Resume of System Engineer / Program Manager

Title
System Engineer / Program Manager

Primary Skills
System Engineer, Project Manager, Program Manager, or Director role in defens...

Location
US-NV-Reno

Posted
Jan-05-07

System Engineer - Program Manager - Engineering Director


Exceptional management, development, and control of multiple geographically
dispersed projects and crossfunctional teams. Proactive leader creating
satisfied customers & improved profitability. Working both "in-the-business"
and "on-the-business", providing world-class:

* Project Planning, Budgeting, Decision Making, Risk Analysis and Mitigation
* Customer Facing Representation, Technical Collaboration, and Product
Market Expansion
* Creative Problem Solving, Product Innovations, Technology Expertise,
Roadmaps, and Direction
* Systems Development - Requirements Analysis/Decomp/Allocation, Compliance
Assessment, Gap Analysis, Functional/Logical/Physical Architectures,
Model-Centric Design, and Use Cases
* Cost Reductions, Process and Productivity Improvements, Best Practices -
full life cycle
* Domestic and International Outsourcing - Subcontract and Vendor
Management; Procurement, formalized control and acceptance - e.g., V&V, QA,
CMMI, ISO, TQM, Testing, and Certifications
* Specialty / ILS - RAM-T, Sustaining, HFE, Safety, PMP, Producibility,
Training, Publications
* Change Leadership - Team building, staff motivation, mentoring, and
development.

=> Defined & Developed Semiautonomous Robotic Air, Land & Sea Vehicle
Prototypes, such as the Hunter UAV, ARV UGV, Adulate USV, and other baseline
designs.

=> Defined and established a new computer genre, leading development of the
Palm Pilot, Palm III, Palm III color, Palm V, and Palm VII (first wireless)
handheld computers/PDAs. New products increased sales revenue from $43M to
$465M in 18 months. Created and executed high-level designs, managed
multiple design and manufacturing teams plus 100+ subcontracts and vendors.
Many prestigious industry awards; e.g., Palm III was voted "The Most
Significant New Computer Product of the Previous Ten Years" by PC World
magazine.

=> Wrote proposals, captured contracts, defined systems and designs, and
managed initial and follow-on programs that established and developed
several major new product lines, which took company revenues from $60M to
more than $16B over 20 years. Company (ESL) was acquired by TRW, which in
turn was acquired by Northrop Grumman.

Expertise Areas
* Executive, Line, Program, Project, and Product Management; Domestic and
International Marketing; C-level Consulting, Sales and Support; Systems
Engineering; Software & Hardware Design; Quality; Training; Publications;
Customer Support; and Manufacturing
* COTS & custom computers, IT systems & applications, servers, networks,
internet, telecom, wireless, high-speed data, RF communications, test and
simulation systems, communications-cellular-imaging-sensing-GPS satellites
(ground systems, payloads, and flight buses)
* C4ISR, technical DB, command and control, digital communications, digital
signal processing, IR, electro-optics, remote sensing, image processing,
HF/VHF/UHF/SHF/EHF radio, tactical & strategic reconnaissance,
signal-communication-electronic intelligence, direction finding,
countermeasures
* Computer Skills: MS-Project, MS-Office, Windows/NT, Unix, Linux,
Networking, C/C++/Java/OOD, VBasic, hardware and software design tools,
Internet/Intranet, RDBMS, SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft, Workgroups, Lotus,
Framemaker, and performance metrics. Technical Profile available on request.

Previous Security Clearances: DoD Secret with Comsec, earlier TS SCI - US
Citizenship

MS Computer Science, Pacific Northwestern University - GPA 3.9/4.0
BS Electrical Engineering, Pacific Northwestern University - GPA 3.8/4.0
BA Management, Saint Mary's College of California - GPA 3.9/4.0

Certified Corporate courses in Executive Management, Organizational
Development, Project Management, Strategic and Tactical Marketing, Sales
Techniques, Finance Administration, Accounting and Budgeting, HR
Administration and Staffing, Engineering, System Analysis, Programming,
Logistics, Technical Writing, Training Program Design/Implementation,
Computer Implementation & Applications, and Public Relations.

Professional History - Consultant to:

BAE SYSTEMS (United Defense), 2005 - Present Third largest defense supplier
Senior Systems Engineer, San Jose, CA
* Led requirements definition, compliance and gap analyses on Armed Robotic
Vehicle (ARV) program for the Army Future Combat System (FCS - Army's
largest development contract ~$130B), covering the ARV Assault (ARV-A) and
ARV Reconnaissance Surveillance Target Acquisition (ARV-RSTA) Vehicles. PIDS
assessment, decomposition, and requirement allocation to nine ARV
subsystems.
* Vital technical leadership for key development projects, such as the
Autonomous Navigation System (Robot) and the C4ISR System, comprising
netcomms, BC, cmd/ctrl, sensors, targeting, CBRN, CID.
* Orchestrated system design, technical oversight of development team,
internal and external design reviews, development of CIDS / ICDs / component
specs, system integration & test, documentation.
* Analyzed architecture and high-level designs for IAA UAV flight
control-traffic management systems, and in turn, defined and developed flow
down use cases for UGV control and operations.

GENERAL DYNAMICS (Land Systems), 2004 - 2005 Fifth largest defense supplier
Senior Systems Engineer, Sterling Heights, MI
* Generated PIDS, compliance, and gap analyses for Manned Ground Vehicle
(MGV) FCS programs, specifically the Mounted Combat System (MCS), Command
and Control (C2V), and Reconnaissance Surveillance (RSV) Vehicles.
* Provided technical leadership for major/critical procurements, managed
subcontracts, developed physical-functional-logical architectures, product
structures, generated ICDs, RFIs, CIDS, and RFPs.
* Directed system integration and test on Abrams upgrade programs,
obsolescence analysis teams, and life cycle support.

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS, 2003 - 2004 Eighth largest defense supplier
Senior Program Manager, Chantilly, VA & Mountain View, CA
* Led proposal development and customer executive presentations covering
complete IT infrastructure, engineering, and application support for all
business and technical programs, projects, and initiatives at NASA Ames
Research Center - $485M five year contract covering complete cross-section
of new and continuing NASA work, managing 200 program staff plus numerous
subcontracts and vendors.
* Devised program process, management, metric, and information systems to
efficiently and effectively manage NASA, organizational, and technical
oversight requirements through full project lifecycles.

HEWLETT-PACKARD & AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, 1986 - 2001 Global computer supplier
Engineering Director, Project Manager, System Engineer, Silicon Valley, CA
(various periods)
* Led multiple crossfunctional teams to design and deliver HP9000 Unix
Workstations, HP NetServer, R-series servers, OpenView, web security
products, web and computer-based training systems, telecom (ACT) servers and
associated system/IVR/API software, various spectrum analyzers and RF test
equipment, network & data analyzers, HP/Agilent 95000 semiconductor test
systems, 95000 test software, plus packet data and RF communication test
systems for Iridium satellites.
* Proposal development, scope of work negotiations, work package
development, resource planning, including responsibility for cost, schedule,
and technical performance.
* Led development and deployment of three new national IT VPNs for HP
corporate, which included a comprehensive array of applications based on
SAP, Oracle, and Peoplesoft software, interfacing with several legacy
applications, to support all existing and upcoming corporate business areas.

PALM INC/3COM-PALM COMPUTING, 1998 - 1999 Originator of handheld computers/PDAs
Engineering Manager (perm), Project Manager (contract), Silicon Valley, CA
* Directed engineering design and managed multiple geographically dispersed
crossfunctional project teams to drive Palm Pilot, Palm III/IIIc, Palm V,
and Palm VII (first wireless) handheld computer PDAs from initial design
into high volume manufacturing. Provided unprecedented team leadership,
working out clever solutions to complex design and manufacturing problems.
Increased sales revenue from $43M to $465M in 18 months, while establishing
and dominating 83% of the global handheld market.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN/TRW/ESL, 1974 - 1994 Largest defense supplier
Director, Program Manager, System Engineer, Sunnyvale, CA - (various
periods, perm and contract)
* Led proposal/capture, defined, designed, developed, and delivered
sophisticated airborne/UAV, satellite, ground, and ship/sub-based systems
for domestic/international military and intelligence community customers.
* Managed programs up to $160M and 150+ matrixed crossfunctional staff; up
to 400 staff during peak periods. Leveraging a mix of the following
technologies: C4ISR, DB, digital and radio communications
(HF/VHF/UHF/SHF/EHF), digital signal & image processing, electro-optics, IR,
remote sensing, reconnaissance, SIGINT/COMINT/ELINT, Direction Finding (DF),
ECM, telecom, wireless, cellular, BIT/BITE, ATE, and test-simulation
systems.
* One example called "Guardrail", fielded in 7 generations (now redesigned
as Airborne Common Sensor (ACS)), is described here:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/guardrail.htm

Other Consulting Contracts:

Lockheed Martin - Iridium, Milstar, and ISS solar arrays. Designed payload
and flight bus simulators, emulators, and special test systems. Among
achievements, proved viability of Iridium bus flight system in the computer
domain and in a simulated flight laboratory; hence met key program financial
milestones by accelerating the initial launch date forward by 6 months.

Osborne Computer Corp. - As part of design team, engineered the first
commercially-viable portable computers, namely OCC1 and Executive. Also
designated "Operating System and Software Language Guru."

Netframe - RAID servers - Generated system design docs, applications,
support data, and metrics that facilitated product line acquisition by
MicronPC, Inc.

Fairchild, Adaptec, LSI Logic, Intel, National - Various contracts
designing, testing, and documenting digital, analog, and RF integrated
circuits.

Earlier Direct Employment:

Computer Sciences & Honeywell - Sr Marketing Rep., Consultant, Branch
Manager - 3 years - C-level sales, consulting, and management of
pre-internet international computer networks, turnkey systems, and custom
application software development. Established Honeywell in Papua New Guinea,
and led startup of Computer Sciences New Zealand.

Western Electric / Bell Labs - System Engineer, Project Manager - 5 years -
Development of early COMSAT transponders and RF communications, telemetry,
ground control, traffic monitoring and routing for the Pacific Basin US
Gateway. Also design of Central Office Switching (Crossbar & ESS), Mainframe
and Mini-based Computer Control, Microwave Links, and High Seas Radio (HF)
Systems.

R&D Tech - Bench, Breadboard, Prototype - 5 years (part/fulltime) - 2 way
radio (1G), p.a. and sound systems, consumer electronics, and data
acquisition systems (e.g. Stanford linear accelerator). Licenses: FCC First
Class Radiotelephone w/Radar Endorsement (i.e., Radio Engineer), FCC Amateur
Radio Extra Class

Other Experience & Accomplishments:

* Founder and CEO of small engineering development and marketing company.
Executed R&D, retail and wholesale programs (7 years); established offshore
development and manufacturing in EU, China, Korea, Malaysia, India

Trade Book Author - Among various titles, wrote:

* "Using Turbo Pascal for Windows" for Que/Sams,
* "Using Turbo C++ for Windows" for Que,
* "Inside the VmeBus Microcomputer" for Addison-Wesley,
* "Introduction to Microcomputers" (Volume II - Practical Microcomputers)
for Osborne-McGraw-Hill, the landmark book that defined the microcomputer.

Memberships:

* Charter member of Silicon Valley Chapter, Society for Technical
Communications (STC)
* Senior member of IEEE, Computer, Communications, and Engineering
Management Societies


Management/Design/Publishing/Media Software:
* Project Management: Open Plan, MS-Project, DOORS, Primavera, others
* Business Systems: Peoplesoft, SAP, Oracle
* CAD/CAM/CAE: Spice, Viewlogic, Allegro, Matlab, Orcad, Pro-E, UG,
Autocad, Visio, Designer, Corel, Cadam, others
* Desktop Publishing: Framemaker, Pagemaker, Ventura, others
* Word Processing: MS-Word, Amipro, Wordperfect, Wordstar, others
* Workflow: MS-Office, Lotus Notes
* Online Help: Robohelp/Winhelp
* Web Tools: Frontpage, Word+HTML, others
* Graphics: Mentor, Powerpoint, Adobe, Freelance, Freehand, Allclear,
Metadesign, ABC, others
* Scanning/OCR: Omnipage, Picture Publisher, Adobe, etc.
* Multimedia: Director, Multimedia Toolbook, others
Data Processing Systems:
* Operating Systems: Windows/NT, LINUX, UNIX, HP-UX, AIX, BSD, DOS, OS/2,
MAC, SUN, VM, TSO/ISPF, MVS, CICS, VAX, VMS, others
* Software Languages: C, C++, Java, ADA, Pascal, VB, Basic, Cobol, Fortran,
Assembly, others
* Software Methods/Libraries: OOD/OOP, API, SDK, GUI, Rational Rose, Case
Tools, etc.
* Software Doc Tools: C-DOC Pro, Clear for C/C++
* Databases: MS-Access, DB2, Oracle, SQL, DBase, IMS, others
* Spreadsheets: Excel, Lotus123, Quattropro
* Applications: Sales, accounting, financial, data base, others. Numerous
technical applications.
* DP Platforms: IBM-PC, VME/VxWorks, MAC, HP, IBM 30XX/40XX, DEC, and
others
* Workstations: HP, SUN, SPARC, Solaris
* Servers: HP, Solaris, MS-IIS, NetFrame, others
* Internet/Intranet: Explorer, Netscape, Lotus, Spry, Mosiac, Java, J2EE,
others
* Data Networks: Novell, NT, Solaris, LAN, WAN, FDDI, X.25, Ethernet, Token
Ring, TCP/IP, VPN, Firewalls, System Security
* Peripherals: Various displays, printers, plotters, scanners, disks,
tapes, etc.
Information Technology (IT) Expertise:
* Architecture, Engineering, Functional Analysis, IT Software Development,
Product Development, Product Management, Program Management, Project
Management, Programming, Technical Documentation.
* Experience ranges across various industries (retail, telecom, high tech,
manufacturing, insurance, financial services, mining), the entire range of
technologies (mainframe, client server, internet, network design &
configuration, telecom, wireless, etc.) and a broad range of business
solutions (manufacturing, logistics, CRM, B2B, ERP, SCM, EAI, accounting,
financial analysis, HR, etc.).
Technical Systems:
* System Types: Tech DB, Command/Control, Comms, Image Proc, DSP, Process,
Recon, C4ISR, SIGINT, COMINT, ELINT, DF, ECM, IEW, ASW, IR, Remote Sensing,
Telecom, Wireless, Cellular, Satellites, Simulators/Emulators, Test Systems,
others
Hardware:
* Microprocessors: Pentium, 80X86, 68XXX/VME, TMS320, Z80, RISC,
multiprocessing, others
* Digital: Hi-Speed, CMOS, Low Power, TTL, ECL, DSP, DIP, D-A, PLD, FPGA,
PAL, I/F, SOC, ASIC, VLSI, RFIC, RF, mixed signal, optical, other
* Analog: Switches, Amps, Filters, Audio, Video, A-D, Power Supplies, other
* RF/Microwave: RX, TX, XCVR, PLL, OSC, Mixers, Amps, Filters, Switches, TX
Lines, Antennas
* Testing: ATE, BIT/BITE, Diagnostics, IEEE-488, System/LRU/PCB/Components
(discrete & ICs)
* Networks-Telecommunications: Hi-Speed Data, Modems, Routers, Switches,
Cellular, other
* Communications: Hi-Speed Data Links, HF/VHF/UHF/SHF/EHF Radio, Blue Tooth,
IEEE 802.11, LAN/WAN, IR, Packet, 1G-3G, TDMA, CDMA, GSM, SDR, Modems,
Telemetry, others

Certifications
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