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Flexible, cross-discipline interagency strategy, technology and operations leader that finds possibilities and provides vision to get things done to client satisfaction. Expert with results in national, military, civil and commercial space. Strengths include "entrepreneurial creativity, strategic and futuristic maximizer,". Team member for new business development, start up, communications, interagency strategy and policy, senior systems engineering, technical direction, program protection and support to source selection, sustainment, requirements development, and program management. Proven High Technology Manager• Commander for multi-stage launch vehicle integration, final satellite system processing, and range assets and services operations for record government and commercial launch rates. Managed $170M/year O&M contract to ensure six launch pads and the associated Atlantic range operated as required while integrating newer, larger launch vehicles including the Titan IVB without schedule slips. Led 400 military personnel, including 80 engineers, teamed with 2300 contractor personnel to conduct 69 space system and missile launches in 25-months on the Eastern Test Range. Increased launches-on-first-attempt from 53 to 80% at no added expense.• Program manager (PM) for integration contractor and sensing specialty contractors in the development of a block changing series of payload sensors. Every payload exceeded technical specifications and met cost and schedule including host satellite integration. • PM for rapid sensor and payload integration contracts to design, develop and integrate a space payload in two years for $20M. Early Silicon Valley triumphs--the sensor introduced on-board processing, ground station interpretation, and automated test for final acceptance in 1983. Returned new missile defense insight.• Aggressively controlled costs. Recruited and led a 24-person team that identified and negotiated more than a billion dollars in cost reductions in development programs.Specialties: Generalist. Enterprise shaping, connecting--stakeholder communications, marketing innovation, strategy, invention, design innovation, and mentoring junior professionals and seasoned executives. Details: space policy, technology, resiliency, launch, commercial space, hosted payloads, intelligence, situation awareness, lasers, command center design, flight safety, technical and strategic communications facilitation, C3 countermeasures and cyber-warfare, capability clouds, surprise & deception.