James C. Brown 

 

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, WI
Leading global supplier of automation hardware and software 
2004 – Present
Manager, Rockwell Software Program Management Office

Organized and developed a Program Management Office with representation globally.

Grew Program Management staff from 2 to over 30 to reflect the strategic growth of the division.

Drove changes from adhoc procedures to structured, repeatable processes and methodologies.

Provided subject matter expertise to the SAP project planning and CMMI implementation teams.


Celoxica, Inc., Austin, TX
UK-based innovator and system-level design automation company 
2003 – 2004
Regional Sales Director, Program Manager

Provided program management expertise to large global client engagements for multi-national companies.

Conducted business development activities and managed sales rep network for international startup.

Cultivated relationships and closed deals with major industry leading technology corporations.


Mentor Graphics Corporation, Austin, TX
Leading global provider of EDA software, systems, and services 
1998 to 2003  

Director, Global Program Management Office (’98-’03)
Consulting Manager, Central Region (concurrent, ’02-‘03)

Recruited as program manager for consulting; P&L accountable for $20 million business and large-scale design reuse engagements.

Managed high-performance team of product developers including specifications, delivery, and on-site international support.

Selected to assume concurrent responsibility for 125-member consulting practice upon organizational restructuring.

Negotiated and closed contracts, assigned project resources, monitored milestones, and delivered to expectations.


Lockheed Martin Corporation, Houston, TX
Leading systems integrator and information technology company 
1989 to 1998
Program Manager ('95 - '98)

Responsible for advanced technology component of $63 million international NASA controls program for mission support.

Orchestrated migration of space station/shuttle controls from antiquated legacy platform to state-of-the-art distributed environment.

Led team of 300 management, technical, and administrative employees; oversaw financial/technical performance.

Guided positive culture change by realigning resources to motivate team morale and reinforce core competencies.


Program Engineer ('90 - '95)
Managed staff in compiling and presenting key metrics to senior managers and customers; provided support to Program Office.

Tracked program/functional performance on $100 million in project budgets; prepared financial reports for NASA/DoD customers.

Ensured accurate/timely variance analysis reporting, established solid EVMS processes, and monitored corrective actions.

Rapidly promoted from Sr. Systems Engineer ('89 - '90). Authored test plans and procedures in compliance with SEI-CMM Level 5.

 

 EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

MBA (1997) and BBA (1994) Management emphasis
University of Houston-­Clear Lake, Houston, TX.

Advanced Master's Certificate, Project Management 2003
George Washington University, Washington, DC.

PMP, Project Management Professional, 2001
Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, PA.

Certified Manager, Institute of Certified Managers, 1993
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Certified Scrum Master

Certified Scrum Product Owner

Certified Scrum Practitioner

Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt