Stephen M.

Dlugos
Hampton, Virginia 23669 757-850-4902 (H) 571-839-1839 (C) smdhornet@aol.com www.linkedin.com/in/stephendlugos SUMMARY Professional program/project manager with the breadth and depth to consistently and successfully deliver within project constraints throughout the project life-cycle. Provides objective and decisive project leadership and highly effective collaborative team building skills. Ensures customer satisfaction and project success with skillful employment of project management best practices. Cultivates and nurtures customer and stakeholder relationships in fostering high performance, productive working environments. A most persuasive communicator and effective negotiator with exceptional interpersonal skills. Fully embraces and encourages the spirit and application of continuous process improvement in project management methodology. Exceptional project team developer, pro-active risk manager and problem solver, who takes personal ownership of a project from initiation to close-out. EXPERTISE Strategic Planning/Execution Business Development/Capture Management Cost Estimating/Contract Negotiation Integrated Product/Process Management Subcontractor Agreement Management Process Improvement/Quality Assurance Concept of Operations Development Scope/Requirements Management Business Process Reengineering Personnel & Resource Management Risk Management Customer-Focused Business Relations

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS Program Manager / Data Management Group of Virginia, Incorporated 2009 Present Provided strategic and operational leadership, management and mentoring across nine (9) Information Technology projects within the Hampton Roads Federal portfolio to include over 50 direct and subcontractor personnel. Successfully brought two projects through a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level 2 Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) A Certification. Exceeded annual project internal revenue growth plan by 120 percent and doubled profit margin rates. Surpassed customer and DMG senior management expectations by delivering all projects within project constraints (cost, schedule, performance and quality) ensuring customer satisfaction. Driving force behind DMGs program and process improvement initiatives across all functional business areas, project management office processes/procedures and project knowledge areas. Aggressively pursuing the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification through the Project Management Institute (PMI) with a January 2012 completion date. Senior Concepts Analyst (II) / General Dynamics Information Technologies 2008 2009 Support Lead for the United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) Joint Futures Laboratory (J9) Directorates Joint Distributive Operations (JDO) Joint Capabilities Development & Experimentation (JCD&E) project. Successfully coordinated and developed the JDO two-year project plan to include development of JCD&E project objectives and requirements, establishment of milestones and schedule, as well as supporting actions and final products/deliverables.

Stephen M. Dlugos, Page 2 Developed a comprehensive and focused Joint Service and Government Agency Engagement Strategy. Scheduled, coordinated and conducted all initial Service/Agency joint engagement conferences, as well as USJFCOM Stakeholders Conferences. Senior Consulting Manager / Program Manager, AMSEC LLC / SAIC 2003 2008 Primary liaison for United States Fleet Forces (USFF) to United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) for the Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) Program under the Department of Defense Training Transformation and Program Manager for the USFF Joint Training Team. Tenaciously adjudicated all programmatic, operational and technical issues for USFF regarding the JNTC Program from concept of operations (CONOPS) development and requirements identification to capability development, implementation and sustainment. Astutely identified key programmatic shortfalls and provided viable, executable solutions to the JNTC Joint Management Office (JMO) regarding: organizational structure, investment strategy guidance, joint training strategy, and CONOPS development regarding: JNTC Certification & Accreditation, Joint Training Mitigation, Support Element Personnel Employment and Program Centric Paradigm. Sought out as THE go to resource to optimize all JNTC JMO business processes, spearheading programmatic improvements through implementing key elements of Integrated Product/Process Development System. Key Navy participant in all USJFCOM CONOPS development in support of OSD Training Transformation impacting the JNTC to include the following key working groups: USJFCOM Joint Training Plan, Unified Command Plan Training, Integrated Training, Joint Training Requirements Assessment Group, Force Synchronization and Joint Training Roadmap & Investment Strategy. Senior Manager, Raytheon Company 2001 - 2003 Raytheon Technical Services Company (RTSC) Accomplished multi-functional Program Manager. Took a troubled-program and successfully integrated and delivered the F/A-18 Hornet Data Acquisition System and Life Usage Indices Automated Maintenance Environment (AME) software modules with the Naval Aviation system-of-record software within a 50 percent compressed development and integration schedule. Successfully delivered F-14 Tomcat Ground Station Conversion development and integration effort with Naval Aviation system-of-record software. Skillfully coordinated all AME programmatic issues from requirements definition, statement of work development and cost estimate preparation, through system integration & testing and implementation. Recognized for positioning RTSC as the AME system developer-of-choice for five major AME initiatives while managing two major AME development and integration efforts. Presented NAVAIR Strike Platform Advanced Technologies Review Board with a generalized AME concept that could be applied across the entire spectrum of warfare platforms and weapons systems. Principle Systems Engineer, Raytheon Company 1999 2001 Naval and Maritime Integrated Systems System Test & Interoperability (ST&I) Lead for the USS George W. Bush (CVN 77) Warfare System Integration (WSI) Proposal ($750M Bid & Proposal). Coordinated with 13 Cross Product Teams (CPT) / Integrated Product Teams (IPT) and Program Management Team in the formulation of a comprehensive, fully integrated Test & Evaluation Program and Verification & Validation Plan. Directed and managed all ST&I CPT administrative, operational and support requirements while submitting all proposal deliverables and reports ahead of schedule, below budget, and in full compliance. Led the CVN 77 WSI Surface and Air Surveillance IPT Proposal / Basis of Estimate for Test & Evaluation, Modeling & Simulation, and Land-Based Test Site facilities requirements.

Stephen M. Dlugos, Page 3 Director, Air Warfare / Head, Strike-Fighter Weapons Systems 1997 - 1999 Commander, Operational Test & Evaluation Force (U.S. Navy) Strategically reorganized the Air Warfare Directorate to assume planning, coordinating, and reporting responsibilities for operational test & evaluation (OT&E) of 140 Naval Aviation programs. Provided leadership, direction and mentoring for 20 Operational Test Coordinators in support of 60 geographically distributed Operational Test Directors with a $7.5M OT&E budget. Successfully employed Integrated Product/Process Development System (IPDS) initiatives that strengthened relationships with service and joint testing agencies, program managers, and service staffs. Eliminated OT&E funding discrepancies and streamlined OT&E product review processes by 20 percent. ADDITIONAL MILITARY EXPERIENCE U.S. NAVY Assistant Operations Officer / Strike Operations Officer, USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Senior Operations Officer, National Military Command Center (NMCC), The Joint Staff, Pentagon Carrier Air Wing Strike Leader / Squadron Department Head / Pilot, Strike-Fighter Squadron 81 Multiple Duty Assignments as a Naval Officer / Naval Aviator EDUCATION Commenced MS, Information Systems, Strayer University, Newport News, VA MA, National Security and Strategic Studies, Navy War College, Newport, RI MBA, Administration & Management, Webster University, St. Louis, MO BS, Mathematics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Preparation PMI / HR 2011 Position to Win: Selling to the Government Shipley 2011 Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Fundamentals Sigma.US 2009 Introduction to CMMI v1.2 Carnegie Mellon University 2009 Program/Project Manager CMMI ML2 iPower 2009 Earned Value Management George Mason University 2009 Awareness is Power: Success Through Insite Bayley & Bender 2009 The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Franklin/Covey 2006 Leadership Training for Managers Dale Carnegie 2006 Secret. Top Secret/Special Compartmented Information (previously held)

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