FRED KOSOFSKY, Ph.D.

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EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

FRED KOSOFSKY, Ph.D.

OBJECTIVE

I am interested in consulting or contract assignments where I can apply my veteran experience in the design and development of complex optical systems for applications such as space-based electro-optical sensors, directed energy weapons, and advanced tactical sensors. I am comfortable providing support as an individual contributor or as part of an integrated product team. This support may be for developing or evaluating advanced designs, proposal preparation, or program definition. I prefer part-time work: three to four days a week.

EXPERIENCE

2006 to Present: Legacy Engineering, LLC, Irvine, CA

  • Various consulting assignments.

2003 to Present: ELUL Israel Consultant Group, Ramat Gan, Israel

  • Consulting services in the area of new business proposals.

02/2007 to 08/2007: Land 75/ 125 Battle Management System

  • Consulted in win strategy, proposal format, text and graphics for Boeing Australia/Boeing Combat Systems (US)/ Elbit Systems Ltd (Israel) team proposal to the Australian Ministry of Defense.

1985 to 2002: The Boeing Company (Human Spaceflight & Exploration), Huntington Beach, CA

  • 1999 to 2002: Director. Strategic Planning & Business Development. Responsible for the direction of: strategic plans and policy formulation, business and market analyses, derivation of short and long term orders, sales and discretionary projections, and the creation of presentations to be made within (HSF&E and corporate executive management) and without the company, relative to strategic issues affecting HSF&E business. The position entails interfacing with all HSF&E sites (Huntington Beach, Houston, Huntsville, Palmdale and Florida), as well as S&C Group. Responsibilities include direction of SF&E new business pursuit processes, e.g., capture plans, bid decisions and proposal reviews; and oversight of proposal preparation planning and proposal preparation.
  • 1996 to 1999: Project Manager. Strategic Planning, Advanced Programs & Business Development (Downey). Directed program managers to derive win strategy and implement appropriate “position-to-win” steps prior to RFP issuance. Reviewed, approved contents of bid decision package prior to division executive management review.
  • 1991 to 1996: Project Manager. Proposal Management, Advanced Programs & Business Development (Downey). Oversight of proposal preparation planning and proposal preparation.
  • 1985 to 1991: Director. New Business Development, Advanced Programs & Business Development (Seal Beach). Provided overall leadership and direction for all division proposals to USAF, USN, US Army, SDI, NASA and other government agencies. Programs included design, development and production of space vehicle systems; space-related research and technology; and mission analysis/concept formulation. Developed and issued division-wide detailed proposal preparation procedure, now in standard use.
  • Proposal Manager for major new business prime proposals, including National Test Bed ($1B), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Satellite Replenishment Program ($900M), P91-1 Space Test Program Satellite ($35M), and X-33/Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) ($1B)
  • Proposal Manager for Rockwell proposal to Grumman Space Systems for Boost Surveillance and Tracking System (BSTS) (satellite and payload 2) ($1B)
  • Directed proposal managers, team, administrators and consultants in preparation of new business proposals, e.g.: Brilliant Eyes; GEOSAT Follow-on; Adv.Technology Standard Satellite Bus; Mars Environmental Survey (MESUR); Mars Global Surveyor Mars Surveyor Program; GPS II F; X-34; CSOC; Crew Return Vehicle; SBIRS; EELV
  • Developed and conducted proposal preparation training classes
  • Maintained data base of past proposals/lessons learned
  • Maintained status record of all proposal activity
  • Supervised pre-proposal coordination: CBD review, letters of interest/qualification packages; bid decision meetings.

1996 to 2001: Homework House, Orange, CA

  • Volunteer Tutor. Tutored high school students in math, English, science, and history.

1976 to 1985: Litton Systems, Inc.,Woodland Hills, CA

  • Advanced Program Manager. Guidance & Control Systems. Direction and implementation of marketing and in-house efforts relative to proposals for marine and airborne navigation systems and ship controls equipment to USAF, USN and US Army and 13 foreign military customers.

Customer interface: Briefings, written and oral; correspondence; pre-proposal and post-proposal technical/contractual meetings

Preparation of proposal plan and direction of all proposal writing efforts

Internal cost/price review/analysis; presentation to division president

Aircraft inertial navigation systems for F-4 (various): A-4, A-7, A-10, F-15, F-16, F-18, GR-5, Canberra, Mirage V

Ship borne inertial navigation systems for DD-963, CG-47, FFG-7, LHA

1973 to 1976: Litton Systems, Inc. (Ingalls Shipbuilding), Pascagoula, MS

  • 1973 to 1976: Director.Advanced Program Development. Direction of new business proposals for commercial and USN shipbuilding market; development of B&P budget and new business premise.
  • 1974 to 1975: Program Manage. Iranian DD-993 Ship program. Direction of contract with the USN focused on redesign and eventual production of six USN DD-963 class destroyers for (then) Imperial Iranian Navy.
  • 1973 to 1974: Program Manager. Various government-funded marine engineering and production studies.

1965 to 1973: Litton Systems, Inc. (Advanced Marine Technology division), Culver City, CA

  • 1968, 1969, 1972 to 1973: Program Manager. Bulk Commodities Transportation (1972-1973). MSTS multi-purpose Cargo Ship Study (1968). Surface Effect Vehicles (1969).
  • 1970 to 1972: Manager. Systems Analysis and Integration Department, DD-963 Program Office (1970-1972). Direction of system integration efforts on the DD-963 Class Ship program. Analyses and technical performance measurement for ship and combat system performance (reaction time, error budget, R/M/A).
  • 1965 to 1970: Manager. Operations Analysis department. Direction of systems analyses, cost-effectiveness studies, and proposal writing for new ship programs: FDL, LHA, DD-963.

1965 to 1970: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  • Instructor. Applied Mathematics. Evening Graduate Engineering School.

1964 to 1965: Rockwell International Corporation (Space division), Downey, CA

  • Member.Advanced Systems Group. Performed research and wrote proposals in the areas of ballistic missiles and satellite systems.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., M.S., Civil Engineering - Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

B.C.E. - The Cooper Union, New York City, NY

ADDITIONAL TRAININGRECOGNITIONS

UCLA marketing management course~ 6 patents

Hughes line managers course~ 4 papers

Management action workshopsHyland patent award

Proposal courses (Close, Hy Silva, Shipley)Group patent award

Various management and technical classes