DANIEL E. BISCHOFF
Project Manager
Fayetteville,AR
Summary
Talented professional and United States Air Force veteran considered knowledgeable leader and dedicated problem solver. Brings 15 years of valuable expertise to forward company objectives. Attentive to detail with experience in coordinating projects, programs and improvements.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Parts Engineer
American Tubing International
03.2022 - 04.2023
- Read and interpreted customer blueprints, technical drawings, and schematics to create production drawings and design production tooling for existing and new processes
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to analyze upcoming projects
- Wrote, reviewed and edited production drawings in accordance with template requirements
- Updated or archived production drawing files for over 40,000 customer parts
Retired
Self Employed Sales
03.2017 - 03.2022
- Early retirement to care for terminally ill family member
- Completed over thirty LinkedIn Courses and Learning Paths to maintain knowledge of project management tools and best practices
CAD/CAM Manager
Range Photomask
06.2014 - 03.2017
- Prepared, checked, and coordinated documentation to support component design and application. Successfully used Lean practices to streamline work processes and reduce production time by 20%
- Managed photomask manufacturing requirements, from international client base of over one hundred facilities, primarily focused on university research projects, Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and photomask tools for Biomedical Industry customers
- Engaged with globally located stakeholders, industry experts, and vendors determine best materials and CAM practices to meet or exceed customer expectations for quality and delivery.
Proposal Manager
Summit Technical Solutions
08.2012 - 06.2014
- Created centralized database to organize over 15,000 documents to streamline proposal development. Proposal production timelines decreased by 20%
- Managed over thirty major business initiatives by actively engaging with key internal and external stakeholders and developing positive working relationships with key corporate proposal partnerships
- Actively engaged with executive management on corporate Business Development objectives.
- Worked closely with software engineers, product managers and other departments to determine accuracy and completeness of technical documentation
Senior Project Lead/Senior Network Engineer
Serco-NA
09.2002 - 08.2012
- Assumed management for at risk $16M Land Mobile Radio (LMR) project. Project and completed $500K under budget and one year ahead of projections
- Improved stakeholder transparency and reduced customer complaints by 98%, by implementing daily stand-up meetings, concise roadmap development, weekly status reports, and monthly senior management briefings
- Coordinated face to face and virtual meetings between teams to help understand project interdependencies and reduce work stoppages by 50%
- Used daily stand-up meetings and four-week sprints to coordinate schedule for eight subcontractor teams to construct twelve radio towers, and install associated hardware and software, at twelve nuclear launch control facilities
- By consistently checking project backlog, ending wasteful practices, and mitigating risk, project completed $500K under budget and one year ahead of expectations
- Reviewed engineering plans, consulted with Subject Matter Experts (SME), and researched FAA and industry regulations and guidelines to develop affective project plan
- Led effort to relocate Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) Operational Control Node (OCN) telecommunication operations to Vandenberg AFB, successfully completing project 3% under budget
- Introduced advanced hardware to reduce installation costs and resolve long-standing customer operational issues
- Cable installation time was reduced by 75% and simplified user patching
- Seamlessly migrated existing telecommunication connectivity, over commercial and military satellite networks, with 0% downtime during entire 30-day transition period
- Coordinated project tasks with multiple teams spread across over twelve globally dispersed locations
- Integrated modernized architecture (including data encryption devices, network management components, and related software and hardware) across multiple transmission platforms
- Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Program
- Led more than 20 SBIRS projects, including SONET and Juniper IP software modernization upgrades
- Level 3 network sustainment, engineering support, and customer deliverables
- Supported proposal development, project management, and SBIRS Communications Upgrade planning and implementation
- C4I2TSR Command and Control Transport Section
- Resolved long-standing telecommunications link problem between NORAD and MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- Quickly found interoperability problem and implemented cost effective solution in two weeks.
Day Shift Crew Leader
Lockheed-Martin
02.2002 - 09.2002
- Led Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station Technical Control Facility Day Shift Crew
- Promoted early for improving team morale and productivity through effective conflict management and communication. Reduced customer complaints by 90% and increased response time by 50%.
- Managed day shift team responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting of mission critical NORAD telecommunications and systems
- Briefed senior management on major system issues.
Telecommunications Systems Control Specialist
United States Air Force
07.1980 - 08.2001
- Strategic Air Force Headquarters level management of 36,000 commercial leases for twenty-five customer locations
- Spearheaded effort to end unused leased services, resulting in $500 million annual savings
- Employed Total Quality Air Force initiative guidelines to reduce errors by 50% and accelerate average commercial acquisition processing time by 20%
- Coordinated with senior military leadership, engineers, and commercial vendors for deployment of first military video teleconference at multiple international locations. Completed complex project in less than 30 days.
Education
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification -
Project Management Institute
Colorado Springs06.2012
Technical Juniper CJNR, AJNR, AVPN, AJRE, And APOL -
Juniper
Colorado Springs01.2008
Juniper Networks Training For M7i, M11, J6300 Series Routers And CTP Multiplexers -
Juniper
Colorado Springs, CO04.2006
Cisco Advanced Services ONS 15454 and 15327 Test and Turn Up Boot Camp (SONET) -
Cisco
Colorado Springs, CO05.2005
150 hours of technical training courses during USAF career, 1980 - USAF Vocational Training
United States Air Force
Biloxi, MS01.2001
Skills
- PMP, Agile, Waterfall, Lean Six Sigma, SDLC
- Cross-Functional Team Management
- Business Analysis, Project Plans, Executive Briefings
- Technical Documentation
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Project Management Institute, 2012 (expired)
- Juniper CJNR, AJNR, AVPN, AJRE, and APOL Courses, 2008
- Juniper Networks Training for M7i, M11, J6300 Series Routers and CTP Multiplexers, 2006
- Cisco Advanced Services ONS 15454 and 15327 Test and Turn Up Boot Camp (SONET), 2005
- Over 150 hours of technical training courses during USAF career, 1980-2001
Timeline
Parts Engineer
American Tubing International
03.2022 - 04.2023
Retired
Self Employed Sales
03.2017 - 03.2022
CAD/CAM Manager
Range Photomask
06.2014 - 03.2017
Proposal Manager
Summit Technical Solutions
08.2012 - 06.2014
Senior Project Lead/Senior Network Engineer
Serco-NA
09.2002 - 08.2012
Day Shift Crew Leader
Lockheed-Martin
02.2002 - 09.2002
Telecommunications Systems Control Specialist
United States Air Force
07.1980 - 08.2001
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification -
Project Management Institute
Technical Juniper CJNR, AJNR, AVPN, AJRE, And APOL -
Juniper
Juniper Networks Training For M7i, M11, J6300 Series Routers And CTP Multiplexers -
Juniper
Cisco Advanced Services ONS 15454 and 15327 Test and Turn Up Boot Camp (SONET) -
Cisco
150 hours of technical training courses during USAF career, 1980 - USAF Vocational Training
United States Air Force
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