Jim Graaskamp

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ABOUT JIM GRAASKAMP

Program / Systems Engineering Management • Customer Focused • Complex Electronic Systems: Systems, Hardware,Software Engineering Management • Concurrent Engineering and Manufacturing Tenacious about executing development programs against plans; a results oriented engineer/manager who enjoys taking charge and has the people management skills that lead to high team performance. I am proud of my financial and product/service delivery success. A special talent for relating with external and internal customers on many levels, managing expectations, and aligning program actions. Leadership style that results in profitable execution with high customer satisfaction. Able to troubleshoot program performance issues; get to the root cause, assemble effective resources, and develop and execute timely plans for corrective action. Business Development and Marketing: Civil, Commercial and Defence Sectors • Capability built on decades of engineering success • Connects customers with technology and capability • Builds high performance capture teams Built upon successful roles in program and engineering management, and further grown through a mid career MBA focused on marketing and strategy. Consistently has captured domestic and international government programs for delivery and deployment of complex electronic systems. A leadership style and unique capacity for connecting customers with company technology and capabilities, developing trusted relationships, and creating winning proposals based on real world project execution experience results in profitable and executable business that meets the customer’s stated (and unstated) expectations. Specialties: Program / Project Management, Systems Engineering, Radar and Radar EW, C4ISR, Modeling/Simulation, Hardware Engineering, Embedded Software Engineering, Technical Programs, Signal Processing, Technology Road Map, Product Management, Business/ Development / Account Management, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service and Support