Ares Technology is firm specializing Defense and Aerospace consulting and manufactured component sourcing.

Created customer pursuit & market development strategy for non-military business segment & implemented through business development activities Served as main customer interface for all non-military customers for both sales & customer serviceo Developed positive relationships with 10 major OEMs in Fire/Rescue, Off-road, and Commercial Armored Vehicle marketso Delivered 6 new business, product development programs within the Commercial Market Performed contract negotiation & review for both Government and commercial programs Develop complete costing methodology and model for 3 year engineering and development contract with US Army Provide budgetary revenue forecasts monthly and quarterly for commercial market segments Manage all marketing activities for North America, including several tradeshows, events, print media, & email campaigns, including, but not limited to:o Managed end-to-end development of 20x20 two-story both space for Annual Association of US Army trade show for 3 consecutive yearso Managed end-to-end development of 10x20 two-story booth space for Modern Day Marine show for 2 consecutive yearso American Association of Airport Executives exhibito Airport Rescue Fire Fighting annual show, 3 consecutive yearso Fire Department Instructors Conference, 2 consecutive yearso Recreational Vehicle Industry Associationo Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association Served as Integrated Product Team Leader, managing 6 engineers across 4 sites in USA, Canada and UK Supervise procurement & project management staff on all non-military programs Managed operation of the Quality System & supervise 2 Quality personnel Developed & maintained employee training plan, comprising, new employee training and orientation, Quality Management System, ITAR Compliance, Security Plans Developed & approved Operational Security (OPSEC) Plans for Military Programs Served as Department of State Empowered Official & Company Security Officer

 Create and manage program timelines & man-loading schedules for US Army Ground Combat Vehicle suspension contract Develop invoicing & cash flow schedules for US Army Ground Combat Vehicle Suspension Contract. Developed and Implemented Quality Management System from ground up to bring the company into compliance with ISO 9001:2008 specifications & obtain certification Created & implemented marketing plan for US office primarily consisting of tradeshows & event planning Created and Implemented an Export Compliance Program to ensure compliance with regulations Drafted and managed multiple Technical Assistance Agreements, and hardware export licenses with US Dept. of State Served as key liaison to outsourced IT operations Developed and managed company wide IT policies Managed consolidation of two company facilities IT infrastructure with minimal downtime

 Served as Principle Investigator and managed all aspects of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract Managed performance and budget for research subcontract with University of New Hampshire Managed production launch for all new products Formulated new construction repair products to meet customer specifications Designed test plan to evaluate competitive materials and provide market intelligence Achieved 5-20% cost reduction across 30% of product line

 Served as development manager for several components going into the new Harley Trike Improved vehicle handling & reduced steering effort through front end geometry redesign and extensive physical testing and simulation in ADAMS Developed testing matrix for vehicle handling Performed competitive analysis of competing Trike vehicle kits Assisted in development of computational model for vehicle steering effort Designed several new components for new Trike

 Developed Class B paintable automotive sealant Worked with manufacturing to scale up new products from R&D to manufacturing Performed extensive testing on all products to customer specifications Formulated Aerospace panel edge sealing compound which reduces processing by 20% Developed material processing methods for several reactive thermoplastic compounds Altered existing existing automotive product formulations for fireproofing