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Leadership
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CHASE ESTRIN

CHASE ESTRIN

Emeryville,CA

Summary

Strategic coordinator, compassionate leader, systems thinker, named ‘Trendsetter’ in 2020, avid mountain climber

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Program Manager

Northrop Grumman
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Managed up to 12 R&D projects ($10M+) working to build a competitive team for the next fast attack submarine including staffing estimates allowing management to hire accurately
  • Oversaw and reported on R&D proposals to ensure that the scope, budget, and schedule was executable
  • Spearheaded technology evaluation efforts to determine feasibility for integration into current product lines or use in future developments.
  • Answered questions from internal management and Customer and escalated issues as they arose
  • Coordinated and presented at status meetings for internal management including quarterly VP reviews
  • Mentored project leads who lacked proper management experience

Product Lead

Northrop Grumman
08.2019 - 01.2022
  • Led cross-functional team for a new rotary actuator that was on program critical path and long-lead item
  • Facilitated weekly discussions between subject matter experts and supplier to discuss issues and facilitate on-time component qualification and production unit delivery
  • Managed in-house qualification and acceptance testing and met critical schedule milestones
  • Reported status to the Program Manager, Chief Engineer, VP of Targets, and Customer including stand-alone design reviews to expose any issues early in the design process

Systems Engineering Lead

Northrop Grumman
08.2019 - 01.2022
  • Responsible for creating and managing six mission and sub-system specifications
  • Coordinated all vehicle design reviews including closure of action items within the contractual timeline
  • Created the mission timeline and aggregated inputs from engineering disciplines to ensure that vehicle hardware and software were in sync
  • Participate in flight code reviews to find and resolve code discrepancies prior to flight
  • Tracked program risks and KPIs and reported to the program manager

Owner

Adventurous Stills Distillery
03.2017 - 03.2021
  • Implemented marketing strategies to increase brand awareness and attract new customers bringing annual revenue to $250k in 2021
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals

Mission Manager

Northrop Grumman
10.2018 - 08.2019
  • Created and verified mission requirement specifications and managed mission-specific design reviews
  • Organized mission simulation test data reviews that allowed for three-day turnaround of mission simulation tests in support of vehicle System Testing
  • Facilitated meetings to answer customer questions, support the program schedule, and address problems
  • Participate in flight code reviews to find and resolve code discrepancies prior to flight
  • Tracked and reported program risks and KPIs to the Program Manager, Chief Engineer, and VP of Targets.

Sr Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman
01.2017 - 09.2018
  • Front End systems engineering subject matter expert in charge of keeping completing verification of 6 specifications
  • Led a trade study that successfully corrected a problem mid-design that was found on a similar vehicle, ensuring that the soluttion met the original vehicle delivery date

Product Lead

Northrop Grumman
01.2017 - 09.2018
  • Lead for a hit detection system that was integral for the customer to understand if they a KPI
  • Presented test results and elevated concerns to internal and external leadership

Propulsion Engineer

Northrop Grumman
11.2013 - 08.2015
  • Product lead for a pyrotechnic valve and hot gas generator and respective initiators
  • Managed the product through the procurement and test cycles
  • Handled technical issues as they arose including supplier visits to expedite closure

Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman
08.2015 - 12.2016
  • Authored work packages to verify system-level requirements for qualification testing
  • Wrote steps to test nominal and off-nominal cases of the vehicle and launch countdown systems

Education

Master of Science - Space Systems Engineering

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
12.2011

Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
12.2009

Skills

  • Program Management
  • Project Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Earned Value Management
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Budgeting and Scheduling
  • Leadership
  • JIRA
  • Rationale DOORS

Leadership

Centurion Leadership Program | 11/2014 to 12/2017

Northrop Grumman - Chandler, AZ

Attended leadership trainings on how to interact with people who have different communication and/or management styles and personality types and discussed potential best methods of interacting with each.

References

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Timeline

Technical Program Manager

Northrop Grumman
01.2022 - 01.2024

Systems Engineering Lead

Northrop Grumman
08.2019 - 01.2022

Product Lead

Northrop Grumman
08.2019 - 01.2022

Mission Manager

Northrop Grumman
10.2018 - 08.2019

Owner

Adventurous Stills Distillery
03.2017 - 03.2021

Product Lead

Northrop Grumman
01.2017 - 09.2018

Sr Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman
01.2017 - 09.2018

Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman
08.2015 - 12.2016

Propulsion Engineer

Northrop Grumman
11.2013 - 08.2015

Master of Science - Space Systems Engineering

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering

University of Michigan

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