Rainy Allen
About Rainy Allen
Rainy Allen is a Program Planning and Controls Specialist III at BLUE ORIGIN with extensive experience in project management and engineering roles across various industries.
Title
Rainy Allen is currently serving as a Program Planning and Controls Specialist III at BLUE ORIGIN in Kent, Washington. This role commenced in 2021 and involves extensive experience in program management and controls, with a focus on aerospace industry projects.
Company
Rainy Allen works with BLUE ORIGIN, a prominent aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company. The position focuses on detailed program planning and controls, contributing to the development and execution of schedules and plans critical to mission success.
Previous Positions and Companies
Rainy Allen has a comprehensive background in program planning, project management, and controls. Prior to joining BLUE ORIGIN, Allen worked at Lockheed Martin as a Program Planner, Fire Protection as a Project Management Specialist, and BP as a Front End Loading Engineering Scheduler III. Additional roles include Project Controls Specialist II at NANA WorleyParsons and NANA Construction, LLC, Project Coordinator at Simplot Corporation, and Senior Project Controls Technician at CH2M. Further experience includes Project Controls Specialist positions at Anvil Inc. and Veco Alaska Inc, as well as an Engineering Intern at VECO Alaska Inc.
Education and Expertise
Rainy Allen has a background in Engineering Studies from UAA/WSU, covering a wide range of technical disciplines. This educational foundation is complemented by hands-on experience in manual lathe, mill, and CNC machining, CAM programming, and drafting control panels and instrumentation using AutoCAD. Allen's skills also include Primavera P6 training, P6 EPS/WBS environment design, SPI and CPI variance analysis for Earned Value Management (EVM), and comprehensive program scheduling.
Aerospace Experience
Rainy Allen's experience in the aerospace sector includes an Electrical Engineering internship in Aerospace, Mars Exploration at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). During this role, Allen worked on avionics systems schematics and C++ programming, contributing to projects aimed at Mars exploration.
Project Planning and Controls
Rainy Allen has successfully developed Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) with logic-driven, resource-loaded plans using Primavera P6. Responsibilities include creating custom schedule templates, analyzing performance through designed reports, and conducting weekly progress meetings with project managers and engineers. Allen's expertise extends to conducting SPI and CPI variance analyses for EVM, integrating long lead material dates into the IMS/EPC plan, and proactively initiating change orders for out-of-scope work.