Veteran Enterprise Technology Services, LLC (VETS)

Program Manager

• Providing supervision of team of ~30 staff responsible for base operations and operational test and evaluation.
• Serving as point-of-contact among government officials, VETS leadership, and the team.
• Delivering all contract deliverables and responding to task order requests under an ID/IQ contract.
• Directs the overall contractor operations at Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (DATR).
• Ensures successful operations supporting NASA aerospace flight research and technology integration, space exploration concepts, airborne remote sensing and science missions, and emergency communications for the International Space Station (ISS).
• Reviews task order requests and supports preparation of technical and cost proposals for the customer testing exercises.
• Manages the execution of tasks within proposed budgets and schedules.
• Oversees vendor and subcontractors ensuring quality control and compliance to requirements.
• Validates all contract deliverables are assigned to applicable staff, provides quality review prior to delivery, and submits to COR/KO.
• Has primary relationship with COR/KO and other designated on-base stakeholders.
• Works collaboratively with VETS leadership and corporate teams to gain support, as needed.
• Ensures customer satisfaction, safety, quality, and other regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Verifies team member performance goals are met and validates that all required certification and training are maintained, including developing and maintaining crew member training plans for each position held under supervision.
• Analyzes program risks and performance for management and stakeholders.
• Minimizes vacancies and backfills any vacancy as quickly as possible.

Operations

• Validating asset availability while planning military tests, and ensuring it is in the right place at the right time once test plans are approved
• Managing team (e.g., electronics technicians, computer operators, field service engineers)
• Directs the overall operations, maintenance, repair, administration and logistics of the Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (DATR)
• Supports operations and missions to include aerospace flight research and technology integration, space exploration concepts, airborne remote sensing and science missions, and emergency communications for the International Space Station (ISS).
• Reviews task order requests and supports preparation of technical and cost proposals for the customer testing exercises
• Oversee minor construction actions (e.g. – installing conduit, brackets, antennae, gypsum board and painting) as required by NASA ensuring adherence to requirements
• Facility management of NASA assigned spaces ensuring compliance to requirements
• Tracks and manages employee training as required by NASA
• Maintains inventory and produces reports of the government provided assets
• Ensures customer satisfaction, safety, quality, and other regulatory and contractual requirements
• Verifies team member performance goals are met and validates that all required certification and training are maintained, including developing and maintaining employee training plans for each position held under supervision
• Work with the management team and technical staff to analyze program risks and performance for management and stakeholders

Program Manager

Operations and Maintenance Manager