Program Management Site Lead - Ricardo Defense / Detroit Defense - Anniston Army Depot, Alabama
(2018-08 - 2025-09)
Served as the senior Program Management Site Lead supporting the U.S. Army TACOM Stryker Program Office, directing execution of combat vehicle production, logistics, sustainment, refurbishment, overhaul, reset, exchange, and Foreign Military Sales programs.
- Directed execution of combat vehicle production and sustainment programs with cumulative contract values of up to $4 billion.
- Served as the primary interface between TACOM, Anniston Army Depot, General Dynamics, DLA, Ricardo Defense leadership, and government stakeholders.
- Led cross-functional teams spanning engineering, logistics, quality, production, supply chain, procurement, warehousing, and operations.
- Managed integrated production schedules, program priorities, workforce coordination, and operational readiness.
- Developed executive dashboards, KPIs, staffing reports, production metrics, and operational briefings using SharePoint and Microsoft Office tools.
- Coordinated execution of government contract requirements while supporting production, logistics, quality, and customer objectives.
- Improved production throughput by 25% while reducing operational inefficiencies by 18%.
- Increased operational readiness by more than 30% through improved planning and cross-functional coordination.
- Managed accountability for more than 5,800 government assets supporting one of the Army's largest combat vehicle sustainment programs.
- Coordinated worldwide shipment of over 2,000 military combat vehicles supporting U.S. and allied forces.
- Supported ISO 9001 quality management requirements through process compliance, audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
- Worked daily with union and non-union personnel, coordinating manufacturing operations and supporting mission-critical production objectives.
- Utilized LMP, Oracle, SAP, DPAS, TEAMS, SharePoint, Microsoft Project, and Primavera to manage schedules, logistics, inventory, reporting, and government property.
- Partnered with Army leadership to resolve production issues, staffing challenges, logistics constraints, and operational risks while maintaining schedule performance.
Quality Engineer - General Dynamics Land Systems - Anniston, Alabama
(2015-10 - 2017-09)
Supported military combat vehicle manufacturing operations.
- Worked closely with union manufacturing employees and supervisors to improve production quality and manufacturing performance.
- Led Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations and supplier quality initiatives.
- Supported Lean Manufacturing, process improvement, and production readiness activities.
- Collaborated with engineering, production, logistics, and quality teams to resolve manufacturing issues.
Quality Supervisor - New Flyer - Anniston, Alabama
(2017-09 - 2018-08)
- Supervised quality personnel across multiple manufacturing shifts.
- Reduced production defects through corrective action and employee coaching.
- Partnered with production, engineering, logistics, and suppliers to improve manufacturing performance.
- Developed production quality metrics and reporting dashboards.
Plant Manager - Woodgrain Millwork
Directed all manufacturing operations for a facility employing approximately 250 personnel, overseeing production, maintenance, logistics, quality, engineering, warehousing, inventory, and safety.
- Managed production planning, workforce scheduling, material flow, inventory, and manufacturing execution.
- Implemented Lean Manufacturing and Toyota Production System initiatives that improved productivity and reduced waste.
- Directed department managers and supervisors while developing future leaders.
- Managed plant budgets, production forecasts, capital improvements, and operational performance.
Program Planning / Operations - Westinghouse
Supported one of the nation's largest chemical weapons disposal operations.
- Coordinated outage planning, maintenance planning, contractor management, and scheduling.
- Supported capital projects exceeding $75 million.
- Managed planning activities across engineering, operations, maintenance, and logistics organizations.
