Lydia Ines Rivera Hyde

About Lydia Ines Rivera Hyde

Results-driven systems engineer with over 15 years of progressive technology leadership experience in all aspects of program management. Significant production management and planning experience for multi-million dollar projects. Exceptional ability to use case development as the basis for developing system architectures. Managed and led agile software and embedded systems development processes. Skilled in collaborating with all members of the organization to achieve operational and financial objectives. Instrumental in streamlining and improving processes, enhancing productivity, and implementing technology solutions. Possess active Department of Defense Clearance. Fluent in English and Spanish.• Program Management• Case Development• Agile Software Development• Lifecycle Management • Budget Management• Risk Mitigation• Variance Analysis• Enterprise Architecture • Evolutionary Prototyping• Team Leadership• Client Relationships• Program Design Reviews

Experience

1. Program Integration Manager

   Northrop Grumman

   Jun 2015 — Present

   Responsible for updating autonomous navigation and operational systems for Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles. • Provide senior program level management and direction to direct Integrated Management Framework across the Advanced Programs totaling more than $50M in value.• Manage risks with control account managers and ensure risks are fully integrated into programs’ risk process to provide anticipatory management results.• Provide analysis to ensure baseline integrity, program performance and health; ensure both programmatic and technical integration occurs across the Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).• Coordinate, gains approval for, and publish program direction for IPT structures, processes, and metrics.• Conduct program level reviews and ensure documentation, integration, and closure of action items.• Execute all program milestones: System Requirement, Program Management, and Program Design Reviews.Systems Integration Team Lead* Made technical and program delivery recommendations to senior management to maximize profitability for three Global Hawk programs totaling more than $100MM; monitored all financial data, Earned Value variance analysis and risk mitigation for 10 team leads and 75 total staff* Ensured vertical and horizontal integrations for program processes; designed and implemented improvements to staffing, financial metrics, engineering processes and procedures* Drove opportunity management initiative that reduced costs by $5M during first 3 months through opportunity management* Led and coordinated risk mitigation, cost containment and schedule controls across 21 accounts* Directed and integrated all program plans to ensure on-time deliveries across all teams and programs* Managed all financial data for the System Engineering organization: earn value, affordability, estimate-at-complete analysis, budget requests and proposal estimates for three program value over $100M

Education

• Caltech

  System Engineering Certification, Systems Engineering

  2012 — 2012

• UC San Diego

  Master of Advanced Studies, Architecture-based Enterprise Systems Engineering

  2012 — 2013

• UC San Diego

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering

  1996 — 2000

• Caltech

  Aerospace Project Management Certification, Project Management

  2012 — 2012

Skills

• Testing
• Technical Leadership
• Project Management
• C++
• Python
• Earned Value Management
• Project Planning
• Autonomous Vehicles
• C
• Dod
• Strategic Planning
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Analysis
• Embedded Systems
• Proposal Writing
• Requirements Management
• Government Contracting
• Process Improvement
• Unmanned Vehicles
• Databases
• Strategy
• Integrated Systems
• Enterprise Software
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Enterprise Architecture
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Systems Engineering
• Agile Project Management
• Security Clearance
• Leadership
• Integration
• Program Management
• System Architecture