ROBERT KENNETH CROWE

(202) 596-1840 – (850) 583-0348

Ken@KenCrowe.com

EDUCATION:

M.S. Civil Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 1998

M.S. Aeronautical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA, 1976

B.S. Energy Conversion Engineering, University of South Carolina, 1971

Department of Defense Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, Ft. Belvoir VA, 1987

TITLE: Systems Engineer (Principal Engineer)

EXPERIENCE:

Corporate Affiliations:

Northrop Grumman 1992 - present

U.S. Navy, 1971-1992

Professional Affiliations:

Tau Beta Pi

Professional Certifications: Materiel Professional - Navy

Weapons Systems Acquisition Manager

Engineering & Technical Planning

Mr. Crowe facilitated development of the Enterprise Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Management Information System. He developed requirements and planning schedules for this database system.

Mr. Crowe has provided analysis and management for Long range planning in the area of Agile Combat Support as part of the Air Armament Center, Eglin AFB, FL. He evaluated maturity of technologies and concepts; provided the basis for life cycle cost estimates, facilitated planning workshops for senior officers; and developed technology transition planning for expeditionary combat systems.

Engineering & Technical Management

Mr. Crowe has provided oversight and management expertise for numerous Air Force environmental research and development projects including bioventing remediation experiment, a waste stream metals treatment system, paint strip systems, and solvent recovery/recycling.

Mr. Crowe was the Deputy Program Manager for aircraft, space and communications systems. Mr. Crowe, as assistant program manager for a space system (satellite laser communications to submarines), developed acquisition plans, request for proposals, budget plans, and associated documentation. Mr. Crowe was a program manager for a Special Access Program.

Mr. Crowe taught systems engineering and product modification at the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) as Professor of Systems Engineering. He is trained in Total Quality Management, and Design of Experiments.

Facilitation and Group Process

Mr. Crowe taught a managerial development course in group processes at DSMC. He led workshops using Nominal Group Technique and Interactive management. He was invited to facilitate for organizations addressing issues of organizational structure, diversity and technical training

Aviation

Mr. Crowe flew heavily modified C-130 Hercules (Communication - EC-130) and P-3 Orion (Weather - WP-3, Research - RP-3, and Electronics - EP-3) aircraft on specialized missions. Flight qualifications include mission commander, aircraft commander, instructor pilot, maintenance check pilot, and evaluation pilot (NATOPS). He has an FAA qualification as Airline Transport Pilot. Mr. Crowe was designated a Naval Aviator and completed the Aviation Safety Officer Course. He has chaired and been a member of aviation accident boards.

Mr. Crowe has commanded, planned and executed single aircraft detached specialized operations in the Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean. He has operated research aircraft at the Naval Research Laboratory with a variety of developmental systems (Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar, imaging MMW and low light, magnetic bathymetry, etc.) requiring innovative operating procedures and special precautions.

Mr. Crowe has conducted classified flights under EMCOM conditions in support of the Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN). He conducted research and tracking flights for tropical storms, winter storms, ice reconnaissance, and oceanography.