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ROBERT L. BERKOWITZ, Ph.D.
12826 Colby Drive							
Lake Ridge, VA  22192
(703) 494-2921 (H); (703) 294-6991 (O)
bberkowitz@ids2.idsonline.com; bob.berkowitz@trw.com

NOT INTERESTED IN CONTRACT POSITIONS.

Willing to Relocate.  Geographic Preference -- DC, New England,
Mid Atlantic, Southeast, Colorado, Pacific Northwest.

OBJECTIVE:  A Senior Staff Operations Analyst, Lead  Project 
Engineer, or Program Manager position in a high technology 
organization utilizing professional skills in systems 
engineering, program management, program control, or new 
business development.	
	
		HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

-- 17 years of increasing responsibility in engineering 
management with an emphasis in non-developmental, 
commercial utilization of advanced technologies.

-- Coordinated support to over 60 high technology domestic 
and international programs for federal and commercial clients.
Supervised staff of 120 engineering personnel.

-- Holding a Doctorate in Engineering Technology; technical
expertise includes architecture trade-offs, requirements 
definition, program evaluation, specifications development, 
electro-mechanical and electro-optical systems design, 
production drawings preparation, manufacturing, test and 
evaluation, flight operations, and specialty engineering.

-- Cost and schedule expertise includes cost estimating, 
program scheduling, technology forecasting, quantitative 
analysis, business process re-engineering, modeling and 
simulation, risk assessment, and transition planning.

-- Extensive marketing expertise to include research, 
proposal development, forming of strategic alliances, and 
negotiations on contracts in excess of $100 million.

-- In-depth experience working with Russia, Japan, and 
Western Europe in the areas of ground and space-segment C4I;
weapon systems, launch vehicle, sensor, radar, satellite and
information technology; and arms control.

RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Techmatics - Rosslyn, Virginia: 1997-Present
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - As an on-site subcontractor to TRW SE&I 
activity for BMDO, identify and prioritize hardware and 
software mission, system and functional requirements.  Lead 
Systems Engineer responsible for overall software and 
hardware systems engineering process.  Develop engineering 
trade-offs, specifications and roadmaps in support of 
national missile defense (NMD), theater missile defense (TMD),
cruise missile defense (CMD), and theater air defense (TAD) 
battle management, command, control, communications, computers
and intelligence (BMC4I) distributed network.  Perform 
engineering assessments to optimize modeling and simulation 
interfaces for missile defense wargaming.

Advanced Communication Systems - Crystal City, Virginia: 1993-1997
SUPERVISORY ENGINEER - Identifies communication requirements
as well as performs design and cost/operational effectiveness
trade-offs of engineering, manufacturing, test and evaluation
excursions for senior decision-makers. Expert in Department of
Defense (DOD) and NASA systems acquisition processes with an 
emphasis on acquisition reform, NDI COTS/GOTS, VME utilization,
interoperability, and Integrated Product Process Development/
Integrated Product Team (IPPD/IPT) formulation and Secretariat 
support.  Lead for BRAC Transition Planning to SPAWAR 05 and 
PD 17 in the area of personnel and program transitions, 
facilities, and information technologies.  Through evaluation 
of performance requirements and reliability, availability and 
cost considerations determines commercial equivalencies to 
military standards and specifications to enable cost-effective, 
accelerated introduction of hardware and software.  Prepares 
technical and programmatic acquisition-related documentation in
accordance with Federal and international standards and protocols.
Coordinates national implementation of Lotus Notes groupware, 
Desktop Video-Teleconferencing (DVTC) technologies, and Business
Process Re-engineering (BPR) for customer.  Specific activities
include client/server requirements analysis, applications 
development, licensing, installation and training.  Through this
implementation recurring operations costs of roughly one 
million/year are being realized. Develops decision-support 
algorithms for user-friendly GUI applications in PowerBuilder 
and ORACLE and conducts IV&V and beta-testing to ensure product
integrity.  Responds to regulatory compliance audits.  Represents
company at trade shows.  Develops benchmark measurements, performs
risk analysis and evaluates manpower and operational performance 
for hardware and software functions.  Primary customer is 
Navy/SPAWAR.

Lockheed Martin (formerly employed by GE and Lockheed) - 
Washington Region:  1986-1993
LEAD AEROSPACE ENGINEER - Utilized Mechanical Engineering and 
Electrical Engineering practices in the evaluation of enabling/
evolving technologies for satellites, launch vehicles, weapon 
systems, strategic communications, and sensors. As a result of 
the trade-offs conducted and the recommendations made the 
customer was able to save over $200 million annually in hardware 
and software procurements.  Engineering support was provided in 
the areas of hardware/software design, manufacturing, test and 
evaluation, and integrated logistic support. Design focus was 
in the areas of requirements definition/allocation and 
traceability as well as in the preparation of performance, 
interface, and engineering specifications and plans.  Other 
engineering support was provided in the areas of manufacturing 
(with an emphasis on JIT, SPC and CIM), qualification and 
acceptance testing, flight operations, and specialty
engineering. As part of the design and manufacturing 
trade-off process, system commonalties, technology insertion, 
and standardization opportunities were also evaluated. Provided 
unbiased evaluations of proposals to the Government as part of 
the source selection process. Monitored design and production 
progress of hardware manufacturers.  Prepared technical and 
programmatic documentation and manuals. Cost and schedule control 
expertise was provided in the areas of cost estimating and 
analysis, affordability assessments, work breakdown structure 
development, establishment of cost performance measurement 
evaluation criteria, program scheduling, and technology 
forecasting. Lead for specialty engineering in the areas of 
transition planning, risk analysis, reliability, survivability, 
configuration management, systems safety, security, 
transportability, QA/QC and logistics.  Microelectronic trade-offs 
were made of analog, digital, VLSI, MMIC and ASIC technologies. 
As a result of these trades-offs the engineering team was able 
to design advanced state-of-the-art microprocessor circuitry 
for use in spaceborne satellite operations. Specialty trades 
of cryocooler, focal plane array, optic, data storage, and 
signal/data processors was also conducted.  Collectively these 
programs had an annual budget appropriation of roughly $5.4 
billion. Supervised staff of 120 engineering personnel.  
Primary customers were the Ballistic Missile Defense 
Organization (BMDO), NASA and NOAA.

Litton Industries (formerly employed by Advanced Technology) - 
Crystal City, Virginia:  1984-1986
PRINCIPAL STAFF MEMBER - Developed streamlined cost performance 
measurement strategies to enable productivity improvements in 
terms of personnel workflow, staffing requirements, and 
turnaround time to customer.  Increased operational 
efficiencies by 60 percent and award fee by 10 percent. 
Coordinated market research, proposal development (sole source 
and competitive), forming of strategic alliances, negotiations 
on contracts, and preparation of sales literature. Administered 
marketing training course of instruction for junior staff.  Met 
with Senior Government and commercial executives to identify 
their requirements and interest, funding availability, and 
contract vehicles in the areas of information technology and 
Geographic Information System (GIS) products and services.  
Served as Deputy Program Manager on information technology 
contract.  Specific functional responsibilities performed 
included hiring a temporary workforce of 10,000 employees, 
installation of LANs/WANs (satellite and fiber optic), site 
surveys and facility modifications, hardware and software 
procurement, contingency planning of data processing sites, 
"tiger team" coordination, and testbed development.  
Primary customers were the Navy/NAVSEA (PMS 400), Census 
Bureau and commercial clients.

ANSER - Crystal City, Virginia:  1979-1984
NATIONAL SECURITY SPECIALIST - Identified requirements as 
well as performed design and cost/operational effectiveness 
trade-offs of engineering, manufacturing, test and 
evaluation excursions for senior decision-makers.  Evaluated 
system commonalties and technology insertion opportunities 
as a means of reducing program acquisition cost.  Through 
modeling and simulation conducted wargamming excursions to 
determine survivability and vulnerability rates and 
probabilities of the US, Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact force 
structures under various strike scenarios.  Prepared 
supporting documentation and analyses for strategic 
arms control negotiations.  Provided National Security 
Council and Congressional policy liaison.  Developed 
supporting budget documentation for Program Objective 
Memorandum (POM) submissions.  Supported industrial 
base, environmental and econometric assessments for programs 
on a  domestic and international basis.  Primary customer was 
the Air Force.

		EDUCATION AND TRAINING

-- Ph.D. in ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, Pacific Western University.  
Dissertation subject "Business 	Process Re-engineering of High 
Technology Industries in the United States."

-- MASTERS in SYSTEMS ENGINEERING and MBA equivalency, Pacific 
Western University.

-- BACHELORS Degree from Salisbury State University.  
ENGINEERING and ECONOMICS curriculum.

-- Selected as Presidential Schedule C Appointee, Reagan 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 	Office of 
Commercial Space Programs.

-- Cost Engineering Certified from PRICE Systems.  Highest 
level of certification available.  One of approximately 1,000 
certified worldwide.

-- Program Management, Blanchard Leadership, Human Resources, 
Marketing Training, Myers Brigg Type INTJ.

		FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM EXPERTISE

-- AIR FORCE (1979-1989):  Peacekeeper ICBM, Midgetman ICBM, 
DSCS, Advanced Launch System (ALS), Titan II,Minuteman II/III,
Atlas II, Global Positioning System (GPS), B-1B Bomber, Space
Based Interceptor (SBI), Space Surveillance and Tracking System 
(SSTS), Boost Surveillance and Tracking System (BSTS), Brilliant 
Eyes, Brilliant Pebbles, MILSTAR, UFO/E.

-- NAVY (1984-Present):  AEGIS, NSSN, Trident, JMCIS, JMCOMS, 
SATCOM.

-- ARMY (1986-1989):  Advanced Optical Adjunct (AOA), Ground 
Based Radar (GBR), High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor 
(HEDI), Ground Based Interceptor (GBI), Ground Surveillance 
and Tracking System (GSTS), Pershing II.

-- NASA (1988-1990):  National Aerospace Plane, Space 
Shuttle, Space Station, Earth Observation System (EOS), Earth 
Probes, ESTAR, CERES, SAGE III, SAFIRE, Tracking Data Relay 
Satellite System (TDRSS), Deep Space Network (DSN), Pegasus, 
Taurus, and Conestoga. Joint activities with ESA, NASDA and 
Russian MIR community.

-- STATE DEPARTMENT (1979-1984):  START and SALT II negotiations.

-- COMMERCE DEPARTMENT (1984-1986):  Census of Population and 
Housing.

-- TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT (1979-1981):  Grade Crossing 
Modernization, Locomotive Crashworthiness, Hazardous Materials
Emergency Response Preparedness.

-- ENERGY DEPARTMENT (1979-1981):  Nuclear Spent Fuel Disposal.

-- COMMERCIAL (1979-Present): Landsat 7 spacecraft, IRIDIUM, 
INMARSAT A/B/M, Pegasus ELV, Conestoga ELV, Arianne ELV, Taurus 
ELV, and, Scout ELV.

		COMPUTERS SKILLS

-- OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS:  MS-DOS 6.22, Windows 3.1, 
OS/2, UNIX, SunOS, Novell Netware 4.1x

-- PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES and RDBMS: Lotus Notes 4.0, ORACLE 7.0, 
PowerBuilder, HTML, MS Visual  Basic, ADA, BASIC, C/UNIX, 
FORTRAN 77, PASCAL, PL/1, dBASE IV, FOCUS, Paradox, Rbase, 
AutoCAD, IDEAS2, Satellite Toolkit

-- OFFICE AUTOMATION TOOLS:  Word for Windows 6.0/7.0, 
WordPerfect 5.1, EXCEL for Windows 5.0/6.0, Lotus 1-2-3, 
Quattro Pro, Powerpoint for Windows 4.0/5.0, Access 2.0, 
FoxPro 2.0, Microsoft Project, cc:Mail, QuickMail, WinFax LITE, 
CorelDraw 6.0, Norton Utilities, PC Anywhere 2.0, Netscape 3.1, 
Adobe Acrobat 3.0, TCP/IP, HTML, WinVN, FreeAgent, and Procomm 
Plus 2.0.

-- HOME OFFICE COMPUTER:  80486X120 processor with multimedia 
capabilities, 1.2 GB hard drive, 14.4 kbps modem, HP laserjet 
4 printer, and direct Internet PPP access.

		SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

-- SECURITY CLEARANCE:  Secret with compartmentalization.

-- Published Papers/Presentations: Published roughly 50 technical 
manuals on area of expertise.  Have made presentations to 10 
professional associations. Author of Precision Cost Estimating 
Planning Tool (PRECEPT 5000)and co-author of Virtual Program 
Office (VPO) concept.

-- Knowledge of DoD, MIL-STD, MIL-SPEC, NASA, ISO, IEEE, AIAA 
systems acquisition and engineering standards and specifications.

-- WILLING TO TRAVEL AND RELOCATE.