Pete Schramm

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Lattitude is a career development and mentorship platform that helps organizations of all sizes improve employee engagement and retention. Lattitude helps People Leaders engage and retain top talent through full employment lifecycle support. Our platform guides your career mapping process (past, present, and future) and helps build and maintain a personal board of advisors. We track ROI and progress with engagement surveys & predictive attrition modeling. Employees see their career potential from day one, guided by multiple mentors to achieve their goals. Retain the right people, share success, and attract new talent with Lattitude.

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Pete Schramm is the Founder and CEO at Lattitude, a Pennsylvania based employee connection, survey, and retention platform that promotes intentional engagement through real conversations. He is also a business speaker, consultant, and author, with a focus on professional development, mentorship, and career growth for top talent inside companies. Schramm specializes in helping CEOs and CHROs connect high-performing teams and reduce risks related to retention and talent management. His professional highlights include being a program manager for one of the world’s largest defense contracting firms - running a $6B proposal and managing many other $100M+ efforts. He was later charged with turning around a failing product line and successfully scaling the team to 100+ engineers and scientists, developing new products, and 50x the portfolio value in just a few years. Schramm is the author of “Pathfinders - Navigating Your Career Map with a Personal Board of Advisors,” released in 2023. Schramm is very active on LinkedIn and has been voted TOP VOICE and influencer multiple times. He sits on multiple boards and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Agile HR Practitioner, Scrum Master, Project Management Professional (PMP), and Risk Management Professional (RMP). He has presented at 100+ prestigious associations and Fortune 500 companies. Schramm earned his BS and MS  in mechanical engineering from Catholic University in Washington DC after graduating from Sewickley Academy. While not working on the family farm, building his business, or writing his books, you can find him hiking, biking, traveling, on the pottery wheel, or playing basketball. Schramm loves connecting people and his purpose is to inspire potential and ignite the fire within others. Link to Schedule a Meeting - https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/service-menu/66b11ce607a7ef9912faa0de Link to book - https://www.pathfinders.golattitude.com

Statra is at the forefront of human analytics, dedicated to understanding human behavior and decision-making patterns. By leveraging data-driven insights, we aim to revolutionize organizational growth and societal transformation. Provide expertise on people analytics methodologies, talent development tools, and applications to support the company's objectives. Collaborate with senior leadership to refine and develop business strategies and go-to-market approaches. Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and new methodologies to ensure Statra remains at the cutting edge. Act as a bridge between Statra and external stakeholders, facilitating partnerships and business relationships. Offer periodic workshops, webinars, and training sessions to ensure continuous learning within the organization. Evaluate current processes, products, and services and provide constructive feedback for enhancement. Represent and promote Statra at industry events, conferences, and seminars.

Supported the school of engineering senior design class as an extension of the teaching staff. Class topics - Human-centered design, project management, social innovation. Developed Human Centered Design (400 level) course content, supported the two full time professors, TA, and class of 30+ Collaborated with entire class to understand concepts and real-word application of concepts – included presentations, projects with industry, pitch competitions, and university wide initiatives.

Responsible for building and leading small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) payload portfolio efforts including 8 EO/IR and rapid prototyping programs from pre-prop to close (always follow-on award) Developed new business from existing customer as well as new customers from $XXXk to $XXM (9 follow on awards) Consolidated programs from other leadership into my portfolio during the MTEQ acquisition and continued success Implemented agile and scrum across portfolio, resulted in 70% reduction of overall meeting time, optimized team efficiency – 27% more output, increased customer satisfaction, and set the standard for the entire office Led team of 100+ engineers, scientists, and developers to design, integrate, test, and sell off multiple systems Managed proposal creation and development for 20 business development efforts, won $XXM of new/follow-on business

Managed cost, schedule, contract resources, and technical efforts for 4 EO/IR and rapid prototyping ground-based standoff threat detection systems/programs pre-prop to close Led team of 30+ engineers and developers to design, integrate, test, and sell off multiple systems in $XXM portfolio Performed EVM to ensure program performance supported stakeholder needs, accomplished programmatic milestones within scope, and completed contract deliverables (T&M, FFP, and CPFF contracts) Supervised 8+ team of deployed field service representatives and engineers to operate and sustain multiple systems Led development of risk and opportunity management strategy and processes for GACTS business area

Mission Systems and Training

Generated, monitored, and closed quality notifications, stock purges, and supplier corrective action requests/responses for the precision guided systems line of business. Investigated and determined root causes of supplier quality defects and built CA plans to mitigate future risks. Visited suppliers and source inspectors to verify quality processes and ensure and improve upon best practices.

Led 87A8 manufacturing team, including 32 represented employees and 5 engineering support members to supply 25 programs. On boarded 12 new employees to LM and the coating team and cross trained multiple employees to mitigate risk and improved flow to reduce span time and increase performance. Developed and implemented 20+ process improvements, including the re-layout of the entire work area up to $2M of savings. Responsible for chemical inventory and disposal as well as tool and machinery calibration(s). 6 SIA's facilitated as black belt and mentored 7 green belts.

Project lead for five corporate initiatives (NEMESIS, FRED 3.0, W2E, B2G, RCSC). Supported and developed corporate wide renewable energy strategy. Developed business cases and presentations to/with/for LM Fellows, LM VP’s, and LM Directors, across multiple BA’s. Facilitated 3 SIA's with POC's from all parts of the corporation across the country.

Priced material on new business proposals for various governmental, commercial and international customers using the corporate wide SAP/LMP2P purchasing system. Provided FAR compliant solutions while constructing estimates on 35 proposals for an estimated $60M by troubleshooting bill of material issues and escalating appropriately for 16 different programs. Generated cost impact of $20M+ through negotiations with suppliers to guarantee best pricing was competitive and compliant. Facilitated a (LM-21 Green Belt) process improvement SIA event that resulted in the creation and implementation of the MCE Metrics Log.

The campus fitness center is used by over 1000 students and grad students daily. As a fitness center supervisor, one must greet each individual upon entry. Supervisors must be knowledgeable of how each and every piece of exercise equipment works, as well as how to clean each piece and make minor repairs.