Bill Bicksler

Background

About Bill Bicksler

As an operations & strategy executive, I lead project & program management teams to deliver over $1B+ in contract value including commercial clients and government institutions. Over my career I have collaborated closely with matrixed teams of over 50+ employees in project management offices and partnered with stakeholders & executive staff to advise as SME on developing strategies to maximize client results. I SPECIALIZE IN: PUBLIC SECTOR & GOVERNMENT PROJECTS: As company COO & Sr Lead Project Manager, I specialize in government project delivery STRATEGIC PLANNING & PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: SME for revealing and mitigating process inefficiencies & risks STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT: Developed reporting for executive leadership, and dashboard presentations for regular business analytics PROJECT / PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: Orchestrated efforts across multi matrixed organizations internally and externally, up through VP levels CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Led government contract portfolio valued over $1B+ across 200 ongoing contracts Reduced average quarter to quarter carryover cyber security findings by 95% within 4 months of designing and implementing process change. Designed and rolled out tools used company wide to increase efficiencies for field managers and PMOs. Analyzed gaps and adopted operational procedures which decreased labor costs by 11%. Reduced OPEX costs 14% through clearly defined, documented and implemented processes supporting critical, high-volume operational production. EDUCATION: Master of Science (MS), University of Oklahoma Bachelor of Science (BS), United State Air Force Academy Corporate Career 15+ years experience as a transformational leader in operations and process improvement Provided executive-level advisory to companies of all sizes in multiple industries AIR FORCE OFFICER Served as Group Commander’s Quality Advisor leading the 800 member group through the inaugural Malcom Baldridge assessment focused on Process/Continuous Improvement and strategic planning. Led efforts as the Senior Maintenance Officer on multiple international deployments including the Middle East, commanding hundreds of aircraft maintainers with the mission of supporting regional no fly zones. Decorated Air Force Officer, Awarded the Air Force Achievement, Humanitarian Service and NATO Medals among others. Personal Being competitive, I’ve always enjoyed playing most every sport. Recently I’ve focused on golf as it brings much peace and enjoyment to my life.