Clayton Evans
Aurora
Summary
Dynamic program manager with over 6 years of experience leading complex government and defense programs, consistently driving results through strategic stakeholder engagement and effective engineering team leadership. Proven expertise in comprehensive project management methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, ensures adaptability and efficiency in diverse project environments. Holds a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, underscoring a commitment to security and integrity while maintaining a strong track record of delivering projects from proposal through sustainment. Recognized for fostering collaborative team dynamics and achieving project milestones on time and within budget.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager Systems Engineering 2
Northrop Grumman
Aurora, CO
02.2024 - Current
- Managed engineering functions to ensure timely delivery on cost, schedule, and technical performance across multiple programs and IRAD initiatives.
- Evaluated and authorized Basis of Estimate (BOE) for multiple Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and task order extensions, ensuring alignment with proposal development and contract compliance standards.
- Achieved efficient staffing and workload forecasts, enhancing team productivity. Streamlined recruiting, hiring, and onboarding processes, strengthening team dynamics. Elevated team performance to effectively meet program demands and milestones.
- Fostered a culture of inclusion and engagement, resulting in improved employee satisfaction and retention. Cultivated mentoring relationships and streamlined performance management processes to enhance team effectiveness. Championed career development initiatives, contributing to increased employee advancement opportunities.
- Oversaw adherence to Northrop Grumman standards while hosting educational initiatives aimed at strengthening engineering practices among 500 engineers.
- Managed and streamlined communication channels and operational processes, serving as secretary and operations chief for a group of approximately 175 members.
- Enhanced understanding of technical execution on critical programs to effectively address internal and external customer requirements.
Senior Principal Engineer Systems Test (Sustainment, O&M, Training Product Owner)
Northrop Grumman
Aurora, CO
10.2021 - 01.2024
- Oversaw comprehensive training development and material execution, supporting an army pre-prototype system with SIGINT and GEOINT capabilities to optimize operational effectiveness.
- Led customer and internal discrepancy review boards, driving resolution of issues to maintain program quality and meet project deadlines.
- Streamlined communication and coordination between forward-deployed field support representatives and factory teams to optimize exercise planning that meets U.S. Army unit objectives.
- Directed management of logistical support and asset tracking processes for hardware and software components, enhancing operational readiness.
- Developed comprehensive technical volumes and staffing profiles to enhance proposal efforts and support business development objectives.
- Oversaw comprehensive technical strategies and BOE initiatives to ensure compliance with military prototype specifications.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to compile information and rationales for engineering change proposals, ensuring comprehensive cost and schedule impact assessments.
Systems Engineer III - Migration Engineer
Ready Support Services, LLC
Aurora, CO
07.2020 - 09.2021
- Managed requirements gathering and onboarding processes to ensure seamless integration of application service providers (ASPs) in SIGINT cloud migration projects.
- Achieved effective program alignment by conducting ASP coordination meetings. Streamlined agenda-setting to enhance discussion focus. Communicated comprehensive meeting minutes, status reports, and identified issues to program leadership, customers, and subject matter experts.
- Evaluated and tracked onboarding progress, focusing on impact analysis, implementation design, provisioning, execution, and subsequent support.
- Coordinated efforts with Tier 2 and Tier 3 help desk and engineering specialists to troubleshoot and resolve ASP-related issues.
- Organized and led customer board meetings and briefings, fostering stakeholder alignment and maintaining transparency in program initiatives.
Systems Engineer Technical Specialist: Geospatial and Integrated Intelligence
Perspecta, Acquired by Peraton
Chantilly, VA
10.2019 - 06.2020
- Delivered systems engineering technical advisory services to intelligence community clients, specializing in satellite communications.
- Executed comprehensive verification of quantifiable requirements, ensuring alignment with client specifications and government regulations.
- Acted as primary customer liaison, aligning program requirements with business development goals.
- Facilitated the application of geospatial and intelligence capabilities in software platforms to enhance field user operations.
- Engineered automation models to optimize the ingestion of intelligence community data into operational platforms, improving data accessibility and usability.
Program Manager
Absolute Business Solutions Corporation (ABSc)
Arlington, VA
07.2017 - 09.2019
- Managed comprehensive oversight of a $12.9 million contract, driving program execution to achieve operational and strategic Army goals.
- Directed recruitment, training, scheduling, and performance management processes for a team of 25 intelligence analysts and engineers to optimize operational efficiency.
- Executed comprehensive financial strategies encompassing forecasting, budgeting, expenditure scheduling, and variance analysis to optimize fiscal performance.
- Managed a team of 10 subcontractor engineers, focusing on invoice review processes and verifying billing precision.
- Managed and evaluated Cyber Incident Damage Assessment (CIDA) cases, coordinating efforts with various Army and Defense organizations to ensure thorough damage evaluation and reporting.
- Analyzed foreign collection threats to identify vulnerabilities and formulate strategic countermeasures.
- Collaborated with research development and acquisition technology SMEs to streamline briefing processes and improve assessment integration.
- Acted as primary liaison to national ground intelligence center, ensuring effective collaboration on foreign emerging technology initiatives.
- Analyzed compromised defense contractor networks through cyber incident assessments, utilizing scientific counterintelligence and all-source data to guide remediation efforts.
Intelligence Analyst
Operational Surveyors
Herndon, VA
03.2017 - 07.2017
- Analyzed and synthesized intelligence data to produce detailed reports on chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological threats from global Al Qaida and associated groups for government stakeholders.
Identity Intelligence Exploitation Analyst
Integral Consulting
Quantico, VA
11.2016 - 03.2017
- Conducted thorough analysis and compilation of biometric identification data into detailed reports (BIARs) for stakeholder review.
- Performed in-depth research analysis and production processes to support biometric intelligence program objectives and compliance with SOPs.
- Utilized Microsoft Excel, Access, and SharePoint to effectively manage and organize identity intelligence information.
- Developed and submitted biometric enrollment files to designated repositories for effective comparison and analysis.
Program Manager
Victor 42
Charlottesville, VA
12.2012 - 11.2016
- Oversaw corporate interactions and stakeholder engagement for counterinsurgency targeting program contract.
- Managed daily operations and contract activities to enhance program administration. Cultivated customer relationships to drive satisfaction and retention. Oversaw contract performance to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Oversaw staffing strategies and travel logistics to guarantee full program compliance and effective personnel deployment into CENTCOM AOR.
- Orchestrated all operational activities to enhance responsiveness to customer needs.
- Managed pre-deployment readiness for team members, guaranteeing contract analyst's technical qualifications and timely completion of necessary paperwork while facilitating coordination with the forward deployed analyst.
- Evaluated and confirmed OCONUS rotation status to ensure analyst training aligns with deployment requirements.
- Managed contract relations and served as key point-of-contact for U.S. Marine Corps and Special Operations Task Force - Southwest/West during operations in Afghanistan.
- Coordinated contract performance and daily operations to support program administration and optimize customer satisfaction throughout the theater.
- Coordinated staffing strategies to uphold full program and contract personnel levels, prioritizing safety and operational continuity for all in-country staff.
- Coordinated and facilitated the delivery of contract obligations, emphasizing counterinsurgency targeting and intelligence products to support U.S. Forces-Afghanistan missions.
- Guided novice and journeyman analysts in skill enhancement and professional growth through targeted training sessions.
- Oversaw comprehensive targeting efforts, ensuring effective collaboration and conflict resolution among five subordinate units, special operations teams, Afghan military partners, and the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan targeting cell.
- Oversaw all aspects of intelligence research and production, ensuring alignment with worldwide weapons technical intelligence and counter-IED objectives.
- Oversaw tracking of production progress and RFI response timelines to support project efficiency and accountability.
- Facilitated detailed reviews of junior analyst work and organized products for submission to government review and editing teams.
- Produced seamless collaboration between deployed and CONUS teams, enhancing support for deployed analysts. Achieved high-quality responses to RFIs through diligent initial quality control.
- Oversaw comprehensive preparation for OCONUS deployment to Africa, confirming contract analyst's technical qualifications, completion of pre-deployment paperwork, and effective coordination with the outgoing forward deployed analyst.
Squad Leader
Virginia Army National Guard
Manassas, VA
10.2011 - 10.2014
- Enhanced platoon-level training for 30-50 personnel through effective research and development initiatives. Delivered targeted training on all-source intelligence analysis methodologies and social network analysis, improving team capabilities. Informed training programs with insights on current trends in the Afghanistan theater of operations, ensuring strategic alignment.
- Achieved team development by supervising five to ten personnel as a first-line supervisor. Enhanced junior analysts' skills through effective mentorship and training programs. Improved team performance with quarterly evaluations and promotion recommendations.
Journeyman Insurgent Network Analyst
JTG Inc.
Charlottesville, VA
10.2010 - 11.2012
- Identified emerging networks and targets through rigorous intelligence analysis, directing analytic efforts towards high-priority threats.
- Led regional evaluations of terrorist and insurgent networks to inform strategic initiatives. Produced targeting support products to enhance operational effectiveness for deployed units. Developed and presented comprehensive intelligence briefings to stakeholders.
- Analyzed social networks of the local national population in Uruzgan Province, leveraging ORA software and Lighthouse collection techniques for data accuracy.
- Collaborated with 1st Special Forces Group's Operational Detachment Alpha teams to deliver targeted analysis, facilitating strategic operations in Uruzgan Province during March to September 2012.
- Utilized F3EAD methodology to perform targeting analysis in support of 1st Special Forces Group operations in Uruzgan Province.
Intelligence Analyst and Squad Leader
US Army
Fort Benning, GA
09.2008 - 10.2010
- Developed detailed intelligence assessments and long-range forecasts to evaluate Taliban movement and IED/insurgent influence operations.
- Conducted thorough intelligence assessments to support ongoing and upcoming counterinsurgency operations within Afghanistan.
- Analyzed intelligence reports from various sources to map and evaluate Taliban connections through advanced database tools.
- Achieved enhanced readiness through the delivery of quarterly CBRN training to 88 military personnel. Streamlined equipment servicing and maintenance processes for CBRN tools. Delivered critical CBRN threat analyses that informed and strengthened the facility's security strategy.
- Conducted comprehensive targeting analysis to identify and assess insurgent organizations and personnel through integration of HUMINT and SIGINT data.
- Conducted and evaluated detainee operations, focusing on effective tactical questioning and comprehensive guarding measures.
- Oversaw the production and distribution of daily graphic intelligence summaries, commanders update briefs, and weekly assessments to enhance operational awareness. Managed the creation and dissemination of intelligence reports to ensure commanders received timely updates. Coordinated the flow of graphic intelligence to facilitate informed decision-making for leadership.
- Achieved high levels of preparedness by conducting quarterly CBRN training for a team of 150 military personnel. Facilitated effective equipment servicing and maintenance to optimize performance. Strengthened unit capabilities through targeted CBRN training initiatives.
- Oversaw a team of five to ten personnel, serving as first line supervisor. Delivered mentorship and training for junior analysts. Facilitated quarterly performance evaluations and advancement recommendations.
Education
Master of Science - Criminology/Analytics
Arizona State University-Tempe
Tempe, AZ05-2023
Bachelor of Science - Criminology/Forensic Science
University of Maryland-University College
Adelphi, MD05-2017
Skills
- Program Management
- Earned Value Management
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Budget Management
- Contract Management
- Systems Engineering
- Proposal Development
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Schedule Management
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Cross-Team Communication Skills
- Customer Relationship Management
- Project Management Methodology
Certification
TS/SCI with Polygraph
Timeline
Manager Systems Engineering 2
Northrop Grumman
02.2024 - Current
Senior Principal Engineer Systems Test (Sustainment, O&M, Training Product Owner)
Northrop Grumman
10.2021 - 01.2024
Systems Engineer III - Migration Engineer
Ready Support Services, LLC
07.2020 - 09.2021
Systems Engineer Technical Specialist: Geospatial and Integrated Intelligence
Perspecta, Acquired by Peraton
10.2019 - 06.2020
Program Manager
Absolute Business Solutions Corporation (ABSc)
07.2017 - 09.2019
Intelligence Analyst
Operational Surveyors
03.2017 - 07.2017
Identity Intelligence Exploitation Analyst
Integral Consulting
11.2016 - 03.2017
Program Manager
Victor 42
12.2012 - 11.2016
Squad Leader
Virginia Army National Guard
10.2011 - 10.2014
Journeyman Insurgent Network Analyst
JTG Inc.
10.2010 - 11.2012
Intelligence Analyst and Squad Leader
US Army
09.2008 - 10.2010
Master of Science - Criminology/Analytics
Arizona State University-Tempe
Bachelor of Science - Criminology/Forensic Science
University of Maryland-University College