Vincent West
Program Manager @Parker Aerospace
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WORK HISTORY
Program Manager @Parker Aerospace
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
Wartburg College
BS, Computer Science
SKILLS
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
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