SUMMARY:

• Confidential is seeking a strategic role as Director, Program/Project Manager or Business Analyst in the information technology, aerospace or scientific arenas that best suits his leadership, knowledge and experience.
• 40+ years total IT development experience
• 20+ years Systems and Applications Software Development
• 30 years Technical Director, Program and Project Management
• Managed Programs & Lines of Business with $68M Budget
• Acquired New Business in excess of $400M
• Throughout my career, I advanced thru the following roles over a 40 year career history: Computer Programmer, Logical and Physical Database Designer, Sr. Systems Analyst, Technical Team Leader, Requirements Analyst, Project Manager, and Division Director. Complete mastery of the entire systems/software life - cycle processes and experience in both waterfall and agile methodologies and full suite of Microsoft tools including SharePoint, MS Office, MS Project and SQL Server.
• Designed data agnostic, telemetry systems for various space agency projects for Confidential and JAXA (Japanese space agency) including Galileo, Comet Tempel-1, Selene Lunar Orbiter, Phoenix - Mars Artic Explorer and others.
• Defined the Confidential Headquarters Command Systems Development Lifecycle Process
• Designed automated astronomical observatory systems for the U.S. military, colleges, and universities world-wide including the Max Plank Institute of Physics Gamma Ray Observatory.
• Technical Leader for the development and integration of the Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES), an integral component of the U.S. Global Command and Control System (GCCS)
• Manages diverse groups of Business, Creative, Technical and Administrative personnel and Projects.
• Leads the Requirements Discovery process for defining Internal and external facing Business and End-User development or integration requirements for software and hardware technology products and services.
• Guides the transformation of Business and User Requirements into Technical Specifications and Development Plans the meet Business goals and End-User expectations.
• Develops Project/Product Plans, Allocates Team Skill mix, Develops Work Breakdown Structure, ROI and Assigns of Tasks to Team Members, associated Departments, business Partners and Supply chain..
• Provides transparency into the development cycle by providing traceability between Requirements, Design components, Version assemblies, Testing and Product roll-out.
• Manages the Performance and Project Costs by tracking Task Schedules, Burn-down rates, Hours expended, Work Force levels, Project Expenditure and Budget.
• Promotes a team-based environment that encourages the cross pollination of ideas and alternate approaches using round-table meetings that provide an equal voice for all team members during design sessions.
• Communicates technical challenges to superiors including Risk mitigation, Workforce retention, Regulatory impediments and Production issues. Develops and communicates program and project Status, Resource allocation and Profitability, Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations plans.
• Enforces established Best Practices while advancing the State-of-the Art and identifying areas for Process Improvement, Mentoring, Formal training and Assisting staff advance within their careers.
• Maintains relationships with supporting departments, clients and customers, government and contracting partners including offshore and international partners.
• Assists with Account development and Sales support to increase existing client base, product offerings and services.

CAREER HISTORY:

Sr. Consulting Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Providing contract Project Management services to a variety of national defense and other international customers developing autonomous flight systems for Unmanned Aerial Systems and vehicles (UAS/UAV).
• Tasks include Business Analysis, Requirements Development, US/UAV Aircraft evaluations and cost analysis, Sensor Package evaluations, and Geospatial Information Management Systems analysis.
• Obtained Confidential commercial flight status certified Remote Pilot-Unmanned Aerial Systems and passed Confidential Aircrew Member background security check.
• Acted as Remote Pilot-in-Command for UAS/UAV flight evaluations of US and internationally sourced aerial platforms, sensors and data management systems.
• Developed Flight Operations Planning and Operations, Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Crew training manuals for US DoD contractors operating with the Confidential and Confidential customers.
• Performed detailed analysis of US, European and Japanese Airspace and Unmanned Aerial Systems laws and regulations.

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Director of Systems Delivery Services

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for enterprise, program-level, technical engagements and other executive functions.
• Duties include Program and Project Management services to the Confidential and other commercial entities.
• Principal Investigator for the development of Confidential SDLC Process Standards, Development of military Project Charters, development of military and commercial Project and Program Plans, performed government and commercial Client Management.
• Responsible for the complete Technical Project Management of Navy enterprise-level information management systems projects with direct management of multiple technical teams at multiple international geographic locations, Business Analysis and Requirements Development, Business Development, Business Process Re-engineering, Staff Mentoring, Industrial Manufacturing Process Architecture, participation in government and corporate reporting activities. ETL Architecture of Enterprise-wide Business Objects and Analytics with Universe Construction and Design.

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Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided subcontracting services for the development of ground telemetry data systems in support of the IKAROS project for JAXA (Japanese Space Agency) and the Confidential Light Sail Project.
• Principal Investigator, Requirements Analyst, and Database Architect for data acquisition program segments.

Confidential

Sr. Program/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• providing technical project management services as for a Microsoft Gold-Partner Solutions provider specializing in the implementation of Enterprise-level Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007/2010 Intranet and Extranet Portals with Content Management, Document Management, Work Flows, Forms and custom ASP.NET/ Web-enabled applications integration with Directory Services, Microsoft Office, MS Project Server and Exchange.
• Responsible for implementation of web portals for the MedStar Health network of 5 medical centers.
• Performed over 20 SharePoint and MOSS Enterprise level implementations including international customers in Switzerland.

Confidential

Program Director-International Services

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Confidential ’s Advanced Voice over IP Services (VoIP), Tegic (the program on your phone that gives you pre-emptive word selection when entering text) and the all familiar MapQuest Digital Mapping Systems brands (includes both digital and print products business units).
• Responsibilities included independently managing multiple business lines, programs and projects including the development of new products and enhancements to existing products with management of $68M budget, oversight of internationalization of products, product quality assurance, interface between product development managers and development centers throughout the Confidential organization.
• Major organizational accomplishments was the creation of Confidential ’s Process Improvement Board (PIB) to facilitate inter-organizational alignment of business processes, overall reduction in development expenses by 30%, increased in revenue of existing product lines by 25%, increased on-time product delivery from previous year by 12%.

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Technical Director

Responsibilities:

• leading the planning and development of projects for various space agencies, national observatories and universities.
• Responsibilities include execution of contract programs and projects involving the development and installation of specialized astronomical observatories and instruments for remote sensing, astronomical observation, and space telemetry projects for Confidential, JAXA.
• Designed and directed the manufacture, construction and implementation of the entire observatory structure, automation systems, instrumentation, and sensors systems.

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Technical Director

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for various technical programs and development projects.
• Developed and Implemented the Confidential AIDS patient tracking system and performed EDI implementation .

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Project Manager/Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the cradle-to-deployment development of various information management systems for defense and government.
• Designed and implemented internal ERP and CRM systems within the VIA organization.
• Technical Team Leader working for leading provider on online banking services for several large bank systems providing development, SW maintenance and report generation.