7/30/2019 Program Manager Supply Chain in Charleston SC Resume Dennis Simon

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Dennis L. Simon Program Manager

o 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 processresulted in $23M annual cost avoidance at Raytheon Missile SystemsLEAN intervention for Boeing F/A-18 E/F nose landing gear supply chain met cost reduction goalsSupply Chain Risk identification and mitigation project resulted in $80M cost avoidance when long-lead-time Titanium shortage was identified in 4 th tierDeveloped interactive supply chain model that convinced shipbuilder to adopt 3PL JIT system

Director of Operations Sawgrass Systems Inc. Mt. Pleasant, SC SEP 1998-DEC 2000o 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 1998o Program Manager for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) $3M project, designed a

SubSurface Navigation System Aid (SSNSA) desktop tool which displayed submarines projected andactual proximity to charted navigational hazards and fire control system contacts.

US Navy Submarine Officer July 1997 o Served on 5 nuclear powered submarines including SSN Commanding Officero Conducted over 20 maintenance periods of 3 weeks or longer including depot level repairso Associate Professor at The George Washington University NROTC Unit; taught Naval Weapons

Systems to NROTC students while obtaining Masters Degree.o 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 of35 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.

o US Navy League Vice President and Board of Directors Member 2004-Present.o Susan G. Komen for the Cure Volunteer

Received 2003 Department of the Navy Competition and Procurement Excellence Award