Robert Peterson-Fikes

Oversees multiple related projects. Allocates resources across departments. Coordinates amongst stakeholders. Ensures strategic objectives are met.

Task Lead - Kinston Shirt Factor - Kinston, North Carolina

(1980-01 - 1981-12)

Oversees multiple related projects. Allocates resources across departments. Coordinates amongst stakeholders. Ensures strategic objectives are met.

OPERATIONS MANAGER, PROGRAM MANAGER, PROJECT MANAGER - U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer (Senior Chief Elect) - Chesapeake, Norfolk, Virginia, Charleston South Carolina, Ingleside Texas

(1991-01 - 2001-12)

Oversees multiple projects. Allocates resources across departments. Coordinate amongst stakeholders. Ensures strategic objectives are met. Performs as Command Manages Equal Opportunity Officer. Manages multiple divisions, maintenance programs, inspections, and personnel readiness.

Plans, schedules, executes, and closes specific initiatives. Tracks milestones, budgets, risks, and deliverables. Leads equipment upgrades, deployments, inspections, or maintenance availabilities. Runs day-to-day organizational operations.

Improves efficiency and productivity. Manages personnel, logistics, safety, and performance metrics. Directly supervises technical teams. Assigns work. Tracks progress. Solves operational issues. Coaches employees.

Strong organizational and teamwork skills. Proven problem-solving abilities and independent judgment. Desire to innovate designs and work processes across multiple sites.

• As an Operations Specialist Chief; performed as Senior Watch officer, to support efforts for the command's network engineering support for a broad range of programs including planning, designing, and evaluating various components of all onboard sensors. Manage managing critical situations impacting the Combat Information Center (CIC) and responsible for taking the initiative to drive resolution for critical issues under a 24/7 Watch. Manage technical bridges, maintaining a high awareness of deve
• As a Senior ROTHR Watch officer, provides command network engineering support across a broad range of programs including planning, designing, and evaluating various components of all Radar Over the Horizon (ROTHR) sensors. Manage critical situations impacting the ROTHR watch floor and responsible for taking the initiative to drive resolution for critical issues under a 24/7 Watch. Provide mentorship to junior members, ensuring team compliance with administrative tasks and policies, and other tas

TASK LEAD - Burrus Refrigeration - Chesapeake, Virginia

(1991-01 - 1991-12)

As temp service Lead, ensures strategic objectives are met, plans, schedules, executes, and closes specific tasks, tracks milestones, and deliverables, runs day-to-day task operations, improves efficiency and productivity, and tracks processes and progresses.

TASK LEAD - Honda - Chesapeake, Virginia

(1992-01 - 1992-12)

As temp service Lead, ensures strategic objectives are met, plans, schedules, executes, and closes specific tasks, tracks milestones, and deliverables, runs day-to-day task operations, improves efficiency and productivity, and tracks processes and progresses.

TASK LEAD - Allied Moving & Storage - Chesapeake, Virginia

(1993-01 - 1993-12)

As temp service Lead, ensures strategic objectives are met, plans, schedules, executes, and closes specific tasks, tracks milestones, and deliverables, runs day-to-day task operations, improves efficiency and productivity, and tracks processes and progresses.

PROJECT MANAGER AND TASK LEAD - Anteon - Newport News, Virginia

(2002-10 - 2003-12)

PROJECT MANAGER AND TASK LEAD - General Dynamics GDIT - Newport News, Virginia

(2003-01 - 2005-12)

PROJECT MANAGER AND TASK LEAD - Raytheon - Newport News, Virginia

(2005-01 - 2009-12)

PROJECT MANAGER AND TASK LEAD - Zantech - Newport News, Virginia

(2009-01 - 2016-12)

PROJECT MANAGER AND TASK LEAD - Axseum - Newport News, Virginia

(2016-01 - 2022-12)

PROJECT MANAGER AND TASK LEAD - Akytech Consulting, LLC - Newport News, Virginia

(2022-01 - 2026-12)

Perform regular performance reviews. Identified opportunities to enhance operational excellence and compliance. Lead, mentor, fostering professional development and a culture of accountability, safety, and high performance.

Enforce rigorous compliance with federal, state, and corporate policies (safety programs, risk management processes, and contractual obligations). Prepare/present detailed reports, executive briefings. Provides timely performance updates to government clients/corporate stakeholders.

Manages and delivers government service contracts (performance metrics, compliance, and customer relationships). Exceptional leadership, team building, and mentoring skills (experience leading dispersed, multidisciplinary, and multicultural teams). Superior organizational, analytical, and financial management abilities (budget preparation, forecasting, and reporting).

Good communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Influences, build consensus, and engages stakeholders at all levels. Reported issues or potential issues to the COR immediately as they arose, providing an initial plan of action then followed up with written reports.

High degree of initiative, accountability,

Associate Degree - Tidewater Community College – Navy Campus