Joe Bradley - Senior VP

Principle areas of interest include process improvement, Six Sigma deployment, CMMI/CMM deployment, customer engagements, and executive coaching.

Client: Midwest Independent System Operator (Midwest ISO), Carmel IN

Mr. Bradley managed the on time and on budget development, integration and test of the Technology Segment of the Midwest ISO Midwest Market Initiative (MMI). This system, based in Carmel, IN, provides a crucial capability in the control and efficiency of the power system in the central and upper Midwest states and one Canadian province and builds on an existing system that currently monitors the reliability, safety and power flows in the electricity system covering 97,000 miles of interconnected, high-voltage power transmission lines. The Midwest ISO's MMI is a hardware and software intensive system that controls the operations of power generation and distribution companies in the network. Essentially the system monitors the generation of electricity and the demand for power within the grid, and based on real time determinations, sends dispatch signals to power generating companies so electricity can be delivered to users by the most efficient and cheapest route with the goals to reduce costs and ensure fair access to the grid. The market portion of the operation -- much like a stock exchange provides a market for equities -- allows users to buy power at the lowest rate available in the system. The MMI will enable the energy markets for wholesale electricity in the Midwestern U.S. This system facilitates the world's largest energy market.

Client: Raytheon - Northeast Systems Engineering, Marlboro, MA

Mr. Bradley led a gap analysis of the Raytheon Northeast Systems Engineering organization's engineering process in preparation for a CMMI Class A SCAMPI Assessment. Key efforts included identifying, quantifying and recommending how to close the gaps, creating necessary documentation, and designing and delivering tailored training to over 50 managers and engineers in preparation for the CMMI Assessment. These efforts were considered instrumental in securing a CMMI Level 3 Certification and winning praise from the assessment team.

Key Strengths:
Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Six Sigma Training, Project Selection and Implementation
Program Management
Large Scale Software Development
Troubled Program Turnaround

Education:
Master of Computer Science (1977)
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (1973)
Both awarded by the University of Dayton, Ohio
Principle areas of interest include process improvement, Six Sigma deployment, CMMI/CMM deployment, customer engagements, and executive coaching.

Client Partnership List:
Air Force, FAA Standard Terminal Replacement System (STARS), Midwest Independent System Operator, Motorola , Raytheon, THAAD Radar