David E González
Fontana,CA
Summary
Adept at transforming challenges into solutions, my tenure with the US Navy as a Project Manager and Senior Data Scientist honed my expertise in project management and data analysis. Leveraging skills in strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration, I consistently delivered projects within budget, achieving significant productivity improvements. My leadership is further enriched by a strong ability to mentor teams and foster stakeholder relationships.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
US Navy
08.2000 - Current
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Coordinated material procurement and required services for projects within budget requirements.
- Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Negotiated and managed third-party contracts related to project deliverables.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress, and technical problems.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
- Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
- Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
- Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
Senior Data Scientist
US Navy
08.2000 - Current
- Worked with stakeholders to develop quarterly roadmaps based on impact, effort and test coordinations.
- Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
- Set up SQL database on cloud servers to store client data for query analysis.
- Created and implemented new forecasting models to increase company productivity.
- Implemented randomized sampling techniques for optimized surveys.
- Compiled, cleaned and manipulated data for proper handling.
- Improved data collection methods by designing surveys, polls and other instruments.
Senior Technical Instructor
US Navy
08.2000 - Current
- Observed and evaluated students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
- Supervised and monitored students' use of tools and equipment.
- Deployed technology and current research in instruction and monitored students' progress in use of online learning materials and technology.
- Identified program successes and failures based on student assessments and course reviews.
- Presented lectures and conducted discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids such as graphs, charts and slides.
- Collaborated with colleagues and improved teaching practices through professional learning communities and student retention meetings.
- Provided instructional handouts, texts, audiovisual aids and other materials to facilitate learning.
- Kept updated with developments in subject area curriculum, technical, and career trends and teaching resources and methods.
- Planned and documented programs of study meeting individual needs and abilities of students.
- Established goals for courses with organized outlines and detailed lessons.
- Developed software content, study aids and handouts for industry professionals.
- Connected instruction to real-world experiences and to students' post-secondary goals.
- Met training needs with well-organized, factual programs based on contemporary requirements.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Education
Master of Science - Program Management
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
Monterey, CA06-2009
MBA - Business
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA05-2000
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA06-1995
Skills
- Project tracking
- Feasibility analysis
- Workforce training
- Systems implementation
- Work flow planning
- Project development
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Schedule management
- Non-conforming material reports
- Project planning and development
- Performance improvements
- Vendor sourcing
- Scope management
- Cross-functional coordination
- Contract management
- Change control processes
- Lean manufacturing and design
- Staff training and mentoring
- Staff management
- Building codes and regulations
- Verbal and written communication
- Staff training and motivation
- Procedure development
- Systems design documentation
- Logistics management
- Project scheduling
- Relationship building
- International business
- Programming languages
- Budget control
- Expense reports
- Project framework engineering
- Data review
- Budget preparation
- Document management
- Change control operations
- Team collaboration
- Risk management
- Strategic planning
- Project management
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Cost reduction and containment
- Presentations
- Business process re-engineering
- Processes and procedures
- Deliverable tracking
- Resource allocation
- Productivity improvement
- Critical design review
- Cost control
- Project development and lifecycle
- Technical support
- Project planning
- Project scope
- Requirements gathering
- Software development lifecycle
- Inventory control
- Planning and scheduling
- Project feedback data
- Baseline schedules creation
- Stakeholder communications
- Multi-stakeholder asset management
Accomplishments
- Presented with the US Navy SSBN program Award for spurring more than 500% weight reduction by converting hardcopy navigation manuals into digital format.
- Completed the U.S. Naval Air Command, Jet Engine Test Stand Instrumentation (JETI) Project on time and $1M under budget.
Affiliations
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
- Rotary Club, International
- Program Management Institute (PMI)
Certification
- PMP - Project Management Professional
Additional Information
I have extensive experience as a Calibration Logistics Element Manager (CLEM) for Naval Air Command (NAVAIR), Common Aviation Support Equipment program office (PMA-260), Patuxent River, Maryland. I was in charge of over 15 projects of common support equipment for US Navy and US Marine Corps Calibration activities globally. Job duties included management of: personnel, securing funding, working with the various branches and technical writers at NSWC Corona. I attended and reported at quarterly executive meetings with Program Management Office (PMA-260) and personnel from Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, I visited and performed technical and project audits at multiple US Government contractor facilities. I was also involved with NAVAIR Calibration activities from around the world.
I was calibration project and technical lead for Joint Services Biochemical Weapons Development Program, where I lead a team of US Army and US Air Force counterparts ion the acquisition, development, and testing of biochemical detection systems and testing of protective gas mask systems.
Deputy project and technical lead for Measurement Science CATS project
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Italian
Limited Working
Portuguese
Limited Working
Software
XML
Python
Java
SGML
C
SQL
Timeline
Project Manager
US Navy
08.2000 - Current
Senior Data Scientist
US Navy
08.2000 - Current
Senior Technical Instructor
US Navy
08.2000 - Current
Master of Science - Program Management
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
MBA - Business
University of Redlands
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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