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Sharrow Marine LLCGeneral Manager
Mar. 2024Detroit Metropolitan AreaSharrow Engineering, a Detroit-based advanced engineering and design firm, revolutionized propeller technology with the Sharrow™ Propeller, the first major advancement in propeller technology since the 1830s. Invented by Greg Sharrow, the Sharrow Propeller has solved the most basic problem of rotary propulsion, eliminating tip cavitation and vortices, and offering significant performance gains over traditional propellers. Sharrow Engineering holds over 150 patents worldwide and is the parent company of Sharrow Marine, which produces and sells the award-winning propeller for the maritime industry. Recognized as a TIME Best Invention of 2023 and by Fast Company's 2023 Innovation by Design Awards, the Sharrow Propeller also won the 2022 Boating Marine Power Innovation Award from Boating Magazine and the 2020 Miami International Boat Show Innovation Award. At Sharrow Marine LLC, I lead operations to enhance supply chain and manufacturing processes, significantly improving gross margin, customer delivery, and CNC machine utilization. Additionally, I lead our Government contract efforts to provide cutting edge boat propulsion to our military.
GoogleSenior Program Manager
Nov. 2021 - Mar. 2024Sunnyvale, California, United StatesManage programs within Google Cloud Security with responsibility over programatic efforts for the Virtual Private Cloud Service Controls and Access Context Manager products.
PayPalSenior Manager
Jun. 2019 - Apr. 2021San Jose, CAManaged the Risk Platforms Program Management team to drive and deliver Risk programs across PayPal, building new products and launching them globally. Additional support to Commerce, Partner, and Merchant business areas. These programs span multiple scrum teams, projects, locations and involve complex technologies. Led 18 geographically dispersed Program Managers supporting over 350 engineers to plan, execute, track, report, and manage end to end solutions to ensure the delivery of desired customer and business value. Coaches team and coordinates efforts across product development, agile software development, infrastructure, and operations scrum teams, demonstrating a solid understanding of the program vision and roadmap. Created the organizational structure, planned organizational change management of processes, initiatives, and structures.
PayPalEngineering Consultant
Sep. 2018 - Jun. 2019San Jose, CAEngineer Contractor on the PayPal Partner & Marketplaces Engineering Team. Worked systems reliability engineering metrics and development process improvement including customer flow based testing, functional and unit testing, root cause analysis, latency, and availability. Using: JIRA, Confluence, Sherlock, Grafana, FCI, Sonarqube, Postman, Github, IntelliJ, Javascript, Java, and Maven.
MessagePathCo-Founder & Software Engineer
May. 2018 - Oct. 2021Palo Alto, California, United StatesPrimary Engineer for a B2B SaaS co-pilot to assist sales, support, and marketing to write persuasive and on-brand messages.
o Ranked as No. 5 AI Writing Assistant Software (G2).
o Rising Star Award (G2).
o Premium Usability Award (G2).
DuraBante LLCFederal Government Business Lead
Sep. 2014 - Sep. 2015Washington D.C. Metro AreaLed 15-person team delivering Veterans Administration benefits education to thousands of transitioning military personnel on a $6M Veteran Administration contract. Led a software support team on a $2M contract with the Maryland Health Administration. DuraBante is a Continuous Process Improvement & Operational Excellence firm comprised of successful business professionals and military veterans focused on delivering excellence.
Applied Fundamentals Consulting LLCChief Operating Officer
Oct. 2012 - Jan. 2014DC Metro AreaInformation Technology company specialing in products and services for the U.S. intelligence community. OPERATIONS
- COO of AFC and CEO of the acquired company (Name under NDA).
- Grew company from $4.4M to $11.4M in revenue in one year by increasing scope on current contracts, adding new contracts and supervising due diligence, acquisition, and integration of $4M subsidiary. - Executed program management for DoD and other government agency contracts valued at more than $30M. - Managed classified Products and services to multiple customers. LEADERSHIP
- Drove acquisition integration activities surrounding identifying and assessing key employees, recommended employment package for those key employees, and managed the creation of HR on-boarding packages including employment letters, non-disclosure and non-compete documents. MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
- Negotiated price and terms of the acquisition, conducted due diligence on the acquired company and consulted on funding structure for the acquisition resulting in a successful acquisition of a company with $4 million in revenue. Result: Acquisition paid for itself in 12 months. STRATEGY
- Assisted in analysis, development, and implementation of several new lines of business.
Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc.Director of Program Management | Product Manager
Jan. 2012 - Sep. 2012Aberdeen, MDIdentified and closed $6.5M in new U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center projects, resulting in a 25% increase. Ensured the delivery of 40+ products, including hardware and software for a ruggedized data collection device designed to record multiple sensor data streams during an improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a moving armored vehicle; data used to better predict traumatic brain injury (TBI). Roles
Program Manager
Business Development
Sales
Sector 180 LLCCo-Founder
Sep. 2008 - Aug. 2018McLean, VAInformation Services firm that developed novel technology using AI and neural network technology (NNT) to affect Internet media search results.
Nicor Global LLCCo-Founder | Chief Operating Officer
Mar. 2008 - Dec. 2011Arlington, VAIdentified and won cyber security contracts through business development efforts with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Information Assurance at the Pentagon, and a contract with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to do a cyber assessment of a Nuclear Power Plant. Secured Angel investments of $500k and executed successful exit via merger. NICOR Global provides cyber security solutions to U.S. government agencies and commercial corporations.
Viecore FSDProgram Manager | Product Manager | Systems Engineer
Nov. 2003 - May. 2008Eatontown, NJHired and Led a 21-member software team as Program Manager for a portion ($24.5M) of the U.S. Army Future Combat System (FCS) program. Grew work share over 135% ($8.9M to $21M) by identifying technical and practical issues with specific systems engineering approaches and assisting in the development of feasible alternatives to semi-automated operations and logistics planning. Also managed iterative quick software prototype team in a systems design proof of concept project. Roles
Technical Program Manager
Systems Engineer
Subject Matter Expert
BearingPoint Inc.Senior Consultant | Engagement Manager
Feb. 2001 - Nov. 2003Havelock, NCSupported the U.S. Navy Program Support Office, responsible for the cradle-to-grave supply chain management system for the re-manufacture of military helicopters. Support included the development and implementation of a Software Development Lifecycle Management (SDLC) process which improved and standardized project planning and documentation resulting in software updates and feature improvements increase of 400%. Support included software requirements development, project management, and software applications design within NAVAIR, a major aerospace and defense organization. Roles
Project Manager
Product Manager
IT Consultant
U.S. ArmySoldier | Commissioned Officer (O4/Major)
Dec. 1988 - Mar. 2001U.S. Army Armor Officer (12C) with a secondary specialty in Information Systems (53A). Commanded a 132 member Cavalry Troop and $80M in equipment. Airborne Ranger qualified. Awarded a Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Actions in Combat. Served in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait. Two rotations to the National Training Center (NTC). No casualties or major injuries to soldiers on my watch. Airborne Ranger Desert Storm Veteran
Bronze Star Medal
2 Meritorious Service Medals
M1A1 Tank, M1A2 Tank, Bradley. Cavalry Operations.
Order of Saint George (Bronze Award)
Supply
Procurement
Operations Management
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