MAJOR PROJECT ENGINEER* GEOTECHNICAL/QA * MANAGER * EXECUTIVE
* Proven outstanding manager and executive for high-visibility, high-stakes world-class projects.
* QA Management (CMT) - New Bay Bridge, Oakland, CA o Geotechnical Design - Chicago.
* U.S. Navy Officer (1993-2002) o Expert coordinator o Superior Team-Builder o Tested leader.
OBJECTIVE: Engineering Supervisory or Management position.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SELF-EMPLOYED INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (Current)
Engineering and Geotechnical applications.
QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER (March 2006 - August 2010)
Quality Assurance (QA) manager for Construction Materials Testing (CMT), New Bay Bridge (Skyway, Oakland Touchdown, Self-Anchored Suspension Span"SAS). CMT QA Manager for 7 N. California Counties. Major contributor to MACTEC bids. MACTEC in-house expert on structural bolts and bolting.
• Leveraged engineering and leadership to mediate complex technical issues among multiple groups.
• Frequent stand-in for Sr. Principal Engineer, often for critical matters in challenging situations.
• Directed activities of field and shop inspectors on multiple contracts and job-sites simultaneously.
• Conducted facility audits (often of ISO locations) to assess suitability for contracted applications.
• Noted expert: editing, production, and review of technical reports, audits, and contract documents.
H.H. HOLMES TESTING LABORATORIES, INC., WHEELING, IL
STAFF ENGINEER (August 2004 - November 2005)
Soil engineering consultant for foundations; reconciled client requirements with engineering solutions in complex conditions; frequently coordinated with clients, project managers, and outside engineers.
• Drove innovations to help transform Engineering Dept. from loss leader to profit center.
• Led productivity increase freeing Dept. Manager for business development and lucrative billing.
DEPT. OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY EVANSTON, IL
GRADUATE FELLOW/RESEARCH ASSISTANT (September 2002 - August 2004)
Civil Engineering Instrumentation research. T.A., engineering core curriculum course (Spring 2003).
Evaluated experimental commercial equipment and wrote proposed ASTM standard to qualify it.
U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND, DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE, OFFUTT A.F.B. (OMAHA), NE
EXECUTIVE PROGRAM MANAGER (January 2000 - August 2002)
Supervised major portions of Dept. of Defense (DOD) & Congress-briefed programs & reports for policy, future plans; coordinated intelligence readiness with Congressional liaisons in Washington; managed Directorate Top Secret document program; programmatic funding procurement officer.
• Single-handedly rescued $700K program deemed “lost” at Director level, by coordinating proposal.
• Drove addition of key elements to readiness reporting, securing high visibility in DOD & Congress.
• Headed working groups (as junior member) for large portions of two critical DOD publications.
• Supervised renewal of Directorate Memoranda of Agreement with other four-star commands.
U.S.S. KITTY HAWK (CV-63) (AIRCRAFT CARRIER), YOKOSUKA, JAPAN
CHIEF, ANALYSIS BRANCH; ASST. CHIEF, OPERATIONAL PLANS DIVISION
(January 1998 - December 1999)
Battle Group (BG) lead for Intelligence Analysis, supervised/directed 20-analyst shop and twice-daily underway briefing; Operational Plans analyst: operations and navigation watch-stander (commended by senior leadership); Officer in Charge, 50-person Firefighting/Damage Control team.
• Built Intelligence Analysis from zero to full service although 40% undermanned, in just 6 months.
• Led damage control and casualty recovery efforts in assigned spaces for major fuel oil fire at sea.
• Assessed thousands of operational and intelligence messages, applied to ship/BG requirements.
U.S. FORCES KOREA/U.N. COMBINED FORCES COMMAND SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
DEPUTY CHIEF, NAVAL ANALYSIS SECTION (January 1997 - December 1997)
Furnished analysis and briefings to Director- through CEO-level decision-makers; often Acting Section Chief for exercises and daily operations; Commended by U.S. Em...
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