Drew De Vun
McKinney,USA
Summary
MBA, PMP & Six-Sigma Certified Program/Product Management Executive and Military Veteran with over 20 years of experience in managing people and business operations. Demonstrating a strong emphasis on customer relationships, product development, production, process improvement, innovation, goal setting, team building and people development. I am a hands-on manager skilled in strategy planning, financial planning, analysis and reporting, operational analysis, supply chain development and production implementation. Recognized for a successful track record of integrating a diverse workforce, capturing new business and customer confidence, and driving the vision of success through stated goals with employee empowerment.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Platform Director
Trinity Industries
2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Railroad industry leader in manufacturing, shipping and maintenance of all rail operations including cars, tracks and support
- Managed a large cross functional team of all operations resources including Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality & Maintenance
- Management of multiple site operations team consisting of 12 facilities and 3 countries
- Responsible for the launch and management of new product features to online applications
- Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) oversight for end user application design, development and deployment
- Created detailed reporting structure for all levels of management including C level for easily analyzed metrics and communications
- Mentor several employees through various stages of career development and growth
- Part of new product leadership team for innovative, market changing technology
- Project owner for companywide implementation of a 3rd party Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system including all finance, HR and supply chain functionality
- Railroad industry leader in manufacturing, shipping and maintenance of all rail operations including cars, tracks and support
Director of New Product Development, Integration & Implementation
L3 Harris
2017 - 2020
- Company Overview: HW/SW Development and Manufacturing and Integration for Sensing & Radar Technology
- Managed over $250MM in HW/SW development programs including embedded SW, FW and complex algorithm development
- Highly technical program with high visibility in the industry for fixed wing and systems integration
- Managed multiple risks including fixed price contract, aggressive schedule with high political visibility, maintaining communication at a top-secret security level
- Lead large, diverse teams through every phase of the project, building teams emphasizing success recognition and high morale
- Maintained high quality while revising integrated master schedules (IMS) and requirements to meet customer needs
- Managed critical path, project scope, budget and deliverables to stakeholders using open communication and data driven metrics
- Develop suppliers through technical and personal relationship building for win/win outcomes
- Lead capture proposal manager for business area delivering over $200M in new business proposals in 3 years – all won
- HW/SW Development and Manufacturing and Integration for Sensing & Radar Technology
Sr. Manager Shared Services
ENTERGY
2015 - 2017
- Company Overview: National generator and distributor of nuclear power
- Manage projects for enterprise SW implementation and resource allocation within operations and power generation
- Program to implement new ERP system corporate wide integrating 5 business units
- Highly visible project with full political oversight - city, state and federal
- Managed projects for entire system development lifecycle- discovery and requirements gathering through development, test and implementation
- Managed a cross functional team of employees assigned to extra duty as a consultant
- Created routine and preventive maintenance plan for technical applications in new employee support center
- Implemented standard practices and procedures to audit level for all governance and compliance boards
- Developed and managed supplier contracts and relationships to benefit Entergy and supplier business strategy
- National generator and distributor of nuclear power
Sr. Manager Development Programs
Vention MEDICAL (Now MedPlast)
2014 - 2015
- Company Overview: Medical Device Manufacturer
- Manager of a diverse product development team delivering advanced Endosurgery Devices
- Managed multiple R&D programs based on latest trends and advancements in medical technology
- Managed an international team of New Development Program Managers
- Developed strong supplier and customer relationships working together on status, risks and issues
- Wrote several proposals and responded to several RFQ/RFP
- Medical Device Manufacturer
Manager of New Development Program Managers
Eaton Aerospace
2011 - 2013
- Company Overview: International leader in Hydraulic, Mechanical and Fuel Systems for the Aerospace Industry
- Manager of 4 member PM team for total development and production programs on major aerospace platforms including domestic and international customers totaling $55MM in budget and funding for mechanical, hydraulic and fuel systems and components.
- Sr leader for the CH-53K helicopter program and KC-47 fixed wing tanker program
- Lead programs through full product development lifecycle – concept, prototype, demonstration, development, test, qualification, government approval, transition to production
- Managed risks on a highly visible program with tight schedules, cutting edge technology and secret security measures
- Bi-weekly trips to customer including C-level leadership and high level elected officials for multi-day presentations on schedule, technical and financial status
- Recovered 3 month’s worth of schedule slip to gain on time delivery
- Cut project costs by $1.3 MM by recovering schedule, streamlining processes and working with suppliers
- Led teams of over 20 cross-functional employees in engineering, finance, quality, testing and operations across multiple sites
- International leader in Hydraulic, Mechanical and Fuel Systems for the Aerospace Industry
Operations Program Manager
Raytheon company
2007 - 2011
- Company Overview: A world-leading supplier of defense and aerospace systems.
- Program Manager for radar and missile guidance systems development and production factory
- Lead operations manager for award winning factory (2009 Industry Week Best Plants)
- Oversaw perfect safety record with zero recordables for a highly mechanized machining factory
- Managed multiple development & production projects for R/F Modules and Radar Assembly for Navy & USAF
- Responsible for total radar and Naval radome development lifecycle from requirements gathering through acceptance test
- Led several kaizen events and Six Sigma projects delivering process improvements for time and cost savings
- Developed and supervised operations team of over 40 members across several functions
- A world-leading supplier of defense and aerospace systems.
Sr. Program Planner
Lockheed Martin
2005 - 2007
- Company Overview: A world-leading supplier of defense and aerospace systems.
- Program Planner for multiple Missile and Fire Control programs including production, maintenance and obsolescence
- Executed and maintained long-range strategic plans and steered product implementations to successful completion
- Determined, monitored, and reviewed costs, operational budgets and schedules, and manpower requirements
- Analyzed and managed critical path of project schedule
- Utilized EVMS to analyze schedules, production costs and supplier planes
- Formulated corrective action measures such as risk, schedule revisions, manpower adjustments, fund allocations, and work requirements.
- Used multiple planning and reporting tools and methods including Deltek, OpenPlan, MS Project, Critical Path Management, schedule and resource statistical analysis, Excel macro data mining
- A world-leading supplier of defense and aerospace systems.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Engineering & Product Management
Dallas Baptist University, School Of Business
Dallas, Texas01-2009
Bachelor of Science - Business Communications & Marketing
University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama01-2001
Skills
- Product Management & Strategy
- P&L Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- 5S/ LEAN 6Sigma
- Proposal Writing
- R&D
- New Program Development
- SDLC
- Continuous Improvement
- FDA/ FAA
- Operations management
- Project management
- Creativity and innovation
- Employee development
- ROIC
- EVMS
- ERP Systems
- SW/FW/HW Integration
- People management
- Financial Analysis
- Mergers and acquisitions M&A
Certification
- PMP Certified, 1689215
- Secret Security Clearance, Active
- Formal Proposal Training for Government Contracts
- Six-Sigma Greenbelt, Raytheon Certification
Military Service
Subsurface Nuclear Engineer, Honorable Discharge, 1997 United States NAVY
Personal Information
Director of Operations & Programs
Awards
2009 Best Plants Award, Industry Week Magazine
Timeline
Technical Platform Director
Trinity Industries
2021 - Current
Director of New Product Development, Integration & Implementation
L3 Harris
2017 - 2020
Sr. Manager Shared Services
ENTERGY
2015 - 2017
Sr. Manager Development Programs
Vention MEDICAL (Now MedPlast)
2014 - 2015
Manager of New Development Program Managers
Eaton Aerospace
2011 - 2013
Operations Program Manager
Raytheon company
2007 - 2011
Sr. Program Planner
Lockheed Martin
2005 - 2007
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Engineering & Product Management
Dallas Baptist University, School Of Business
Bachelor of Science - Business Communications & Marketing
University of South Alabama
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