Vincent West

About Vincent West

I obtained a bachelor\'s in Computer Science and MBA; I have 12 years of project/program management experience in mostly Aerospace and Defense working on mostly military, complex projects with aggressive schedules.I am a high-performance and dedicated senior level program and project professional with a strong ability to manage and meet customer program, project, and scope needs. I am a results driven leader that builds inclusive teams to do more with available resources. I am exceptionally adept in analyzing project boundaries, improving productivity, and consistently growing profitability. This makes me energetic and quality aligned to overcome roadblocks. My executive strengths include the following-Delivering programs and projects on time and on budget-Building teams by empowering employees to grow diverse employee performance -Improving customer satisfaction to gain repeat business-Understanding manufacturing, processes, and budgetary standards completelySelected Accomplishments-Successfully delivered a $12M capital project for China. Created and led a team of 50+ members. Increased project deliverables from 70% to 95% and increased functional requirements capture from 50% to 90%-Exceeded expectations with the successful delivery of a short-lead-time R&D capital project. Charged to deliver the project in half the normal time, or lose customer business. Delivered project on schedule-Improved revenue by driving on-time delivery from 25% to 70%. Led teams to build new production processes through best practice and audit reviews. Grew repeat business from $20M to $30M-Decreased project labor forecast to achieve project margin goals. Department budget was forecasted to run 15% over budget. Lowered labor expense by 50%, a $15.5M reduction, while meeting the project budget-Mitigated a $300K per day penalty by ensuring 100% equipment uptime. Contract had a draconian penalty for late deliveries. Introduced a complete design change program, increasing reliability from 75% to 98%-Decreased engineering cost on projects. Provided support to 200+ person engineering organization. Reduced business unit engineering costs by 20%-Six Sigma Green Belt

Experience

1. Program Manager

   Parker Aerospace

   Sep 2024 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Program Management duties for military heavy ground vehicle generators and motors.

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Technology Management

  2006 — 2008

• Wartburg College

  BS, Computer Science

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Budgets
• Word
• Program Management
• Management
• Six Sigma
• Performance Reviews
• Performance Management
• Profit & Loss Management
• Webex
• Microsoft Project
• Visio
• Lean Manufacturing
• Access
• P&L Management
• Profit Margins
• Analysis
• Strategy
• Quality Assurance
• Integration
• Issue Resolution
• Budgeting
• Microsoft Office
• Avionics
• Leadership
• Excel
• Risk Management
• Remote Access
• Project Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Lean Sigma
• Full P&L Responsibility
• Aircraft
• Business Process Improvement
• Risk Mitigation
• Microsoft Excel
• Requirements Management
• Aviation
• Manufacturing
• Process Improvement
• Microsoft Word