Alex Isidro — Engineer, Risk & Decision Support Professional

I help acquisition program leaders turn complex technical challenges into clearer decisions, lower risk, and better execution.

Engineer and risk & decision support professional with 15+ years supporting large-scale, multi-billion-dollar acquisition programs — building risk frameworks and delivering the analysis senior leaders use to make faster, better-informed calls.

What I do

  • Program risk management
  • Systems engineering support
  • Applied AI for process improvement
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Process optimization
  • Executive dashboards
  • Schedule & technical decision support

Career highlights

  • 80%+ reduction in a major program's risk footprint, by building a comprehensive, repeatable risk management framework — consolidating 100+ scattered issues into a clear, prioritized set of active risks and watch items.
  • 36 high-visibility concerns closed through targeted stakeholder engagement, root-cause analysis, and coordinated corrective action, preventing costly escalations and rework.
  • Weekly executive dashboard built, unifying technical, schedule, and programmatic insight across 5+ organizations and accelerating leadership decision-making cycle time.
  • $5M+ in R&D investment overseen while delivering two major components from concept through full qualification, ensuring design compliance and manufacturing readiness.
  • $20M+ in annual contract value protected as a Contracting Officer Representative, ensuring technical accuracy, performance compliance, and cost integrity.

Currently

I support senior technical leadership by identifying and managing program risk, improving processes, and building AI-driven tools and agents that streamline workflows and improve team efficiency.

What I'm building

Wealth Engineered — a YouTube channel where I use a systems engineering and risk management lens to help people make clearer, more confident decisions.

Watch on YouTube

Education & recognition

  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering — Virginia Tech, 2012
  • Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Certification — 2013
  • Featured by ASME and SHPE for career impact and professional achievement
  • Repeatedly recognized for exceptional performance and leadership, including an early-career Employee of the Quarter honor