Vp Defense & Communications
Ocean Design, Inc. (Teledyne Technologies)
• Responsible for business development, sales, product development, marketing and program management associated with the Defense and Communications Group. Oversaw front end business development activities and follow-on management for a $12 Million business.• Was part of a management team that grew a privately held small business from $10M to $70M in seven years, was sold to a public corporation in 2007. • Drove gross margins of the products under this Group upward in excess of 50%. Coordinated with Engineering to champion new product developments from design to new market entry. Set market development strategy and oversaw the work of both internal staff and supporting functional areas. Managed an annual budget and had profit and loss responsibility for this Group. • Was responsible for the branding and market introduction of the Gateway family of products. Worked with Senator John Mica’s staff to coordinate Congressional funding in the amount of $2M for development of a Gateway for the US Navy. Funding was allocated through the Navy Oceanographer’s office and managed by the Naval Engineering Weapons Center. • Maintained contacts with Prime Contractors such as General Dynamics, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, SAIC, L-3 Communications and Harris Corporation.• Managed a staff of sales and program management employees directly reporting to him. He also had responsibility for managing Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, and Operations. Served as the Company Security Officer.