Michael Bowling
Eldersburg
Summary
Leader in Finance, IT, Compliance, Customer Relationship, Analytical Skills, and Implementing Positive Work Culture
Accomplished Manager with demonstrated track record of exceeding objectives. Broad area of technical expertise, including IT Management, compliance forecasting, proposal development, estimating/pricing, contractual negotiations, budgeting, and rate development. Respected Leader who improves culture, attracts talent, and brings teams together to meet organizational goals. Proven ability to increase employee engagement through strong communication, motivation, relationship building, and interpersonal skills.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Governance & Strategy, CIDO, Corporate
Northrop Grumman Corporation
11.2024 - Current
- Acting Chief of Staff from March-August 2025 including on-boarding and acclimating new NGC CIDO. Coordinated the CIDO Board of Directors charts for initial executive briefing.
- Compliance. Lead responsible for creating new CIDO ProOP process and index for managing organization’s policies and procedures. Partnered with Internal Audit to oversee all IT / Cyber related audits and ensure audit requirements are met.
- Facilitated two Corporate Consulting efforts (Ernst & Young; RL Canning) focused on delivering more valuable IT supplier engagements and improvements to our IT Service Delivery
- Managed budget for G&S as well as CIDO Executive Team as part of current organizational structure.
Manager, Contracts Operations, Payload & Ground Systems Division, Space Systems (NGSS)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
03.2020 - 11.2024
- Responsible for all aspects of Contracts Operations for the Payload & Ground Systems Division in the Space Sector including Contracts Setup, Contracts Closeout, CAGE Codes and all data calls including COVID and Continuing Resolution impacts.
- Coordinate Training opportunities including Corporate level Contracts & Pricing Training for the Space Sector
- Create a new SharePoint site for Division Contracts team based on feedback for all-inclusive site with Contracts resources.
- Lead multiple teams as part of the Contracts Management System for Space.
Manager, Pricing & Estimating, Mission Systems (NGMS)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
06.2015 - 03.2020
- Pricing Manager for 3 different divisions in NGMS over 5 years. Rotated divisions at request of management to solve issues, execute precise pricing and estimating outcomes, ensure compliance, develop talent, and foster engagement. Manage teams remotely and locally across the country.
- Responsible for oversight of all proposals out of Cyber & Intelligence Mission Solutions Division. Lead team of 1 direct manager and 12 analysts. Transitioned to support CIMS in 2019 to resolve significant proposal execution challenges. Support key division wins, including KingsRoad and Raspberry Core.
- Previously responsible for oversight of all proposals out of Missile Defense & Protective Systems Division successfully managing a team of 15 analysts across 5 different states. Led corporate priority wins including GBSD, IBCs, and GMD.
- Previously responsible for oversight of all new business proposals out of Airborne C4ISR Division, including F-35, SABR, JSTARS, E2D, P-8, EA-18, and Advanced Strike programs.
- Coordinated and facilitated proposal planning, estimating, and pricing requirements with functional organizations, including Business Management, Contracts, Global Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Development, etc.
- Asked by Contracts & Pricing Executive Management to support “Voice of the Customer Meetings” to meet with most critical customers to improve proposal process and understand customer needs for upcoming business pursuits.
- Briefed executives on routine basis in division, sector, and Corporate-level proposal sign offs; demonstrate strong communication and analytical skills.
Manager, Rates & Budgets
Northrop Grumman Corporation
05.2013 - 06.2015
- Recruited by NGES executive management to relocate from Baltimore, MD to Sunnyvale, CA to improve performance and cultural issues at the NGES Sunnyvale facility.
- Managed team of 10 high-performing and dynamic rates & budgets professionals across east and west coast.
- Proactively changed culture within group to create a more engaged and positive workplace.
- Significant improvement in 2014 Gallup engagement scores.
- Led negotiation of future pricing rates and final rates with U.S. Government for all NGES Sunnyvale business.
- In January 2014, successfully negotiated $7M favorable rate decrement, allowing site to confidently report predictable sales and operating margin objectives.
- Directed annual resource planning among cross-functional teams for current year and 5 year projection.
- Proactively lead professional team to provide innovative, affordable cost improvements to executive management.
- Oversaw monthly metrics reporting of department time charging yields, analyzed trends, and provided recommendations to management to decrease costs.
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
04.2011 - 04.2013
- Served as lead Income Statement analyst (2011) and Balance Sheet analyst (2012/2013) for $500M division.
- Was responsible for monthly forecasting (including sales, operating margin, and cash flow), actual reconciliation, and variance reporting analysis at division level.
- Successfully managed large business area reorganization in January 2012, which integrated 4 new business areas into 1.
- Led various FP&A projects, including 4 submittals of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Long Range Strategic Plan (LRSP), and data collection for 10-K reporting.
New Business Strategy and Proposal Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
11.2009 - 03.2011
- Served as the lead strategy and proposal analyst on a successful winning, competitive $350M proposal.
- Led Return on Sales (RoS) confidence assessments, Monte-Carlo simulation, and risk analysis on new business efforts.
- Instructed 5 professional peers on pricing software and proposal preparation.
Program Financial Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
01.2007 - 10.2009
- Assigned to manage multiple financial projects, statistics, and analysis for large (>$600M) government programs.
- Provided monthly earned value management, cost reporting, baseline schedules, and customer financial reporting, including Cost Performance Reports (CPR) and annual Estimates at Completion (EAC).
- Applied extensive Excel skills to create Supply Chain Management tracking tool for material prices and movement.
International Financial Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
11.2005 - 12.2006
- Managed financial analysis and daily transactions for NGISC, an international NG subsidiary with branches throughout Europe and Asia; coordinated branch offices and international bank accounts.
- Processed payment of Northrop Grumman international field employees and expenses.
Rates Analyst (Professional Development / Pathways Program)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
07.2005 - 09.2005
- Developed rates forecast for business segment and reviewed rates with local management.
- Prepared and facilitated budget reviews with local manufacturing and engineering departments.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Management
Loyola College in Maryland
Baltimore, MD05.2009
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) - Finance, Global Management
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA05.2005
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University of London
London, England09.2003
Skills
- Proficient in MS Office Suite (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access); ServiceNow; SharePoint; SAP; ProPricer; CMS; CostPoint
- US TOP SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE (Active)
- Compliance monitoring
- Security compliance
- Organizational agility
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Regulatory compliance oversight
Areas of Expertise:
- Executive Presence
- Government Compliance
- Financial Forecasting, Profit and Loss
- Team Building
- Risk and Opportunity Analysis
- Analytical / Statistical Skills
- Government Acquisition Process
- New Business Acquisition
- Communication Skills, Verbal and Written
Timeline
Manager, Governance & Strategy, CIDO, Corporate
Northrop Grumman Corporation
11.2024 - Current
Manager, Contracts Operations, Payload & Ground Systems Division, Space Systems (NGSS)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
03.2020 - 11.2024
Manager, Pricing & Estimating, Mission Systems (NGMS)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
06.2015 - 03.2020
Manager, Rates & Budgets
Northrop Grumman Corporation
05.2013 - 06.2015
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
04.2011 - 04.2013
New Business Strategy and Proposal Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
11.2009 - 03.2011
Program Financial Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
01.2007 - 10.2009
International Financial Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
11.2005 - 12.2006
Rates Analyst (Professional Development / Pathways Program)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
07.2005 - 09.2005
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) - Finance, Global Management
Susquehanna University
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University of London
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Management
Loyola College in Maryland