1. MICHAEL D. RIERSON
4401 Lippincott Blvd.
Burton, MI 48519
Cell (810) 931-4150
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Populus Group / Navistar Defense
Madison Heights, MI
3-15 - present
Application Engineer
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) MaxxPro Technical Manual Development
40 Plus hours per week
Carole Kmetz
630-408-6172
Kevin Palczynski
734-657-9798
While working as an Application Engineer my duties involve performing maintenance work
packages that will be used to create the -23 Technical Manual for the MaxxPro FOV (Family Of
Vehicles). These duties include performing the tasks on the truck while capturing any technical
issues that may arise, also capturing any graphic or formatting issues to ensure that the work
package can be performed as written by the United States Government (USG) Publication Team
and that the work packages meet MIL-STD 40051-2B standards.
I also research any part provisioning issues to include reviewing provisioning LSA-036 data and
engineering drawings to ensure that the part is provisioned correctly to MIL-STD 700-18.
Populus Group / Navistar Defense
Madison Heights, MI
2-14 – 3-15
Deputy Site Lead – Ft Bliss, TX
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Dash Standardization Program
40 plus hours per week
Carole Kmetz
630-408-6172
Jaime Transue
530-678-3661
From February 2014 through March of 2015, I served as Deputy Site Lead and was stationed at
FT Bliss, TX. My duties included but were not limited to the following: in charge of setting up
the production line schedule to include necessary personnel and tooling. I also help create the
safety plan for the site during this time.
I was also in charge of the training and in processing of new personnel. We were able to in
process over 100 personnel during my 9 months on the ground at Ft Bliss.
We also worked with the on-site US Government personnel to ensure that our safety program
meant the Army standards.

2. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) / Leidos
Sterling Heights, MI
12-08 – 2-14
Logistics Management Specialist
JLI – MRAP Program
40 hours per week
Jerry Sotomayor
586-909-5561
Jim Bates
586-282-7767
Since December of 2008 I have served as a Logistics Specialist to the Joint Program Office
(JPO) MRAP Vehicles Program, Assistant Project Manager (APM) for Team MaxxPro. I
maintain visibility over all activities to include the development, production, integration,
acquisition, and fielding of new vehicles. I also maintain visibility over all activities of the
sustainment, to include the following MaxxPro family of vehicles: MaxxPro, MaxxPro Plus,
MaxxPro Plus Ambulance, MaxxPro Dash, MaxxPro Dash Ambulance and MaxxPro Recovery
Vehicle. My primary areas of interest are in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF, Afghanistan),
while maintaining cognizance of vehicle activities in the Operation New Dawn (OND, Iraq),
CONUS and Kuwait.
While serving as a Logistics Specialist I’ve developed integrated logistics support plans which
address all the principal elements of total life-cycle planning for assigned program, including
maintenance plans, manpower and personnel, training and training devices, support equipment
and TMDE, supply support, technical data, computer resources support, packaging, handling and
storage, transportation and transportability. During this time I have helped in monitoring the
logistics support analysis program to assure definition of support criteria and identification of
support systems requirements. As part of my duties I’ve also coordinated with technical
specialists to develop corrective actions and have helped recommend the approach to resolve
procedural problems and assure that corrective actions are implemented.
While working in this role I have assured the availability of logistics support information
required to coordinate and develop material fielding plans, fielding agreements with users and
other long and short range planning documents. I’ve also overseen materiel fielding including
total package fielding milestones and requirements and have established and implemented
procedures to control logistics support including the ancillary equipment required to support
assigned system(s) before, during, and after deployment.
Another one of my duties is to develop plans to identify the type, degree and timing of logistics
assistance necessary, the personnel required and methods for identifying and correcting material
defect and resolving user problems encountered during and after fielding, both in CONUS and
OCONUS.
With my logistics team I’ve helped develop /coordinate contract scopes of work for logistics
support, with maintenance and supply, from concept through production. I have performed
technical evaluation of contract proposals. I have also developed independent government cost
estimates for all logistic work and secured validation of the estimates through the proper
channels.
During my time as serving as a Logistics Specialist I have monitored the contractors ILS
performance under the terms of contracts; monitors the implementation of the modification work
order program by the appropriate Materiel Readiness Commands as set forth in AMC and Army

3. regulations; directs development of logistics support data for input to materiel release reviews; is
the point of contact for Level I or Level II system assessment program and monitors operational
readiness trends.
My job also includes directing and coordinating the logistic support to test operations by
establishing procedures that will ensure the support system, as represented by the system support
package for test, is available, complete and thoroughly evaluated during contractor tests,
government tests, prototype qualification tests, and other test programs; ensuring availability of
test vehicles with total logistic support.
During my 3 plus years working in PM MRAP I have represented the Program Manager and
Integrated Logistics Manager at logistics meetings both with industry and with other
Government agencies, including higher authority.
While serving in this role I have developed a comprehensive knowledge of logistics management
concepts, policies, methods and regulatory requirements (especially integrated logistics support),
and their application to assigned program(s), a strong working knowledge of the Army’s field
maintenance system, and ability to extend or modify methods or techniques to solve problems. I
also have knowledge of the detailed logistics milestones to support schedules and have applied
those skills to support new vehicle systems.
During my role as a Logistics Specialist I have a worked to use all of the 12 logistics
requirements to support initial deployment planning including material, release, fielding and
transfer, new equipment training and the processing of the system to receiving units both in
CONUS and OCONUS and ensuring sufficient logistics support to meet required operational
readiness requirements. I have a working knowledge of the Army's interrelated chain of activities
to support vehicle systems and subsystems, and control and manage equipment throughout its
life cycle, time schedules, performance parameters and quality constraints.
My role as Retrofit Coordinator has allowed me gain a high level knowledge of supply,
procurement, engineering, and other related fields. During this time I have established a working
knowledge of the interrelations between engineering, supply and maintenance.
As a Logistics Specialist I have had to apply analytical methods and techniques in order to
perform various analyses of maintenance data pertaining to MRAP equipment. I have the ability
to analyze trends and deviations from the norm and to apply judgment to anticipate and resolve
supply situations, provide services and coordinate complex projects.
My role as a Logistics Specialist has allowed me use my abilities to work on complex tasks in
terms of the logistics program involving such things as the refielding of an existing system to
provide an interim capability while simultaneously developing a new system; a new accelerated
basis, going from the concept formulation phase directly into full-scale development; extensive
foreign military sales activities, etc. I have coordinated with other government agencies
associated with communications, armament or other major subsystems further complicate the
logistics program. I have recommended new solutions or modifying existing solutions to make
them compatible with assigned program(s). I have developed new plans for these solutions to
meet program schedules.

4. While performing as a Logistics Specialist I have supported the coordination with Capabilities
Insertion (CI) teams and collaborated with U.S. Government (USG) R&D resources; Army's
Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Tank-automotive Research,
Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC), Aviation Missile R&E Center (AMRDEC),
and other RD&E Centers to bring best-of-breed technologies to APM MaxxPro.
MSXI
Flint, MI
General Motors Service Parts Operations Accessory Group
2-05 to 3-08
DesignRelease Engineer for Exterior Trim
40 hours per week
Cathy Ostrander
810-606-2357
While serving as a Design Release Engineer (DRE) I was responsible for releasing accessories
for GM vehicles. During this time I release accessories include both chrome plated and painted
plastic grilles as well as metal billet style grilles.
During my 3 years as a DRE, I worked closely with suppliers on developing math data for
accessories from initial design concept to production level math data ready for tooling.
An additional role of mine was to be responsible for conducting a cross-functional Product
Design Team (PDT) meeting between GM support team and support team at the supplier. This
meeting also included working with the validation test engineers.
JAC Products
Madison Heights, MI
9-01 to 11-04
Program Manager for Luggage Carriers
40 hours per week
Don Munoz
248 874-1800
During my time as a Program Manager I was responsible for releasing luggage carrier systems
into GM production systems. I gained knowledge of Luggage Carrier systems include plastic
injected moldings, steel roll-formed products and aluminum extruded pieces.
Some of my responsibilities overseeing all facets of launching a new program including:
 Worked with purchasing department on initial quoting of product.
 Worked with engineering and design departments during design,
validation and launching phases.

5. Lear Seating Corporation
Pontiac, MI
11/99 to 9-01
GM Truck Group-Design Release Engineer for Seating Systems
Marvin Miller
586-694-9040
As a DRE I was directly involved with the designers on developing math data for product from
initial design concept to production level math data ready for tooling.
During this time I was responsible for writing Engineering Work Orders and getting them
approved by GM Purchasing and Mgmt and also in charge of running PDT meetings between a
cross functional team, to include: designers, management, test engineers and manufacturing plant
personnel.
Modern Engineering
Flint, MI
8/95 to 11/99
General Motors - Interior Dept. Build/Business Technician - Airbags and Restraints
During my time in working in the interior trim department, I worked directly with GM Design
Release Engineers and specifications department on writing Engineering Work Orders and
getting them approved through GM Purchasing and Mgmt. I also worked with the DRE to order
prototype parts and ensured that they were installed correctly.
My role in Flint also including working with the manufacturing plant and the different GM test
facilities in ensure that the production parts worked properly.

6. EDUCATION:
High School graduate, 1988
Baker College – Flint, Associates of Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering Technology,
awarded in June 1998. Baker College – Flint, Bachelor of Business Administration –
Management, awarded in June 1995. Baker College – Flint, Associates of Business
Administration - Management / Marketing, awarded in June 1992.
United States Army – Reserves, Ft Jackson, SC, 1988 – 1997.