James Bennett Email & Phone Number

Camden, Maine

Jim is President of Bennett Marine Systems, located in Camden, Maine, providing marine technical and business consulting services. James G Bennett has had a distinguished eleven-year career as an engineering fellow and naval business director at Raytheon Company. Prior to that, Jim was a practicing naval architect, manager and director at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Corporation. Jim received his B.S.E. degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in 1980 and subsequently a M.S.E. degree in Ship Hydrodynamics in 1981, both from the University of Michigan. In 2017, he was appointed to the National Academy of Sciences Marine Board where he leads the group focused on autonomous marine vehicles development. Jim holds a 50 GT master mariners certificate from the US Coast Guard and is an avid and accomplished competitive offshore sailor and mentor of aspiring young sailors.

London, United Kingdom

• Business strategy development – integrate customer and Raytheon’s strengths and to create successful business solutions. Develop sound business cases and value propositions based on clear requirements that meet customer business objectives.• Identify, plan and acquire resources necessary to put business plans into action and successfully transition to operational capability.• Provide adept, responsive and capable customer interface and develop customer relationships resulting in a business growth.• Develop business plans that translate strategy into a comprehensive actions and measurable results. • Provide program leadership – formulate and communicate a vision of success that inspires and energizes development teams. Lead the development of the realizable plans with clearly defined contracting and partnering structures, division and breakdown of work, achievable schedules and manageable risks.• Oversee and direct successful program execution.• Gain and maintain senior leadership, partners, teammates and stakeholder agreement, support, and commitment to ensure project success.• Solicit and obtain financial resources and backing to ensure successful business planning, development and execution.• Develop and mentor subordinate team members and enable them to evolve into successful business managers. • Develop necessary skills and understand of international business development as necessary to achieve company growth objectives in the international defense and security market.

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