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Alexander James Hanson

San Diego,CA
Alexander James Hanson

Summary

I'm a talented Leader that's passionate about supporting others to achieve the highest level of service in every interaction - encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. I'm invested in my work relationships and hold myself and my team to a high standard of accountability using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. I'm naturally curious and gravitate towards tools and resources that enrich myself and my team. I'm motivated to inspire, lead, and leave the world better than I found it.

Overview

20
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Highbury Defense Group
San Diego, CA

Program Manager
04.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Managed groups of internal exempt and matrixed employees and contractors that serve on the project to deliver systems and systems enhancements that meet specified requirements
  • Provided oversight of project scope definition and management, requirements gathering and documentation, time estimating, project schedule development and tracking, project budget management, project status reporting, issue, and risk management, contingency planning, customer interaction, and communications across multiple organizational levels
  • Assessed customers’ people, processes, and technology practices to identify software opportunities to shape the design of their future state
  • Developed subject matter expert (SME) interview guides, conducted SME interviews, and analyzed interview findings to support the development of process, technology, and data recommendations
  • Supported the development of strategic deployment plans that included activities necessary to build and transition to new technologies
  • Collaborated with the project team to support the identification of success metrics and plans to address resistance and reinforce change
  • Organized the stand-up and project roadmap schedule for the Agile software development of new United States Marine Corps (USMC) software tool
  • Coordinated early architecture working groups to support initial requirements elicitation to consolidate two legacy, monolithic software tools that successfully achieved Technical Review Board clearance to begin software development on program schedule

Client Solution Architects, LLC
San Diego, CA

Deputy Task Lead | Team Lead
06.2017 - 04.2022

Job overview

  • Coordinated, assembled, and reported contract performance information and metrics to stakeholders
  • Managed contract fills/vacancies and tracked revenue for corporate briefings
  • Coordinated and collaborated with contract partners to align consistent performance and expectations
  • Identified talent gaps and led recruitment for open positions in partnership with functional leads for long-term contract and full-time hires, to include creating jobs descriptions, working with recruiters on the interview process and conducting technical interviews with candidates
  • Trained, coached, and supported the team of Program Managers and Functional Leads
  • At a team level, helped evolve the practice by creating a space for PMs to share insights, improve processes and foster a strategic approach to all aspects of their work
  • At an individual level, supported each PM in their growth by helping them problem-solve, providing timely and helpful feedback/advice, as well as high level career-guidance
  • Monitored financial performance and tracked metrics of an annual $85-100M Total Obligation Authority portfolio of programs and projects in an ever-increasing requirements growth through every element of budget management from Program Objective Memorandum (POM) process, all three phases of Budget Cycle, Spend Plan development, and performance to Benchmarks of funds across several years and appropriations of money
  • Researched Root Cause Analysis and developed all program risks utilizing risk databases on multiple security networks to manage client risks and mitigation plans. First reporting program to both tie and identify risks from an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to increase positive consequences
  • Utilized the Earned Value Management strategies to identify and quantify program Cost Analysis opportunities that recognized program Cost Savings of over $7M across the future budget plan
  • Managed the life cycle of several projects and family of systems in multiple stages of maturity – from requirements development, to capabilities matrices, to analysis of alternatives, to life-cycle sustainment
  • Integrated fielded orphan systems into larger/formal acquisition projects and modernization plans utilizing an IMS to build out Plan of Actions and Milestones for the effort by coordinating closely with all product engineering and cybersecurity teams
  • Aligned modernization and sustainment plans across multiple Program Offices for integrated/impacted systems by growing inter-organizational relationships while operating within new, stricter security classification guidelines
  • Supported Navy Agile Software Development Pilot through waterfall realignment, team training, Agile coaching, and eventual implementation of software pipeline
  • Agile software delivery resulted in Minimum Viable Product fielded within six months of implementation and used as Navy-wide example how to remove traditional waterfall barriers and unneeded bureaucracy in the requirements, engineering, cyber-hardening, testing, and fielding
  • Built Action Item Tracker and implemented process improvement, managed all tasking, and briefed status of all action items on a weekly basis for projects across all function areas to include Acquisition team, In Service Engineering Agent, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Software Support Activity, and Logistics for 100% accountability of tracked actions
  • Facilitated the entire POM process and Spend Plan execution for projects through utilizing peers to leverage team experience in order to work towards solutions for all inter-program deliverables requiring collaboration to best fund and execute requirements that enable ultimate required capabilities
  • Provided program management process and documentation support for acquisition authority Project Definition Documents and Security Classification Guide that required extensive stakeholder collaboration, review, and rounds of adjudication to deliver polished products cleanly through the routing and approval process
  • Developed and baselined MS Project IMS with Milestones Pro direct export visualizations for program on tight schedule with no scheduling support in order to meet commitment of Program Office deadline and to provide client with program risks for products under development

Forward Slope, Inc
San Diego, CA

Acquisition and Program Management Consultant
09.2015 - 06.2017

Job overview

  • Maintained, updated, and coordinated Acquisition documentation utilizing direct feedback from NAVWAR Program Managers collected during scheduled program check-ins
  • Provided historical examples, repositories, and templates on milSuite webtool for the Acquisition Program Structure Guide containing Initial Capabilities Development Documents, Capability Production Documents, Acquisition Strategies, Acquisition Program Baselines, Program Management Plans, etc. to aid Acquisition and Program Managers throughout the various acquisition lifecycle gateways and milestones
  • Pioneered the administrative process, trained personnel, and wrote all documents for the solicitation, application and selection process for Major Program Managers and Deputy Program Managers, incorporating the complexities of Acquisition program cycles and management tenures with direct reports to Assistant Secretary of the Navy
  • Utilized all facets of enterprise technology to administer Department of Defense pilot and implementation of a talent management software tool, conducted routine software analysis, designed and routed official software trouble reports and change requests, established online webpage for collaboration and uploaded/maintained all references, developed and formatted all import templates, presented pilot results to senior leadership and obtained positive implementation approval, and as Technical Director wrote and facilitated all training and communications for personnel in initial software rollout in a matrixed organization
  • Collaborated across DoD enterprise as Strategic Goal participant and technical advisor, aligning stakeholder interests while managing potential risks between different competency-aligned organizations
  • Directed and facilitated software testing and implementation for over 120 users from an enterprise of Business Financial Management, Program Management, and Cybersecurity and Information Assurance that resulted in the early delivery of the highest-rated enterprise software tool to meet all optimization and usability requirements

United States Navy
Kings Bay, GA

Nuclear Engineering Program Manager
09.2003 - 01.2010

Job overview

  • Supervised an electrical engineering team of 12-15 reactor plant personnel through plant operations and manning, preventative and corrective maintenance of all ship’s electrical equipment/machinery, and qualifications/ certifications to ensure maximum capability of the team’s resources
  • Empowered and mentored junior personnel beyond organizational requirements using innovative methods and empathetic, honest, constructive feedback on work performed that resulted in outstanding performance and recognition captured by 4 Junior Sailor of the Quarter awards, 2 Junior Sailor of the Year awards, and an enlisted-to-officer promotion
  • Scheduled all maintenance, from weekly to annual periodicities, for all electrical systems onboard the USS Alaska using SKED software tool for a division of up to 25 team members that minimized corrective maintenance measures to less than 10% of resource-hours
  • Awarded Engineer of the Quarter, NOV’08, by American Society of Naval Engineers while the Subject Matter Expert and Program Manager for installation, troubleshooting, integration procedures, and operational capacity performance of the prototype Submarine Valve Regulated Lead Acid Battery on board the USS Alaska SSBN-732
  • Facilitated all evolutions and scheduled all maintenance for ship’s emergency power source resulting in performance exceeding design capacity by 113%, the only battery in the fleet operating over 90%
  • Oversaw the removal and installation of prototype battery into new class of submarines to finish 10 days early in a 65 day schedule, saving the shipyard nearly $250,000 in personnel and travel expenses
  • Kept work in compliance with standards outlined by Nuclear Regulatory Commission through proactive replacement of components and safety monitoring. Initiated corrective actions or ordered plant shutdowns in emergency situations
  • Kept abreast of developments and changes in nuclear field by researching technical journals and independent studies. Planned and implemented engineering projects focused on averting degradation resulting from radiation exposure, stress and age

Education

University of San Diego
San Diego, CA

MBA
05.2024

University of San Diego
San Diego, CA

BBA from International Business
05.2015

Naval Nuclear Power Training Command
Charleston, SC

Nuclear Power Operator And Radiation Worker
03.2005

Skills

  • Global Security Processes
  • HAZMAT Programs
  • Business Acumen
  • Budget Coordination
  • Strategic Direction
  • Budgeting and Resource Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Critical Thinking
  • Program Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Policy and Procedure Improvement
  • MS Office Applications

Accomplishments

  • Awarded American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Engineer of the Quarter - 11/2008

Affiliations

  • Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Active Security Clearance - Top Secret / Secret Compartmentalized Information

Timeline

Program Manager

Highbury Defense Group
04.2022 - Current

Deputy Task Lead | Team Lead

Client Solution Architects, LLC
06.2017 - 04.2022

Acquisition and Program Management Consultant

Forward Slope, Inc
09.2015 - 06.2017

Nuclear Engineering Program Manager

United States Navy
09.2003 - 01.2010

University of San Diego

MBA

University of San Diego

BBA from International Business

Naval Nuclear Power Training Command

Nuclear Power Operator And Radiation Worker

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