Dennis L.

Simon
Senior Program Manager and Supply Chain Professional
dlsimon675@gmail.com Goose Creek SC 29445 843-442-0601 (cellular)

Creating Efficiency and Profit through Effective Leadership and Integration of External Supply Chain and Internal Operations and New Product Development Teams

Assessed Strengths
Led Project Teams/ Submarine Crews Analyzed Decision Options Resolved Complex Problems Strategized and Executed Plans Communicated Objectives/ Goals Managed Supply Chain Developments

Career Summary
20+ years Complex Technical Engineering, Operations and Leadership issues: Nuclear Propulsion to Streamlining Existing Production Lines to Planning New Facilities 14+ years Program Management: Gathering Talented Teams and Providing a Vision of the Possible and a Roadmap to Achieve Development Objectives. 10+ Years Supply Chain Management Research and Development: Delighting Clients with Custom Technology Solutions utilizing Commercial Best Practices.

Work Experience
Consultant for LuminOre CopperTouch JAN 2013-present Carlsbad, CA o Analyzed the acquisition, production and operational needs for a new facility in South Carolina to provide antimicrobial copper coatings in hospitals, including site improvement and labor budgets. Senior Program Manager Jan 2001- JAN 2013 SCRA Applied R&D North Charleston, SC o Accomplished a Maintenance and Repair survey for all US Navy ship repair centers and naval shipyards to identify potential science and technology solutions to maintenance issues. (2012- 2013) Portfolio Manager for $14.7 Million Copper Portfolio of R&D programs, ( 2010- 2012) including High Speed Copper Motors, Copper Air Quality, and Copper Touch Antimicrobial Program for the US Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center and Army Research Labs. The Copper Touch program results could save fifty thousand patient lives annually and reduce the cost of healthcare in the US by BILLIONS of dollars.
Program Manager for $7M Transforming Defense Supply Chains (TDSC) R&D program (2005- 2010) for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Developed projects with primes and suppliers adapted from best commercial practices; saved over 80 million dollars in cost avoidance in one risk identification and mitigation program Built an interactive supply chain external risk evaluation tool to provide a geo-centric information display of the entire MDA supply chain by individual program- Invaluable Developed interactive component tracking system for automated anti-counterfeiting capability Developed MIAMI supply chain risk identification tool to rapidly respond to natural and manmade disasters. Facilitated two Missile Defense Agency Supply Chain Forums at the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2007-2008; also led focused program reviews.

Dennis L. Simon

Program Manager

Supply Chain Practices for Affordable Navy Systems (SPANS) R&D program (JAN 2001- 2005) Commissioned and expedited projects for Office of Naval Research including: Designed and built a STAMP data package exchange process; transformed paper to digital process resulted in $23M annual cost avoidance at Raytheon Missile Systems LEAN intervention for Boeing F/A-18 E/F nose landing gear supply chain met cost reduction goals Supply Chain Risk identification and mitigation project resulted in $80M cost avoidance when longlead-time Titanium shortage was identified in 4th tier Developed interactive supply chain model that convinced shipbuilder to adopt 3PL JIT system

Received 2003 Department of the Navy Competition and Procurement Excellence Award Director of Operations Sawgrass Systems Inc. Mt. Pleasant, SC SEP 1998-DEC 2000
o Planned, coordinated daily operations and managed production of the sublimation dyes. Reduced COGS- analyzed supply chain performance; hired new suppliers. Expedited facility upgrades.

Program Manager Nomura Enterprises Inc. Chantilly, VA July 1997-SEP 1998 o Program Manager for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) $3M project, designed a SubSurface Navigation System Aid (SSNSA) desktop tool which displayed submarines projected and actual proximity to charted navigational hazards and fire control system contacts. US Navy Submarine Officer July 1997 o o o o Served on 5 nuclear powered submarines including SSN Commanding Officer Conducted over 20 maintenance periods of 3 weeks or longer including depot level repairs Associate Professor at The George Washington University NROTC Unit; taught Naval Weapons Systems to NROTC students while obtaining Masters Degree. Tactics Department Head at Trident Training Facility in Kings Bay, GA conducted initial ISO 9000 compliance survey in the Navy, inaugurated an annual Shootout competition between crews

Education
Brenau University Master of Business Administration Degree The George Washington University Master of Arts Degree in Security Policy Studies United States Naval Academy Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering
o Other Qualifications/ Training MIT Sloan Center Supply Chain Management Senior Course Navy Nuclear Power Prospective Commanding Officers Course

Community Service
o Commissioning Committee Chairman for USS Truxtun (DDG 103) APR 2009. Led a committee of 35 volunteers who raised nearly $100K of donations in 7 months in challenging economic times; planned multiple receptions for the Chief of Naval Operations and politicians; planned security, transportation, gifts and social arrangements for 4500 commissioning ceremony participants. US Navy League Vice President and Board of Directors Member 2004-Present. Susan G. Komen for the Cure Volunteer

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