1. Kenneth F. Slade
6001 102nd
St. SW, Mukilteo, WA 98275
(425) 349-5888 (H) (425) 241-5479 (C)
kenslade@frontier.com (H)
CAREER OBJECTIVE
I am currently contract seeking positions that will capitalize on my project management and/or aerospace
experience
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE – Boeing Commercial Airplane Programs
Engineering Product Development Integration & Management 5/86-3/91, 11/94-9/00 & 11/01-12/11
 Project Integration & Asst. to Chief Engineer for Propulsion Product Development
- Work with Engineering Chiefs, Program Managers and Finance Organizations to obtain approval for projects.
- Represent platform and functional organization to interface with Program, Integration & Management,
Contracts and Division Engineering Management.
- Lead and direct engineering development for integrated and highly complex propulsion systems, including
developing and managing to program metrics and risk management.
- Develop and implement program specific plans based on Program Level Directives and initiatives.
- Develop work statements, staffing plans, resource/capital budgets and business case analysis.
- Develop and implemented international business agreements including test and validation requirements.
- Interface with engineering for accountability of project deliverables against work statement and budget
- Develop, integrate, implement and administer budgets and staffing requirements.
- Manage the day to day engineering activities, including performance to cost and schedule commitments.
- Develop and implement applied MS Project applications for managing multi-year projects.
- Develop work statements, staffing plans, resource/capital budgets and business case analysis.
 Installation & Analysis/Integration Lead
- Lead daily work management or Installations & Analysis as well as other Propulsion Groups.
- Analyze designs & write and integrate technical requirements and technical correspondence.
- Develop, negotiate and administer engineering specification development.
- Integrate technical requirements and conduct technical correspondence.
- Lead engine company development coordination and tracking.
- Lead design interface control.
- Lead Budgets development and administration.
- Lead Facilities planning, personnel training programs development and administration.
- Develop Program Level integrated schedules.
- Interface with Program Integration & Management, Contracts, Division Engineering Management.
 Certification and Validation Focal
- Write and integrated test plans, OPTP’s, EWA’s, instrumentation requirements, FC’s, Red label/Black Label
validation requirements, TOL’s, FTIR’s and TCDR’s for validation and certification tests.
- Write, negotiate and administer test specifications.
- Develop, and integrate test hardware plans.
- Develop and integrate test vehicle and site requirements.
- Integrate Engine and Propulsion Engineering Development Test coordination and tracking.
- Develop and document Compliance Plan Matrices.
- Develop program & test schedules, deliverables and scheduled completion metrics.
- Lead the design and manufacture of developmental and production equivalent test hardware.
Product Development Business Operations 9/00-11/01
 Interface with multi-platform engineering for execution of work statement, including test and validation plans.
 Co-Lead multi-platform work transfer activities.
 Col-Lead development of multi-platform integrated Project, Access and Exceldatabases.
 Lead the development and administration of LR777 Program Web Content for program
management/visibility/reviews and as a team communication tool.

2.  Write and direct Program Directives, Planning Directives and Program Direction Letters (PDL’s).

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Engine Program Management 3/91-11/94
 Responsible for managing Division wide programs, for new product development and existing products.
 Negotiate, integrate and facilitate test plans, agreements, contracts and technical specifications
 Direct and facilitate resolution of supplier related issues with engineering, supplier and customers.
 Direct a cross-functional business unit that purchased $250M/yr. and employed 50-100 engineers.
 Direct a cross-functional team for strategic planning as well as short/long range goals integration.
 Manage Lean Engineering/Product Cycle Reduction team.
Engineering Design and Validation & Test Integration 7/81-5/86
 Conduct engine and electrical generator cooling systems design, test, certification and product support.
Verification for system and certification requirements.
 Propulsion Engineering Test focal for all engine ground and flight tests.
 Analyze designs & write and integrate technical requirements and technical correspondence.
 Write OPTP’s,EWA’s,instrumentation requirements, FC’s, Red Label/Black Label validation requirements,
TOL’s, FTIR’s and TCDR’s for validation and certification tests.
CAREER TRACK ATTRIBUTES
 Development, negotiation, implementation and management of plans & requirements, budgets, work statements,
resources and risk management.
 Program cost accountability and management to defined work statement.
 Specification and contract development and negotiation.
 Relational database development for project management and technical requirements integration.
I have had the opportunity to work with and manage a variety of functional disciplines, which have had both a
business and technical focus. These disciplines have included:
 Engineering and Test Support
 Division, Business, Finance and Contracts Management
 Marketing, Strategic Planning and Customer Requirements
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
 Strong background with all phases of small and large projects.
 Strong background with all phases of planning and execution as well as specifications and contracts.
 Capable of managing diverse tasks simultaneously.
 Good at balancing short and long term goals and keeping programs in balance.
 Strong process oriented approach, including identifying as-is shortfalls and developing improvements.
 Strong team builder and leader.
 Ability to balance and support the needs of both the business and technical community.
 Excellent facilitation skills.
 Customer focused, flexible and open minded.
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Highly proficient including Microsoft Project “power user”.

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FORMAL EDUCATION
University of Maine Orono
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering 1981
Franklin Institute of Boston
Associate Degree MechanicalEngineering 1968
RECENT CONTINUING EDUCATION
 Mentoring
 Project Management Fundamentals
 MS Project
 Web publishing
 P+ Project Management Fundamentals
 Ethics & Diversity
 Ed Maher Systems Thinking Seminar
 Effective & High Output Management
 Leadership Through People Skills for Managers
 Facilitator Training