Charles Stratton Jr.
Richmond,VA
Summary
Senior Configuration Management Professional with 18+ years of experience in aerospace and defense, specializing in product structure, configuration governance, and part traceability across complex engineering and manufacturing programs. Proven ability to define and enforce configuration management standards, including ownership of BOM structures, assemblies, subassemblies, alternates, and interchangeability to ensure a consistent, auditable product “source of truth.” Experienced in aligning EBOM and MBOM structures to ensure consistency between engineering and manufacturing baselines.
Extensive experience managing PLM/PDM environments (Windchill, SolidWorks PDM, with exposure to Teamcenter), supporting revision control, engineering change processes, and enterprise data alignment across multiple programs. Known for driving cross-functional collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program leadership to enforce data discipline, ensure compliance with EIA-649, AS9100, and ASME Y14 standards, and scale configuration processes in high-growth environments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Business Systems Analyst
Leidos
Remote
01.2025 - Current
- Managed implementation of PLM and MES systems across manufacturing sites, guaranteeing alignment of configuration data and traceability throughout engineering and production processes.
- Supported enterprise-wide initiatives by upgrading manufacturing systems and implementing new technologies to enhance operational efficiency.
- Led organizational change management initiatives by developing and implementing communication strategies that enhanced stakeholder engagement. Oversaw delivery processes to ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives. Championed change efforts by fostering a culture of adaptability and resilience among team members.
- Oversaw hyper-care initiatives addressing functional process topics within enterprise systems and their associated user demographics.
- Gather and translate business and functional requirements from engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain stakeholders to support system and process improvements
- Support PLM system alignment and data structure standardization across platforms, including exposure to Teamcenter data models and integration considerations during enterprise transformation initiatives
Configuration Management Manager
Leidos
Remote
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Supervised 1 cm analyst, ensuring alignment with multiple program objectives.
- Managed comprehensive release of archives and coordinated delivery of CDRL across multiple programs to meet contractual obligations.
- Led the development and revision of standard operating procedures, user guides, and manuals for configuration management and data management tools. Oversaw the creation of configuration management plans to enhance project efficiency.
- Defined and enforced configuration management processes and standards across multiple programs, ensuring accurate product baselines, part traceability, and compliance with engineering and manufacturing requirements
- Assessed and approved work orders and requests for deviations, supporting seamless operations on the manufacturing floor.
- Managed product configuration structures, including assemblies, subassemblies, and revision histories, ensuring consistency and traceability across the product lifecycle
- Defined and enforced product configuration standards including item master structure, part relationships, reuse strategy, and configuration baselines across multiple programs
Configuration Management Lead
Leidos
Remote
10.2019 - 12.2022
- Oversaw configuration control boards (CCBs) and managed engineering change processes (ECRs, ECNs, PRs) to uphold product structure integrity and traceability.
- Partnered with engineering and manufacturing to align engineering BOM (EBOM) and manufacturing BOM (MBOM) structures, ensuring consistency with configuration baselines
- Established and maintained rigorous standards for configuration data management across engineering operations and program teams, ensuring accuracy and adherence to compliance requirements within PLM/PDM systems.
- Led the creation and refinement of standard operating procedures, user guides, and manuals for configuration management and data management tools. Oversaw the formulation of configuration management plans to ensure alignment with project objectives and best practices.
- Reviewed and released configuration items in support of engineering designs and production builds
- Built, Maintained and troubleshot SharePoint libraries, databases and automation features
Senior Configuration Manager
SAIC
Chester, VA, USA
10.2018 - 10.2019
- Provided project schedule support, ensured schedules were loaded and updated in the KSE and Project Server Tools
- Reviewed data in the tool for consistency, supported Project Managers to update portfolio data, as needed
- Supported configuration of the tools, including development of reports, dashboard configuration and distribution, and working with the Tools Team to update functionality and data as needed.
Configuration Management Analyst
Leidos
Bridgewater, VA, USA
03.2014 - 10.2018
- Lead weekly technical review boards, generate weekly agendas and minutes, review and route proposed Problem Reports (PR), Engineering Change Requests (ECR), Engineering Change Notifications (ECN), and Engineering Authorizations (EA)
- Established and maintained a single source of truth for product configuration data across engineering and manufacturing environments
- Conducted aircraft Physical Configuration Audits (PCA) that included comparing modifications and installations, mission systems hardware and software against baseline configuration reports and drawings
- Review and release engineering drawings and technical documents in support of engineering designs and production builds
Configuration Analyst
L-3 Communications
Crestview, FL, USA
02.2013 - 01.2014
- Analyzed proposed changes to determine effect on overall product and system, coordinate a weekly Configuration Control Board, Tool Meeting, and Specification Meeting
- Review and analyzed released engineering change data and coordinated changes with engineering, quality, support, manufacturing, and engineering data control activities
IT Service Request Consultant I
UNUM
Portland, ME, USA
05.2011 - 02.2013
- Provided monthly metrics on Tivoli Change Manager for PM to review
- Created and executed test plans for new software releases while providing effective support to other testers
- Provided user support for TCM by managing an IT Inbox, and would solve issues within 4-hour time frame
Configuration Analyst
Raytheon
Tucson, AZ
07.2007 - 05.2011
- Provided monthly metrics on PDM for PM to review
- Reviewed, analyzed, and released engineering change data, drawings, and specifications by coordinating changes with Program Management, engineering, manufacturing, quality through Change Control Board (CCB).
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems And Business Processes, Communications
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY01-2007
Skills
- PLM/PDM Systems: Windchill, SolidWorks PDM, Teamcenter (familiarity / integration exposure)
- Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams, Project)
- Adobe Acrobat
- Tivoli Change Manager
- ServiceNOW
Knowledge Areas
- Configuration Management
- Data Management
- Document Control
- Product Reuse Strategy & Interchangeability Rules
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Part Structure Management (BOMs, Assemblies, Alternatives, Interchangeability)
- Part Traceability & Configuration Baseline Control
- AS9100
- EIA-649
- ASME Y14
- Configuration Audits
- Requirements Gathering & Process Definition
- Product Lifecycle Management
General Skills
- Team Player
- Communication
- Leadership
- Integrity
- Agile
- Collaboration
- Problem Solving
- Requirements gathering
- Cross-functional collaboration
Security Clearance
Top Secret w/SCI
Timeline
Manufacturing Business Systems Analyst
Leidos
01.2025 - Current
Configuration Management Manager
Leidos
01.2023 - 01.2025
Configuration Management Lead
Leidos
10.2019 - 12.2022
Senior Configuration Manager
SAIC
10.2018 - 10.2019
Configuration Management Analyst
Leidos
03.2014 - 10.2018
Configuration Analyst
L-3 Communications
02.2013 - 01.2014
IT Service Request Consultant I
UNUM
05.2011 - 02.2013
Configuration Analyst
Raytheon
07.2007 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems And Business Processes, Communications
Clarkson University