1. Monty Jackson
San Diego, CA
(650) 270-6964 Monty.Jackson@gmail.com
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / PROGRAM MANAGER
More than 15 years of experience developing large-scale software projects. Constantly innovating and
applying best practices in software development. Successful history of leading software teams through full
lifecycle development. Results oriented technical and managerial leader. Program Management experience
includes interfacing with customers, support staff, and all levels of management. Strongly interact with
engineering to ensure product quality, schedule, and budget goals are met. Work with manufacturing and
production to ensure timely delivery of hardware. Responsible for all aspects of program lifecycle. Skills
include:
• Experienced Program Manager and Software Integrated Project Team (IPT) lead
• Subject Matter Expert in safety and mission critical real-time embedded systems
• Major contributor to team efforts to successfully attain ISO 9000, CMM Levels 4 & 5, and CMMI
Level 5 resulting in multiple contract awards
• High technical proficiency in object oriented methods and software architecture
• Optimize staff, schedule, budget, and quality to consistently ensure customer satisfaction
• Apply Earned Value Management System (EVMS) methods to adjust to customer driven changes
• Manage suppliers, risks, opportunities, and customer concerns
• Manage all phases of hardware and software development
• Constantly monitor system development to maintain battle rhythm
• Identify and resolve issues
• Identify and mitigate internal and external risks
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
General Atomics Aeronautical, Poway, CA 2011 – Present
Program Manager
Program Manager for the USAF MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) including the
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Ground Control Station (GCS), and Ground Support Equipment
(GSE). Responsible for development of new capabilities including software, hardware, manufacturing,
and production. Manage all phases of projects including acquisition, planning, and managing technical
performance to ensure budget, quality, and schedule objectives are attained. Responsible for programs
that require initial fielding of software, hardware, or a combination of both. Develop and submit
proposals to the customer. Act as primary contact for program issues.
• Managed the release of the currently fielded Operational Flight Program software
• Explicitly state and shape program scope of work
• Estimate and shape project budget and burn rate
• Monitor and refine Integrated Management Schedule
• Profile resource planning and allocation
• Involved in system modeling supporting reliability and certifiably
• Managed the implementation of Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA), Formal
Qualification Testing (FQT), and Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) within the System
and Software engineering disciplines enabling the production of more reliable and certifiable
software and systems
• Technical knowledge of Airworthiness, Software Safety, DO-178C, and concepts of Level-of-
Rigor
• Technical knowledge of Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Policy
• Manage Lifecycle Processes, Risks/Opportunities, and Logistics
• Experience with Agile, SCRUM, and Evolutionary development techniques

2. BAE SYSTEMS, Santa Clara, CA 2000 – 2010
Software Development Manager (2003 - 2010)
Software Project Manager and Integrated Product Team Lead of automated robotic control system. Designed
project software architecture. Created and managed detailed schedule, budget, and staffing profile for $78M
software project. Managed diverse team of 25 engineers and support personnel across multiple geographic
locations. Managed engineers and resources in disciplines including software development, systems
engineering, servo motor control, systems integration, formal test, quality assurance, business coordination,
configuration management, and document control. Successfully delivered products within budget, schedule,
and quality constraints. Achievements include:
• Designed, procured, and managed $2M prototyping lab saving $10M in development costs
• Designed test-bed with high voltage servo motor controllers saving $1M in integration costs
• Identified and prototyped high-risk areas in the software architecture allowing early measurement and
optimization of performance requirements and hardware architecture resulting in significant cost and
schedule savings
• Participated in team effort to attain CMMI Level 5 resulting in $490M contract award
• Developed remote access infrastructure enabling collaboration with distributed engineering
teams
• Managed remote team of five controls engineers resulting in saving of $500K
• Applied Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR) techniques to quantify options in technical
approaches
• Applied Universal Modeling Language (UML) and Use Case Scenario based requirements
elaboration
Software Integration Manager (2000 - 2003)
Software Integration Manager for robotic control systems developed for manned ground vehicle. Integrated
large, complex robotic system software. Discovered and applied more efficient processes to deliver product
within cost, schedule, and quality requirements. Achievements include:
• Turned around failing critical software project
• Delivered all software products on time resulting in approximately $20M in incentive awards for
the company
• Developed and managed team of 20 software engineers
• Received United Defense Engineering Quality Award
EDUCATION
BA, Linfield College, McMinnville, OR
Law School (one year): Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA
AFFILIATIONS
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
ACM Special Interest Group Ada: Past Chairman (PNWAUG)
IEEE Computer Science and Information Technology
Software Productivity Consortium Associate
Software Engineering Institute: Rate Monotonic Analysis (RMA) Certified Software Affiliate
Object Oriented Forum Founding Member
AWARDS
BAE: Engineering Quality Award
United Defense: Quality Star Award
United Defense: Quality Awards for Contributions in Attaining CM II Levels 4 and 5
United Defense: Corporate Award for Outstanding Teamwork in Software Development
United Defense: Outstanding Supplier of the Year
Boeing: Quality Engineering Award
Litton Data Systems: Presidents Award for Excellence in Engineering
State of Oregon: Oregon Scholar