Legacy Engineering, LLC 18662 MacArthur Blvd. Suite 457 Irvine, CA 92612-1426 Telephone: (949) 794-5860 Home Page: www.Legacyeng.com
RICHARD P. PETERS
OBJECTIVE I am interested in assignments where I can apply my extensive experience in program/project management and/or structural/mechanical design on large aerospace programs. I am comfortable providing support as an individual contributor or as part of an integrated product team. I am a hardware oriented “nuts and bolts” engineer focused on completing hardware for delivery. I prefer part-time work: three to four days a week.
EXPERIENCE
07/2012 to Present: Legacy Engineering, LLC, Irvine, CA Consultant.
07/1987 to 03/2012: The Boeing Company (formerly McDonnell Douglas) 09/2008 to 03/2012: Project Engineer. Anaheim, CA. Performed project engineering/coordination tasks in support of the ground-based Midcourse Defense Interceptor design. Key assignments included assisting program manager with leadership to multi-skill team, technical oversight and coordination of activities with major subcontractors and customer, developing/monitoring budgets and schedules, monitoring program risks, coordinating drawing production tasks and preparation of status reports. 01/2007 to 08/2008: IPT Lead. Bus/Mechanical Structures. El Segundo, CA. Integrated Product Team (“IPT”) Lead for the Bus/Mechanical Structures on two classified satellite programs. Responsibilities included budgeting, scheduling, coordinating and monitoring costs, coordination/oversight with suppliers, interfacing with customer by providing weekly status updates, and preparing root cause/corrective action assessments. 03/2006 to 12/2006: Mission Assurance Lead. Long Beach, CA. Mission Assurance Lead for Global Mobility Systems Division and C-17 program responsible for development and implementation of Mission Assurance within the division which included coordination with division and program management. Prepared Mission Assurance Plans; the C-17 plan was recognized by VP of Mission Assurance as benchmark for other programs to follow. 10/1999 to 02/2006: Chief Engineer/Program Manager. Huntington Beach, CA. Responsible for all technical aspects of the Titan IV Payload Fairing. Managed and provided technical guidance/oversight to team of up to 20 engineers (structures, mechanical, and electrical). Was primary contact with customer on all technical issues. In 2003, assumed program management responsibilities (in addition to Chief Engineer) to provide overall leadership for program during final 4 launches and bring program to an orderly completion. Successfully completed execution of the Titan Employee Retention Plan which concluded with significant payouts to employees that remained on program through last launch. 03/1999 to 09/1999: IPT Lead. Huntington Beach, CA. IPT leader of Delta II Upper Stage IPT with overall responsibility for engineering and manufacturing of Delta II upper stage components. Managed multi-functional group of 15 to 20 engineers. Interfaced RICHARD P. PETERS Page 2 EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)
directly with manufacturing on hardware schedules and issues. Effectively managed mission unique cost accounts. Prepared and presented periodic reviews of IPT status to Delta Program Management. 10/1997 to 02/1999: Functional Structural Design Manager. Huntington Beach, CA. Functional manager for group of 30 to 40 structural designers assigned to the Delta II Launch Vehicle Program across multiple IPTs. Specific job functions included job posting, interviewing, hiring and reassignment of employees, preparing/reviewing performance evaluations and career development discussions with employees, and salary and promotion administration. Additionally, was active participant in final Delta II launch readiness review process. 11/1988 to 09/1997: Structural Design Manager. Huntington Beach, CA. Titan IV Payload Fairing Program. Responsible for managing and providing general supervision and technical guidance to a design group of 10 to 15 engineers, providing engineering estimates, managing budgets and schedules, and preparing and presenting numerous technical presentations to customers. Managed budgets in excess of 150K hours with CPI > 1.0. Oversaw drawing preparations by team with typical 90%+ on-time release performance. 07/1987 to 10/1988: Structural Design Engineer. Huntington Beach, CA. Performed preliminary/final/detail designs of aerospace hardware. Prepared final design drawings on CAD and coordinated with manufacturing and launch sites on design related issues.
06/1976 to 07/1987: Bechtel Power Corporation, Norwalk, CA Civil/Structural Engineer. Performed detailed analyses and design of unique concrete and steel structures for power plant projects. Key job assignments included Civil/Structural Engineer assigned to Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station Project (located in Arizona) working primarily on the Containment Building design, Resident Civil/Structural Engineer at a major construction jobsite for one year, and Staff Technical Specialist providing technical support to all projects.
EDUCATION M.S., Structural Engineering – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA B.S., Civil Engineering – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
ADDITIONAL TRAINING LICENSE/REGISTRATION Various management and technical classes Registered Processional Civil Earned value management system Engineer, State of California Managing from the Middle License No. C30767
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