Chris P.

Associate Director, Value Stream Leader - Program Work Environments

United States

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Experience

  • Associate Director, Value Stream Leader - Classified Program Work Environments at Collins Aerospace
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Value Stream Leader for Program Work Environment Integrated Product Team (PWE IPT) that provides strategic oversight, project delivery, and lifecycle management for classified environments and capabilities. Principle responsibilities include: • Providing leadership in execution across the breath capital investment projects (~$50M annually) that deliver classified program capabilities such as construction of new classified facilities and cross-site secure connectivity and infrastructure. • Evolving the PWE IPT operational model through continued definition and standardization of internal processes across functional pillars and maturing PWE service offerings. • Architecting a PWE strategic roadmap that addresses business capability demand by identifying synergistic portfolio needs and leveraging economies of scale to drive efficient investment. • Ensuring PWE environments are delivered and maintained to meet physical and cyber security requirements mandated by our USG customer/agencies (ie RMF, JSIG, ICD-705) • Cultivating strong partnerships and collaboration channels with key business stakeholders to understand capability needs to rapidly exploit opportunities that deliver value.

  • Sr Mgr, Digital Technology Insertion at Raytheon Missiles & Defense
    Jun 2020 - Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Leader for the hGPX Technology Insertion department chartered to identify and accelerate opportunities to insert discriminating DT capabilities into program work environments that deliver business value and drive competitive advantage. Core responsibilities include: • Developing and presenting businesses cases for opportunities that demonstrate the strong value and ROI needed to gain leadership commitment. • Maintaining close alignment to DT strategic initiatives, capability roadmaps, and business imperatives. • Building strong partnerships and fostering collaboration between RMD functions and Mission Areas to understand the needs of the business and voice of the customer. • Providing impactful leadership in pursuit and execution of “high value target” opportunities - Breaking down the barriers inhibiting adoption and expansion of DT Capabilities in program work environments

  • Raytheon Integrated Defense ()
    • IT Cross Program Integration Lead – PATRIOT Product Line
      Jun 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Responsible for management and execution of all IT scope for PATRIOT Product Line. Ensured service delivery, security compliance, and sustainment for all DT supported environments, services, and capabilities. PATRIOT IT Scope and area of responsibility included: • Environment Management: (18) Labs spanning (7) CONUS sites, ~1100 users, ~800 systems • Resource Management: Oversight and management of 25 (matrixed) IT technical resources • Budget Management: Labor: Approx. 50,000hrs - Capital/Expense ~$7M

    • IT Program Lead
      Oct 2015 - Jun 2019 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Provided IT leadership and support for IDS programs and IRADs by ensuring rapid standup and seamless sustainment of program work environments to enable flawless program execution. The scope of these effort include: • Executing IT scope and managing budgets to achieve cost, schedule, and performance goals • Cradle-to-Grave management of program environments: Design, Fund, Procure, Deploy, Sustain • Fostering partnerships between program stakeholders to ensure alignment on program needs • Maintain “down-field” vision in identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating IT related risks • Briefing senior IT and Program Management leadership on high visibility IT engagements • Ensuring cyber compliance for program environments by partnering closely with GSS

  • Raytheon Intelligence & Space ()
    • Strategy and Project Lead - IT Leadership Development Program
      Feb 2015 - Oct 2015 · 9 mos

      Strategic Planning – Served on the strategic planning council (SPC) responsible for the development of the SAS 5-year IT year strategy. Developed meeting agendas, coordinated SME presentations, and synthesized data captured from monthly SPC meetings. Developed new SAS IT vision and mission statements. Completed final draft of 2015 SAS IT 5-year strategy and developed 10-year IT strategic roadmap. Customer Focus – Served on a team chartered to emphasize a customer-focused culture amongst SAS IT employees. Contributed in the development of the learning campaign and produced supporting content such as videos, vignettes, blogs, developed distribution strategy for content release. RMF JSIG Compliance – Led a cross functional team (spanning 5 organizations) to identify high level solutions for IT-related security controls specified under the DOD Risk Management Framework (RMF). Identified the scope of the effort, key project milestones, and executed the project in accordance with pre-existing customer commitments and overarching DOD compliance deadlines. Competitive Intelligence - Identified potential opportunities within SAS Business Development (BD) to leverage data analytics capabilities and solve business challenges specific to competitive intelligence (CI). Partnered with BD organizations from each business unit to find common pain points, understand CI practices, and uncover underlying synergies in how each BU performs CI. Applied a project framework to this assignment to solidify scope, potential deliverables, and timeline.

    • IT Project Manager - Leadership Development Program
      Jun 2014 - Feb 2015 · 9 mos

      Led successful execution of projects from various stages within the project lifecycle. Projects included HW infrastructure refreshes, end-of-life upgrades, and risk assessments. Gathered requirements, determined scope, established timelines, performed financial analysis, and prepared/presented packages for gate reviews. Drove projects forward through influence and indirect management of stakeholders and technical resources. Facilitated monthly ITLT operations reviews: developed agendas, managed the action item database, presented materials, and coordinated in-meeting logistics.

  • Raytheon (8 yrs 6 mos)
    • Manager, IT Service Delivery
      Nov 2011 - Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Relationship Management: Managed customer/vendor relationships within end user services. Ensured vendors met contractual SLAs and customer request compliance with internal policies and procedure. Project & Site management: Manage corporate facility IT system infrastructure. Execute upgrade of systems as required such as: LAN, PBX, conference room, and wireless. Engage various resources to install IT systems in new corporate sites; decommission old sites. Designate appropriate services levels for corporate sites. Financial Managment: Develop projections and budget for annual corporate PC lease/refresh program, execute buyouts of leased equipment, develop business cases/justifications for ARs and gather requirements for submission, review annual budget to identify potential risks and opportunities for cost reduction. Partnership: Serve as IT liaison between special end user requests and vendor services. Partner with internal, external, cross functional, and inter-business unit resources to address customer issues and drive parties to resolution. Serve as corporate representative for enterprise initiatives. Provided on-site technical services for 6 RII Offices in Asia and Europe and ensured internal IT audit compliance. Customer Service: Identify breakdowns in delivery of IT services and take corrective actions to address those breakdowns. Enhance end user experience by finding efficiencies within IT processes and through concise communication.

    • Executive Support Technician
      May 2009 - Nov 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      - Deliver reliable, responsive, and accessible IT services on a 24/7/365 basis for the senior executives (SLT) by leveraging both Raytheon IT and supplier resources. - Interface directly with senior leadership to provide comprehensive IT solutions to complex issues/requests in a timely manner (includes issues with technologies and software platforms). - Perform cost analysis and break down for the implementation of new technologies. - Leverage technology lifecycle as a means to incorporate new technologies into the SLT computing environment. - Maintain inventory of deployed (leased/expensed) IT assets as well as inventory of surplus equipment. - Led the planning, scheduling, and execution of various SLT related upgrades, initiatives, and projects such as Lotus Notes upgrades, RTN Secure deployment, and Alternative Device roll out. - Coordinate and manage the IT support for various SLT sponsored meetings, events, and forums.

    • Desktop Support Technician
      Jan 2006 - May 2009 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      - Provided IT support for GHQ which included the deployment, installation, troubleshooting, and repair of personal computers, email clients, Blackberry devices, printers, and software applications. - Managed all lobby displays for the Waltham Woods site and active directory accounts. - Mentored and trained incoming Co-op students. - Corporate Representative for Printer Self Service Management Team. - Project co-lead for Dedicated Infection Removal System.