Darren Singleton

About Darren Singleton

Over twenty years aerospace & telecommunications experience, including new product development, program management, systems engineering & integration, and cost management* Expertise in the analysis, start-up, development, integration and implementation of large, complex projects and programs* Proficient in profit/loss responsibility, project management, portfolio management, technology evaluation, architecture development, trade studies, data analytics, financial analysis, business case development, strategic planning, affordability and proposal development (RFP/RFI)* Proposal and/or technical lead on numerous procurements including CEV/Orion/Artemis, Human Lander System (HLS), Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD), and the UAE Gateway Airlock * Affordability and cost engineering expert credited with saving over $1B on aerospace programs* 15+ years of direct and matrix Leadership* Six Sigma Green Belt, Program Management Certification, Udacity Data Science Nanodegree (Python, SQL)* Experience in Agile development, Confluence, Jira, etc.* Expertise in program start-up, WBS (Mil Standard 881), IMP/IMS (program schedules), Major Milestone Reviews (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR), INARs, ROMS, NTEs, EVM, Design to Cost (DTC), Price to Win (PTW), SOWs, PMPs, SEMPs, DRDs, MELs, PELs, CDRLS, SDRLs, Risk & Opportunity Management, Authoring Tech, Management & Cost Volumes, NASA JCL, etc.* International proposal & operations experience with European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus, and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

Experience

1. Principal System Engineer

   Lockheed Martin

   Nov 2019 — Present

   Primary: Support LM\'s Civil Commercial Space (CCS) line of business with expertise in Human Spaceflight Exploration, Lunar Exploration & Sustainment, and Advanced ProgramsSecondary: Support LM\'s Missiles & Fire Control (MFC) Advanced Programs line of businessNotable missions worked: Orion Pad Abort 1 (PA-1), Ascent Abort 2 (AA-2), Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1), Artemis I and Artemis IIRecent Assignments:* Affordability Engineering Lead on MFC\'s Next-Gen Short Range Interceptor program * Proposal and Program Management lead for the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) Gateway Airlock proposal* Start-up and Program Management of Sustaining Lunar Development program in partnership with Blue Origin Key proposals/activities worked:* NASA Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV)/ Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Phases I & II (Development & Production)* All Orion Restructure Proposals since program inception* NASA Appendix H: Human Landing System (HLS)* NASA Appendix P: Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD)* NASA\'s Gateway Airlock* Orion Commercial Services * US Army\'s Next-Gen Short Range Interceptor (M-SHORAD)* 15+ NASA Program Planning & Budgeting Exercise cycles (PPB & E) and one NASA Joint Confidence Level (JCL)

Education

• Virginia Tech

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Management Science & Finance

• University of Colorado Boulder

  MS Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

• University of Denver

  PhD (ABD), Interdisciplinary Engineering - Spacecraft Design