Objective
Project Manager & Senior Systems Engineer dedicated to managing and executing projects successfully on schedule & within budget, and a team contributor with excellent administration, technical & communication skills.
Experience
August 2010 - Present Saft Space and Defense Division Cockeysville, Maryland
Project Engineer/Senior Systems Engineer
Senior Systems Engineer & Architecture
Systems Engineer with energy storage experience developing low/high voltage lithium nickel oxide and lithium iron phosphate battery system architecture solutions for Defense, Space and Energy applications.
• Balanced power, energy, voltage, costs along with application constraints & cell capability/configuration.
• Analyzed/translated customer performance requirements & developed battery system architectures.
• Lead battery/cell level trade studies and supported resolution of technical issues & programmatic risks.
• Designed batteries to meet capacity, amp-hour, charge/discharge, cycle life and mechanical requirements.
• Collaborated with cell scientist to perform characterization to determine appropriate chemistry /electrode.
• DOORS management of all requirements: compliance, allocation/flow-down, verification & traceability.
• Developed systems engineering management plan and cross-functional engineering development plans.
• Created architecture block diagrams, interface control documents and requirements traceability matrices.
• Selected appropriate electronics for: control, monitoring, CAN bus & J1939 protocol, charge & discharge.
• Created systems design specification and component design specifications for subcontractor procurement.
• Supported electrical/mechanical/test teams & review/sign-off of documentation, schematics & drawings.
• Reviewed & examined system/sub-systems level DVT/qualification/acceptance test-plans & procedures.
• Familiar with NCA and LFP electrochemistry, charge/discharge processes & related battery safety.
Project Engineer
Project Engineer for multiple programs responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting and coordinating the technical and management milestones objectives and successful completion of engineering projects.
• Ensured assigned program staff coordinated their activities with other cross-functional departments.
• Developed, monitored and updated the engineering department detailed IMS schedules for the program.
• Implemented program risk management plans, strategies, tracked mitigation actions & provided status.
• Recognized when technical problems were developing in various disciplines & initiated corrective actions.
• Monitored spending, tracked budget & gave status to PM as well as provided estimate-to-complete (ETC).
• Participated in customer/subcontractor meetings, technical reviews and resolved project issues.
Proposal Manager
Proposal Manager responsible for organizing, leading and managing the team that will respond to the customer RFPs and RFQs.
• Lead/supported various proposals resulting in Saft awarded contracts ranging from 2 - 12 million dollars.
• Worked closely with business development to understand and clarify customer needs & requirements.
• Analyzed all proposal documentation: performance requirements, SOW, T&Cs, and SDRLs.
• Developed detailed IMS schedule & WBS for use by engineering to provide basis of estimate (BOE).
• Performed requirements analysis, trade studies, cell performance characterization and analyzed costs.
• Developed outlines and critiqued proposal Management, Technical and Cost volumes responses.
• Developed presentations for proposal kick-off & management review and sign-off before final submittal.
June 2008 - June 2010 Elbit Systems of America (ESA) Fort Worth, Texas
Technical Program Manager (TPM)/Senior Systems Engineer
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager responsible for overseeing the development of several defense electronic systems, service capabilities and the Systems Integration Lab (SIL).
• Provide technical & managerial leadership to teams of 4-8 engineers of several projects.
• Provide functional management of assigned tasks, integrated master schedule (IMS), & costs.
• Deliver technical and project status briefings to internal management and external customers.
• Coordinate the activities with cross-functional teams and multiple sub-contractors and suppliers.
• Develop technical growth road maps that support business development department objectives.
• Execute program and manage cost, risk management & mitigation and track program.
• Use EVMS variances (SV/CV) & performance indices (SPI/CPI) to quantify execution of the project.
• Evaluate whether the critical path work is being performed as planned & make necessary corrections.
Senior Systems Engineering
Senior Systems Engineer and Lead Systems Architect for tactical wheeled vehicles and vehicle electronics SIL.
• Develop systems architectures/definitions hardware specs, ICDs and cabling diagrams of sub-systems.
• Develop vehicle requirements, systems engineering management plans (SEMP) and test plans.
• Manage, communicate and direct technical staff and provide briefing to management.
• Lead technical coordination of engineering resources on both proposal and project execution teams.
• Document system requirements in DOORS, and flow down of requirements to all system elements.
• Oversaw hardware development and electrical testing in SIL to verify military application designs.
• Experience with vehicle microcontrollers, electronic control modules, CANbus/J1939 & wire harnesses.
Business Development Support
Technical Program Manager assigned to work closely with Business Development in support of new business initiatives and customer support.
• Function as engineering subject matter expert (SME) for company products and services.
• Provide engineering analysis and assessments of competitor’s products, strengths and we...
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