DAVID J. THANIG

 

1648 Via Ocioso, San Marcos, CA 92078

(619) 699-9522   onedavey@gmail.com

 

PROFILE:

A seasoned, reliable professional with (30) years in Bid Management/Cost Analysis/Estimating, Proposal Pricing Analysis of commercial and government RFP’s. Background: In-Flight Entertainment Systems, Unmanned Air Vehicles, Satellite Systems,

Cruise Missile Systems, Aircraft, Software Driven Communication Systems and Armored transportation vehicles. Six years in commercial product Cost/Price Analysis of Mining Equipment and seven years Design Engineering involvement with mechanical structures/electrical machinery and heavy manufacturing. Contract Administration knowledge.

 

Five years as Engineering Bid Manager; commercial In-Flight Entertainment Systems and Connectivity solutions analysis for large commercial aircraft.  Five years of estimating the Ride Systems, Shows and Attractions in the Entertainment/Theme Park Industry. One year field Sales and Management in the copper mining products industry. Major strengths include organization, customer liaison, cost performance analysis, commitment to job excellence. Success oriented team player that communicates effectively at all levels. Seeking contract position; Bid/Pricing Manager, Program/Project Manager, Sales Engineer.

 

Hands-on Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Microsoft Office for Windows, and mainframe computer proficient.

Held SECRET DoD clearance.  Knowledge of CAS, DoD, FAR and TINA Standards.

Field Sales Engineering and Management skills; copper mining, crushing & milling production and maintenance.

 

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS & COMPANY AFFILIATIONS:

 

THALES IN-FLYT EXPERIENCE, Irvine, CA

Engineering Bid Manager  01/11-6/15 Managed the bid preparation of engineering tasks, and hardware bills of material for custom in-flight entertainment and connectivity solutions on large commercial aircraft, broadband connectivity solutions, cost benefit analysis, task detail summaries, schedules, bid kickoff meetings for commercial clients and global field sales support efforts.

·         Audio/video, state of the art software, hardware development, systems, customer installation and support, test and certification engineering, tech pubs bid management and approvals through the Director of Engineering.

·         Detail research and analysis on large commercial aircraft seat layouts, wiring and component design involved in the bid process that was then fed to finance for bid and proposal pricing and completion.  

 

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON, San Diego, CA9/04-12/10             

Associate - Senior Cost Estimator/Analyst

·   Program Office Life Cycle Cost Estimating, CARD documentation, Benefit Cost Analysis for Government clients

·         Cost analyst/estimator for a state of the art software driven communication system for all the Services.

·         Detail research and analysis on large armored transport vehicles.

·         Business Financial Manager (BFM) and Navy SPAWAR PMW 780 support; GAAP, ERP and P&L analysis.

·         Daily interface with Navy and/or Air Force program office personnel for the Milestone B/C decisions.

·         Provided contractor assessments, conducted meetings, presentations and cost analysis support for the Program Office.

·         Cost estimating techniques such as analogy, parametric, learning curve theory and bottoms-up used.

·         In depth knowledge of radio terminal systems, the DoD acquisition process, manpower planning from development through production phase, system analysis, contractor experience knowledge, good communication skills, positive attitude, attention to clients/contractors needs, engineering design skills and understanding of DoD contracting and procurement schedules.

·         Used parametric models such as SEER and Price, trained in ACE-IT cost to provide support for “what-if” drills involving several different design approaches.

 

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, San Diego, CA 4/03 -9/04

Engineering Planning 4 – Engineering Logistics and Test Estimator Senior

·         Engineering Proposal Management, basis of estimate analysis, DOD/Civil Unmanned Air Vehicle coordination and executive presentations. Bid Man Hours and Material for Government and contract requirements.

·               Production Analyst Business Management/Engineering & Test Estimator, working with

·               Proposal Management, basis of estimate analysis, DOD/Civil Unmanned Air Vehicle coordination and executive presentations. Bid man power LOE and material for contract requirements, from development, through production and O&S, by use of the Microsoft Project Planning tool. In addition, provided acquisition and decision analysis support for major DOD acquisitions.

 

 

 

DAVID J. THANIG

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS & COMPANY AFFILIATIONS:

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BOEING SATELLITE SYSTEMS, El Segundo, CA 11/00-4/03

(Hughes Space & Communications)

Business Staff Analyst –Cost Volume and Estimating Lead- Management Certified by Boeing

·         Proposal Management, cost volume preparation, basis of estimate analysis, DOD/Civil satellite coordination and executive presentations.

·         Bid RFP’s per government contract requirements valued at $3.0 Billion Dollars.

WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING, Glendale, CA

Senior Systems Estimator - Program Management1996-2000

·               Projected estimates for rides, shows, lodging, shops and attractions, from drawings, design changes and engineering sketches saving cost/price analysis hours.

·               Coordinated sub-contract development, contracts, negotiations support and the standardization of cost/price data;

       Reducing proposal cost by 45%.

·               Forecasted the financial cost and labor hours for the design, test, manufacture and erection of projects and systems for all

·               Disney theme park attractions, worldwide.

 

ENGINEERED EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Corona, CA

Southwest Sales Manager - Tucson, AZ1995 – 1996

·               Managed sales territory valued at $4 million in mining products and services.

·               Planned system to monitor the standard cost, weight and specification for 20 large machines parts

And optional equipment; between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000 in value.

·               Directed contracts and sales personnel in customer sales/company profit margins.

 

RAYTHEON – Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ (GENERAL DYNAMICS/CONVAIR, San Diego, CA)

Senior Estimating Specialist - Contracts & Estimating Department1984 - 1995

·               Estimated test equipment data positions/engineering labor and material costs.

·   Performed Cost Analysis of operations data for forecasting of product pricing and performance.

·   Prepared rationale for Cost/Price volumes, supported negotiations of products/services in excess of $2 million

·   Estimated aerospace manufacturing, tooling, engineering, quality assurance and logistics tasks through use of

        Standards, realizations and learning curves.

·   Improved proposals turnover by 30% by use of PC programs and parametric analysis. 

·   Supported fact finding and negotiations with government agencies for products over $5,000,000.

·   Negotiated Cost Proposal Contracts with administration through CAS/FAR/DOD guidelines.

 

EDUCATION:

*SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, School of Business

   Certificate in Government Contract Management - Diploma1992

*UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, School of Business

   Certificate in Cost Analysis - Diploma1988

*MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

   A.S. DEGREE - Mechanical Design and Manufacturing1979

*UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - Milwaukee

   B. S. Applied Science and Engineering (attempted-not completed) 1970                                                                         1968

 

COMPANY SEMINARS/COMPANY SPONSORED COURSES:

*Continuous Process Improvement - Conway Quality, Inc. (TQM)

*Effective Negotiating - Dr. Chester L. Karrass

*Cost/Schedule Control Systems Management

*Truth in Negotiations/Negotiations Skills

*Procurement Integrity in Acquisition

*Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) & Commercial Contracting

*Managing for Six Sigma Quality

*International Contracting