule, resource management, and program reporting for AH-64E Apache acquisition program. Develop and manage the preparation of system reports such as the Selected Acquisition Report (SAR), unit cost report, and Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES). Develop effective methods to task and evaluate support work, solve problems, respond to data calls, correct deficiencies, and assure that program objectives are met. Perform all aspects of the planning, analysis, formulation, and execution of program and budget requirements. Research, review, and analyze documents such as production schedules, production capabilities, contract award data, production lead time, etc., in order to assess the realistic capability of the Army to obtain that readiness desired/requested within the time resources constraints that exist. Serve as a program/resource advisor to appropriate staff functional elements.
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Program Analyst
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Oct 2008 - Dec 2014
PEO Aviation, Headquarters Business Management Office. Program Analyst responsible for programming and out-year budgeting and funds projection. Monitored defense budgets through congressional markup process, tracking changes to Army Aviation programs and reported their possible future impacts or issues direct to the PEO. Coordinated and scheduled Acquisition Category II and III milestone and program reviews where the PEO was the milestone decision authority. Reviewed from financial perspective and gathered other functional area comments on all milestone documentation prior to PEO final signature and approval. Served as PEO approval authority for monthly DA Probability of Success data collection on ACAT I and II programs, monthly Program Status Reviews (PSRs), and other headquarters Department of the Army and DoD level reviews and briefs. Other duties as assigned.
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Department of the Army Systems Coordinator
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Jan 2010 - Jun 2010
Served as Department of the Army Systems Coordinator (DASC) at Army Secretariat for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology [ASA(ALT)] on rotational assignment. Represented Aviation Project Management Offices within the Pentagon with Army, Joint Staff, and OSD for ACAT I, II, and III programs to include two Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs). Maintained working relationships with Army Programs (G-8) FDV Aviation, Army Operations (G-3), and ASA(ALT) staff to ensure issues or actions that impacted represented programs were resolved quickly and at the lowest level. Coordinated with Army Budget Office (ABO) and represented program offices on budget execution. Coordinated efforts with PMs, HQDA Office of Legislative Liaison (OCLL), and Army Budget Office Congressional Liaison (SAFM-BUL) to answer budget and program related questions for Members of Congress, Staffs and Committees. Assisted in preparation for and briefing of programs during DASC Parades for Congressional Professional Staff Members (PSMs) in support of FY11 budget process. Worked closely in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES) process.
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US Army
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Management Analyst & Marketing Coordinator
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Aug 2007 - Oct 2008
Serve as Marketing Assistant to entire department and primary Assistant to the Commercial Sponsorship Coordinator, preparing and assisting in preparation of Memorandums of Agreement, Advertising Invoices, Proposals, and other Sponsorship duties. Perform duties by assisting with MWR Advertising program, including creating advertising opportunities in MWR activities, soliciting sponsors, and selling advertising in all MWR activities in the form of banners, golf tee markers, light boxes, print media, etc, in-kind items, etc. Assist in event planning, setting, advertising and promotion for Directorate and Activity level events such as the Redstone Arsenal 2007 Christmas Tree Lighting. Create graphic design work including banners, sponsorship proposals, flyers and posters for Directorate and Activity level events. Assist entire marketing staff, MWR facility managers, and Division Chief with their activity level publicity and promotions and any other duties as seen fit.
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Continental
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Germany
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Human Resources/Management Analyst
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May 2006 - Jun 2007
Performed duties through maintenance and updates to employee attendance records, and also issuance of disciplines for absences and tardiness with online NexTrak version 5 software. Created training manual of local Payroll process through observation and hands-on training on payroll systems. Developed behavioral interview question templates for multiple job requisitions to be used in panel interview process. Conducted internal audit of all local HR functions for Siemens AG corporate using Microsoft Access database. Utilized local intranet XML platform to build, maintain and update Human Resources website holding important human resource files and contact information to be accessed by over 2,200 employees.
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Education
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2015 - 2017
Colorado Technical University
Master of Science (M.S.), Project Management -
2003 - 2008
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
BSBA, Marketing/Acquisition Management -
1999 - 2003
Sparkman High School
Advanced Academic Diploma, General Education
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