Danny and Elizabeth

Dan and Elizabeth
Danny and a Ford
  Dan & Liz Costume party
Dan and Liz Costume Party
Dan&LizAtHollywoodBowl
Dan and Liz at Hollywood Bowl
Dan's truck

Here is a picture of Liz and I winning the Classic Car Club Restorer Of The Year Award this year and one of our classic cars.  This is a 1929 Model A Ford Deluxe Panel Delivery Truck.  We since have totally disassembled the truck and are totally restoring it for the 2006 Palos Verdes Concours ‘d Elegance show in September.  By-the-way, this truck and our other cars were in the movie Aviator.

 

Dan

Dan's
This is a picture of my oldest son Dan Jr., his wife Laura and sons Nick and Josh.  They are graduates of Kent State and of Wyoming respectively, and live in Orange, California.  Dan Jr. is VP of Sales and Marketing for a chain of Crowne Plaza Resort, Doubletree and other hotels.  Laura is the same for Disney hotels.


Dan
Dan

  
                                                            JAMES D. FITZGERALD                                                                                                    
                                                            1613 Via Zurita
                                                            Palos Verdes Estates, California 90274-1933
                                                            310.373.8060 home
                                                            jdfitzgerald@earthlink.net
     

OUALIFICATIONS

Extensive experience and skilled in all aspects of Financial Management and Controllership; 30 years experience on national and international aircraft, missile, C3 and space weapon systems.  Strong management skills with demonstrated high productivity from, and high morale within medium and large organizations.  Able to attract quality employees and build a strong team.  Focus of experience has been on controllership, budget, procurement, pricing, schedule analysis, program control, project integration and financial management, cost analysis, cost analysis research, proposal preparation, proposal evaluation, analysis and formulation of contract terms and conditions, development and implementation of larger company estimating systems, policy practices and systems.

*    Skilled as Controller and Director of Budget, Director of Cost Analysis, Program Control and Financial Management.  International reputation as expert and leader in the field of cost analysis.  
*    Excellent manager and administrator of regional and national organizations and programs.  
    Top multi-organization managerial skills.
*    Dealt with over 60 major aerospace corporations, Air Force, Navy, Army, NASA, Office of Secretary of Defense, intelligence agencies, Defense Contract Audit Agencies, government plant representatives, et al.  Excellent high level financial and program contacts throughout government and industry.
*    Responsible for much industry and Department of Defense policy pertaining to weapon systems financial management, cost analysis, subcontractor price cost analysis, cost research, cost modeling, cost/schedule control systems, source selection and proposal evaluation, schedule analysis, risk analysis and program control.
*    Led development of cost estimates/cost proposal/budgets and cost-benefit analyses for several major national programs with value of several hundred billion dollars.  These include F 15, F 16, numerous classified programs, AMST, C141 Stretch, KCIO, MX, MILSTAR, DSP, DMSP, FLTSAT, UHFFO, TDRS 1-8, EOS, DISCOVERY Missions, ODYSSEY, ROCSAT, KOMSAT, PRT, TDRS HIJ, PACTEL, INMARSAT, POINTS, FUSE, VOICESPAN, GEAMERICOM, GESTAR, various launch vehicles and other KABand and EHF satellite constellation bids.
*    In-depth knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), CAS and other like laws, policies and procedures.  These include, DODM 4225.7-M, 5000 series and the AFM 173 series.  Expert on FAR compliant contractor estimating systems.  In-depth knowledge of developing commercial bids and deals.
*    Extensive government and industry experience in the field of Finance and Cost Analysis.

Implemented computer models, estimating systems, data banks, economic analyses, performance
measurement systems and real-time management information systems to do business more effectively and efficiently.  Implemented systems used by all levels of DOD including System Program Offices and TRW Space and Electronics Group (S&EG).  Internationally recognized in field of cost modeling and parametric
analysis.

 
JAMES D. FITZGERALD

EDUCATION
MS, Management and Business University of Colorado (Boulder), 1969
BS, Business and Commerce, Texas Christian University, 1962
USAF Air War College, 1981, Air Command Staff College, 1975, Squadron Office School, 1965
Naval Post Graduate School, Defense Management Systems College, 1969
Spacecraft Design & Development, S&EG/ESG Training and Organizational Effectiveness, 1991
FUQUA School of Business Executive Education, TRW Finance Management Program,
"Creating Strategic Partnerships", Duke University, 1995

MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Member and Certified Cost Analyst, CCA No. 49, Institute of Cost Analysis (ICA)
Member and Certified Professional Estimator, CPE No. 26 1, National Estimating Society (NES)
Member and Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst, CCEA No. 1029, Society of Cost Estimating and
Analysis (SCEA)
Member of American Society of Military Controllers (ASMC)
Member of International Society of Parametric Estimates (ISPA)
Member of Contracts Management Association
Member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Scholastic Honors Fraternity
Member of Sigma Iota Epsilon, Honorary Management Fraternity
Member Sigma Chi Fraternity
Master Spacemen Rating - Air Force
Registered Tax Consultant
Security Clearance: Top Secret (Expanded Special Background Investigation)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

1993    Instructor for UCLA course in Cost Modeling, Risk Analysis and Economic Analysis
1987    Plenary Speaker, National ICA Educational Symposium, St. Louis
1986    Panel Speaker, NES National Symposium, Anaheim, CA
1986    Speaker - NES, AAC, ICA
1986    Program Speaker, National Computer Conference
1985    Instructor for UCLA course in Cost Modeling, Risk Analysis and Economic Analysis Plenary speaker, National ICA Educational Symposium, St. Louis
Panel Speaker, NES National Symposium Anaheim, CA
Speaker - NES, AAC, ICA
Program Speaker, National Computer Conference
General Session Speaker, ISPA International Conference, San Francisco
Numerous briefings to General Abrahamson, SDIO on Cost Analysis and requirements

1984    General Session Speaker, National ICA Workshop and Symposium
1973-77    Expert Witness for the Congressional Commercial Business Board of Appeals
1968-72    General Session Speaker, National ICA Workshop and Symposium
Instructor of graduate and undergraduate courses, University of Maryland - Management, Organizational Behavior, Human Relations, Labor Economics, Personnel Management and Accounting

 
JAMES D. FITZGERALD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TRW Inc. Redondo Beach, California                             1990 - Present

Division Pricing Manager, TRW Civil & International Systems Division, Space and Electronics Group.  Chairman of S&EG Committee to develop S&EG Commercial Pricing, Policies and Procedures.  Chairman of S&EG Group to develop and implement S&EG Commercial Estimating Practices, Methods and Procedures.  Developed S&EG Cost Volume Policy.  Responsible for major Commercial, NASA, DOD, U.S. Government. and International Program bids.  Responsible for the Pricing strategy assessment of contract terms and conditions, risk analysis, competitor and market price analysis, financial analysis and integration of the above for presentation to top management S&EG Senior Red Team member for major government and commercial program cost volumes.

TRW Space & Technology Group, Redondo Beach, California                               1985-1990

Manager, Analysis Systems, Pricing & Cost Data Systems
Chairman of the S&D Estimating and Cost Data Systems Committee.  Responsible for the S&D Estimating System Disclosure  Statement and matters related to Cost Estimating Relationships (CERS).  Also Group/Division historical cost data and DFARS 215.811 in general.  Managed three departments with over 35 personnel with advanced degrees in technical fields.  These departments were:

Subcontract Price Cost Analysis.  Responsible for S&TG Subcontract Price Cost Analysis Program and Price Cost Analysis subcontracts.
Independent Cost Analysis.  Conducted Independent Cost Analysis to serve as the basis for bid targets, cost trade studies, cost research, training, and proposal cost validation for numerous government and commercial space/satellite programs.  Established  world-class S&TG cost modeling group.
Data Analysis.  Responsible for development and maintenance of the computerized S&EG Departmental Estimating System, created Task Descriptions (TD) and Basis of Estimate (BOE) for all S&TG proposals.
·    Developed TRW component level historical Cost Data Bank.  Data Bank serves as basis for numerous analogous cost proposals and the TRW parametric cost model.  This data bank also serves as the TRW data source for the Air Force other models.
·    Developed FAR compliant S&TG Box Level Estimating System.

United States Air Force Space Systems, Los Angeles, California                                                1982-1985

Director of Cost and Management Analysis (Colonel, USAF)
·    Responsible for program office cost estimates and Independent Cost Analyses (ICA) for all Space Systems Division programs.  Defended program cost estimates and schedule and risk assessments at SAF and OSD levels.  Chief of MILSTAR ICA Team.  Program budgets exceeding several billion dollars annually.
·    Managed Directorate of over 35 skilled analysts who conduct cost methodology/model development, program schedule analysis, cost estimating and program risk analysis.
·    Responsible for Space Systems Division C/SCSC program and contractor application.
Responsible for General Systems Engineering & Integration (GSE&I) Contractor (Aerospace Corp.) cost analysis and schedule analysis support.
·    Chairman, Space Systems Cost Analysis Group (SSCAG) (international government/industry workshop) composed of 105 member contractors and governments from seven nations.
Responsible for the cost analysis support commercial contracts.
Responsible for the Division Cost Analysis Research Program.

JAMES D. FITZGERALD                                1978-1982

HQ Air Force Systems Command (AFSC), Washington, D.C,
Chief of Cost Analysis Division (Lt. Col. USAF)

Responsible for the-AFSC Cost Analysis program and directed ICA teams for all AFSC weapon systems.

Directed AFSC cost analysis research program.
Directed the AFSC Weapon Systems Baseline Management Program.    
Management responsibilities included the office of Management and Budget (OMB) circular A-76
Economic
Analysis Program and economic studies which forecast inflation for AFSC weapon commodity lines.
Managed an office of 14 cost analysts.

Responsible for initiation and direction of AFSC Cost Analysis Improvement Group which serves as the steering body for cost and schedule analysis methodology research.

Headquarters USAF, the Pentagon
Chief, Cost and Management Analysis Branch (Captain/Major/Lt. Col., USAF) Air Staff

Responsibilities same as 1978-82, except approached from Air Force-wide perspective.

Senior Analyst member of Air Force and OSD Cost Analysis Improvement Groups (CAIG).  Managed several cost analysts and numerous cost analyses for the Air Staff and Air Force (CAIG.

Developed parametric models and cost estimates for most Air Force weapon systems.  Air Force focal point for all Air Force Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR) and responsible for content evaluation prior to submission to the Secretary of Defense and Congress.

Responsible for Air Force inflation policy.  Consultant for six months to a special Air Force study group that made recommendations to Air Force Chief of  Staff  on improving system acquisition techniques and reducing cost growth.