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Detroit, Michigan, Us

- Responsible for taking General Motors capabilities in vehicle systems, electric and fuel cell propulsion, autonomy, cyber, connected vehicles and advanced manufacturing to U.S. and allied government and military markets, including organic growth strategy, M&A, partnerships and GM Defense operating model - Graduated GM Defense from a GM Innovation startup initiative to an operational P&L after two years of incubation, growth and planning - Won two franchise programs in government markets to establish the business - Built strategy, business case, partnership and capture plan for a lunar terrain vehicle in support of the NASA Artemis program

Houston, Texas, Us

Developed market entry strategy, established software & robotics center of excellence and built team to drive growth portfolio of mobile robotics and automation applications in industrial, entertainment and outdoor mobile robotics markets.

Strategy, innovation and collaboration solutions where government and industry meet. Engagements spanned front-end strategy development to back-end project implementation. Projects included innovation program design, corporate-startup collaboration, robotics & automation market entry, organizational and process improvement, and artificial intelligence pilot development.Ran innovation networking events, bringing government, big industry and tech startups together to collaborate on real-world problems. Partners included DOD, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Amazon Web Services, major defense system integrators and dozens of technology startups.

Melbourne, Florida, Us

Developed and executed clean-sheet strategy for a diversified, $5B aerospace and defense company, returning over 170% Total Shareholder Return despite severe market downturn and pension liability.- Managed strategic planning process, M&A strategy, and development of strategic initiatives. - Helped lead the spin-off of ITT Defense (which became Exelis) from the ITT Corporation.- Established the corporate vision and focused the portfolio on electronic warfare, geospatial analytics and information networks, while exiting under-performing businesses.- Led business re-organization and restructuring project to consolidate similar businesses across 18 business areas.- Implemented company-wide customer relationship management (CRM) system, aligning the enterprise funnel and pursuit process across five divisions.- Managed $4.75B sale process of Exelis to Harris and led the Exelis pre-merger integration team.

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Led an integrated project team in the development of power and energy solutions in military, civil and renewable energy markets.

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Managed the strategic planning for the $20 billion US-based business and was responsible for business environmental assessments and analysis of markets such as homeland security, cyber security, global maritime support and commercial aerospace.

Mclean, Va, Us

Management consultant for the Booz Commercial Aerospace & Defense team (later Booz & Co, Strategy& and PWC). Led teams in support of Fortune 500 aerospace, defense and energy clients. Developed expertise in scenario planning, quantification of strategic options, adjacent and international market expansion, M&A strategy and acquisition due diligence. Domain focus on missile defense, commercial aerospace, defense electronics and nuclear power.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Provided M&A strategy and program support to industry, private equity and NASA clients across the aerospace sector. Focus on space launch, satellites, NASA programs, Army land systems, commercial aerospace and defense markets.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Economics teacher and small business advisor in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Lived with Uzbek, Tajik and Russian families.

Tenor saxophonist in jazz and rock bands.

Ba, Government

Engalitcheff Institute On Comparative Political & Economic Systems, Political Economy

Mald, International Security Studies

Ssp, International Space Studies

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Executive Management Training