Ken Eppens
• United States: Greater Los Angeles Area
• aviation and aerospace
Current: IT Engineering Applications Portfolio Manager, Raytheon SAS
Past:
Sr. Consultant, Group50
Program Manager, PTC
Ken Eppens
Address: Greater Los Angeles Area
Current:
- IT Engineering Applications Portfolio Manager at Raytheon SAS
Past:
- Sr. Consultant at Group50
- Program Manager at PTC
- Client Manager at PTC
Education:
- The George Washington University - School of Business
- The George Washington University - Sc
People Network: 86
Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
Websites:
Ken Eppens’s Summary
Ken’s background is rather impressive. His extensive engineering, manufacturing, and IT management experience has delivered significant ROI, catalyzed quantifiable process improvements, facilitated change to increase competitive advantage, and led many IT groups to evolve from a profit center to a proactive driver of business value. He also has in-depth knowledge of implementing product lifecycle solutions and digital & physical product development processes that remove barriers through the distributed value chain. As Program Manager for Parametric Technology Corporation, he managed programs and projects in a wide variety of industries to help customers significantly improve productivity and instill the principles of Lean Six Sigma. He has also developed internal EVM processes to ensure conformance to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
With a NCAA championship and professional baseball career behind him and armed with a BS degree, Ken began developing materials, engineering products, and streamlining manufacturing operations. One of the most rewarding experiences in his career has been implementing web-based PLM solutions and systems integrations.
Ken is certified as a Project Management Professional and is comfortable working with senior executives to strategize and implement Internet technologies that securely manage intellectual property and facilitate global collaboration. He has the ability to enter any given situation, lead teams, identify issues, strategize, design, develop, and deploy solutions which will improve organizational efficiency, lead to reduced costs, and result in improving the company’s bottom line.
keneppens@hotmail.com
mobile 310-341-8993
Ken Eppens’s Specialties:
~ Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
~ Program & Project Management
~ Organizational Change Management
~ Workflow Automation
~ Enterprise System Architecture
~ Process Optimization
~ Change & Configuration Management
IT Engineering Applications Portfolio Manager
Raytheon SAS
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RTN; Defense & Space industry)
March 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Responsible for the management of large IT business application programs for Engineering Services. Also responsible for information systems strategy development for Engineering, including software product evaluations, architectural assessments, long-range systems planning and systems investment strategy development.
Establish and ensure adherence to the vision and roadmap for Engineering Systems and Tools. Establish framework for standardization of Engineering Systems & Tools and associated processes. Provide Project Management for Engineering Systems & Tools projects. Optimize engineering processes and tools with the PLM direction.
Eductional Details:
The George Washington University - School of Business
Certification, Earned Value Management, 2006
Ken Eppens’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
Additional Information
Ken Eppens’s Websites:
- My Website
Ken Eppens’s Interests:
IT Consolidation. Competitive Advantage. PLM, SCM and ERP integrations. Methods & Standards, Customer Relations, Staff Training & Mentoring, Cost Management, Product Design & Re-engineering, Digital Modeling, Technical Support, IS Upgrades, System Analysis Design & Development, Manpower Planning. Windchill PDMLink & ProjectLink. Pro/Engineer Wildfire.
Ken Eppens’s Groups:
Project Management Institute (www.pmi.org)
Ken Eppens’s Honors:
Consistent 'Exceptional Performer' on performance reviews.
Numerous Achievement Awards.