David Ponegalek
West Chester,OH
Summary
Multifaceted Director of Program Management with 24 years in program portfolio oversight. Achieved on-time delivery of programs in high-technology environment with schedule, budget and resource constraints. Superb organizational and collaborative skills leading to mutually beneficial relationships with internal partners, customers and major subcontractors.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Program Management
Rhinestahl AMG
05.2023 - Current
- Mentored departmental personnel in achievement of program development and delivery objectives.
- Displayed high-level sales, negotiation and proposal preparation skills.
- Conducted regular technical meetings and program briefings for corporate management and customer personnel.
- Built cohesive teams and devised clear, actionable plans to meet program goals.
- Monitored specific programs' adherence to established schedules and operating budgets.
- Maintained productive communications with corporate management and customer representatives.
- Established milestones and objectives based on input from functional areas and stakeholders.
- Devised creative solutions to critical customer and user needs.
Senior Program Manager
Rhinestahl AMG
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Engaged with customers, partners and constituent groups to create positive, trusting and professional relationships.
- Tracked and reported program results to customers and stakeholders to facilitate change management activities.
- Collaborated with development teams, internal customers, and product line management to verify delivery of desired quality requirements to distributors.
- Performed program research and analyzed data collection to develop cost estimates and budgets.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
Program Manager
Rhinestahl, AMG
02.2019 - 10.2022
- Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations.
- Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to team.
- Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals.
- Developed and maintained logistics workflows, procedures and reports.
- Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
- Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
- Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or workstreams.
- Engaged and worked alongside cross-functional stakeholders to manage strategic initiatives.
- Interacted with customers and clients to identify business needs and requirements.
- Leveraged project management processes and tools to define and execute projects.
- Established milestones and objectives based on input from functional areas and stakeholders.
- Participated in vendor selection and management process for program initiatives.
- Devised creative solutions to critical customer and user needs.
Operations Manager
Sheffer Corporation
07.2018 - 01.2019
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Set, enforced, and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
Senior Business Advisor
TechSolve, Inc.
09.2016 - 07.2018
- Analyzed data to identify root causes of problems and recommend corrective actions.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs and data sources.
- Developed customized reports, summarizing and presenting data in visually appealing format.
- Identified patterns and trends in large data sets and provided actionable insights.
- Created dashboards to monitor and track key performance indicators.
Vice President
Micor Industries, Inc.
08.2002 - 08.2016
- Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
- Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
- Clarified roles, responsibilities and expectations of staff.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
- Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
- Monitored industry trends, keeping current on latest changes and competition in industry.
- Used market insights to capitalize on key business opportunities for new advantageous partnerships.
- Increased company growth through collaboration with sales and marketing departments.
- Established and maintained strong relationships with customers, vendors and strategic partners.
- Represented organization at industry conferences and events.
- Cultivated company-wide culture of innovation and collaboration.
Engineering Manager
Ramo Defense
09.1999 - 07.2002
- Addressed design challenges and evaluated alternative design models to meet project requirements.
- Checked design compliance with product specifications and standards requirements.
- Performed concurrent design, manufacturing and engineering, reducing time required to bring products to market.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to analyze upcoming projects.
- Evaluated existing procedures and made proactive adjustments to meet changing demands.
- Prepared, checked, and coordinated documentation to support component design and application.
- Presented project information and status updates to customers and fielded concerns.
Education
No Degree - Product Design Engineering
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI1999
Associate Degree of Drafting & Design - Engineering
Lake Michigan College
Benton Harbor, Michigan05.1996
Skills
- Team Development
- Resource Management
- Personnel Management
- Operations Management
- Customer Service
- Quality Assurance
- Business Development
- Utilization Management
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Project Management
- Procurement
- P&L Management
- Proposal Development
- Remote Team Management
- Process Engineering
- Good Judgment
- Sales and Marketing
- Problem-Solving
- Product Development
- Program Reviews
- Multi-Operations Management
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Event Planning and Execution
- Team Leadership and Direction
- Attention to Detail
- MS Office Applications
- Program Leadership
- Training and Development
- Team Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Decision-Making
- Interpersonal Skills
Timeline
Director of Program Management
Rhinestahl AMG
05.2023 - Current
Senior Program Manager
Rhinestahl AMG
10.2022 - 05.2023
Program Manager
Rhinestahl, AMG
02.2019 - 10.2022
Operations Manager
Sheffer Corporation
07.2018 - 01.2019
Senior Business Advisor
TechSolve, Inc.
09.2016 - 07.2018
Vice President
Micor Industries, Inc.
08.2002 - 08.2016
Engineering Manager
Ramo Defense
09.1999 - 07.2002
No Degree - Product Design Engineering
Ferris State University
Associate Degree of Drafting & Design - Engineering
Lake Michigan College
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