For over 40 years, ISF has provided Management Consulting services to state agencies and institutes of higher learning in Florida, Texas, and beyond.

I have been a Senior Project Manager for more than 5 years at ISF, taking on some of the most challenging projects and clients – always providing successful project deliveries with satisfied clients and on-time/under-budget project completions.

This grand adventure you see before you!

I am a small business owner (Texas-based S-Corporation) specializing in Project Management Consulting, Technical Project Management, and website design, development, and maintenance.

I have successfully implemented many project categories, including software development projects, Information Technology/infrastructure efforts, business process modeling, and strategic planning. Software development projects have been accomplished using various software development life cycle models (from waterfall to Agile) and programming environments.

Clients have covered commercial organizations, government agencies (both state and Federal), and institutes of higher education. Non-profit organizations have been supported through website development and project planning.

Leadership has been provided to all organizations through industry-standard Project Management Institute (PMI) techniques of scheduling, prioritization, and customer management.

Developed comprehensive Project Plan and complete Functional/Technical Specifications for a proposed commercial software development project.

Customer commented: “best deliverables we’ve ever received”.

Created and oversaw implementation of Project Management Office (PMO) processes for major US Army Product Director for Intel Software modernization. Provided Systems Engineering and Technical Advisor (SETA) program leadership to 9 Programs of Record (PORs) across various Army organizations and contractors with programmatic and technical reviews of cost, schedule, and performance metrics.

• Standardized PMO reporting processes, providing streamlined oversight of POR cost, schedule, and performance metrics and reducing PMO time and manpower.
• Mentored several Army Project Managers in industry-standard PM techniques, resulting in POR adherence to US Army Acquisition standards.

Led development team of 70 in development and delivery of several versions of the DCGS-A Army Intel software platform. Executed all aspects of Software Development Lifecycle Program and Project Management, including Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring/Controlling, and Project Closure, with all associated project artifacts. Managed combat-zone support of delivered system through embedded trainers and systems engineers and remote operational advice.

• Increased contract revenue by almost 20 times the initial effort in approximately six years.
• DCGS-A was a significant part of the Overwatch Product Line software development effort, resulting in increased software re-use, improved quality of delivered products, and faster development timelines.
• Attained Capability Maturity Model – Integration (CMM-I) level 5 assessment. Was significant part of corporate efforts to achieve CMM-I Level 5 assessment using DCGS-A program processes and artifacts. The CMM-I Level 5 assessment provided competitive advantages in contract award assessments.

Led development team of approximately 20 for successful “Area 51” video game, released on multiple gaming platforms. Responsibilities included schedule management, internal team coordination and leadership, and delivery/reporting of milestone elements to external studio executives.

• Delivered successful multi-platform video game. Led team in design and delivery of “Area 51” multiplatform console and PC) first-person shooter video game. Positive reviews and sales figures for game led to development of sequel (industry benchmark for success).

Promoted to project leadership of team developing a solution to significant digital training issues at US Army Maneuver Combat Training Centers (MCTCs). Supported Army Project Manager with many presentations and demonstrations to Congressional and high-ranking US Army personnel.

• Delivered significant Army training collection system. Managed design, development, delivery, and training of Army Battle Command Systems Integration (ABCSI) hardware and software to Army MCTCs. ABCSI closed significant communications gap in crucial monitoring of digital data during training exercises preparing Army units for real-world operations.
• Applied Human Factors Engineering to creation of user interface to increasingly large and complex data sets, while maintaining awareness of current roles and responsibilities of Army Training operators.

Served in key role within Space Shuttle Mission Control Center (MCC) with full responsibility and accountability for time-critical evaluation of Shuttle flight performance. Directed team of ~50 engineers during pre-flight design and crew training and ~10 through real-time flight control; reported directly to NASA Flight Director and senior Space Shuttle management.

• Provided Mission Control support of 26 Space Shuttle missions, with 10 in lead FDO position; automated and supervised trajectory flight planning processes.
• Developed space shuttle trajectory software. Led applications development team in delivery of software for use by FDOs in the MCC for both pre-flight and real-time operations, replacing several legacy systems and providing vastly improved processing capabilities in terms of performance and functionality.
• Designed, developed, and implemented critical deorbit opportunities software for use in NASA’s Mission Control Center, based on analytical methods and updated requirements. Received NASA Inventions and Contributions Board (ICB) Technology Award for Deorbit Opportunities Processor Software (DOPS).

For more information, please see my personal Space Exploration website.

Master of Science

Physical / Space Science
University of Houston Clear Lake

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Bachelor of Science

Aerospace Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin