Experience

Clear Blue Sea

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  San Diego



Clear Blue Sea - 5013c

• Co-Founder and Program Director

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  Sam Diego CA Co-founded Clear Blue Sea as a non-profit organization with the mission of cleaning up the massive marine plastics garbage dumps called the Pacific Gyres - the largest of which is the size of Texas. Marine mammals, fish, and birds living in the Pacific have their health and survival threatened by billions of microplastic debris that is readily mistaken for food, and ingested without being able to be digested. As Program Director, I will be managing the planning, implementation, and operation… Show more Co-founded Clear Blue Sea as a non-profit organization with the mission of cleaning up the massive marine plastics garbage dumps called the Pacific Gyres - the largest of which is the size of Texas. Marine mammals, fish, and birds living in the Pacific have their health and survival threatened by billions of microplastic debris that is readily mistaken for food, and ingested without being able to be digested. As Program Director, I will be managing the planning, implementation, and operation of fleets of unmanned robotic vessels designed to collect, compact, and remove plastic debris from our oceans. Our Floating Robots for Eliminating Debris, or FREDS, are designed to be solely powered by solar and wind energy. FREDs are 90 by 100 foot platforms, having two hulls and 4 wingsails in the corners, and a series of forks and combs for collecting multi-size plastic debris. Once the FRED's collection bins are full, they will be remote-controlled to freighters where they will drop off their load of plastic debris and then return to further cleansing the seas. After a decade of mentoring small business startups and helping to commercialize much needed new technologies to solve mission-critical problems, I am now the one starting up a new organization and the one in need of mentoring :) Show less



SDSU School of Business

• Management Advisory Board Member

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  SDSU Provide strategic guidance, internship mentoring, and curriculum reviews in support of the business school's faculty and student community



Independent Consultant

• Senior Program/Proposal Manager, MBA/PMP

  • Sep 2010 - Present

  San Diego Yale MBA with proven experience as a Line Manager, Program Manager, and Proposal Manager in planning, develping, and winning competitive proposals for federal, commercial, and non-profit customers. Plan and manage transformational Enterprise Architecture and Information Technology Programs to enhance organizational performance with significant cost-savings. Expertise in bidding and managing large Firm Fixed Price programs, focused on effective risk management and earned value performance… Show more Yale MBA with proven experience as a Line Manager, Program Manager, and Proposal Manager in planning, develping, and winning competitive proposals for federal, commercial, and non-profit customers. Plan and manage transformational Enterprise Architecture and Information Technology Programs to enhance organizational performance with significant cost-savings. Expertise in bidding and managing large Firm Fixed Price programs, focused on effective risk management and earned value performance measurement. Designed and implemented Program Management Offices, including development of PM curriculum and mentoring initiatives to improve proposal win capabilities and program delivery performance. Current customers include large defense contractors, technology-based small businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations. Extensive references upon request. Show less



University of California at San Diego

• Mentor for the Entrepreneurial Challenge, CONNECT Entrepreneur in Residence

  • 2008 - Present

  Provide management consulting, training, and mentoring to start-up small businesses in the areas of business development, organizational design, program management, risk management, and federal contracting



San Diego, Orange, Imperial APEX Accelerator

• United States
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Advisor

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2016

  San Diego Provide mentoring and training services to San Diego small businesses involved in writing, bidding, and executing federal contracts and subcontracts to support business growth and economic development



nPruv, Inc.

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  San Diego Provide mentoring on technology commercialization, strategic planning, and engineering management in support of nPruv's business planning and prototype development initiatives



Foundation for Enterprise Development

• Strategic Advisor

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2012

  Provide executive-level consulting on federal contracting, strategic planning, marketing, proposal development, program management and operations management. Develop PM practices to increase contract performance and provide PM consulting and mentoring to various non-profit organizations.



TechFlow, Inc.

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Program Management Office

  • Oct 2008 - Apr 2009

  Established company’s first PMO and managed portfolio of federal IT programs delivering applications development and user services. Prepared proposals that secured new contracts increasing company revenues by over 50%. Developed and delivered formal PM instruction and mentoring to project management staff, conducted program reviews, and verified contract compliance. Implemented structured SDLC processes in alignment with PM methodology.



SAIC

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP of Program Management/Division Manager

  • Jan 1989 - Jun 2008

  SAIC PMO Manager/Risk Officer/PM Instructor Governed all Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and high risk programs for bid and implementation.Delivered PM training and mentoring for portfolio value >$500M. • PMO Manager for Pfizer/Pharmacia Merger and Acquisition Implemented Pfizer’s first Enterprise Project Management (EPM) methodology to integrate server, application, network and data architectures for corporate merger with Pharmacia. Established PMO organization for 80… Show more SAIC PMO Manager/Risk Officer/PM Instructor Governed all Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and high risk programs for bid and implementation.Delivered PM training and mentoring for portfolio value >$500M. • PMO Manager for Pfizer/Pharmacia Merger and Acquisition Implemented Pfizer’s first Enterprise Project Management (EPM) methodology to integrate server, application, network and data architectures for corporate merger with Pharmacia. Established PMO organization for 80 concurrent projects at 12 sites.Utilized earned value performance reporting on $100M FFP contract. • PMO Site Manager for Pfizer IT Architecture Managed $50M program under Pfizer Informatics’ IT Enterprise Architecture initiative to reduce IT operational footprint. Consolidated/decommissioned 60 servers; migrated 50 applications; retired 150 applications; and archived regulatory-based data for total-cost-of-ownership savings of over $80M. Delivered training to PMs for PMP certification. • Operations Manager Developed SAIC’s first IT practice in Houston, achieving high profitability and grew organization to 180 FTEs performing IT services for NASA community. Managed profit/loss, business development, budgets, personnel, contracts, and customer relations. • Program Manager for SAIC’s internal SAP Business Process Transformation Program • Senior Commercial Program Manager Managed SAIC’s $40M FFP program to deliver Information Services Management Center (ISMC) solutions for Southern California Edison • Division Manager for SAIC HIPAA Practice Office • SAIC University Instructor (1997 – 2008) Designed and implemented Software Engineering, PM and PMP exam preparatory curriculum and training materials in compliance with corporate policy. Taught PM classes for SAIC and customers. Show less