William Patterson
Honey Brook
Summary
A performance driven cross–functional leader with 18 years of program management/operations/engineering experience leading complex commercial, military, and international military programs. Strong leader of multi–disciplinary teams and proven risk mitigation and budget manager. Track record of interfacing with all organizational levels and building strong external customer relationships. I have demonstrated and utilized my customer focus, technical aptitude and strong business acumen to prove my leadership capability and adapt to a very diverse work environment requiring strong knowledge of engineering, program management, lean manufacturing, operations, and supply chain.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager
Lockheed Martin
King Of Prussia, PA
05.2025 - Current
- Managed Integrated Product Team (IPT) to a cumulative 0.99 SPI & 0.99 CPI; reduced EAC by $2.5M for a positive VAC; BEI .99; and CEI 1.0
- Successfully navigated IPT through SRR, PDR, and CDR requirement and design review milestones.
- Led efforts for the Integrated Product Team (IPT) to support new baseline for contract ATP received in November 2025 adding $453M to the MK21A contract.
- Led efforts to define and develop strategy to meet manufacturing readiness assessment (MRA) requirements, environmental testing requirements, and product qualification reviews (QRBs).
- Mentored junior program managers, fostering skill development and enhancing team capabilities through knowledge sharing.
- Conducted comprehensive program evaluations, identifying areas for improvement and recommending actionable solutions.
- Led cross-functional teams to deliver complex aerospace programs on time and within budget.
- Developed and implemented project plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and stakeholder expectations.
- Oversaw risk management processes, identifying potential issues and implementing mitigation strategies effectively.
- Facilitated regular status meetings to communicate project progress and address obstacles with team members.
Project Engineer
Lockheed Martin
King Of Prussia, PA
03.2024 - 05.2025
- Product Owner of the MK21A Production Depot Tester (PDT) overseeing all supporting departments to ensure tasking and budget remain on baseline.
- Control Account Manager (CAM) of PDT overseeing ~$46 million in budget. Weekly EV reports, monthly VAR reporting, ETC validation, and weekly presentations to Program executives.
- Proposed, reviewed, and approved modifications to project plans.
- Coordinated with LM RMS Orlando site to ensure all cross dependencies were completed and delivered on time to support PDT.
- Drafted reports for senior management highlighting key milestones achieved throughout the program lifecycle.
- Conducted regular meetings with team members to review progress and address any issues or concerns arising from the program execution process.
- Worked successfully with a diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Compiled reports detailing progress updates and budget information.
- Coordinated with team members to ensure timely completion of tasks.
- Developed and implemented project plans, schedules and budgets.
- Monitored work performance against established milestones ensuring adherence to approved schedules.
- Facilitated daily stand-up meetings to review progress towards sprint goals.
Configuration and Data Management Manager
Sikorsky
Stratford, CT
05.2023 - 03.2024
- Assign direct reports work tasks, collect feedback and provide performance appraisals, assist with career planning, and identify training development for direct reports for current team of 16.
- Conduct staffing and manpower planning to support current and anticipated projects, including interviewing and hiring personnel while balancing staffing demand, supply and affordability. Ensure that work is accurately represented in GRID for supported programs. (53K, TUHP, CMHP, S92A, and S76D)
- Define, communicate and coordinate staffing priorities as well as funding requirements with the appropriate project leads.
- Support assigned programs by coordinating activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design & test problems.
- Ensure the CM/DM domain area is appropriately represented for assigned programs.
- Develop/maintain knowledge continuity plans for key resources.
- Review Earned Value Management (EVM) status from direct reports to ensure EVM is accurately tracked and that variance reports are timely and meaningful.
- Partner with digital transformation appropriate IPT’s for tool/process requirements that impact department roadmap with a focus on tool standardization.
- Support proposals/captures by ensuring that cost estimates generated for the program(s) are accurate. Also ensure that proposals, cost estimates, ROMs, and statements of work are generated in a timely manner and maintained to accurately reflect the work.
- Lead/participate discussions with Design Engineering, Flight Test and Quality to create direction for process improvements and corrective actions for Corrective Action Requests (CAR’s).
- Leveraged leadership skills to identify deficiencies and opportunities to improve policies, procedures and controls.
Manufacturing Project Manager
Lockheed Martin
Moorestown, NJ
02.2022 - 05.2023
- Control Account Manager (CAM) for all of Typhon Next Gen Missile Launcher ensuring projects track to budget, ETC, mitigating variances as needed to accomplish goals. Owned 37 work packages across 5 manufacturing sites. Total budget owned is $329 million as a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract.
- Determined project scope, boundaries, time frame and possible complications to produce accurate estimates.
- Generated solutions to complex issues relating to project management, promoting delivery within budget and time constraints.
- Submitted budget estimates, progress reports and cost tracking reports.
- Monitored performance of project team members to provide performance feedback.
- Communicated with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives.
- Identified project needs by reviewing project objectives and schedules.
- Proposed, reviewed and approved modifications to project plans.
- Created project status presentations for delivery to customers and/or executive management.
- Developed and updated project plans to document objectives, technologies, schedules and funding.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
- Negotiated with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.
- Created and maintained Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for Typhon programs Unit 0, Battery #2, and Battery #3.
Operations Manager
Sikorsky
Coatesville, PA
09.2017 - 02.2022
- Directed day-to-day operations by spearheading implementation of short-term and long-term strategies to achieve business plan and profitability goals.
- Managed final assembly delivery of 8 Block 2 aircraft and the first 2 Block 2.1 aircraft to the Canadian government: validated new Block 2 modifications (advanced fatigue upgrades, major dynamic component overhauls, mission suite testing), incorporated emergency engineering changes (ECs), and closed out maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) discrepancies carried forward from the customer prior to induction.
- Hold overall responsibility for aircraft schedule (SPI), cost (BOE, EAC, CPI), quality, and safety: achieved 90% on time delivery to contract, an average transfer cost of 12% below budget, and favorable quality feedback from the customer.
- Directly manage 17 direct employees and oversee up to 50 hourly mechanic, avionics, and structural technicians.
- Drive focus on safety, quality, and efficiency throughout practices, incorporating Six-Sigma lean manufacturing.
- Coordinate with Production Control and Engineering to ensure all B.O.M.’s have been issued and all parts have been ordered for completion of the aircraft.
- Monitor and update aircraft schedules and coordinate crossfunctionally to ensure timely delivery of aircraft.
- Coordinate with Leads for proper crew loading, keeping all aircraft on schedule.
- Review and approve SAP Time & Attendance for personnel on a daily Basis.
- Onsite liaison for mission suite supplier GDMS-C: Supporting mission testing, maintenance tracking, part serial number tracking of 61 parts, and ensuring timely part and technical support availability to meet aircraft schedules.
- Recruited, hired and trained crew members on application of projects, customer relations and customer service.
- Built strong operational teams to meet process and production demands.
Manufacturing Engineer
Sikorsky
Coatesville, PA
05.2012 - 09.2017
- Developed detailed instructions along with pictorial on how to perform a new modification on the exhaust. Performed process proof and procedure verification. This resulted in a 1.2 million dollar cost savings.
- Create and maintain work instructions operation sheets for the technicians to complete assembly, installations, and testing based on engineering designs, company standards, customer specifications, and industry norms. Work instructions include use of designed tool, manufacturing equipment, proper material handling equipment, and packaging needed to protect all components for safe delivery to the customer.
- Provide technical shop floor support and education to resolve issues in the form of operation sheet liaisons and drawing interpretation, and interface with design engineering to resolve engineering issues, especially in first-run prototypes.
- Work with operations, quality, and design engineering to conduct process validations to identify areas or process improvement.
Avionics Technician
Sikorsky
Coatesville, PA
10.2008 - 05.2012
- Capable of manufacturing from schematics/blueprints harness assemblies, dressing/clamping, as well as wire terminations to connectors and equipment using various avionics tooling.
- Consistently ensures work is accomplished in accordance with Company Maintenance Policy and FAA standards including paperwork, component tags, etc. are properly completed, signed and maintained.
- Consistently met aircraft schedules and tight deadlines by coordinating efforts of electrical/avionics activities.
- Effectively and efficiently repaired or replaced defective components and wiring to ensure installations met conformity through acceptable practices, including splicing, soldering, and pinning of wiring.
- Enforced the company’s FOD, tool control, and 6-S programs, as well as all safety regulations.
- Basic power on procedures.
- Completion of ATP’s and CSN’s.
- Perform lead tasks when needed.
- Can read and understand EPATS.
Education
Master of Science - Engineering Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL08-2020
Bachelor of Science - Business Technical Management - Eng Sci Major
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL05-2017
Skills
- Performance Monitoring
- Technical Presentations
- Complex Problem Solving
- Customer Relationship Management
- Project Management
- Microsoft Office
- SAP
- Solumina (MES)
- FAR Part 21, 145, & 43
- ISO 9001, AS 9100
- Organizational Skills
- Team Leadership
Timeline
Program Manager
Lockheed Martin
05.2025 - Current
Project Engineer
Lockheed Martin
03.2024 - 05.2025
Configuration and Data Management Manager
Sikorsky
05.2023 - 03.2024
Manufacturing Project Manager
Lockheed Martin
02.2022 - 05.2023
Operations Manager
Sikorsky
09.2017 - 02.2022
Manufacturing Engineer
Sikorsky
05.2012 - 09.2017
Avionics Technician
Sikorsky
10.2008 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Business Technical Management - Eng Sci Major
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Master of Science - Engineering Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach