A Program Manager and Training Development Specialist with 20 years of experience in conducting sensitive, zero-defect nuclear weapons operations and program compliance. Responsible for ensuring 16 submarine crews operate within Department of Defense policies and procedures. I am a team builder who thrives in any environment while using continuous improvement processes, data metrics and employee feedback to increase safety, reduce errors, and deliver mission assurance on-time or ahead of schedule.
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Oversaw daily unit operations and managed the training, health, and welfare of 65+ personnel and their families preparing for and during deployments; trained, coached, and mentored junior staff to be effective managers; advised senior management on planning and execution of all training and operational standards; managed $750M in equipment and ensured personnel performed at or above standards.
● Engaged and coordinated with internal and external
stakeholders and subject matter experts to assess and
scope emerging compliance risk issues and developed
and deployed mitigation strategies.
● Stood up and maintained a nuclear weapons safety
program that analyzed root cause and assigned
corrective action for maintenance and program
management errors decreasing defects by 30%.
● Collaborated with management to ensure the
implementation of consistent accountability actions in
cases of compliance standard violations.
● Exceeded organizational expectations by reducing
maintenance completion by 25% in a difficult operating
environment through efficient scheduling and error
reduction that ensured the safe maintenance of assets
and safety of company personnel.
● Led project planning and maintenance process
improvement initiatives across 3 departments resulting
in a 10% decrease in maintenance start times.
Oversaw daily unit operations and managed the training, health, and welfare of 20+ personnel and their families preparing for and during deployments; trained, coached, and mentored junior staff to be effective managers; advised senior management on planning and execution of all training and operational standards; managed $750M in equipment and ensured personnel performed at or above standards. Trained and assessed maintenance practices of 34 technicians and 4 supervisors who performed maintenance on critical nuclear weapons systems.
Assessed findings from audit deficiency reports to feed a continuous process improvement program while ensuring all training aligned technically with higher level directives leading to 10% reduction in maintenance deficiencies.
Increased work-life balance of junior technicians by optimizing maintenance and training schedules leading to a 20% increase in retention of personnel assigned.