About the Author
Evin Stump has had a varied career of over 60 years in the aerospace and construction industries. In the aerospace industry, he has been a laboratory test engineer, flight test engineer, flight test instrumentation design engineer, cost engineer, systems engineer, project engineer, or engineering supervisor in seven major aerospace companies. As a consultant to three major aerospace companies, he has led or played a key role in proposal writing or pricing. In the construction industry, for two years he consulted as a trainer for a major international oil company in construction project risk management. For five years, he coordinated construction proposals and prices to the government of a Middle-Eastern country. For two years he managed a mechanical contracting company, specializing in commercial buildings. For the past twelve years he has divided his time between assisting companies with proposals and building mathematical models for project cost and risk analysis.
Mr. Stump holds the BS in Engineering (mechanical) from Loyola University of Los Angeles, and the MS in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He also holds the Professional Designation in Government Contract Management from UCLA / NCMA. He is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit National Honor Society. Prior to his recent retirement, he was a registered professional engineer (Texas) and was certified as a Cost Estimator / Analyst by the Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis. He is a past president of the Southern California chapter of the International Society of Parametric Analysts.
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