Nathan Emmert, PMP, MBA, ME

Program Management experience over diverse program types ranging from software development, to testing, to system integration, to hardware development, to manufacturing including a 120 person, 18 month, $50 million effort. Expertise in Earned Value Management, contract negotiation, presentations, VBSS continuous improvement, CMMI, variance analysis, risk management, cost estimating, budget creation, strategic planning, man loading, and scheduling.

Nathan Emmert, PMP, MBA, ME’s Specialties:

Program Manager, Project Manager, PMO, PMP, PMI, EVM, EVMS, CV, SV, CPI, SPI, CSR, CPR, CMMI, negotiating, ROM, BOE, SOW, ETC, MBAR, Gate Reviews, SME, MBA, MS, ME, BS, BE, CS, CE, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Office, FROST, RMIS, Pro-pricer, InfoView, metrics tracking, planning, life cycle, RFP, vendor management, contractor management, CRM, written and verbal communication skills, project scope, business development, contracts, order input OI, sales, SW, HW, QA

Nathan Emmert, PMP, MBA, ME’s Experience

Program Manager

L-3 Communications

(Public Company; LLL; Defense & Space industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Program Manager

BAE Systems

(Public Company; BA.L; Defense & Space industry)

September 2007 — June 2009 (1 year 10 months)
Program Manager

ITT Aerospace Communications Division

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ITT; Defense & Space industry)

October 2006 — September 2007 (1 year )

• Institute and use Earned Value Management (EVM) methods to track and monitor both budget and schedule to properly evaluate the status of 120 person cross-functional program.
• Foster working relationships with Government contacts to generate additional sales and order inputs.
• Strategize with senior management to set and implement corporate policy through proposals.
• Prepare monthly report to provide customer with status on $35 million, 18 month program.
• Chair risk management team to define, analyze, and develop mitigation plans to reduce program risks to ensure on-budget, on-time delivery of product.
• Empower team leads through proper delegation of responsibility to maximize the efficiency of their limited resources to accomplish on-time, on-budget results.
• Serve as a change driver to implement continuing improvement six sigma initiatives regarding program planning, Basis of Estimate (BOE) preparation, and financial analysis to maximize program efficiency.
Project Engineer

ITT Avionics

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; ITT; Defense & Space industry)

October 2005 — October 2006 (1 year 1 month)

• Supervised multiple diverse projects simultaneously to ensure technical completion of tasks on-time and on-budget.
• Developed and reviewed business proposals for new projects and tasks with senior level management to generate new business.
• Maintained greater then 95% of proposed contract value through the alpha negotiation process of $8+ million contract.
• Worked directly with customer to set and maintain appropriate expectation levels for technical performance.
• Generated highly technical presentations in a concise and understandable format to brief senior level management and customers on technical aspects of the program.
• Produced Statements of Work (SOW) to define tasks and scope in clear and precise terms for team members ensuring work to be completed meets customer expectations.
Systems Engineer

ITT Avionics

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; ITT; Defense & Space industry)

June 2003 — October 2005 (2 years 5 months)

• Lead a team of 10 engineers from 5 departments to successful completion of Environmental Qualification Testing (EQT)
• Analyze test data and certify completion of testing requirements
• Train engineers and technicians in subject matter and test procedures
Electrical Engineer

Diagnostic Products Corporation (DPC)

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Medical Devices industry)

December 2002 — June 2003 (7 months)

• Worked with field service engineers and others to improve maintainability of new system
• Produced software for testing using the LabVIEW program
Hardware Design Engineer

Atlantex Corporation

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)

May 2002 — December 2002 (8 months)

• Worked with management to create requirements for new product
• Designed and developed prototype wireless system
• Developed test software using C++
Hardware R&D Co-op

Datascope Corporation

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Medical Devices industry)

June 2000 — January 2001 (8 months)

• Used lab equipment to trouble shoot CPU boards
• Performed regression testing on new hardware and software
• Setup experiments to isolate issues
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Cardiac Pacemakers Inc (CPI)

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Medical Devices industry)

September 1997 — December 1998 (1 year 4 months)

• Analyzed and improved throughput in manufacturing and testing areas with automated procedures and testing.
• Worked on cross-functional teams to develop creative solutions to manufacturing and testing issues which greatly improved yield.
• Coordinated with vendors to provide technical solutions to manufacturing problems.
• Developed clear, concise test procedures to be used on the manufacturing floor to validate new equipment.

Nathan Emmert, PMP, MBA, ME’s Education

Project Management Institute

PMP , Project Management Professional , 2008 — 2008
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

MBA , General Management , 2005 — 2008

Specializations in Leadership and Change Management, Management of Technology and Operations, and Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
Stevens Institute of Technology

ME , Systems Engineering , 2003 — 2005

Certificate in Wireless Communication
Credits towards the Program Management certificate
Stevens Institute of Technology

BE , Computer Engineering , 1999 — 2003

Activities and Societies:

Co-Founder and Vice President of Stevens' Golf Club
Co-Founder and Lead of Stevens' Golf Team

Additional Information

Nathan Emmert, PMP, MBA, ME’s Interests:

Management, Technology, Strategy, Consulting, Investing, Advanced education, Golf, Mustangs, Getting grass to grow where I want it and not to grow where I don't want it.