Experience

FTS International, LLC

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• System Engineering and Technical Analysis (SETA) — DoD ISR Data Links

  • Nov 2016 - Present

  SETA program manager for 25 discrete, classified projects to deliver global satellite communications (SATCOM) and line-of-sight (LOS) data link architectures in support of US Air Force and US Army airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (AISR) missions worldwide. Worked with customers to identify requirements and funding, authored Interagency Agreements, Statements of Work (SOW) and Requests for Proposal, managed and monitored cost, schedule, performance and risk, and successfully executed developmental milestones, acceptance testing, deployment, delivery and operations support worldwide. Regularly reported project status to senior Government leadership.

• Systems Engineering and Technical Analysis (SETA) — DoD SATCOM

  • Sep 2009 - Nov 2016

  Systems Engineering lead for a Government satellite communications (SATCOM) program. Led efforts to identify the system’s SATCOM architecture and requirements baseline. Established the program’s ground architecture development and delivery milestones. Chaired numerous Readiness Review Teams to successfully achieve each milestone to deploy and deliver the architecture. Identified and delivered the program’s Operations and Maintenance (O&M) profile and authored the Logistics Support Plan - exceeded program’s 98% link availability requirement across 50+ discrete channels supporting 15+ sites. Established program’s configuration baseline and chaired the Configuration Control Board.



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Satellite Acquisition Program Manager

  • Jan 1989 - Sep 2009

  Led 80+ engineers and contractors in a highly innovative and classified effort to deliver urgent satellite communications (SATCOM) bandwidth to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions in Afghanistan. Supervised rapid delivery of supporting ground architecture that increased ISR data transport in the Afghan theater by 300%, at 1/5 cost of competing solutions. Managed $100M budget and oversaw 30+ contract actions to deliver capability on-time and 15% below budget. Led 80+ engineers and contractors in a highly innovative and classified effort to deliver urgent satellite communications (SATCOM) bandwidth to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions in Afghanistan. Supervised rapid delivery of supporting ground architecture that increased ISR data transport in the Afghan theater by 300%, at 1/5 cost of competing solutions. Managed $100M budget and oversaw 30+ contract actions to deliver capability on-time and 15% below budget.