Kenda Ward

About Kenda Ward

Program Manager responsible for providing technical leadership, managing tasks, executive reporting and daily execution. Conducts and facilitates technical, financial, and contractual meetings, presenting to Vice Presidents and Customer Leadership Team. Demonstrated problem solving, capable of leading technical teams across multidiscipline backgrounds and functions. Coaches and trains teammates, support functions, and project engineers on processes and general “how to”. Empowers others through teaching, communicating, guiding, influencing, supporting, delegating, leveraging, and sharing a common vision and goal. Achieves success through effective leadership, communication and integration skills.

Experience

1. F35 Combat Systems Rte Senior Manager

   Lockheed Martin

   Jun 2025 — Present

Education

• Tarrant County College

  Associates of Arts, Math Emphasis

  2000 — 2003

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  Bachelor of Science Degree, Aerospace Engineering

  2004 — 2009

• Early Career Leadership Fundamentals - CLE

  Special Training, Leadership Fundamentals

  2014 — 2014

• Southern Methodist University

  Masters of Science Degree, Systems Engineering

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Aerospace
• Configuration Management
• Composites
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Earned Value Management
• Catia
• Telelogic Doors
• Flight Test
• Simulink
• Propulsion
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Military
• Dodaf
• Systems Engineering
• Defense
• Aeronautics
• Root Cause Analysis
• Aerodynamics
• Avionics
• Defence
• Aircraft Design
• Dod
• Engineering
• Spacecraft
• Systems Design
• Integration
• Lean Manufacturing
• System Architecture
• System Design
• Aircraft
• Engineering Management
• Trade Studies
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Itar
• Aviation
• Radar
• Space Systems
• Aerospace Engineering
• Business Process Improvement