Experience

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  U.S. Army Materiel Command

  • Supervisory Engineer, Division Chief

    • Nov 2016 - Present

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  U.S. Army AMRDEC

  • Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

  • Supervisory Engineer, Program Lead, Iron Dome Defense System

    • Aug 2014 - May 2023
    • Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

    Missile Defense Agency manager of program, cost, schedule, and performance for Tamir Interceptor Co-Production program with Government of Israel. Responsible for all aspects of Production Readiness, Product Assurance, Reliability testing, first article inspection, Test & Evaluation, and Technical Data Management for manufacturing complex missile hardware. Led development of Baseline Execution Review to Missile Defense Agency Director (3-Star Admiral) and Program Execution Review to Missile Defense Agency Director of Programs (2-Star General).

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  U.S. Army Headquarters

  • Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

  • Senior Staff

    • Feb 2014 - Jul 2014
    • Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

    Senior Staff at USAR, ARMY Headquarters, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)), System of Systems Engineering & Integration. Materiel Development Decision Reviews, Army Systems Acquisition Review Council (ASARC) chaired by Army Acquisition Executive (AAE), development of technical information paper on "Opportunity to apply Ari and Missile Defense open systems architecture across Army platforms", development of System of Systems Engineering Management Plan.

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  U.S. Army AMRDEC

  • Director/Deputy Director

    • Oct 2008 - Feb 2014

    Supervised, managed, and led 40+ personnel addressing Mission Assurance functions of Quality, Manufacturing, Safety, and Configuration Management for the Mission Defense Agency Ground-based Midcourse Defense program. This included complex weapon system product areas of Ground Based Interceptor and Ground Systems for the U.S. National Missile Defense capability.

  • Division Chief

    • Aug 2005 - Sep 2008

    Supervised and managed 58 government personnel and 95 contractor personnel responsible for execution, development, manufacture,testing, fielding, support, and sustainment of Test Program Sets, Automated Test Equipment, embedded diagnostics, and conditioned based maintenance for complex aviation and missile systems including Kiowa helicopter, Cargo helicopter, Apache helicopter, Blackhawk helicopter, Aviation Systems, Avenger, Multiple Launcher Rocket System, and PATRIOT/PAC-3 missile system.

  • Acting Division Chief

    • Jul 2004 - Aug 2005

    Supervised, managed, planned, and executed development, sustainment engineering, and testing of Test Program Sets and Automatic Test Equipment for aviation and missile systems that include MLRS, TOW, and Avenger with the Base Shop Test Facility.

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  Lower Tier Project Office (and U.S. Army AMRDEC)

  • Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

  • Lead General Engineer

    • Mar 2003 - Jul 2004
    • Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

    Served as primary lead in the long-range planning for the PATRIOT-MEADS (ACAT 1D) Combined Aggregate Program (CAP) for fiscal years 2004 to 2014 and let development of PATRIOT-MEADS CAP test schedule and test hardware quantities list used in the Cost Analysis Requirements Document submission to the Defense Acquisition Board.

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  THAAD Missile Program (and U.S. Army AMRDEC)

  • Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

  • Missile Structures Integrated Product Team Lead

    • Sep 2000 - Mar 2003
    • Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

    Directed, coordinated, and integrated the advanced, intensive development of critical missile system components by chairing the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) (ACAT 1D) Missile Structures Integrated Product Team comprised of 80 engineers and scientists.

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  Private Industry

  • Huntsville, Alabama

  • Principal Engineer

    • May 1986 - Sep 2000
    • Huntsville, Alabama

    Performed structural and mechanical analysis on the PATRIOT PAC-3 missile, Ground-based Interceptor part of Ground-based Midcourse Defense, Armored Systems Modernization, and High Endoatmospheric Interceptor. Led a team of engineers that designed, analyzed, and participated in development testing of a fly-through cover design concept for the PATRIOT/PAC-3 missile. Conducted stress analysis of a new PATRIOT canister sling. Developed a dynamic analysis model of the PATRIOT/PAC-3 missile hinged forward cover.