Executive management and technical consultant for defense aerospace firms, U.S. government agencies, and international military services and defense ministries. Sought for seasoned advice and expertise in weapon systems acquisition, international relations, defense program management and systems engineering, and independent review team leadership. Assists aerospace firms world-wide in expanding their international operations and business areas. Always seeking new and interesting challenges!U.S. Air Force veteran with 25+ years experience in defense acquisition developing and executing both domestic and international aerospace programs to deliver cutting-edge sustainable technology to the U.S. Department of Defense and numerous allied nations. Skilled communicator with extensive experience leading and managing large, complex organizations. Key experience:- F-35 Director of International Programs -- led all International aspects of the F-35 Joint Program Office (largest defense program in history) involving 9 Cooperative Partner nations and 6 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers- F-16 Program Office Director -- directed the F-16 program office in developing, testing, producing and modernizing the worldwide fleet of over 3000 aircraft for the U.S. and 26 allied nationsSkills & Competencies include:- Strategic Planning- International Relations- Program, Project & Systems Management- Cooperative & FMS programs- Command and Leadership- Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR)- Modeling, Simulation & Analysis- Recently renewed Top Secret clearance (TS/SCI)Feel free to contact me at: Bob.Hartnett@GDS-consulting.net