Decades of hands-on leadership in Configuration Management and PLM across Aerospace & Defense, Medical Device, and complex regulated industries. I bring disciplined process, proven tools expertise, and practical execution to organizations that need control without unnecessary overhead.
Discuss an engagement View full résuméContract, project, and fractional support delivered through technical staffing partners or directly. Emphasis on practical, sustainable Configuration Management and PLM outcomes.
Process architecture, baseline management, change control discipline, and interim CM leadership aligned to EIA-649 and related standards.
Implementation support, configuration, administration, and optimization of Arena Cloud and Oracle Agile PLM environments.
ECO/ECR process design and execution, high-volume change management, and complex multi-level BoM structuring.
Part data integrity, AML/AVL governance, controlled documentation, and reliable release packages for manufacturing and suppliers.
AS9100/ISO 9001, ITAR/EAR considerations, CDRL/SDRL preparation, and audit-ready configuration practices.
Establishing foundational CM processes and lightweight PLM structure for hardware teams moving toward production.
Representative results from complex, regulated environments.
Directed the full implementation of Arena Cloud PLM in support of a multi-year, $1B+ contract. Delivered product structuring, documentation, and ECO release for 25 major systems, encompassing both new product introduction and sustaining engineering.
Sole responsibility for Configuration Management across major aerospace and defense radome programs for more than a decade. Established the CM framework to EIA-649 and AS9100 standards, achieving consistent first-pass approval of Configuration Management Plans by prime contractors and the Navy.
Provided sole change-control support in a high-velocity environment, processing more than 200 engineering changes within a 15-week period using Agile PLM.
Raymond DiCecca is a senior Configuration Management and Product Lifecycle Management professional with more than 35 years of experience leading CM functions and PLM systems in Aerospace & Defense, Medical Device, telecommunications, and advanced technology environments.
His work has centered on building and operating disciplined configuration and product-data processes that scale with program complexity while remaining usable by engineering and operations teams. He has repeatedly served as the primary or sole CM authority on major programs.
He now provides contract and project-based expertise through RDC Technical Services.
Available for contract and project engagements beginning January 2027. Inquiries from technical staffing firms and direct clients are welcome.
Email: ray@raydicecca.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/raydicecca
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RDC Technical Services
Raymond DiCecca, Principal