CAESoftware Engineer Lead
May. 2023 - Apr. 2025Direct the software team’s technical strategy, ensuring alignment with program goals through guidance, task oversight, and performance tracking. Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation plans to safeguard scope, schedule, and quality. Deliver regular program updates, including earned value analysis and engineering status, enabling informed decision making. Strengthen stakeholder collaboration through biweekly external updates and weekly internal briefings. Drive crossfunctional coordination with product owners, ART leadership, and test directors. Streamline project visibility by transitioning from monthly to weekly engineering status reporting. Optimized task alignment by overseeing software staffing allocations, meeting 100% of project requirements.
Conducted monthly financial and schedule reviews, maintaining program progress within budget and on schedule. Spearheaded software initiatives on proposals, ROMs, and contractual on programs up to $100M.