Leo Henton

4819 South Fletcher Street

Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 729-9654 home
(206) 304-1108 (cell)
leo.henton@comcast.net
Current secret clearance

I am a Military Vehicle Systems Engineer experienced with:

• Change Control Board and Safety Review Board with

government Customers.
• Identifying Customer requirements and verifying capabilities.
• Managing a product life cycle with Configuration Management.
• Solely responsible for documenting military vehicle
technical requirements, plans, schedules, and budget.

University of Denver, 1981 - 1984, Denver, CO

Degree: Masters of Business Administration

Montana State University, 1976 - 1980, Bozeman, MT

Degree: Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering

The Boeing Company

2003 - Present
Systems Engineer
Hazelwood, Missouri and Seattle, Washington

Member of Configuration Control Boards along with Army Customer.

Supplier Program Integration and Configuration Management Engineer on the
Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) Manned Ground Vehicle, C4ISR, and
Force Development Integrated Product Teams (IPT’s). Worked through
ambiguous situations. Communicated between IPT’s that included BAE, General
Dynamics, Raytheon, Textron and the U.S. Army Customer.
Provided input to the Systems Engineering Management Plan. Commented on
supplier Configuration Management Plans.

Technology Ventures Inc.

1998 - 2001
Senior Systems Safety Engineer
Warren, Michigan
Independent engineering safety consultant to executive management at U.S.
Government Program Executive Office (PEO-GCSS) TACOM regarding the
UDLP (BAE) Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Considered issues from the
operational field, maintenance, logistics, and manufacturing perspectives.
Analysis included Human Factors Integration, Reliability, Maintainability, and
Systems Engineering.

General Dynamics Land Systems

1996 - 1998
Contract Senior Systems Engineer
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Systems Engineer with signature authority at Configuration Control Board.
Maintained specifications for U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank.
Approved the work of technical writers.

ITT Automotive, 1994 - 1996, Systems Engineer, Auburn Hills, MI

Controlled the program plans, procedures, drawings and specifications.

General Dynamics, 1992-1994, Systems Engr., Sterling Heights, MI

Created specifications for U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams main battle tank.

The Boeing Company, 1991 - 1992, Systems Engineer, Renton, WA

Documented the 777 Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL).

GM defense, 1987 - 1991, Configuration Manager, Goleta, CA

Leader of 10 people that made specifications, plans and procedures.
Supported: Marine Light Armored Vehicle (LAV), Army Light Helicopter
Experimental, AC-130-U Gunship, C-17, F-16, and Titan IV.
Lockheed Martin, 1986 - 1987, Systems Engineer, Marietta, GA
Conducted industry survey of aircraft structural suppliers to ATF F22.

Simmonds, 1985 - 1986, Configuration Manager, Vergennes, VT

Coordinated specifications for aircraft fuel system for B-2 bomber.

Vought, 1984 - 1985, Configuration Manager, Grand Prairie, TX

Documented checkout procedures for the Iron Bird process for B-2.

The Boeing Company, 1984, Configuration Manager, Seattle, WA

Prepared specifications for Air Force MX ICBM. Made PDR Presentation

Lockheed-Martin, 1981 - 1983, Systems Engineer, Littleton, CO

Analyzed mission requirements for Air Force payload integration onto NASA
Space Shuttle. Documented Air Force MX ICBM.