User:John Deas

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1 Work Experience

[edit] Work Experience

[edit] DCMA Product Assurance Division

2005 - present Logistics Engineer As the logistics engineer at DCMA headquarters, I am responsible for technical leadership, staff coordination, and consultation in developing and deploying agency product assurance policy by integrating all technical functions into a coherent, effective approach. I interpret policy and provide guidance to subordinate contracting activities. I prepare bellringer recommendations on a variety of critical, high risk, technically advanced subsystems and components of multiple major weapons systems for the Director. I draft correspondence on those issues for OSD briefings that cover in-depth the entire scope of DCMA contract management responsibilities. I serve as the DCMA representative on the US Air Force Probability of Program Success model development team (covering all AF weapons systems programs) responsible for speaking with authority on complex contract management principles, procedures, laws, and regulations.

[edit] DCMA San Diego

2003 - 2005 Contracts Management Team Supervisor As an operations team supervisor, I led a multifunctional contract management team. My team administered contracts and delegations for acquisition of Global Hawk UAV, F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II aircraft communications, navigation and identification systems, RQ-1 Predator UAV, and life cycle management of F-16 avionics intermediate shop test equipment. I established performance requirements and measured individual performance to those requirements, ensured training needs were identified and met, identified and filled staffing shortfalls, approved tours of duty and certified time and attendance, reviewed and certified claims for payment of travel expenses, and managed travel and supplies budgets. My team led transformation by aligning our resources and metrics to customer requirements, establishing a customer support team for Ogden Air Logistics Center (ALC) depot level maintenance facility contract administration, and defining measures of performance for technical specialists. I managed simultaneous challenges in customer transition from one ALC to another, Wide Area Work Flow implementation, efforts to assist the restructuring of repair contract schedules, investigation of field failures, resolution of long standing delinquencies, and prioritization of surge and mission capable (MICAP) requirements.

I served on temporary assignment as Deputy Commander. In this capacity I updated the command succession plan, initiated development of a personnel database, established procedures to manage resources, counseled supervisors to enhance their performance, resolved budget and personnel issues with district staff, prepared and released Bellringer and weekly activity reports, and reviewed and edited the Commander's Operations Brief to the district director.

[edit] DCMA Southern Europe

2000 - 2003 I was the contract operations team engineer, responsible for providing expert engineering advice to contracting and quality specialists, review and approval of industrial and quality assurance specialists work in development of risk monitoring plans. As the team engineer, I was responsible for quality engineering and earned value management (EVMS) analysis. I was the supporting program integrator (SPI) for two ACAT I programs: the AAAV primary engines being designed, tested and manufactured at MTU; Stryker basic armor and spall liner at IBD and NBC variant component production at Rheinmetall Landsysteme; and JSSAP XM-29 weapon development and testing at Heckler-Koch. On the AAAV program, I was responsible for evaluating MTUs progress by reviewing their cost and schedule reporting system and reports, participating in Engine team meetings at MTU, ensuring that government quality assurance activities are properly delegated to the host nation government, and reporting status/issues to the program integrator. I frequently resolved transportation issues regarding air shipment of hazardous materials. I coordinated with all activities, verified that the design will meet performance requirements and presented sound written technical evaluations. I analyzed issues, identified the root causes, selected/prioritized corrective actions, and ensured that technical and business specialists had the necessary data to correct any deficiencies.

[edit] DCMA St. Petersburg

1992 - 2000 I was the contract operations team engineer for facilities designing and manufacturing a variety of defense electronics, ammunition, avionics and flight critical hardware and mission essential software products. I was the supporting program integrator (SPI) for the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter NBC Filtration System designed and tested at Pall Aeropower. I was responsible for participating in IPT and technical interchange meetings at Pall, and reporting status/issues to the supporting program integrator at DCMA Hamilton Sundstrand. My working knowledge of engineering principles and NBC warfare enabled me to coordinate effectively with all activities, verify that the design would meet performance requirements and present sound written technical evaluations. By analyzing design data and influencing necessary improvements, a $1.5 billion life cycle cost avoidance proposal was submitted by the contractor. Other duties included quality engineering on various supply contracts. I was the contract administration team technical leader, responsible for coordinating with the contract management functional leaders in quality and contracts. I analyzed various performance issues, identified the root cause of problems, selected, prioritized and recommended corrective actions, and ensured that contractors took effective corrective actions. My understanding of proposal development enabled me to conduct highly effective technical analyses of contractor cost proposals. For one year, I worked in the technical assessment group as an engineering process owner.

[edit] American Vulkan Corporation (AVC)

Winter Haven, Florida 1990 - 1992 As the Engineering Manager at AVC, I supervised a team of designers responsible for the mechanical design of natural rubber and steel torsional vibration dampening couplings used on diesel engines, primarily in marine propulsion applications. My responsibilities included listening to the customer, analysis of their desired outcomes, discussion of operational requirements with the customer and selection of the appropriate product. I then supervised the design, optimized tolerances for manufacturing, ensured adequate purchasing requirements were specified, and reviewed and approved the production drawings. During production, I verified supplier quality, identified and resolved complex technical issues and made disposition decisions on major and minor non-conformances. On delivery, I advised the customer of correct installation methods and conducted troubleshooting when failures occurred. My knowledge of quality assurance, light manufacturing and marine propulsion applications was fully utilized and enhanced in this position. I authored a complete operation and maintenance manual for the main engine-generator clutch-coupling used on T-AO 197 class ships.

[edit] Chromalloy Casting Tampa Corporation

Tampa, Florida 1990 I worked at a small investment castings firm manufacturing flight critical parts as their government contracts administrator. The primary product was first stage turbine blades for the T-53 engine used in UH-1 helicopters. I gained working knowledge of this part of the gas turbine engine industry, and negotiated cost and schedule consideration for non-conforming materials with the buying activity contracting officer. I was responsible for contract administration discussions with the buying and administration activities. Initially a small business, the company was bought by Sequa Corporation, and the Miami and Tampa divisions were merged.

[edit] Jorge Scientific Corporation

Arlington, Virginia 1988 - 1990 As a project engineer I supervised a team in supporting NAVSEA PMS 300 route survey vessel acquisition and NAVAIR PMA 418 AIM-9 Sidewinder missile FMS programs. I supported the Office of Naval Research as a technical editor. I authored several responsive engineering services technical proposals per year, honing my technical writing skills under demanding schedules and competitive pressure.

[edit] Naval Sea Systems Command

Washington, D.C. 1986 - 1988 I was the project engineer for life cycle management of the BB-61 Class Battleship in the PMS 313 Ship Logistics Manager office. My responsibilities included coordination between fleet users, OPNAV sponsors, NAVSEA engineers and NAVSEA field activities to ensure that ship alterations were properly planned, budgeted and executed. I conducted engineering analysis of operational problems and ensured that systems engineering principles were employed to find optimal solutions. My experience as a surface warfare officer and engineering knowledge of ship's propulsion and auxiliary systems enabled me to take a leadership position in the identification and resolution of technical and programmatic issues.

[edit] American Systems Engineering Corporation

Arlington, VA 1984 - 1986 Working in Washington DC private industry as an engineering consultant to PMS 313, I supervised a small team of engineers and logisticians providing program support to the Battleship Reactivation/Modernization office. I authored the BB-61 Class Technical Issues Overview, a semi-annual analysis of propulsion and weapon systems topics. It consisted of problem identification, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and follow through with the responsible engineering directorate engineers and managers. I participated in writing several responsive engineering services technical proposals per year, annealing my technical writing skills under demanding schedules and competitive pressure.

[edit] US Navy

1979 - 1983 Division officer I was a commissioned surface warfare officer assigned to supervise up to 75 enlisted men in the operation and maintenance of USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23) a guided missile destroyer's propulsion plant. My leadership, management and administrative skills resulted in the ship achieving the squadron's engineering excellence award, 18 day completion of a six-week refresher training period, efficient operation as measured by reduced fuel and water consumption, high operational availability and three successful overseas deployments. On completion of this tour, I had achieved qualifications in surface warfare and as engineering officer of the watch. I joined the Naval Reserve in 1984, served in a number of leadership positions and NATO mobilization billets, commanded a unit and retired as a Commander in 1996.