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ROBERT S. GIBSON

Metairie, LA 70001

504-390-8963 (m)

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Twenty-five years industry experience in shipbuilding, manufacturing and construction.

Extensive knowledge of engineering design, project, and contracts management.

Experience conducting government and commercial subcontracting activities.

Experience leading large-scale projects and business acquisition initiatives.

Strong negotiating, contract review, and provision drafting skills.

Extensive IPT participation and leadership.

Experience leading design requirements analysis and trade-studies.

Knowledge of FAR, DFAR, agency regulations, DOD acquisition process, etc.

Knowledge of ABS, IMO, USGC, CFR and other legal and regulatory requirements.

Strong research, critical reasoning, organizational, writing, and other communications skills.

Knowledge of TINA, ITAR, EAR, FCPA and other prime and subcontracting compliance issues.

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Acted as contracts management lead on multi-discipline proposal team for LPD 26 and 27 capture. Member of contract negotiating

team. Responsible for statement of work and terms and conditions. Effort culminated in award of two $1.5B option contracts.

Led multi-discipline effort to plan and execute advance procurement (AP) on LPD 26 and 27. Effort spanned period from selection

of AP candidates, to include all subcontracting activity, through order close-out. AP value for Program averaged $180M per hull.

Jointly led Government and Contractor team to reorganize LPD Program change control board (CCB) structure, process,

management, and participation. Effort culminated in reduction of change order backlog from one-hundred change orders in-

process to twenty-five in-process and a reduction of change order cycle times from over two-hundred days to less than sixty days.

Acted as contracts management lead in multi-discipline effort to develop, submit, and negotiate USCG Deepwater Program and

National Security Cutter (WMSL 750) request for equitable adjustment. Coordinated red team and senior management reviews.

Culminated in $80M settlement for loss of profit, implementation creep, delay, and disruption.

Managed team of field engineers and subcontractors responsible for design, planning, and implementation of propulsion diesel

exhaust system redesign and retrofit on T-AKR 300 Class, Strategic Sealift ships. Effort culminated in successful installation on

all seven ships, three ships accomplished in line, two ships retrofit on-site, and two ships retrofit off-site. Total project value $28M.

Managed a 20-engineer, multi-discipline, post-design, project office. Responsible for design and field engineering activities and to

assure that all engineering support was delivered to the programs. Provided close support to operations and craft management.

Held positions of mid-level management responsibility including contracts manager and project manager on major NAVSEA

shipbuilding programs and technical director and project manager on a five-ship, commercial, VLCC tanker program.

HUNTINGTON INGALLS -- AVONDALE OPERATIONS

NEW ORLEANS, LA

(Formerly Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and Avondale Industries)

SENIOR COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR (2012 to end 2014):

Responsible for all commercial contracts management activity. Reviewed and negotiated confidentiality agreements, memoranda

of understanding, and other agreements. Briefed new business solicitations and contracts. Led multi-discipline team thru

solicitation review, bid/no-bid, proposal development, pricing, management authorization, submittal, etc. Acted as negotiator on

new business and change order proposals. Maintained contractual documents, correspondence, and history. Supervised and

mentored personnel.

CONTRACTS MANAGER, LPD PROGRAM (2010 to 2012): Responsible for multiple contracts concurrently including multiple LPD hulls under construction ($1.5B each) and LPD Lifecycle

Support ($100M) prime contract. Also responsible for subcontract administration of Raytheon C4ISR ($90M) subcontract.

Managed working group of 6-administrators. Responsible for staff development, mentoring, and evaluation. Assured program

compliance with contractual and other applicable requirements. Maintained contractual documents, correspondence, and history.

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CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR, LPD PROGRAM (2007 to 2010):

CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR, DEEPWATER PROGRAM (2004 to 2007):

Responsible for all contracts management activities. Assured program activities were conducted in accordance with company

policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications. Acted as member of change control board. Acted as proposal manager

on new business proposals. Briefed new business solicitations and contracts. Acted as negotiator on change order and new

business propsosals. Maintained contractual documents, correspondence and history. Supervised and mentored personnel.

ENGINEERING TEAM LEAD NSC DESIGN (2003 to 2004):

Managed detail design effort in an IPT environment. Responsible for quality, budget, and schedule adherence. Assured contract

and regulatory compliance of engineering products. Coordinated efforts of engineering disciplines. Conducted team-level design

reviews. Responsible for design integration and configuration management. Led technical requirements analysis and trade studies.

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, POLAR TANKER & SEALIFT PROGRAMS (2001 to 2003):

PROJECT MANAGER, POLAR TANKER PROGRAM (1997 to 2001):

Managed detail design effort. Responsible for quality, budget, and schedule adherence. Assured contract and regulatory

compliance of engineering products. Coordinated efforts of engineering disciplines. Conducted program-level design reviews.

Responsible for design integration and configuration management. Acted as technical representative to program management team.

PROJECT MANAGER, SEALIFT PROGRAM (1993 to 1997):

Managed Sealift Program change order development process. Prepared and reviewed engineering change proposals. Prepared

contract waivers and deviations. Wrote technical scope narratives, labor and material scopes, specification changes, HE/SS factors,

analysis, and supported schedule analysis. Solicited subcontract pricing for change orders. Prepared independent ROM cost

estimates. Acted as technical liaison between project office and engineering disciplines. Worked as assistant to technical director.

TEXTRON MARINE SYSTEMS

NEW ORLEANS, LA QUALITY ENGINEER (1991 to 1993):

Responsible for checking and review of engineering drawings for compliance with technical, contractual, configuration

management and other requirements. Supervised a 4-engineer, multi-discipline checking group. Scheduled and managed the

process of engineering drawing release. Prepared program and departmental plans, procedures, and reports. Prepared technical

process specifications. Managed engineering services subcontracts. Conducted penetration and weight control studies.

AVONDALE INDUSTRIES

NEW ORLEANS, LA

OUTFITTING DESIGNER AND CHECKER

Y.K. MOK NAVAL ARCHITECTS

NEW ORLEANS, LA MARINE DESIGNER AND CHECKER

BERGERON INDUSTRIES

ST. BERNARD, LA

MARINE DESIGNER AND CHECKER

EDUCATION:

B.A.S. in Organizational Sciences, Loyola University, New Orleans.

A.A.S. in Structural Technology, Southeastern Louisiana University.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

1. EVM Principles for Managers, Northrop Grumman, three-day course, completed 2002.

2. Negotiations Training, William Morris, Stanford University, three-day course, completed 2003.

3. Contracts Professional Series, Northrop Grumman, Los Angeles, CA.

a. Contracts Administration, three day course, completed 2006.

b. Pricing for Results, three day course, completed 2005.

c. Negotiating for Success, three day course, completed 2004.

4. Changes and Equitable Adjustments in Government Contracts, Ralph Nash, George Washington University, completed 2007.

5. Advanced Government Contracts Administration, Ralph Nash, George Washington University, completed 2009.

6. Annual Basic Skills Training, Industrial Security, Export Compliance, Business Ethics, ITAR, TINA, EVM, etc.