MR. LAWRENCE J. NEVINS


COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space


TITLE: Assistant product manager, field artillery launchers


YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7


YEARS OF SERVICE IN MILITARY: 5.5 years active duty, U.S. Air Force; 10 years, U.S. Air Force Reserve


DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in program management


EDUCATION: B.S. in electrical engineering, Brigham Young University


AWARDS:


Army Acquisition Executive’s Excellence in Leadership Award, Support Professional of the Year; Acquisition Hero Award from the Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology


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ssistant Product Manager Lawrence Nevins has been in one spot for the past several years. And that’s a good thing. Since late 2009, he’s been the assistant product manager for field artillery launchers in the


Project Office for Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems, responsible for the M270A1 launcher fleet. Based on the Soldier feedback he’s heard, Nevins noted, “It’s a system that is well- liked and has proven to be extremely effective in executing its mission.”


Nevins is charged with supporting the product manager and project manager in budgeting and executing efforts that mod- ernize the M270A1 weapon system, ensuring that it is a viable weapon platform that meets ongoing warfighter requirements. His seven years in the role “gives me a deep working knowledge of the weapon system and the people and processes needed to maintain its high performance in the field,” he said, “and my


longevity in this position has helped the project office maintain a relatively constant course.”


Like many, Nevins finds that the biggest challenge in his work is shifting budgets. “We start a project with a certain budget, but that often gets cut, forcing us to re-plan midstream,” he said.


“Te solution to that is to prioritize, and we often end up getting rid of the lower-priority features. No one likes to hear it, but we are often forced to reduce capabilities.”


Nevins’ roots in acquisition date back more than 20 years. He joined the Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space (PEO MS) after two decades of product management in the pri- vate sector, where he developed commercial products as well as U.S. and foreign military products for defense contractors and computer and telecommunication companies. Additionally, he has roughly 15 years of Air Force experience: 5 1/2 years on


Army AL&T Magazine


July-September 2017


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