Marilyn Oberhardt

Current

• Program Manager at TYBRIN Corp.

Past

• Senior Systems Engineer/Deputy Program Manager at Titan Corporation (now L3 Communications Titan)
• Program Manager at Amptek, Inc.
• Associate at Booz-Allen & Hamilton, San Francisco, CA

• Research Scientist at Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
• Captain - Program Manager at U.S. Air Force Phillips Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA

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Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Connections

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Industry

Defense & Space

Marilyn Oberhardt’s Summary

Proven leader of successful cross-functional teams and programs, spanning multiple agencies and organizations. Senior Program Manager with extensive experience in acquisition programs for both aircraft and spacecraft systems, including major software development programs.

Marilyn Oberhardt’s Specialties:

Strong working knowledge of relevant standards, regulations, policies and guidance. Strong background in resource management, contract management, personnel management, and proposal preparation. Adept at problem solving and strategic thinking. Subject Matter Expert in: Systems Engineering; Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) requirements, with an emphasis on Navigation; Department of Defense (DoD) Mission Planning; Radiation Effects Engineering.

Marilyn Oberhardt’s Experience

• Program Manager

  TYBRIN Corp.

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

  March 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)

  • Leading management activities for Global Mission Solutions (GMS), a $110+ million business unit, delivering mission planning software tools for numerous Department of Defense aircraft units and networked operations centers

• Senior Systems Engineer/Deputy Program Manager

  Titan Corporation (now L3 Communications Titan)

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LLL; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 1999 — March 2005 (5 years 8 months)

  • System engineering for the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Program Office SPO
  
  • Titan Deputy Program Manager for the AWACS ITSP II contract - led resource management and contractual matters for over 100 technical and professional staff members in multiple US and overseas locations, with lifetime contract values exceeding $55M
  
  • System engineering support for the USAF program leading acquisition and certification of CNS/ATM equipment; Subject matter expert on the civil standards for processing aeronautical data

• Program Manager

  Amptek, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  October 1995 — August 1999 (3 years 11 months)

  • Program manager for the Compact Environmental Anomaly Sensor (CEASE), a USAF system that monitors on-orbit radiation and charging hazards to satellites
  • Managed production of Amptek commercial products used in X-ray and gamma ray spectroscopy
  • Performed research and development to provide state-of-the-art instrumentation for particle measurements in the space environment: energetic particles, high energy protons, and thermal and suprathermal plasma
  • Developed proposals for new spacecraft instrumentation

• Associate

  Booz-Allen & Hamilton, San Francisco, CA

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)

  March 1994 — October 1995 (1 year 8 months)

  • Led a team in a major "make vs. buy" study for an aerospace manufacturer
  • Crafted long-term strategic sourcing plan, resulting in projected $250 million in annual savings for an aerospace manufacturer
  • Developed new business process for an aerospace manufacturer linking sales campaigns to strategic sourcing for market access
  • Projected market forces affecting global air travel over the next twenty years in strategic planning effort for an aerospace manufacturer
  • Redesigned business processes for transmission engineering organization of an automotive manufacturer

• Research Scientist

  Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  July 1993 — March 1994 (9 months)

  • Consultant to U.S. Air Force in the analysis of spacecraft charging
  • Electrostatic analyzer design, fabrication and test for the Fast Auroral SnapshoT (FAST) spacecraft

• Captain - Program Manager

  U.S. Air Force Phillips Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Military industry)

  November 1986 — July 1993 (6 years 9 months)

  • Directed a team of 7 engineers and 5 scientists in the design, fabrication, and testing of the Shuttle Potential and Return Electron Experiment, flown aboard the Tethered Satellite System, a joint U.S. Air Force/NASA/Italian Space Agency mission
  • Formulated and implemented ground support and spaceflight operational plans, procedures and support activities
  • Developed and conducted briefings to market laboratory programs and secure funding
  • Managed numerous technical contracts and performed multiple technical evaluations and source selections
  • Received numerous awards, including: Air Force Geophysics Laboratory Company Grade Officer of the Year for 1988, and the U.S. Air Force Research and Development Award for 1990

Marilyn Oberhardt’s Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1987 — 1989

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  B.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1982 — 1986

  Activities and Societies:

  Number 6 Club (Delta Psi), Women's Cross Country, UROP, Air Force ROTC

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