SPECIALTIES
Managing Change to Scope Communicating Plans Developing Project Teams
Strategic Negotiations Business Ethics & Values Executing Project Plans
Proposal Writing Interpersonal (Soft) Skills Establishing Deliverables
Business Analysis Identifying Risk Recognizing Contributions
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company 12/2009 - Present
Program Manager
•Managed 4 projects totaling $12,247,511 dollars in contract award value with periods of performance ranging from 18 months to 2.5 years in 2011 and 2012.
•Assisted Program Managers with three projects totaling $5,825,461 dollars in 2011.
•Worked as Principal Project Manager in Quality Escape projects mitigating customer fleet impacts while filing supplier claims to reduce financial loss.
•Presented project briefings for >100 participants at a customer Program Management Review.
•Expertly provided the Senior Leadership Team with pinpoint program/project status focusing on meeting future goals & milestones.
•Experienced with programs that provide product enhancements or addressing quality escapes by integrating production cut-in, retrofit of existing product lines, modification center activity, and/or field level retrofits across national destinations.
•Worked cross functionally with Supply Chain, Finance, Contracts, and Operations to continuously evaluate the methods and processes for the most efficient and economical ways to meet and exceed program/project goals.
•Identified, assigned, and monitored action items and schedules that were essential to program/project success to achieve and exceed customer expectation and satisfaction.
•Created, reviewed, and edited program/project Request for Proposals, Supplier Statements of Work, Internal Statements of Work, Government Statements of Work, Technical Approach Documents, Execution Schedules, financial Cost Volumes, and government proposals.
•Managed Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage (DMSMS) project resulting in over $8,700,000 in cost avoidance.
•Experienced with reviewing project bids, basis of estimates, annual cost breakdowns, summary cost breakdowns, cost of money sheets, and forward pricing rates related to government solicitations.
The Cessna Aircraft Company 07/2000 - 7/2009
Process Leader – New Product Development
•Responsible for proposal builds & submittals, negotiation of the pricing, payment, shipping and overall terms and conditions for contract approvals and awards, contractual administration during program execution to include invoicing activities and project closeout.
•Developed and implemented company-wide Developmental Risk Analysis tool.
•Prepared clear and well organized status reports to communicate program details to various levels of management and cross functional team members.
•Lead process improvement teams at critical suppliers focusing on ways to lower cost and increase quality.
•Performed gate reviews of various projects evaluating technical, schedule and financial requirements.
The Cessna Aircraft Company
Special Process Coordinator/Supply Chain QE/Shop Floor QE
•Developed and implemented a company-wide optimization plan for special process supply base.
•Conducted quality system and special process audits of domestic and international suppliers.
•Responsible for creating and conducting departmental and supplier training programs.
•Prepared, organized and maintained supplier quality performance records and files documenting supplier performance and compliance.
•Managed several industry wide process improvement teams for special processes (Nadcap)
•Created and coordinated revisions to departmental instructio...
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