Dan Platzer

Background

About Dan Platzer

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Twenty five years of Aerospace business management leadership and team building experience in Program Planning and Execution for large and complex program start-ups (R&D, EMD, FSD and LRIP) for both NASA and the Department of Defense. These business leadership attributes include Financial Operations support to Category I & II proposals, Program integrated execution planning and scheduling, Integrated Change/Commitment board implementation and operation, Integrated Program Planning and Control processes - Integrated Scheduling management, Integrated Cost/Schedule Risk Analysis, Performance Measurement Baseline Control, Processes and Controls; Configuration and Change Management; Contract Compliance; Business Metrics; Performance/trend analyses and Customer reporting. Also demonstrated attributes and strengths in the following areas:* High Performance Work Team mentor/coach * Integrated Scheduling and Baseline management - Program / Project development through execution (from RFP development through DD 250)* Subcontracts Management & surveillance * Initiated Lean activities within Business Unit * Business Operations processes and procedures * Development and implementation of Internal/External Customer interface and working groups * Functional /IPT Brown Room/Green Room commitment processes * Acquisition Management * Proposal Products (Management Volume, RAM, WBS & Dictionary, MEL,DRDs, DIDs)* Hardware Management (MEL,* Risk Abatement Planning * Business Management Program Documentation - IPMP, PEP, TEP & Team Charters * Subcontractor Performance Assessment Specialties: Acquisitions (DoD & NASA), Proposal Management,Project Management, Integrated Scheduling, Suncontracts Management, business operations, Team Member coaching & mentoring, contract management, Business process documentation, executive management visibility, Finance Operations, Program/Project management, Integated program planning, proposal writing, team member recruiting.