CAREER OBJECTIVE:
Management position related to a project or program utilizing 20+ years of experience.

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:
Program/project management
FAA aircraft certification
Leadership skills/Team building
Microsoft Office knowledge including MSProject
Construction experience


EXPERIENCE:
6/2006 Present - Southern Star Custom Homes, Simpsonville, South Carolina
OWNER. Established company to meet customer needs for new high end residential houses, remodel and additions, custom cabinets, and furniture design and crafting. Responsible for all aspects of the business from marketing, quoting, constructions, quality control, and finances. Expanding business to support US Government projects for design-build activities.

9/2002 9/2007 Lockheed Martin, Greenville, South Carolina
PROGRAM MANAGER. Program Manager and Engineering Manager for the Post Production Support Program.
Provide leadership for 25 people supporting Lockheed Martin heritage aircraft including the L-1011 and JetStar aircraft.
Managed design group to modify P-3 Aircraft
Managed C-130 liaison group
Communicate program status to operators and customers.
Overall staffing for the engineering department.
Developing and implementing plans.
Performance reviews and salary management.
Customer support
Held a secret security clearance.

PROGRAM MANAGER. Profit and loss responsibility for a program to modify a Gulfstream GV for a foreign end customer.
Led a program of over 100 employees, 70 of which were engineers.
Coordinated between multiple functional groups.
Reviewed status of projects and budgets; managed schedules and prepared status reports.
Assessed project issues and developed resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
Developed mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project engineers, supervisors, and customers.

4/1991 - 9/2002 Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington
PROJECT MANAGER ENGINEERING. Held various positions with increasing responsibility including Project Manager for a multi-million dollar program.
Interfaced with the customer to develop statement of work, generate proposal and cost for project, develop, implement, and manage the project plan.
Ensured all aspects of project were integrated including design engineering, certification organization, manufacturing engineering, planning, and parts fabrication and procurement.
Business skills included workload management, technical integration of design disciplines, budgeting, and diplomacy to achieve successful coordination with internal/external customers (foreign and domestic).


2/1987 - 4/1991 General Dynamics Fort Worth/Texas
LEAD - DESIGN ENGINEER. Sr. Engineer involved with developing and designing various F-16 aircrew training devices and test equipment including cooling systems, electronic packaging, fuselage design, and structural supports. Other experiences include proposal preparation, conceptual designs, design presentations and design reviews. Held a secret security clearance.

EDUCATION: 12/1986 University of Texas - Arlington US-Texas-Arlington
Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Personal Attributes
Positive, proactive, can do attitude, self motivated, problem solver, good communicator, team leader, responsible, quick learner, flexible, committed, top performer, high integrity

Projects Qualification
Organize projects, develop-implement-track plans, integrate across multi-groups, manage multiple tasks/projects, complete assignments on schedule and on budget, interface with customers, determining customer needs, project management, developing an integrated schedule, develop proposals and quotes, develop engineering processes, research design options/trade studies, engineering drawings.

Licenses
South Carolina Residential Builders License, June 2008
South Carolina Residential Plumbers License, June 2009
South Carolina Residential Electrical License, June 2009
Washington State Real Estate License (Inactive)
Single Engine Pilots License
Open Water Scuba Divers License