Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Wayne Roessling

Wayne Roessling

Associate Director
Windham,NH

Summary

Technical Associate Director skilled in identifying multi-disciplinary solutions, aligning teams around shared goals, and driving outcomes that meet critical business needs.


Seasoned technical leader with 20+ years of experience in digital transformation, solution architecture, and cross-functional team management. Transitioned from hands-on roles to senior leadership, contributing to enterprise strategy and innovation. Proven success in delivering impactful solutions across Aerospace, Defense, Financial Services, and Telecommunications. Recognized for strategic vision, managing complex projects, and aligning technical initiatives with business goals, fostering accountability and collaboration.

Work History

Associate Director, Product Owner - Digital Sustainment

RTX Corporation
2 2023 - Current
  • Lead analytics and knowledge graph delivery teams connecting disparate data from across the product life cycle.
  • Answer strategic questions using knowledge graphs for Pratt & Whitney, Collins Aerospace, and Raytheon product lines.
  • Apply agile project management to execute high-impact projects involving software infrastructure, data curation, and knowledge graph development.
  • Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and maintenance organizations driving shared language and data interoperability.
  • Provide strategic insights to senior leadership, demonstrating value and potential of advanced analytics and knowledge graph solutions for business growth.
  • Engage in business development activities, effectively communicating how Digital Sustainment knowledge graphs can address client needs.
  • Establish strong relationships with key industry partners, creating mutually beneficial opportunities for growth and collaboration.
  • Oversee budget planning processes, reporting monthly EAC, ETC, and planning updates, ensuring deliverables, resource allocation, and budget is aligned to business goals.
  • Knowledge Graph tools leveraged include Stardog and Anzo
  • Organization: MBDT PCC (Model Based Digital Thread, Process Capability Center), RTRC RTX Technology Research Center


Key Achievements

  • Increased Knowledge Graph demand 300% by demonstrating tangible value to executives.
  • Increased team productivity decreasing Knowledge Graph development time from six months to less than 30 days by applying a standardized development process and applying reusable enterprise ontologies.

Associate Director, Lead Solution Architect

RTX Corporation
4 2022 - Current
  • Directed team of five solution architects to address digital transformation initiatives across product lifecycle, focusing on enhancing interoperability through digital thread and digital twin solutions.
  • Establish architecture processes to ensure solutions align with enterprise requirements, security standards, and business unit objectives.
  • Contribute to enterprise strategy representing RTRC on RTX Corporate Architecture Board, providing input on digital transformation and MBDT initiatives.
  • Oversee annual budget planning processes, ensuring financial goals were met while maintaining optimal resource allocation.
  • Compare and contrast solutions from program and enterprise perspectives looking for creative business optimized options
  • Evangelist for Model Based System Engineering MBSE, one focal area being reusable SysML Profiles
  • Organization: MBDT PCC (Model Based Digital Thread, Process Capability Center), RTX Technology Research Center


Key Achievements

  • Reduced architecture project engagement time from months to weeks while increasing measurable impact by introducing streamlined focused architecture process targeting model artifacts that enabled design teams.

CEO - Sole Proprietor

Collaborative Machines LLC
02.2011 - 04.2022
  • Provided strategic leadership and solution architecture for Raytheon's Office of Digital Transformation, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and business objectives.
  • Led multi-disciplinary teams delivering software, infrastructure, and system designs that drove business outcomes for projects including network segmentation, supply chain analytics, EXIM (Export/Import) Integrations, Business Development, Proposal Pricing, and augmented reality for digital sustainment.
  • Managed agile development processes and delivered solutions for business-critical systems, ensuring quality and compliance with enterprise standards.


Key Achievements

  • As technical lead was responsible for $22M over six years in technical improvements to ACES Raytheon proposal pricing system that supported billions of dollars in revenue.
  • Instrumental in the on-time delivery of Jurisdiction and Classification solution for the Raytheon EXIM Consent Agreement. Coined by Raytheon CIO for this effort.

Principal Software Engineer

Aspen Technology
10.2008 - 02.2011
  • Managed planning, execution, delivery, and quality of technical deliverables, coordinating teams across US and China to meet product deliveries.


Key Achievements

  • Doubled China based development team productivity overcoming language barriers by integrating UML Modeling into the development/communication process

Technical Lead (Interim Secret Clearance)

Raytheon International, Inc (Baghdad Iraq)
02.2006 - 08.2008
  • Provided trusted technical advisory services and solutions to urgent issues for MNFI Multi-National Forces Iraq. Deployed forward with troops from 2006 to 2008.

Additional Experience

Multiple
09.1995 - 02.2006

Held various principal software engineering and leadership roles at Planning Systems Inc., Ciber, Mink Hills Consulting, Granite Systems, Kana Communications, Lockheed Martin, and others. Successfully led teams and delivered software solutions across multiple industries, ensuring alignment with business goals. Deliveries included C, C++, Java, Unix, and Windows solutions.

Education

MS - Electrical Engineering

SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
01.1993 - 01.1996

BE - Electrical Engineering

SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
01.1989 - 01.1993

BS - Computer Science

SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
01.1989 - 01.1993

Skills

Leadership & Strategy: Technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, strategic planning, business development, team development

Certification

(MIT) Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy

Timeline

CEO - Sole Proprietor - Collaborative Machines LLC
02.2011 - 04.2022
Principal Software Engineer - Aspen Technology
10.2008 - 02.2011
Technical Lead (Interim Secret Clearance) - Raytheon International, Inc (Baghdad Iraq)
02.2006 - 08.2008
Additional Experience - Multiple
09.1995 - 02.2006
SUNY Stony Brook - MS, Electrical Engineering
01.1993 - 01.1996
SUNY Stony Brook - BE, Electrical Engineering
01.1989 - 01.1993
SUNY Stony Brook - BS, Computer Science
01.1989 - 01.1993
Associate Director, Product Owner - Digital Sustainment - RTX Corporation
2 2023 - Current
Associate Director, Lead Solution Architect - RTX Corporation
4 2022 - Current
Wayne RoesslingAssociate Director