OBJECTIVE: Experienced Program/Project Manager

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

* Highly motivated accomplished Program Manager with extensive experience in
hi-tech industries in USA, Canada and Russia
* Experience in direct supervision of up to 12 employees and coordinating up to
50 IPT team members and geographically located teams
* Experience managing technical and business relations with customers,
distributors and suppliers
* Experience in direct budgetary, technical & supervisory control of numerous
HW, SW, and R&D projects concurrently throughout its lifecycle
* Experience leading team(s) in identifying, quantifying and mitigating risk
* Experience in Level 1, 2 and 3 Project planning, creating and executing
staffing plans
* Strong experience in developing  Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), utilizing
earned value management system (EVMS) to create baselines, cost/schedule
processes (CPI, SPI, EAC), and taking corrective action to mitigate the risk of
cost overruns and schedule slippage
* Experience managing multinational projects on the development, production,
testing and implementation of space payloads aboard the MIR Space Station
* Experience in program management engineering of certification process of the
GLOBALSTAR handset and gateway telecommunication equipment, worldwide exported
* Experience managing multiple new product development and commercialization
projects for world leading companies in the USA and internationally

SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE

* Leadership. Ability to lead/manage/coordinate several teams and IPT team
members
* In-depth knowledge of program/project planning and control methods and
techniques, including project management body of knowledge (PMBOK), risk
management, time management, and earned value management system (EVMS)
* Working knowledge of Technology Readiness Levels implementation
* High analytical, technical, managerial and negotiation skills. Good
interpersonal and communication skills and ability to efficiently interact in a
complex multi-tasking and fast-paced technical environments
* Knowledge of industries standards and best practices (ISO, ECSS, FCC, FDA,
ANSI, DoD, NASA)
* Knowledge of Project Management system, Engineering & Production processes
* Extensive knowledge of general and applied physics, sensors and IR, RF,
optical and laser equipment and techniques, its test parameters and methods
* Experience in traditional systems engineering disciplines
* Detailed knowledge of hardware design process definition and documentation
* MS Office, MS Project, Visio


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Luchina, Inc., Chandler, AZ, USA
Program Manager
2006-present
* Evaluate GLP complained  laboratories in the Eastern Europe to conduct
reliable, high-quality testing and certification for toxicity and consumers
products safety in accordance with REACH, applicable standards and
specifications
* Manage outsourcing projects on prototyping and testing equipment to support
new methods of non-destructive analysis and toxicity testing of materials for
consumer products safety  
* Establish contractual relationship and communicated with outtesting
laboratories and evaluate their progress and final reports. Prepare reports for
customer’s review 
* Plan, schedule, direct, and control all aspects of the projects
* Evaluate test results to protect intellectual property information and create
new IP based on information obtained from tests 
* Established a method of performance measurement, EVM system, to make realistic
budget and schedule predictions about where the projects are headed

PHLburg Technologies, Inc., Wayne, PA, USA
Program Manager
2001-2006
* Managed numerous new product development and commercialization projects for
world leading Fortune 500 companies in space, telecommunications, automotive,
materials science, robotic, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biotechnological,
and other industries in the USA and internationally
* Revised and evaluated innovative technologies and know-how and identified
their commercially viable opportunities
* Planned and directed all aspects of numerous simultaneous projects. Led and
organized the projects into manageable tasks and prioritize them. Identified
deliverables, time-lines and Project Managers for each project
* Maintained communications and liaisons with the Customers and outsourcing
project team members
* Established and communicated projects objectives, schedules, risk mitigation
plans, and performance standards within the guidelines of the Company Policy
* Prepared technical Problem Statements based on the Customers’ input. Prepared
innovative Technology Description documents, Weekly, Monthly and Phases reports,
notes and memos for the Customers, Company’s CEO and partners
* Analyzed cost/schedule processes (CPI, SPI, EAC) of EVM system, forecasted
budget and schedule, and took corrective actions
* Represented the Company at project, professional, and public meetings
* Created and managed the implementation of the Company procedures
* Organized prior art search for patent clearance in difficult to access
databases from eastern European and former USSR countries
* Prepared technical documentation and managed design and testing of prototypes
and laboratory testing of new processes and materials for conformity to
customer’s requirements
* Evaluated patents and IP documentation for clearance based on information,
obtained from databases with difficult access from eastern European and former
USSR countries

Globalstar L.P., San Jose, CA, USA
Engineering Specialist / Manager
1997-2001
* Coordinated the efforts of certification organizations and equipment
manufacturers to ensure compliance to regulatory standards and to guarantee cost
effective, time saving certification process for handsets and gateway GLOBALSTAR
equipment, exported to Service Providers around the world
* Developed unified set of documents for worldwide approval of global
telecommunication system GLOBALSTAR
* Prepared conformity documents based on the results of certification tests in
accordance with FCC, ITU and national standards
* Supported contracts’ negotiations and meetings
* Prepared regular reports and critical path review for higher management

Dynacon Enterprises Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Senior Systems Engineer
1995-1996
* Developed a proposal for spacecraft window laser-based cleaning process.
Proposal was prepared for the Canadian Space Agency for implementation on the
International Space Station

Rocket Space Corporation ENERGIA, Moscow, Russia
Project Manager, Group Leader, Senior Engineer
1973-1994
* Organized and coordinated efforts of multi-disciplinary diverse teams for
execution of long-term programs in area of IR, RF, laser and remote sensing space
applications and developments
* Managed numerous space projects implementing complex remote sensing equipment
on the MIR Space Station and other Russian spacecrafts
* Managed all aspects related to the development, production, testing,
procurement and integration of complex space payload equipment
* Performed technical planning, system integration, verification and validation,
cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system and
for unit level. Provided design, manufacturing and process verification of
suppliers
* Reviewed project design for compliance with engineering principles, standards,
and customer requirements. 
* Developed requirements, specifications and testing plans and procedures for
space payloads
* Prepared and negotiated numerous contractual documents with customers,
contractors and suppliers
* Monitored supplier performance to ensure adherence to technical requirements,
schedule and allocated budget

EDUCATION
* MBA in Innovation and Production Management
* M.Sc. in Engineering Physics