Professional Engineering Lifecycle

Foundation → Execution → Transformation

1. Foundation

United States Marine Corps

• Philosophy of Strategic Alignment & Shared Vision
• Decentralized Execution: Empowering cross-functional teams through autonomy (The 5 C's).
• Driving Sustainable Agile Velocity and proactive risk mitigation.

2. Execution

Rockwell Collins & Intermec

• Avionics & FMS Lifecycle: Directed full life-cycle development for AIMS and Flight Management Systems.
• Maintained strict DO-178B/C, DO-254, and EAR/ITAR (JCL2) compliance.

3. Transformation

Collins Aerospace & Transamerica

• Agile Coach / Scrum Master integrating Lean principles and TDD.
• Shifted focus from building software to building teams.
• Managed $25M+ lifecycle portfolios and cross-functional teams of 9-15 engineers.
• Reduced project schedules by 25% while increasing Agile velocity by 2.5x.

Tim S. Downs Mullen

Engineering Leader | Avionics & Systems Execution

• Architecting predictable delivery in strict DO-178C environments.
• Control Account Manager (CAM) holding EVMS variances to an elite <5% margin.
• Fostering inclusive, intrinsically motivated teams through "The 5 C's" framework.