Herding Cats

Practitioner, Keynote and Invited Speaker, Master Class Delivery for Complex System and Systems

Niwot Ridge Consulting Jan 1994 – Present

• Practice Lead, Manager, Subject Matter Expert, Invited Speaker, Master Class delivery for:
• Program Planning and Controls
• Program Risk Management
• Systems Engineering (MS Systems Management)
• Earned Value Management
• Agile Project Delivery
• Process Safety Management
• Electronic Document Management
• Embedded Fault-Tolerant Real-Time Control Systems Practice Lead,
• Program Planning and Controls
• Program Risk Management
• Systems Engineering (MS Systems Management)
• Earned Value Management
• Agile Project Delivery
• Process Safety Management • Electronic Document Management • Embedded Fault-Tolerant Real-Time Control Systems

BRMA Instructor (Jun 2023 – Present) Federal Acquisition Program and Project Management Instructor Training for Federal Acquisition Certifications

Cherrill Consulting Services (2022 – 2025) — Los Alamos National Laboratory –
Develop a Balanced Scorecard for the National Nuclear Security Agency business units

Cornell Technical Services (2021-2025) — NASA Proposal assessment from contractors submitting for spacecraft contracts

ClearPlan LLC (Jun 2021 – 2023) — Integrated Master Plan Architect—Develop an integrated master plan for the CPS/WSI HyperStrike program.

Stafford Consulting Company (2019 – 2025)—Developed courseware for FAC-P/PM qualifications for Agile acquisition in the federal government.
Recent courses include
– Agilely Managing Projects in the Federal Government – by applying 5 Immutable Principles, 5 Processes, and 10 Practices of Project Management in Traditional and Agile domains to Increase the Probability of Project Success
– Agile IT Services – Managing the acquisition of IT Products and Services, guided by FITARA, FedRAMP, Business Agreements, Security and Cloud services regulations, using Agile Project Management methods guided by – –Nevada Nuclear Security Site (NNSS), Las Vegas, Nevada

– FPM 131, 132, 133 for Project and Program Management
– FPM 511, 512, 513 for Managing IT Projects, Managing Security & Performance Assurance, IT Infrastructure, and Architectural Design

Lockheed Martin (Jun 2020-Oct 2023)—Provided program performance management for NASA as a contractor.

Henry Schein (Jan 2020-Mar 2020)—CADE 1921 Submission Process Improvement—Develop processes for managing data produced by the Defense Healthcare Management System and submission of that data to CADE (Cost Assessment Data Enterprise), migrating from XML to JSON format to produce CSDR and SRDR in all the formats 1921-1 through 1921-5 for the DHMS. https://is.gd/a7Htun

Navarro Program Management Office—EVMS process improvement in accordance with DOE 413.3-10A for Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management https://www.energy.gov/lm/office-legacy-management

Management Concepts (Jan 2015 – Sep 2019)—Instructor, delivering Project and Program Management, Project Finance, Risk Management, Earned Value Management, and Systems Engineering courses for federal employees for FAC P/PM and professional growth for courses:

– Program Management
– Progressive Concepts in Project Management
– Agile Project Management for the Federal Environment
– Crafting High-Quality Requirements
– Systems Integration, Verification and Validation
– Project Management Principles
– Project Management for the Federal Environment

Prime PM — Principal Consultant (Sep 2015 – Jan 2017)

Provided programmatic architecture consulting for Prime PM to federal government clients.

Focus on integrating Agile (Scrum) with EIA-748C Earned Value Management systems in preparation for DCMA validation reviews for fed civ, space, and defense agencies and contractors.

Institute for Defense Analyses—Technical Support Analyst (Sep 2014 – Sep 2016)

Provided program performance analysis, process improvement, and development of Essential Views for use with ACAT1 programs to increase the probability of success

Enlightened IPM — Agile Program Planning and Controls ( Jan 2016 – Mar 2016)

Develop agile transformation for EIA-748-C programs adopting Agile Software Development in the Aerospace and Defense business

Social Interest Solutions — Director, Program Governance (Dec 2014-Nov 2015)

Lead the development and application of program governance, the framework to ensure projects have been correctly conceived and are being executed in accordance with best project management practices within the wider framework of the SIS’s organizational governance processes.

Steven Meyers and Associates—IMP/IMS Architect (2004-2006)

proposal management and delivery firm focused on aerospace and high technology. I provide proposal and post-award services for Integrated Master Plan and Integrated Master Schedule (IMP/IMS). This includes program architecture, cost management architecture, win strategy for IMP/IMS, program execution planning and management.

Developed and executed IMP/IMS for Hubble Robotic Service Mission and Crew Exploration Vehicle programs

CH2M Hill—VP Program Management Office (Jun 2002 – Jun 2004)

The Program Management Office provides project portfolio management, earned value management, and project management services at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Golden, Colorado. This site is now closed as a result of the efforts of 1,000s of engineers, steelworkers, support personnel, and managers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Flats_Plant
In my role as VP Program Management for ICT, we deployed eXtreme Programming to support the ICT infrastructure and the development of many applications supporting environmental, nuclear safety and safeguards, and secure telecommunications and IT services.

The Gateway Group—Principal Consultant (1992 – 2002)

An engineering services consulting firm for industrial, pulp & paper, electric utilities (conventional and nuclear), oil & gas downstream products, semiconductors, and other manufacturing and product-focused firms.

Led the deployment of engineering systems for clients, defining process improvements, and ensuring client satisfaction.

Clients included Boise Cascade paper mills in LA and MS, Coors Brewing, Salt River Project, Phoenix, AZ, Grain Process Corporation, Exxon, Amgen, Kimball International, Siemens

FileNet – Director, Systems Integration (1990 – 1992)

Led the development and deployment of engineering technical management systems based on FileNet’s Electronic Document Management systems.

Managed the deployment of engineering document management systems for GE Aircraft Engines, Monsanto, Enron, Tennessee Valley Authority, Air Products, and other industrial firms.

Invensys Triconex – Director Software Development ( (1987 – 1990)

Founding member of a startup firm entering the fault-tolerant process control market. Directed 14 software engineers in the development of a fault tolerant process control system. 􀂄 Developed proprietary system architecture for fault detection, isolation, and recovery. The system maintains real-time control performance while faults occur. Provides a system at a competitive cost point with increased safety and reliability over comparable products.

Developed product marketing strategy for European distributors and resellers. Signed reseller
agreements with process equipment, gas turbine, and off shore platform constructors.

Developed a fault coverage analysis method based on Markov Chain stochastic analysis used to gain system safety approval from German TÜV and Norwegian SINTEF safety agencies.

Clients included — Exxon, Elf Aquitaine, Mobil, Total, Shell, British Gas, and Rolls-Royce Turbines. https://www.se.com/il/en/product-range/63681-triconex-safety-systems/?subNodeId=12366861404en_IL

Varco Oil Tools – Manager, Industrial Automation (1985 – 1987)

Led the acquisition of shop floor and warehousing systems for automating all material handling, inventory control, and shop order dispatching.
Directed the acquisition and installation of COTS products and customer software to integrate this system with MRP and shop floor control systems.
Designed and implemented a distributed file system using Digital VAX database and Burroughs’s MRP interface.

Logicon – Manager Software Development (1982 – 1985)

• Led a staff of 13 in the design and development of electronic information systems for intelligence agency and newspaper clients, replacing paper-based processes with online libraries. 􀂄
• Transformed management process from command and control to teams, increasing productivity
  and staff retention.
• Negotiated requirements and technical deployment strategy and maintained contracts with major newspapers for the replacement of legacy systems with new hardware and software.

General Automation – Manager Software Development

▪︎ Led the development of financial systems for major banking and savings and loan clients.

▪︎ Directed the development of fault-tolerant transaction processing systems for financial and lending institutions.

▪︎ Projects included: Bank of America, Security Pacific Bank, European American Bank.

Interstate Electronics (1980 – 1982)

▪︎ Developed Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) firmware using SPS-41 bit sliced micro–programmable computer for radar and sonar signal processing systems.

▪︎ Developed signal processing software for detection and classified or “friend or foe” targets on an AC–130 gunship.

▪︎ Developed signal analysis and simulation software for 688 Los Angeles class nuclear submarine navigation and steerage control systems refit. – Member of Technical Staff.

▪︎ Developed Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) firmware using SPS-41 bit-sliced microprogrammable computer for radar and sonar signal processing systems.

▪︎ Developed signal processing software for detection and classification of “friend or foe” targets on an AC–130 gunship.

▪︎ Developed signal analysis and simulation software for 688 Los Angeles class nuclear submarine navigation and steerage control systems re–fit.

C/159 Assault Support Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Phu Bai, Vietnam August 1969 – August 1970, Germany 1970 – 1971