Alan Gauzens, MBA PMP
Sr. Program Manager at McCormick Stevenson Corporation- Claim this Profile
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Patrick Hickey MBA
Alan is an impressive man with great leadership and technical professional knowledge in the defense industry. His wealth of experience in the technical aspects and management of personnel in the industry are a strong asset to him and his company. His numerous years of experience in defense and his vast network of peers having worked for a Fortune 500 company ranked in the top 50 world-wide among the Defense sector will be of great benefit to his team on his next venture. His dedication to children and social causes give credence to his high character and moral standings which builds great leaders and organizations. I wish him continued success.
Dawn Battles, PMP
I strongly recommend Alan for his exceptional leadership, communication and organizational skills. I had the privilege of experiencing Alan's mentoring through new Program Management processes and procedures when I was a budding PM; his patience, clear communication and support were immensely helpful to my professional growth. Alan was also a critical teammate when he answered the need and stepped in to help define subcontractor SOW and requirements on top of his already fulltime assignments. Alan was our "go to" for succinct yet comprehensive descriptions, organizational structures and processes/procedures. Alan is also an excellent proposal manager, implementing clear and direct tasks, deadlines and roles and responsibilities then managing progress for timely submissions and follow-through to critical program wins. Alan has always been willing to wear many hats to ensure the program success. I hope to work with Alan again in the future!
Patrick Hickey MBA
Alan is an impressive man with great leadership and technical professional knowledge in the defense industry. His wealth of experience in the technical aspects and management of personnel in the industry are a strong asset to him and his company. His numerous years of experience in defense and his vast network of peers having worked for a Fortune 500 company ranked in the top 50 world-wide among the Defense sector will be of great benefit to his team on his next venture. His dedication to children and social causes give credence to his high character and moral standings which builds great leaders and organizations. I wish him continued success.
Dawn Battles, PMP
I strongly recommend Alan for his exceptional leadership, communication and organizational skills. I had the privilege of experiencing Alan's mentoring through new Program Management processes and procedures when I was a budding PM; his patience, clear communication and support were immensely helpful to my professional growth. Alan was also a critical teammate when he answered the need and stepped in to help define subcontractor SOW and requirements on top of his already fulltime assignments. Alan was our "go to" for succinct yet comprehensive descriptions, organizational structures and processes/procedures. Alan is also an excellent proposal manager, implementing clear and direct tasks, deadlines and roles and responsibilities then managing progress for timely submissions and follow-through to critical program wins. Alan has always been willing to wear many hats to ensure the program success. I hope to work with Alan again in the future!
Patrick Hickey MBA
Alan is an impressive man with great leadership and technical professional knowledge in the defense industry. His wealth of experience in the technical aspects and management of personnel in the industry are a strong asset to him and his company. His numerous years of experience in defense and his vast network of peers having worked for a Fortune 500 company ranked in the top 50 world-wide among the Defense sector will be of great benefit to his team on his next venture. His dedication to children and social causes give credence to his high character and moral standings which builds great leaders and organizations. I wish him continued success.
Dawn Battles, PMP
I strongly recommend Alan for his exceptional leadership, communication and organizational skills. I had the privilege of experiencing Alan's mentoring through new Program Management processes and procedures when I was a budding PM; his patience, clear communication and support were immensely helpful to my professional growth. Alan was also a critical teammate when he answered the need and stepped in to help define subcontractor SOW and requirements on top of his already fulltime assignments. Alan was our "go to" for succinct yet comprehensive descriptions, organizational structures and processes/procedures. Alan is also an excellent proposal manager, implementing clear and direct tasks, deadlines and roles and responsibilities then managing progress for timely submissions and follow-through to critical program wins. Alan has always been willing to wear many hats to ensure the program success. I hope to work with Alan again in the future!
Patrick Hickey MBA
Alan is an impressive man with great leadership and technical professional knowledge in the defense industry. His wealth of experience in the technical aspects and management of personnel in the industry are a strong asset to him and his company. His numerous years of experience in defense and his vast network of peers having worked for a Fortune 500 company ranked in the top 50 world-wide among the Defense sector will be of great benefit to his team on his next venture. His dedication to children and social causes give credence to his high character and moral standings which builds great leaders and organizations. I wish him continued success.
Dawn Battles, PMP
I strongly recommend Alan for his exceptional leadership, communication and organizational skills. I had the privilege of experiencing Alan's mentoring through new Program Management processes and procedures when I was a budding PM; his patience, clear communication and support were immensely helpful to my professional growth. Alan was also a critical teammate when he answered the need and stepped in to help define subcontractor SOW and requirements on top of his already fulltime assignments. Alan was our "go to" for succinct yet comprehensive descriptions, organizational structures and processes/procedures. Alan is also an excellent proposal manager, implementing clear and direct tasks, deadlines and roles and responsibilities then managing progress for timely submissions and follow-through to critical program wins. Alan has always been willing to wear many hats to ensure the program success. I hope to work with Alan again in the future!
Credentials
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
Experience
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McCormick Stevenson Corporation
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr. Program Manager
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May 2016 - Present
Leader and contributor to program and company success in Technology Management, Systems Engineering, Scope and Risk Management in the Engineering Services sector for customer’s within Aerospace and Defense industry, providing ruggedized design solutions to challenging environments. Leveraging skills in CRM, Communications, Milestone, Schedule and Cost Management to achieve, maintain and exceed customer satisfaction and expectation, including achieving Purple DoD CPAR rating. Break-down… Show more Leader and contributor to program and company success in Technology Management, Systems Engineering, Scope and Risk Management in the Engineering Services sector for customer’s within Aerospace and Defense industry, providing ruggedized design solutions to challenging environments. Leveraging skills in CRM, Communications, Milestone, Schedule and Cost Management to achieve, maintain and exceed customer satisfaction and expectation, including achieving Purple DoD CPAR rating. Break-down complex issues into actionable plans and participate in the product realization, with an eye on EVM, enabling the project success through the skills of the high-performing agile teams at McCormick Stevenson. Guiding program Cradle – To – Grave with innovative designs for cost efficient manufacturing and production, and contributor to company year-over-year growth recognized in the University of South Florida FAST 56. Show less Leader and contributor to program and company success in Technology Management, Systems Engineering, Scope and Risk Management in the Engineering Services sector for customer’s within Aerospace and Defense industry, providing ruggedized design solutions to challenging environments. Leveraging skills in CRM, Communications, Milestone, Schedule and Cost Management to achieve, maintain and exceed customer satisfaction and expectation, including achieving Purple DoD CPAR rating. Break-down… Show more Leader and contributor to program and company success in Technology Management, Systems Engineering, Scope and Risk Management in the Engineering Services sector for customer’s within Aerospace and Defense industry, providing ruggedized design solutions to challenging environments. Leveraging skills in CRM, Communications, Milestone, Schedule and Cost Management to achieve, maintain and exceed customer satisfaction and expectation, including achieving Purple DoD CPAR rating. Break-down complex issues into actionable plans and participate in the product realization, with an eye on EVM, enabling the project success through the skills of the high-performing agile teams at McCormick Stevenson. Guiding program Cradle – To – Grave with innovative designs for cost efficient manufacturing and production, and contributor to company year-over-year growth recognized in the University of South Florida FAST 56. Show less
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PM Consulting
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Management Consultant and Elderly Parent Health Care Surrogate
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Apr 2015 - Apr 2016
Program Management consulting while simultaneously pursuing my next career opportunity. Surrogate health-care for elderly parent dementia inflicted cognitive decline needs and facility placement. Volunteer PMP Boot Camp Instructor for local PMI (Project Management Institute) Chapter. Panelist at local IEEE Project Management Seminar. Volunteer at local church. Program Management consulting while simultaneously pursuing my next career opportunity. Surrogate health-care for elderly parent dementia inflicted cognitive decline needs and facility placement. Volunteer PMP Boot Camp Instructor for local PMI (Project Management Institute) Chapter. Panelist at local IEEE Project Management Seminar. Volunteer at local church.
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Program Manager (Contract)
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Sep 2014 - Mar 2015
Program leader of team developing next generation Tactical Communication product for US Special Operations Command, successfully delivering Concept Phase enabling follow-on Phase that tripled the contract funding. Fostered close customer and team communications to transition from concepts into stable set of requirements. Leveraged skills in Requirements and Scope Management to ensure changes/growth were managed and funded through formal contract modification. Employ Risk Management expertise… Show more Program leader of team developing next generation Tactical Communication product for US Special Operations Command, successfully delivering Concept Phase enabling follow-on Phase that tripled the contract funding. Fostered close customer and team communications to transition from concepts into stable set of requirements. Leveraged skills in Requirements and Scope Management to ensure changes/growth were managed and funded through formal contract modification. Employ Risk Management expertise in guiding team to identify and mitigate risks at each Phase. Additional Management skills applied include: - Program Planning and Initiation, Requirements Decomposition, Statements of Work, Schedule development, budgeting, spend plans, resource planning, and Initiation - Program Monitor and Control (Cost, Schedule and Performance Management), successfully applied Earned Value principals to this non-EVMS program - Program Scope Control, Requirements Management - Program phase Close-out and resource protection for follow-on phase Show less Program leader of team developing next generation Tactical Communication product for US Special Operations Command, successfully delivering Concept Phase enabling follow-on Phase that tripled the contract funding. Fostered close customer and team communications to transition from concepts into stable set of requirements. Leveraged skills in Requirements and Scope Management to ensure changes/growth were managed and funded through formal contract modification. Employ Risk Management expertise… Show more Program leader of team developing next generation Tactical Communication product for US Special Operations Command, successfully delivering Concept Phase enabling follow-on Phase that tripled the contract funding. Fostered close customer and team communications to transition from concepts into stable set of requirements. Leveraged skills in Requirements and Scope Management to ensure changes/growth were managed and funded through formal contract modification. Employ Risk Management expertise in guiding team to identify and mitigate risks at each Phase. Additional Management skills applied include: - Program Planning and Initiation, Requirements Decomposition, Statements of Work, Schedule development, budgeting, spend plans, resource planning, and Initiation - Program Monitor and Control (Cost, Schedule and Performance Management), successfully applied Earned Value principals to this non-EVMS program - Program Scope Control, Requirements Management - Program phase Close-out and resource protection for follow-on phase Show less
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ATK
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France
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Plastics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program / IPT Manager
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Jan 2001 - Mar 2014
Managed programs in Aerospace and Defense - Leader of technical experts, contracts, quality, subcontracts and support functions to develop and deliver prototype defense electronics products to the US Army and US Navy. - Technologies include Electro-Optic, InfraRed, Millimeter Wave, Embedded Processing, Digital, Analog, and Power electronics, Mechanical structures, and propulsion systems. - Applications include Target Detection/Tracking, Missile Guidance/Navigation and Control… Show more Managed programs in Aerospace and Defense - Leader of technical experts, contracts, quality, subcontracts and support functions to develop and deliver prototype defense electronics products to the US Army and US Navy. - Technologies include Electro-Optic, InfraRed, Millimeter Wave, Embedded Processing, Digital, Analog, and Power electronics, Mechanical structures, and propulsion systems. - Applications include Target Detection/Tracking, Missile Guidance/Navigation and Control, Signal analysis/exploitation - Products qualified to MIL-STD 461 EMI/EMC, MIL-STD 810 Environmental Stress Screening, as well as Hi-G acceleration; built to ISO 9001 standards. - Consensus builder able to gain commitment with diverse teams geographically dispersed across multiple locations. - Customer Relationship Management; obtain buy-in through partnering in Integrated Product Teams; daily contact, briefings and reports. - Achieved multi-million dollar revenue, Earned Value Measurement System (EVMS) adherence. - Accelerated delivery of integrated sensor products to US Navy customer, reduced timeline 33%. - Risk Management and mitigation. - PM Process Improvement. CMMI Maturity Level 3 (ML3) assessment. Consolidated/eliminated redundancy. - Awarded Gold Challenge coin by US Army customer for emerging technologies implementation into advanced autonomous guided ammunition. - Experienced in proposal development including division of scope to leverage partner company experience for best value.
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Technical Director / Engineering Manager
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1989 - 2001
Hands-on technical leader in Aerospace and Defense - Leader of diverse technical team of experts in systems, algorithm, aerodynamics, structural, electronics, software, and test - Progressively developed complex prototype US Army ammunition product, incrementally demonstrating milestone capabilities to maintain customer funding of multi-year/multi-phase contract. - Research and Development concept study for US Special Operations Forces. - Requirements identification and… Show more Hands-on technical leader in Aerospace and Defense - Leader of diverse technical team of experts in systems, algorithm, aerodynamics, structural, electronics, software, and test - Progressively developed complex prototype US Army ammunition product, incrementally demonstrating milestone capabilities to maintain customer funding of multi-year/multi-phase contract. - Research and Development concept study for US Special Operations Forces. - Requirements identification and management; technical scope management. Grew orders over the span of contract. - Positioned company as acknowledged leader of Government/contractor range test teams. - Tactical planning; converted goals into specific time-phased milestones with measurable sequences. - Viewed by customer as impartial authority on all endeavors. - Mentored mid-level engineers to become task leads. - Prepared and delivered briefings to internal and external Subject Matter Experts.
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Related Experience
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1979 - 2001
Fast-tracked from entry-level Engineer into Systems Engineering roles integrating technologies for product development and elaborating customer broad Statements Of Objectives (SOO) into binding requirements for bid and win. Research and Development experience on proprietary technologies/techniques.
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Education
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University of Phoenix
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Technology Management -
Florida International University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electronic Engineering Technology
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