Program Manager, Systems Engineer

I am recently retired from General Dynamics Land Systems where I have been a Program Manager for the past 14 Years. I am a highly experienced Engineering professional with strong product development experience from design concept and development thru transition into production. My background and experience includes Systems Engineering, Hardware/Software Engineering, Systems Integration & Test, Engineering Management and Project Management. My personal strengths include strong communications skills, problem solving, and the ability to work effectively in a project team environment. I wish to continue my career providing leadership and adding value to a technology oriented company by leveraging my extensive background and experience in Project Engineering and Systems Engineering. You may wonder why I’m seeking a new position. Quite simply I accepted a buy out from my former employer but am not ready to retire. I'm interested in continuing my career providing leadership and adding value to a technology oriented company by leveraging my extensive background and experience in Project Engineering and Systems Engineering. My base salary upon retirement was $178K, however, I am currently receiving a pension and have much more modest salary requirements ($110K - $130K). I'm a self-motivated leader with outstanding management, teambuilding as well as oral/written communication and presentation skills. My Knowledge and experience in development of new products extends from concept development thru transition to production and includes automotive systems in a military application. My Product / Program Management experience extends across both the business and technical aspects of the project to include; problem solving and setting priorities; organizing and leading a multidisciplinary team in collaborating to achieve project objectives; project planning and achievement of schedule and financial objectives; and management of suppliers from source selection / contract negotiation thru integration and support. I have managed in both volume production (Unisys & Stromberg Carlson) as well as defense contractor organizations.

Aerospace Engineer