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Jeff Lamon

Program Manager
Louisville

Summary

Proven leader and dedicated problem solver. Brings 3 years of valuable experience forwarding company objectives managing both small and large teams. Attentive to detail with a thorough understanding of scope, schedule, and cost management. Enthusiastic about taking on new challenges with Sierra Space.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Program Manager I

Sierra Space
Louisville
04.2022 - Current
  • Brought in schedule by 1.5 months and maintained positive profit margin on ~2M avionics program
  • Managed critical vendor relationship to bring in lead times on hardware needed for program execution

Associate Program Manager

Sierra Space
Louisville
06.2019 - 04.2022
  • Operated as Vehicle Element Manager on Dream Chaser Space Plane program and lead daily "War Room" meetings, optimized production floor prioritization, and developed new tools to enhance communication / collaboration for team of 50+ people. Led team to achieve critical NASA milestone (installment of wings into test fixtures) and brought in production schedule by ~2 weeks
  • Managed $2M portfolio of (6) HOPA (High Output Paraffin Actuator) programs simultaneously from proposal to program execution and used earned value management to give monthly financial / schedule updates to upper management. Lead daily team meetings, weekly customer meetings, and managed various vendor relationships for business area's top priority program - Worldview Legion (Antenna Gimbal Mechanism and Gimbal Control Unit)
  • Aided in the reduction of open non conformances by 75% in 2 weeks

Technical Intern 1

Sierra Nevada Corporation
Louisville
02.2019 - 06.2019
  • Performed monthly inventory reports for Worldview Legion program
  • Monitored / updated weekly action logs
  • Followed up with vendors to ensure ontime delivery of components

Test Engineer

Anark Corporation
Boulder
05.2017 - 08.2018
  • Software development company focused on visual collaboration for manufacturing
  • Directed software inspections and created bug reports for development of MBEWeb
  • Created CAD models with Creo, AI, and NX for use in testing of MBEWeb
  • Created JavaScript driven automated browser tests to further develop MBEWeb by using Katalon

Mechanical Engineer Intern / Business Consultant

EdBoard Technologies
Boulder
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Designed / manufactured educational circuits prototyping tool for children
  • Conducted business development operations such as market research, customer interviews and industry analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering+, Engineering Management

University of Colorado Boulder School of Engineering
Boulder, CO
08.2014 - 05.2019

Skills

    Microsoft Project

Earned Value Management

CAD Programs: SolidWorks, Creo 40 Parametric, NX, Autodesk Inventor

Operations Management

Team Communication / Motivation

Time Management

Accomplishments

  • Received SPOT award for leading production team on the Dream Chaser Space Plane program to achieving a critical milestone
  • Received SPOT award for management of critical path parts procurement for Worldview Legion program

Timeline

Program Manager I

Sierra Space
04.2022 - Current

Associate Program Manager

Sierra Space
06.2019 - 04.2022

Technical Intern 1

Sierra Nevada Corporation
02.2019 - 06.2019

Mechanical Engineer Intern / Business Consultant

EdBoard Technologies
05.2018 - 08.2018

Test Engineer

Anark Corporation
05.2017 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering+, Engineering Management

University of Colorado Boulder School of Engineering
08.2014 - 05.2019
Jeff LamonProgram Manager