Kennedy King

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT KENNEDY KING

ACTIVE DoD Security Clearance: TS/SCI• Prior Military Service• 15 years of related program management and engineering experience, along with management of highly technical team• Masters degree in engineering• Experience with financial analysis tools and project management tools and/or systems• Experience leading cross-functional teams (including Engineering, Contracts, Finance, Procurement/Supply Chain, Manufacturing/Operations, Quality Management, Logistics, and Data Management – preferably in the Aerospace and Defense industry• Experience balancing technical, cost, and schedule constraints to meet program deadlines and expectations• Experience developing and reviewing cost proposals• Prior experience supporting development, production, and/or sustainment programs, preferably in the aerospace and defense industry• Working knowledge of contract formation, execution, management, and/or closeout• Experience conducting international business and managing cross-cultural communication• Product lifecycle management experience• Experience in managing risk SAP, Microsoft Project, Risk Radar, Agile, and Waterfall• Familiar with Confluence/Jira• Develop roadmaps to communicate the initiatives/opportunities that will improve schedule and scope• Knowledgeable of engineering and software development lifecycles • Navigate and organize ambiguous tasks• Generate program milestones (IMS) & review/submit proposals• Contract Accounts Manager (CAM) and Program performance management process experience• Earned Value Metric System (EVMS) certified• Attended Advanced Program Management Workshop• Experience with ERP SW toolsets• FAR/DFAR understanding• Managing projects using CMMI lvl 3 • Experience with ensuring compliance with approved Corporate and ISO Policies and Processes• Strong knowledge of the integrated systems lifecycle development - Verification, and Validation (IV & V), Capability Integration (CI), Mission System Integration (MSI), Ground Test (GT), Flight Test (FT), and SIL Pre-Operations (Pre-Ops).• Strong Communication/Coordination skills at the executive/non-exec levels of both planned and ad-hoc situations• Experience in leading and working complex systems and teams • Decision Analysis, configuration management, & requirements definition and analysis• Conduct performance testing to identify bottlenecks and architectural issues affecting overall system performance and resource utilization• Provides technical oversight and review support to development groups during product design and development