Program Leadership & Execution
Demonstrated program leadership for defense and commercial initiatives with accountability for quality, cost, schedule, and risk mitigation, anchored by founder past performance on the $22M Raytheon ACES program and $1.5M/yr RTX research portfolio — documented in the Past Performance section below.
Program Management & Technical Leadership
Cost, schedule, and risk control for defense and federal programs — with multi-discipline technical leadership across engineering, software, and integration teams.
Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and Waterfall methodologies. Risk management, stakeholder engagement, schedule and cost control. Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, MS Project.
ANSI/EIA-748 alignment. Cost and schedule variance analysis, critical path management, and earned value reporting for defense and federal program offices.
Deliverable tracking, baseline control, change management, and document conformance across long-duration contracts. Integrated with program reviews and technical acceptance milestones.
Multi-discipline technical oversight. Cross-functional engineering leadership. Subcontractor performance management, technical interchange cadence, and integrated delivery coordination.
SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR facilitation. Technical review leadership, architecture decision authority, design review governance, and engineering standards enforcement.
Portfolio & Requirements Management
Connecting strategic portfolios to traceable requirements and capability threads — from mission need to delivery increment.
Strategic portfolio governance, investment prioritization, cross-program dependency management, and capability roadmap alignment with mission objectives.
Translate mission needs into traceable requirements and capability threads per IEEE 29148. Requirements baseline management, verification traceability, and change control integrated with engineering workflows.
Agile backlog discipline integrated with long-duration delivery roadmaps. Product increment planning, release governance, and Agile-to-Waterfall coordination for hybrid programs.
Converting research outputs into acquisition-ready increments. Technology readiness assessment, transition package development, and engineering maturation from TRL4 through fielded deployment.
Mission & Stakeholder Engagement
Executive governance, decision support, and adoption-focused engagement that keep programs aligned across command, acquisition, and user communities.
Governance forum design, executive reporting, and technical review support. Decision-ready artifacts, architecture decision records, and stakeholder-facing briefings aligned to DoDI 5000 and federal acquisition milestones.
Monthly and milestone status reporting, technical progress reviews, risk escalation, and decision documentation formatted for program offices, prime contractor leads, and user communities.
User research, workflow analysis, human-centered design, and adoption enablement. Keeping delivery grounded in operator workflow so capability translates to operational effect.
Past Performance — Representative Project Experience of Company Leadership
Program leadership and delivery experience spanning defense acquisition, research program direction, and forward-deployed operations. The anchor engagement below establishes the scale of defense program delivery RDS is built to lead today.
Raytheon ACES Program — Technical Lead (2011–2016)
$22M Advanced Cost Estimating System program at Raytheon Company. RDS's founder served as Technical Lead, directing a 13-person engineering team across solution architecture, software development, and system integration for mission-critical defense acquisition software. Delivered production systems over a 5-year program lifecycle, with accountability for architecture decisions, delivery cadence, and multi-discipline team integration.
Staffing & Scaling
Six senior delivery FTEs ready to staff programs today, backed by a dedicated back-office operations lead for HR, finance, and DCAA-aligned operations. Documented scaling through named subcontractors and teaming partners — sized for contracts from single-discipline engagements through 10+ FTE programs.
| Contract Size | Staffing Approach | Ramp |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 FTE | Core team direct delivery | Immediate |
| 5–8 FTE | Core team plus named subcontractors | 2–4 weeks |
| 9–15 FTE | Core team plus teaming partner staffing | 4–8 weeks |
| 15+ FTE | Mentor-protégé joint venture and RDS direct-hire growth | 8–12 weeks |
Engagement Models & Contract Readiness
All major federal contract types supported from day one — with DCAA-compliant financial systems operational today.
Defined scope, fixed cost, delivered on schedule. Best for well-scoped architecture assessments, design deliverables, and bounded technical implementations.
Flexible scope for evolving requirements. Transparent labor-hour billing against agreed labor categories.
Hourly technical expertise for surge support and specialist engagements.
Cost-reimbursement contracts for research and development programs where scope and outcomes evolve after award.
Contract Vehicle Readiness
▶ VOSB Sole Source — eligible under the VA Vets First Contracting Program (38 U.S.C. 8127(d); VAAR Subpart 819.70) up to the $5M services threshold, and across DoD small-business acquisition mechanisms.
▶ Simplified Acquisition & SAP/SAT — registered and active in SAM.gov with eligible NAICS codes.
▶ Subcontracting to Primes — VOSB credit for prime subcontracting plan compliance under FAR 19.704.
▶ GSA Multiple Award Schedule — application targeted Q3 2026, SIN 54151S (IT Professional Services) primary.
▶ Mentor-Protégé — 2026–2027 roadmap pursuit of DoD MPP or SBA All Small pairing with a Tier-1 prime; no agreement in place today.
Financial & Compliance Posture
DCAA-compliant accounting, timekeeping, and project cost management operational today; SF 1408 Pre-Award Survey ready. CMMC L2 (C3PAO-assessed Azure GCC High). CMMI-DEV ML3 practices implemented internally; external appraisal targeted Q3 2026. ISO 9001:2015 QMS implemented internally; external certification audit targeted Q4 2026. ITAR and CUI handling in place. No post-award compliance ramp required on any supported contract type.
Bring RDS onto Your Next Program
Fixed-price delivery. DCAA-compliant accounting and timekeeping. CMMC L2 enclave operational — no post-award compliance ramp.