David A. Roberts
Mr. Roberts is a Managing Consultant in the Government Contractor Services practice of Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI). He has over 25 years of experience in the aerospace and defense industry working for major government contractors, including McDonnell Aircraft Company, The Boeing Company, and Bell Helicopter. He has extensive experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) processes and tools and Program Business Management.
Professional History
- KPMG
- Bell Helicopter/Textron
- The Boeing Company/McDonnell Douglas
Education
- M.S., Engineering Management, University of Missouri
- B.S., Engineering Management, University of Missouri
Professional Associations
- National Defense Industrial Organization (NDIA)
- Program Management Institute (PMI)
Professional Experience
As the Director of EVM at Bell, Mr. Roberts implemented a new EVMS, redesigned the processes, deployed an integrated tool set, and established process metrics to evaluate performance.
Mr. Roberts served as corporate EVM Subject Matter Expert to the Boeing Program Management Council. In this role, he developed EVM assessment models, developed and taught executive and senior level EVM training, and performed maturity assessments on major defense and commercial programs for a defense contractor. He also led several Boeing teams focused on standardizing corporate-wide EVMS health metrics, training materials, and supplier EVMS flow-down requirements.
Mr. Roberts has extensive experience applying EVM on several major defense programs where he led all business functions in support of program acquisition and execution. In addition, he has served as a Finance Manager responsible for EVMS, AP, and AR and has created EVM compliant systems from desktop applications. Mr. Roberts has led many other enterprise-wide process improvements utilizing Six Sigma techniques and quality navigation tools as well.
Along with EVM, Mr. Roberts consulting experience also includes developing multiple forward pricing rate models, analyzing and recommending improved Accounting and Logistics organizations and performing various business system compliance reviews.