Paul J.

Kirsch, PMP
Project Management Professional
Top Secret DOD Clearance
CAREER AMBITION
Senior project or operations leadership position with a high-performance aerospa
ce company.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Science Applications International Corporation
Boeing Commercial Airplane Company
Goodrich Aerospace
ACADEMIC TRAINING
Georgetown University - BLS, International Affairs
Georgetown University - Professional Certificate in Business Administration
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - MS, Human Factors in Aviation Systems
Johns Hopkins University - Coursework in statistics and computer science
CAREER SUMMARY
09/09-Present: Berico Technologies - Lead Project Test Engineer
Achieved schedule and technical performance exceeding 98% of plan
Increased quality and first-pass yield by institutionalizing quantitative manage
ment techniques on the test team
Turned around the low morale and performance of an eight-person engineering team
located in AZ and VA
11/07-09/09: Goodrich Aerospace Corporation - PMO Manager
Directed project management improvement for six engineering facilities in the US
and Germany
Conceived and implemented a comprehensive project management system for a troubl
ed airplane program
08/06-11/07: Boeing Commercial Aviation Services - Project Manager
Trained the engineering staff and implemented earned-value management for severa
l airplane programs
Worked with Senior Managers to standardize project management and execution acro
ss a 600-person engineering unit
09/93-08/06: Science Applications International Corporation AVP/PM/Principal Sy
stems Engineer
Managed engineers and scientists in executing V&V of complex missile and spacecr
aft models and simulations
Marketed customers and performed business capture and proposal management for >$
50M in contract wins
08/91-09/93: Department of Defense, Cruise Missile Support Activity - GS-12
Planned and executed cruise missile strikes and performed operational technical
analyses
04/85-08/91: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory - T&E Engineer
Planned and executed captive flight-test data collection for Tomahawk Cruise Mis
sile Program
Analyzed flight data in the laboratory using COTS and high-level computer progra
ms
KEY WORDS: Project Manager, PMP, Systems, Software, Engineering, Aerospace, Defe
nse, PMO, Human Factors, International, Aviation, Earned Value, Analysis, Busine
ss, Management, Masters, Science, Testing, Spacecraft, Missile