James Hunt

James Hunt

Program Manager @ Saronic Technologies

About

Experienced Program Leader in both commercial and defense contracting, as well as a strong background in management and engineering. Proven record of taking taken programs from proposal & contract negotiation through to delivery while consistently delivering products/services with the highest quality, on time, and budget. My personality test (DISCUS) states that I react quickly to changing situations, have a naturally commanding style - ready to take control when a situation calls for it within a team environment. I work towards goals efficiently and effectively.

Country

United States

City

Austin

Industry

Program Development

Skill

Cross-functional Team Leadership, Engineering Management, Product Management, Lean Manufacturing, Product Development, Manufacturing, Testing, Engineering, Operations Management, Problem Solving, Software Documentation, Root Cause Analysis, Program Management, Continuous Improvement, Test Automation, Six Sigma, Process Improvement, Business Process Improvement, MS Project, SPC

Experience

Saronic Technologies

Program Manager

Saronic Technologies

LinkedIn
2024-11 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos
CesiumAstro

Senior Program Manager

CesiumAstro

LinkedIn
2024-3 - 2024-8 · 6 mos

Austin, Texas, United States

Ultra I&C

Senior Program Manager

Ultra I&C

LinkedIn
2021-6 - 2024-3 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Austin, Texas, United States

- Overseeing all program aspects of Ultra’s Remote Re-Keying Programs (Domestic & International) - Participating at customer remote locations to conduct Site Acceptance Tests - Primary customer liaison for assigned programs – from proposal/contract negotiation to delivery & support - Building positive customer relationships (established & new) for all assigned programs - Bid/Capture Manager for all relevant strategic opportunities - Developing key cross-functional relationships with numerous teams, individuals & leaders at Ultra - Utilizing program management best practices to ensure successful program reporting, monitoring & execution (EVM) - Currently holding active US Secret Clearance

Dell Technologies

OEM Program Manager

Dell Technologies

LinkedIn
2019-4 - 2021-6 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Round Rock

- Serving as primary PG point of contact with the customer to negotiate SOW - scope, schedule, cost, margin - Leading two (2) development cross functional S/W & H/W core teams (kick off, schedule, risk mitigation, launch) - Analyzing & tracking actual program performance vs. baseline & overall program goals. Reporting status to senior mgt - Managing three (3) assigned customer relationships and ensure alignment with customers’ development schedule - Responding to independent customer requests (intakes) for custom solutions - Mitigating major risks and issues through effective contingency plans and proper escalation - Annual revenue of managed product lines ~$60M+

Dell Technologies

Factory Enablement Program Manager / Global Operations Engineering

Dell Technologies

LinkedIn
2013-8 - 2019-4 · 5 yrs 9 mos

Round Rock

Touch International

Business Unit Manager / Ops Program Mgr (Military/Aerospace)

Touch International

LinkedIn
2011-10 - 2012-10 · 1 yr 1 mo

Austin, Texas

Summary: - Publishing and managing schedules for various customer programs & setting and communicating customer expectations to all levels within the organization - Managing all change aspects to the product and directly responsible for communication to all Mil/Aero customers - Approved price quotes & created backup cost models for Mil/Aero customers - Ensuring engineering & production milestones meet contract commitments and are completed in a timely & cost effective manner to deliver expected margins to the Company - Part of the team that set new sales record for four consecutive months – surpassing previous company achievements - Setting strategy & managing all aspects of the optical bonding tunnels in order to increase capacity, meet quality & cost targets and reduce risk

Virtucom Cable Inc

Director, Production Re-Engineering

Virtucom Cable Inc

2011-2 - 2011-10 · 9 mos

Ottawa, Canada Area

Summary: - Fulfilled multiple roles – operations, SCM, quality, efficiency, customer interfacing, etc. - Re-Engineering production line into one-piece-flow in order to produce one antenna every 50 mins (takt time) while reducing labor (ie, increase throughput while removing resources) - Incorporating Kanban system to prevent line-down situations as well as pre-defined inventory locations for control - Training employees to move from batch mode into one-piece-flow – changing mindset - Resolving technical issues (along with Ops Mgr) to ensure piece parts meet specification - Incorporating better controls on inventory to ensure timely & accurate invoicing

General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada

Program Development Manager

General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada

LinkedIn
2005-4 - 2010-6 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Ottawa, Canada Area

Project Development Manager (DVE-FOS Display & M1A1 Tank Components): Summary: - Responsible for all Cost, Schedule, Quality & customer Interfacing aspects of the projects. - Successfully overseeing product development of new display head assembly from conception through qualification to production - Directly managing the creation and release of display documentation - Managing all change aspects to the product and directly responsible for communication to all customers - Heavy involvement in price quotes to customers - Setting and communicating customer expectations to all levels within the organization - Managing all cost, schedule & quality aspects of the product using Earned Value Parameters - Ensuring engineering & production milestones meet contract commitments and are completed in a timely & cost effective manner to deliver expected margins to the Company - Internally managing cross functional teams in order to satisfy product deliveries, which represented GD Canada’s highest revenue production contracts (~$5M per month) - Successfully increased production capacity from ~25 systems per month to ~60 systems per month - Successfully second sourced investment casting piece parts in order to increase capacity - Managing outsourced Test Engineering subcontract to produce test equipment from conception to commissioning - Reviewing all production related ECP change traffic prior to submittal to Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) - Developing productive and trusting professional relationships with major customers including GDLS & Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) - Assessing and acting (countering or minimizing) technical risk of product line(s)

BreconRidge

Technical Program Manager

BreconRidge

LinkedIn
2002-3 - 2005-3 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Summary: - Dealing with ~12 customers ranging with contacts at technical, VP, CEO & Owner levels - Owning all technical aspects of the customers product line - Reporting progress of technical deliverables directly to customer - Approving and generating quotes for local & off-shore manufacturing (ie, production, NRE, SOW) - Heavy involvement in transferring production operations to Asian operations - Establishing, leading and tracking implementation of end-to-end test/manufacturing strategy - Developing process improvement alternatives for operations, finance & business development

Volex

Product Development & NPI Engineering Manager

Volex

LinkedIn
2001-9 - 2002-6 · 10 mos

Ottawa, Canada Area

Summary: - Setting up first lead production cell that expanded into four (4) cells and ultimately into the production environment - Overseeing all pre-production builds and product development group - Coordinating all facets of new Product introduction (NPI) in a fast track release environment including readiness to manufacture, product cost & quality, resource allocation, test processes & cycle times - Assisting in production management (automation, process control & capability, cost reduction) - Driving continuous operations improvement throughout product life cycle - Implementation of lean manufacturing practices into production which lead to increased efficiency, response time & reduced cost

Nokia

R&D Customer Solution Verification Engineer / R&D Test Design Engineer

Nokia

LinkedIn
1997-5 - 2001-7 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Ottawa, Canada Area

- Hardening network solutions and determining its readiness for wide-spread deployment - Designing test beds to emulate customers’ setup and application in terms of network synchronization, topology, control, interfaces & product mix - Developing test cases for various services and determining test equipment requirements - Installing and configuring core, edge and access components of networks - Enhancing the efficiency and visibility of the group through infrastructure projects - Identifying and facilitating purchase of test equipment - Interfacing with R&D hardware and software designers in order to ensure that new product designs included DFT/DFM features - Designing and fielding high-quality test applications for new product designs at a functional level - Participating in design and schematic reviews of new products (functional specs., H/W specs, RFS) - Providing engineering support to manufacturing test operators - Writing test strategies, test plans, test procedures, test descriptions and test verification documents - Identifying trends in test process and developing automated test setups - Participating on infrastructure teams that were non-project specific such as employee training program (team leader), documentation review board & coach/mentor.

Education

University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

LinkedIn

Business

1999 - 2003 · 4 yrs
University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

LinkedIn

Biomedical Engineering

1995 - 1998 · 3 yrs
University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

LinkedIn

Telecommunications

1990 - 1995 · 5 yrs

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