Michael Shveda

Mr. Shveda is a co-founder of the North Star Group and a seasoned professional with more than 30 years of experience in project and program management, operations, and engineering. Prior to co-founding North Star Group, Mr. Shveda served as the director of program management for Broadwing Communications (Austin, Texas), where he led the development... and implementation of project management processes—and increased the maturity level of the project management office (PMO) several stages. In this role, Mr. Shveda managed network infrastructure, product development, and strategic initiatives on a nationwide scale. Additionally, Mr. Shveda was responsible for a significant first, with the offering of both Layer 2 and Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (VPN) services on a new Converged Services Network based on Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). Mr. Shveda began his career with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and received successive promotions, culminating in his role as senior project engineer for both the Navy’s F/A-18 Fighter Aircraft and Sparrow Missile System programs. Following his employment at NAVAIR, Mr. Shveda served as a program manager at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and became a product team leader for multiple cross-functional teams and successfully delivered the following key communications programs: Voice Switching and Control System, Air/Ground Communications, NADIN II Packet Switching Network, Low Density Communications Links, and the Data Multiplexing Network. Following his tenure at the FAA, Mr. Shveda went on to hold several mid-level positions with Corvis Corporation in the areas of project and program management. Mr. Shveda graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee) with a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering. In addition, Mr. Shveda holds a master of science in technology of management from American University (Washington, DC), is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute, and is a graduate of the Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Systems Management College. Mr. Shveda is also the author of “Read More