Experience

PV Labs

• Canada
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager/Project Coordinator

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  My experience in the Project Management / Project Coordinator environment includes:• Manage the activities, personnel, and budget of assigned Projects and Programs by liaising with Engineering and conduct Sprint Planning and Prioritization activities, including daily SCRUMs, with each engineering discipline using Atlassian (Confluence/JIRA) in an Agile environment.• Manage the scope, cost, and schedule of contracted orders; ensuring that all contracted deliverables and terms are fully understood and successfully executed upon and that all Contracted Line Items (CLINs) are delivered on time and on budget.• Support Programs and Projects in a New Product Introduction environment.• Set, approve, communicate, and manage organizational priorities within approved programs.• Generate and mange Integrated Master Schedules for each project using MS Project.• Ensure customer satisfaction on contracted orders by keeping customers aware of program status, deliverable status and any changes or activities that may affect the contract as the customer advocate within the organization.• Maintain and regularly report to senior management and peers of technical, contractual, financial and schedule status, risks, and issues.• Maintain and report program revenue, cost, and cash forecasts & support invoicing milestones. • Support Business Development activities for ‘Inside Sales’ bid and proposal responses.• Support Operations team with vendors, manufacturing, and shipping support; manage orders through SAP/ERP.• Support customers post-delivery.• US employee responsible for ITAR compliance, support & training.



Pictorvision Inc.

• Operations Manager/Trade Compliance

  • Apr 2004 - Apr 2017

  15+ combined years’ experience managing and directing day-to-day operations of the business, including asset and employee management. Contributed to the development and implementation of organizational strategies. Managed airport facility including 21,000sf aircraft hangar and 10,000sf office space on a 100ksf lot. US employee responsible for ITAR compliance, support and training.Experience in the Operations Management environment includes:• Managed and directed day-to-day operations of the business.• Coordination of customer rental contracts and schedules in a fast-paced environment.• Generated implementation of organizational strategies, policies, standards, and practices; include planning, hiring, directing, coordinating, and managing staff and equipment in a highly technical environment.• Work directly with shipping vendors, exporters, and customs brokers for successful shipment of equipment; identify potential issues and prevent shipment delays.Experience in the Trade Compliance environment includes:• Responsible for US export / ITAR compliance:• Renew yearly DDTC registration.• Generate internal ITAR policies and training plans• ITAR and EAR export jurisdiction and classification reviews of hardware, software, and technical data.• Export classification reviews in support of anticipated DDTC licensing• Generate DDTC permanent (DSP-5) and temporary (DSP-73) applications.• Manage and audit all licenses generated.• Management and audit of Technical Assistance Agreements (TAAs) between the company, customers, and vendors• Support shipping vendors, exporters, and customs brokers for successful shipment of equipment; identify potential issues and prevent shipment delays.• Review HTS and Schedule B classifications.• Carnet generation and management.• Manage all internal US Department of State DDTC export/import and ITAR training, trade compliance policies and best practices.• Guidance and direction regarding export compliance.



L-3 WESCAM

• Operations Manager, Entertainment Group

  • Mar 2003 - Apr 2004

  This position is a continuation of the previous position at Wescam, with the additional responsibilities of adding ITAR processes... Directly responsible for the daily operation of leasing stabilized camera heads to production companies while managing company aircraft and pilot schedules. Facility management included company location as well as hangar space housing aircraft tenants. Supervised all facets of operations including landlord / tenant relations, security, maintenance and vendor contracts.



Wescam Inc

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager, Entertainment Group

  • Nov 2001 - Mar 2003

  Directly responsible for the daily operation of leasing stabilized camera heads to production companies while managing company aircraft and pilot schedules. Facility management included company location as well as hangar space housing aircraft tenants. Supervised all facets of operations including landlord / tenant relations, security, maintenance and vendor contracts. Played primary role in support of corporate downsizing leading to sale, and oversaw move to new location. Directly responsible for the daily operation of leasing stabilized camera heads to production companies while managing company aircraft and pilot schedules. Facility management included company location as well as hangar space housing aircraft tenants. Supervised all facets of operations including landlord / tenant relations, security, maintenance and vendor contracts. Played primary role in support of corporate downsizing leading to sale, and oversaw move to new location.



Troll Technology Corp

• United States
• Public Safety

• Manufacturing Operations Manager

  • Oct 2000 - Nov 2001

  Managed and scheduled production personnel while working to ensure inventory met manufacturing demands. The position included daily interaction with our international parent corporate managers.

• Customer Service Manager

  • Apr 1996 - Oct 2000

  I became the first customer service manager for Troll Technologies (a subsidiary of Wescam) whose client base were television stations throughout the US as well as internationally. Troll's product lines included command and control of microwave equipment located in stations' studios, mountaintops, towers and helicopters. The position transitioned into supporting the Wescam stabilized aerial camera system product lines.