Bill Fournier

About Bill Fournier

I want Project/Program/Portfolio level improve Acquisition and Systems Engineering (SE) What I do? Acquisition Systems Engineer for oversight support (SETA) for National Security. My primary differentiation are level 3 DAWIA in SE, PM, BCE, Manf. & Quality, CSEP-Acq. and ESEP. Contact b••••••••@gmail.com• Domain agnostic & my main experience is EMD thru fielding for 15 systems • My core competencies are Configuration Management, Technical Reviews, Requirements Verification, SE Planning, Project Management, Cross Functional Integration & Communication.• Expert Integrator - Engineer (BS IE/OR) and Business (MBA), functions and domains• Doing and training Acquisition and Systems EngineeringMy four key word title “Chief Acquisition Systems Engineer”• “Chief” or Principal experience and responsibility level • “Acquisition” Government Oversight from cradle to grave per DoD and FBI policy, PPBS, and DoD req. processes. I am an Acquisition expert in most functional areas like SE, PM, Logistics, ORSA, T&E, Cost & Budgeting, Contracts, Acquisition Strategy, and QA. • My strongest functional area is very wide “SE” is optimizing the technical development process & technical functional specialties within constraints over the entire life-cycle.How I do Acquisition Systems Engineering• Improve communication across disciplines• Tailored processes, policy and people to clarify & challenge requirements• Improve data use• Risk balance trades Why, I am passionate • I want to have influence systems & thinking strategically towards fielding a product• I believe process training & execution can greatly improve systems • I have viewed from user to HQ- requirements, design, build/integrate, verify, produce, support dispose• Perspectives and communication make Acquisition Systems Engineering challenging and exciting work.

Experience

1. Acquisition Systems Engineer

   SAIC

   Aug 2020 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   SETA support on IV & V, Risk Management and TRL level 4 demo. IV & V work group for INCOSE. I am a SME on INCOSE SE handbook draft 5th edition 2023. I developed a SE tailoring for risk, issues and opportunities one day class. I annually review INCOSE international symposium research papers.

Education

• Army Material Command Intern Training Center

  Product Production Engineering Management

  1979 — 1980

• Holyoke Community College

  A.S. in Engineering, Chemical Engineering

  1975 — 1977

• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

  1982 — 1984

• Defense Acquisition University / Defense Systems Management College

  20 week Program Management Course, Program and Project Management

  1998 — 1998

• University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Bachelor of Science (BS), IE/OR

  1977 — 1979

Skills

• Quality Assurance
• Military
• Six Sigma
• Defense
• Government Contracting
• Earned Value Management
• Process Improvement
• Project Planning
• Technical Reviews
• Integration
• Program Management
• Proposal Writing
• System Architecture
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• Systems Engineering
• Iv&V
• Government
• Systems Design
• Dod
• Engineering Management
• Analysis
• Configuration Management
• Business Process Improvement
• C4isr
• Requirements Verification
• Management
• System Design
• Risk Management
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Fleet/ Field Introduction
• Logistics
• Training
• Testing
• Systems Engineering Planning
• Requirements Analysis
• Information Assurance
• Security Clearance
• Software Documentation