Candidate must have proven track record 5+ years managing multidisciplinary teams through all the following stages of system life cycle on parallel projects: concept, risk assessment, requirements, specifications, development ,testing, prototypes, Beta tests, operational tests, installation and long term technical product support. Vendors: Candidate must be able to utilize the resources of appropriate vendors to help us solve problems, determine if outsourcing may be logical and finally aggressively negotiate best pricing on goods and services.