Vice President Program Management

• Apr 2022 - Present

Director, Government Program Management

• Jan 2021 - Present

Sr. Program Manager

• Jul 2016 - Jan 2021

Program Manager accountable for two multi-location government contracts and one commercial airborne modem contract.My primary program is a military satellite modem development. As with my other programs, I am the primary focal point for the customer. I schedule activities and hold the engineering team accountable for on-time, on-budget project execution.My direct project execution responsibilities include: - program reviews with the customer - project reviews with the engineering team - scheduling activities, statusing and updating the schedule - ongoing scope management - daily stand-up meetings when needed - running formal reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.) - ensuring that the factory builds prototypes and deliverable hardware on schedule - planning and justifying prototype quantities for the development and test teams - risk and opportunity management & reporting - action item management - correcting / approving invoicing, tracking funding requirements - formal letters to contracting officers - status reporting to internal executive managementI create formal program documentation, including: - proposals - development and deliverable cost estimates - statements of work - Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) / RACI - requirements documents, in conjunction with Systems Engineering - up-front planning documents such as the configuration management plan - resource loaded MS Project schedule/IMS - financial tracking and cost reporting to the customer (pseudo-earned value) - monthly bottom-up Estimate to Complete for internal management and the customer - formal review and monthly program review presentations - monthly status reports to the customerIn other words, I do the typical engineering program management work: anything and everything that needs to be done, especially herding cats. Show less

Sr. Director, Infrastructure & Customer Operations

• Feb 2010 - Jan 2016

Senior Director, Infrastructure & Customer Operations, Trimble Hosting Services (THS) 2014-2016 • Directed activities of four engineering managers in an ISO 27001 certified environment. • Oversaw the China infrastructure team, the Server & Storage team, the Network team, and the 24x7x365 IT Operations team with US, UK, India, China staff. Extensive travel for on-site interactions. • Led US-based efforts required to operate on the China internet(s). Very familiar with special requirements for private infrastructure and for AWS in China. • Managed two Customer Operations Directors, reviewed and approved all project cost estimates. • Accountable for all customer interaction and customer satisfaction for several major THS customers. Manager, THS Program Management Office. 2010-2014 • Hired and developed a team of eight direct reports: program and project managers. • Reviewed and approved all customer-facing proposals, developed processes & templates. • Performed successful surveys, visits and choices of data centers in China, India and the UK, managed infrastructure deployment into data centers in Beijing, Xi’an, Northampton and Slough. • Served as initial point of contact for new customer business and technical requirements, created THS website using Google Sites. • Created initial hosting architecture for new deployments in AWS / public cloud and in Trimble data center locations / private cloud. • Expert in Excel, MS Project, other Office applications, Google Docs, VBA coding for Excel. Show less

Sr. Program Manager

• Nov 2008 - Feb 2010

Consultant, Senior Program Manager for Datron World Communications Project managed technical execution of the Datron RT7700 HF software-defined radio program for Foreign Military Sales (FMS). • Led execution effort to drive team to invigorate a long-term languishing radio development. • Restructured project including requirements, schedule, staffing & deliverables definition. • Directly drove project successes and milestone accomplishments, including Alpha radio deliveries, which built executive management confidence in Engineering’s ability to execute major projects. Show less

Program Manager / Project Leader

• Nov 2004 - Nov 2008

Deputy Program Manager, JTRS HMS Radio Program managed the internal execution of JTRS HMS, a $400M+ software-defined radio program. • Drove JTRS HMS schedule, deliverables, earned value management and project execution. • Responsible for ensuring complete, consistent, and accurate reporting to the military customer. • Led PMO interactions on requirements, reviews, EVMS with the engineering development teams. • Program Manager for $25M Advanced Data Link radio from proposal through award through systems engineering, including customer interface, contracts, subcontracts and requirements. • Led or participated in several estimating and proposal activities, including the JTRS AMF SOW with major subcontractor content. Project Leader, JTRS HMS Radio (Cluster 5) Led engineering team for the JTRS HMS Radio, a $200M+ engineering development. • Structured engineering organization for success in radio development: systems / requirements, software, hardware and test. Grew staff from approximately 10 to over 100. • Led planning, budgeting and scheduling for over $200M in development activities, creating or tailoring existing processes for use on a large, geographically distributed development project including major subcontractors. • Made certain that proper review processes ensured requirements compliance, architecture & design correctness, proper transition to manufacturing documentation. • Provided project status to the PMO and external customer, including requirements & design updates, EVMS reporting. Show less

Product Manager

• Apr 2001 - Nov 2004

Managed Trimble’s mobile resource management product introduction activities, including product roadmap, feature definition, market strategy, marketing communications collateral definition. • Wrote and executed comprehensive product plan for Trimble’s fleet management solution, including truck-based GPS and sensor systems for the ready mixed concrete and aggregate markets. • Managed the interface with a multi-billion dollar truck manufacturer to factory-install our solution. • Influence managed a multi-location, multidisciplinary team to produce software, hardware and marketing materials, on time for multiple product launches. Managed product beta testing activities. • Patent pending for DriveSafe driver safety data collection and analysis system. Show less

Program Manager / Engineering Manager

• Feb 1999 - Apr 2001

Program Manager, Internet Software and Content Group Managed the US/European wireless end-to-end solutions team in the Entertainment / Games space. • Managed implementation of WAP and Web sites, including aligning requirements with French alliance partner capabilities, proving technical feasibility of quick-turnaround games solution. • Created product use case scripts, project managed demo application development, and demonstrated conceptual 3G application to senior executives and press at Motorola Financial Analysts Forum. Engineering Manager, Satellite Communications Group • Managed the Teledesic satellite program Processor Department, with an organization of 40 expected to grow to 400, with a total budget of $190 million over four years. • Initiated, refined and drove the Teledesic Payload budget estimation process, allowing quick-turnaround detailed estimates of non-recurring and recurring costs totaling over $1 billion. Show less

Engineering Manager, Motorola Satellite Communications Group (Iridium & Teledesic)

• Mar 1996 - Feb 1999

• Consulted with Motorola management and contributed as a key part of many of the Payload and program management team decisions for the Teledesic satellite program. • Produced detailed program schedule estimates for Teledesic satellite Processor development, integrated with Payload and program schedules, enabling management program decisions. • Managed the 25-engineer Iridium Payload Processor Special Test Equipment team and the Payload Software Tools team, providing end-to-end digital simulation of the Iridium satellite’s communications section. Show less