Neal Carignan

Experience

1. Director, Estimating & Ice - Lm Space

   Lockheed Martin

   Oct 2019 — Present · Littleton, CO, US

   Currently Director, Estimating, and Independent Cost Evaluation (ICE) for LM Space. Responsible for effective leadership of multiple geographically dispersed teams and driving proactive engagement across all functions to ensure proposal preparation and financial risk assessments are performed in accordance with Corporate and Business area guidelines across the entire Space portfolio. Ensure approved estimating system is maintained, implement safeguards, provide training, and facilitate transfer of knowledge to build the next generation of SME’s. Driven to identify and develop emerging talent by providing broad experiences, challenging opportunities, and exposure to strategic business decisions in a dynamic, complex, and high-volume proposal environment. Drive enhancements to BI function both within Space and across BAs enabling informed bid decisions for key pursuits that embrace new innovations, con-ops, technologies, and processes.

Education

• Kennesaw State University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Financial Analysis
• Security Clearance
• Negotiation
• Contract Negotiation
• Government Contracting
• Process Improvement
• Earned Value Management
• Customer Service
• Project Planning
• Affordability
• Integration
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Emergency Management
• Systems Engineering
• Aerospace
• Proposal Leadership
• Estimating
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Strategy
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Business Process Improvement
• Microsoft Office
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Analysis
• Program Management
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Government Proposals
• Strategic Planning
• Six Sigma
• Defense
• Pricing Analysis
• Pricing
• Dod