Lorace Manalo, Pmp
About Lorace Manalo, Pmp
Lorace Manalo is a Science and Engineering Project Manager at Sandia National Laboratories with extensive experience in engineering and project management roles at Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, ATK, and NUMMI.
Title
Lorace Manalo currently holds the title of Science and Engineering Project Manager at Sandia National Laboratories. The role involves overseeing scientific and engineering projects, with a focus on management and operational aspects.
Company
Lorace Manalo currently works at Sandia National Laboratories, located in Livermore, California. The company is known for its advanced scientific research and development in national security and technology innovation. Prior to this, Manalo worked at Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, both major players in the defense and aerospace industries.
Education and Expertise
Lorace Manalo has a diverse educational background. Manalo holds an MS in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University, a Project Management Certificate from the University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education, a BS in Mechanical Engineering from San Jose State University, and a BA in Communication from the University of California, Davis. This combination of mechanical engineering and project management expertise underpins his professional roles.
Professional Background
Lorace Manalo has extensive experience in engineering and project management. At Sandia National Laboratories since 2018, Manalo ensures on-time delivery of test units for the U.S. Air Force, among other responsibilities. Manalo served as Deputy Operations Program Manager and Senior Program Support Engineer at Northrop Grumman between 2014 and 2018, and as a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin from 2006 to 2014. Early in his career, he worked as a Manufacturing Engineer at ATK and an Assembly Engineer at NUMMI.
Achievements
Lorace Manalo has successfully managed a $22M budget for engineering development projects, ensuring on-time delivery for the U.S. Air Force. He holds weekly meetings with engineering teams to track development and resolve issues. Utilizing earned value management systems, Manalo tracks performance metrics for cost and schedule variances. He received exemplary feedback for a presentation on project plans and budget and was awarded the Director’s Award Winner Coin for outstanding project planning and execution under an expedited timeline.