Alexander Palescandolo

Experienced Federal employee with over 8.5+ years as a mechanical engineer and logistics product readiness manager. Currently looking to take that next step into management as the Manager for the Code 453 Submarine Sail, Deployed Systems, and Modernization HM&E Engineering Branch head. Currently leading the Code 453 logistics effort for the new AN/BST-1 AN/BRA-24 CLB class systems as well as in service sustainment for the AN/BRA-24 and SUBHDR systems.

AN/BST-1 CLB NEW Acquisition ILS package development

• Currently managing a team of contractors from NDI and coordinating with the program offices (PMW770 and PMS 397L), Progeny, NUWC Newport, and Keyport to develop the new CLB class ILS package as part of a system redesign from the old OHIO Class submarines. This project requires heavy coordination and communication between NUWC Newport, Progeny, and NSWCPD as each group is responsible for one major subsystems development. This project is also reliant upon proper financial management of our fuding that we have as well as the funding sent over to our contractors. I am currently closely monitoring our contractor funds and deliverables to ensure we are on track. In order to make sure each subsystem is made within proper specifications and alignment with the other two there has been countless design reviews, program reviews, regular IPT meetings, and constant communication throughout.
• I am currently leading a team to develop the new technical manuals based off of the old OHIO manuals. This involves consolidating three antiquated manuals that werent in the popper format and then revising them with the new design technical information. This also involves coordinating with Progeny who is responsible for the launch control system and Newport who is responsible for the buoy development.
• I am also in the process of developing logistic baselines for APL development as we receive the completed drawings for each subsystem. As well as working closely with SUBMEPP and Keyport to develop the new O,I,&D level maintenance.
• I have also had to work closely with PMS397L and PMW 770 to develop and maintain IMS deliverable schedules to ensure we are meeting the proper build timeline with Electric Boat.

ILS System Health Assessment and IPA Development

• Collaborated with the different ILS product lines in code 31 (tech manuals, EOSS, provisioning, and maintenance) to develop the ILS health assessment which input various ILS data points and puts out a scoring that denotes the health of a systems logistics.
• I combined our data with failure data from NSWC Corona and conducted readiness reviews where we would get the ISEAs to sit down with us and review the data and combine it with their engineering and fleet knowledge to help piece together failure data points to fix fleet issues.
• I also helped develop the ILS Product Assessment (IPA) tool that takes in APLs, sparing data, hull applicability data and even TMs and runs a automated script we worked with TDI to develop that spits analyzes them and spits out a IPA report. By refining this tool we were able to automate it to know what to look for and what patterns to recognize and flag. The output report could be reviewed and used to find discrepancies and areas of concern that could be responsible for current issues or even future ones.
• This process and IPA report allowed us to be more effective in supporting ISEAs and help provide a very useful service for them since they are already extremely busy and often times don't have funding to do logistic deep dives. This tool would provide OQE to justify conducting a deep dive and allow ISEAs to help request funding.