Rick Ruehlin

About Rick Ruehlin

Over 20 years of experience in executing government and industry programs on schedule and within budget while achieving customer satisfaction, maintaining profitability, and moving products forward from inception to deployment. Proven record of building strong teams and customer relationships – providing effective and affordable solutions for a breadth of medium and large-scale needs, especially those with complex technical requirements. Brings a variety of other expertise to the table, including systems engineering, business development, logistics support, and hands-on leadership from prior career as a Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) officer and DoD major program manager. With this unique skillset, can enable any organization to overcome hard challenges and find the greatest opportunities using a range of approaches, from the most innovative to the tried-and-true.Specialties:• Program Management; including R&D, technology development, initial system fielding and deployment, and system sustainment• Financial Management; including budget planning and execution, earned value management (EVMS) and control account management • Contract Management; including contract and subcontract initiation and administration• Systems Engineering Management• Agile Software Project Management• Risk Management, including Environmental and Safety Hazard Management• Business Development, Capture Management, and Proposal Management• Integrated Logistics Support; including contractor and government provided support• DoD Acquisition System and DoD Requirements and Resource process expertise• Special Operations, Naval Special Warfare, Expeditionary Warfare, and Irregular Warfare expertise

Experience

1. Maritime Systems Solutions - Senior Program Manager

   Leidos

   Apr 2025 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

Education

• Defense Acquisition University

  Senior Program Manager Curriculum

• San Diego State University-California State University

  MBA

• University of California, Los Angeles

  BA

Skills

• Dod
• Navy
• Defense
• Military
• Program Management
• Systems Engineering
• Security Clearance
• Government
• Information Assurance
• National Security
• Command
• Earned Value Management
• Integration
• Government Contracting
• Military Operations
• Proposal Writing
• C4isr
• Requirements Analysis
• Operational Planning
• Requirements Management
• Testing
• Project Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Military Experience
• Configuration Management
• Security
• Team Leadership
• Sigint
• Aerospace
• Strategy
• Process Improvement
• Enterprise Software
• Engineering Management
• Management
• System Architecture
• IT Strategy
• Saas
• Enterprise Architecture
• Embedded Systems
• Pmp