Charles A. Murgia

4023 Carolina Shores Lane ¹ Xxxxxx, XXXXXX  xxxxxx

 

Senior Level Engineering Executive

Results Driven Director & Senior Engineering Professional with a 20+ year track record of providing leadership and oversight for $1B complex, multi-segment Department of Defense, NRO and NASA programs and projects.  Expertise in coordinating broad based, international subcontracting teams to complete projects on time and on budget.  Lead technical, cost and scheduling initiatives by utilizing industry standard tools and indicators including  Earned Value Management.   Seeking a Senior Project Management/Engineering/ Senior Program Management position with a progressive organization that values strong communication, negotiation and visionary leadership skills.

 

 

$1B+ Management responsibility

Escalation of Award Fees  

Profit Growth      

Strategic Steering &  Planning

16 Sr. Manager direct reports         

Systems Engineering  Management

Process Analysis & Redesign             

Program / Project Leadership

Execute 110 Simultaneous Projects

Systems Integration Management

Cost Account Management              

Program Performance Analysis

Systems Management

Budgeting & Planning        

Business Acumen

90+ Delivery Orders Annually

System Solution Architecture          

Organizational Development

IPT Management

Risk Management               

Production Management  

Program Life Cycle

Change Control Management          

Transition Planning             

Operations & Maintenance              

Logistics

Customer Intimacy            

International Business (ITAR & TAA)

Team Building      

Program Success

 

 

w  U.S. Customer types supported:  DoD (Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard), NRO, NASA

w  International Customers: England, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Sicily, Germany, Turkey, Singapore, Israel, Portuguese, France, Canada, Australia, S. Korea, Thailand, Panama, Bahrain

w  Program Experience:  Space Shuttle, International Space Station, Constellation Program, F-35 Stealth Jet Fighter, Cruise Missiles, Satellites (terrestrial & space), C4I (Communication links, Tactical data links, Intel data links, Data Fusion / Correlations), Nuclear Engagement Planning

w  Program Management Level 2 qualified  (0 C 3 system)

w  Engineering Disciplines:  Systems, Integration, Test, Software, Hardware, Field, Logistics

 

 

Navy Reserves - Commanding Officer (Currently)

Participated in exercises in Europe, Central America, Mid-East, and Far East.

 

Security Clearance:  Active - TOP SECRET / SCI based on SBPR on 10/28/2006 to include COMSEC, NATO & WINTEL

 

 

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL - Masters of Science, Aerospace Technical Management

St. Edwards University   , Austin, XXXXXX - Bachelor of Arts, Applied Science

University of the State of New York, New York, NY - Associates of Science, Electronics Technology

Cleveland Institute of Electronics, Cleveland, OH - Broadcast Engineering

               

 

Jacobs Technology, Houston, XXXXXX (2008 to 2009) - Director, Division and Project Integration Office

w  Provided leadership for the Senior Division Technical Managers (DTMs), Senior Project Managers (SPMs), Project Controls and Performance Management teams.

w  Oversaw client relations initiatives with NASA customer at the Johnson Space Center (JSC); provide standardization to project processes, earned value management and performance measurement processes and incorporate best practices on project management and execution for DTMs, SPMs and Project Managers.

 

Lockheed Martin - Aerospace, Management & Data Systems, Missiles & Space (1982 to 2008)

Principle Engineer, Mission Systems Integrator/  Aeronautics in Fort Worth, XXXXXX (2005 to 2008)

w  Provided oversight and acted as principle liaison between the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Mission Systems organization and the Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATB). 

w  Led initiatives to integrate the Mission Systems sub-systems including Radar, Electronic Warfare, Communications-Navigation-Identification [CNI], Electro-Optical Targeting Systems, Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System, Integrated Core Processor and a simulated JSF Cockpit into a 737-300 jet converted into a JSF test platform. 

w  Interact with 3 Vice Presidents and high level contacts to define project scopes and ensure deliverables as needed.

 

Senior Manager, Systems Engineering (L-Code)/ Aeronautics in Fort Worth, XXXXXX     (2001 to 2005)

w  Project managed the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Communications, Navigation, and Identification (CNI) subsystem (IPT Lead) throughout seven geographically dispersed sub-contractors; project valued at over $1.2B.

w  Led product development initiatives for next generation software defined radio architecture, low signature apertures/antennas and jamming resistant INS/GPS. 

 

Manager, Systems Engineering (L-Code)/Management & Data Systems, Valley Forge, PA (1995 to 2001)

w  Provided leadership for the Management and Data Systems group; oversaw a team of 26 staff members tasked with                                                      System Engineering Integration, Configuration Management, Schedule Management & Network/ADPE) across four geographical areas.

w  Performed systems integration activities for a large, space based highly classified communications systems.

 

Test and Systems Engineering Lead/Missiles and Space CO, Austin, XXXXXX (1982 to 1995)

w  Maintained accountability for the installation and maintenance of Tomahawk Cruise Missile Systems, Sea surface, sub-surface and ground launched.

w  Provided testing for advanced systems including the Tomahawk Engagement Planning system and Mark IVB Weather Satellite ground system. 

w  Managed the systems and test group for the Portuguese Air Command and Control System. 

w  Provided oversight for a team of engineers performing the installation, checkout and delivery of a Nuclear Planning system in every Cruise Missile base in Europe. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles A. Murgia

4023 Carolina Shores Lane ¹ Xxxxxx, XXXXXX  xxxxxx

 

 

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