Avery Gonzales

U.S. Space Force, PNT Mission Delta

Presidential Management Fellow & Acquisitions Program Manager

El Segundo, California (September 2023 - May 2025)

As Program Integration Lead for the GPS Next-Gen Operational Control Segment (OCX 3F), I spearheaded a \$600M critical mission software platform. This role involved managing the full program lifecycle for satellite command and control (C2) infrastructure for the U.S. GPS constellation, from initial planning and systems integration through to Agile software releases.

• Managed iterative software development for a 40+ person cross-functional team, including software engineers, cybersecurity specialists, systems engineers, and DevOps, alongside defense contractors and military/civilian leadership.
• Drove release management cycles and Agile planning, enabling a 14-month acceleration of planned release timelines through strategic backlog reprioritization and alignment of Government-Furnished Information (GFI) delivery.
• Led a significant technical baseline rearchitecture, successfully recovering \$61.2M in projected overruns by securing buy-in from federal acquisition leaders with data-backed milestone planning.
• Developed and implemented a scalable collaboration infrastructure using SharePoint, Power Automate, and MS Teams, transitioning the team to synchronous collaboration for time-sensitive tasks and significantly improving workflow efficiency.
• Identified \$9M in potential savings through task consolidation and resource optimization within existing contract parameters.

Bloom.pm

Assistant Librarian & Grant Writer

Beirut, Lebanon (Remote, July 2022 - July 2023)

Functioned as a technical product manager for the UX design initiative of the Bloom Digital Library, a platform providing social enterprise educational materials for the SWANA region. I also played a key role in securing funding through grant writing.

• Managed the development and maintenance of digital library materials using Airtable and Bloom’s proprietary LMS.
• Led the creation of successful grant proposals for prominent iNGOs such as UNDP, Oxfam, UNICEF, and USAID, addressing budgets ranging from \$80,000 to \$2 million.
• Collaborated with the Head of Research and development team on integrating AI capabilities into Bloom's LMS.

The Getty Research Institute

Research Assistant to Scholars Program and Rare Books Curator

Los Angeles, California (July 2022 - September 2023)

• Provided research support to visiting scholars, utilizing library collections and special archives.
• Researched rare books and manuscripts, contributing to acquisition processes aligned with GRI's collection themes.
• Automated a high-fidelity image database for the "Art of Alchemy" book project using Airtable.