Senior Vice President, Head of Operational Excellence, TRATON R and D @ (October 2023 - February 2026)
Vice President, Program Management, Advanced Development, Product Planning and Operations Strategy @ (December 2021 - October 2023)
Director, Program Management Office (PMO) @ (April 2019 - December 2021)
Director, Alliance Management (Volkswagen Truck and Bus and TRATON Alliance) @ (December 2016 - April 2019)
Senior Program Manager, Joint Strategic Operations and Planning @ (June 2015 - December 2016)
Senior Program Manager, Product Development @ (June 2012 - June 2015)
Program Manager, MaxxPro Recovery Vehicle and MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) @ (April 2010 - June 2012)
Senior Program Manager @ (June 2006 - April 2010)
Captain and First Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant, Infantry Company Executive Officer @ (October 2002 - March 2010)
Associate Producer @ (May 2001 - October 2002)
Bradley Watson Education
Defense Acquisition University
Systems Engineering
2007-2013
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MBA
2008-2010
Vanderbilt University
Bachelor of Arts - BA (Pre-Law Studies)
1997-2001
Bradley Watson Skills
Program Management
Project Portfolio Management
Project Management Office (PMO)
Product Development
Project Delivery
Acquisition Integration
Corporate Governance
Government Contracting
Project Management
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Agile Methodologies
Change Management
Portfolio Management
Systems Engineering
Critical Path Method (CPM)
DMAIC
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
Lean Six Sigma
Risk Management
Microsoft Project
Partner Relationship Management
Strategic Partnerships
Contract Negotiation
Leadership
Culture Change
Executive Management
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Public Speaking
Project Plans
Waterfall Project Management
Government Relations
Electric Vehicles
Autonomous Vehicles
Strategic Alliances
Project Leadership
Business Case Development
Diversity & Inclusion
PMO set-up
Dashboard Metrics
Project Governance
Coaching & Mentoring
Enterprise Project Management (EPM)
Defense Contracting
Executive-level Communication
Strategic Planning
Agile Project Management
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
AI Enablement
Agentic AI Pilot and Scaling
Analytics
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Automotive Engineering
Business Decision Making
Business Process Improvement
Business Transformation
C Level Management
Capital Budgeting
Capital Goods
Chief Operating Officer
Continuous Improvement
Dashboards
Data Analytics
Earned Value Management (EVM)
Executive Leadership
FAR
Financial Modeling
Generative AI
Global 8D
Global Delivery
KPI Dashboards
KPI Reporting
Leading Positive Change
Lean Manufacturing
Lean Tools
Logistics Management
Marine Corps
OEM Management
Operational Excellence
Operational Strategy
Operations Management
Organizational Culture
Organizational Design
Organizational Effectiveness
P&L Management
Performance Metrics
Planning Budgeting & Forecasting
Positive Work Environment
Powertrain
Process Optimization (Manufacturing)
Procurement
Profit & Loss Management
Project Charter
Proposal Management
Request for Proposal (RFP)
SAP ERP
Software Project Management
Staff Development
Supply Chain Management
Technical Product Development
Technology Facility Management
Bradley Watson Summary
Bradley Watson, based in Chicago, IL, US, is currently a Strategic Advisor and Chief Operating Officer at Vale. Bradley Watson brings experience from previous roles at TRATON GROUP and Navistar Inc. Bradley Watson holds a 2007 - 2013 Systems Engineering @ Defense Acquisition University. With a robust skill set that includes Program Management, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Product Development, Project Delivery and more. Bradley Watson has 2 emails and 1 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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