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Meudon, Île-De-France, Fr

Reston, Virginia, Us

Led strategy and mergers and acquisitions efforts for this $3.5 Billion Group within Leidos. Developed the group's growth strategy in both domestic Federal and overseas markets (primarily U.K. and other NATO countries). Sourced and validated deal targets both domestically and internationally to support the group's growth strategy in Enterprise IT, logistics and security screening systems.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Managed business development and strategy for Leidos Europe, Ltd., a UK-registered, wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos, Inc. charged with executing the £6.5 billion Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation (LCST) ciontract with the UK Ministry of Defence. Managed e a multi-billion pipeline of logistics opportunities in the UK, as well as NATO/NSPA, and other allied nations. Developed and implemented the long-term growth strategy of Leidos' logistics business in the U.K. and Europe. Built strategic relationships with go-to-market partners in the U.K. and U.S.

Arlington, Va, Us

Renaissance Strategic Advisors serves the defense, government services and aerospace community through a focus on the most complex and critical strategic issues, where multi-disciplinary skills are important, judgment is paramount and trust is critical. I lead strategic growth consulting engagements for the firm’s defense, aerospace and government technical services clients, both in the U.S. and overseas. I direct project execution and interact frequently with the C-level management of my clients. Areas of focus include unmanned systems, surveillance systems, telecommunications, cyber security, training and simulation, and naval systems.

Reston, Va, Us

Led strategic growth efforts for this $3.5 billion Group. Managed the development of company-wide strategic business development campaigns in logistics and supply chain management, command and control, and modeling and simulation. Integrated inputs from multiple business units, and from Group and Corporate leadership to develop the Group's strategic plan.Led the Group’s corporate development efforts. Closed five deals totaling approx. $400 million in annual revenue from 2004 to 2010. Presented acquisition strategies and specific deals to Group and Corporate leadership for approval. Conducted acquisition searches and qualified targets. Executed valuation, accretion-dilution, and other financial analyses. Mobilized corporate, group, and business unit staff to provide due diligence and integration of acquisition targets.

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Led the company’s $35 MM Series C Financing Round. Negotiated and managed revenue-generating partnerships with other third party software vendors, telecom equipment providers, and systems integrators in the U.S., U.K. and France, including BEA, Cap Gemini, Alcatel, and Siebel.

Reston, Va, Us

Led 6 venture capital investments totaling $70 M, yielding total returns of approx. $350 M. Worked closely with senior Corporate leadership and line organizations to explore strategic technologies that the company could access through venture investment or acquisition. Focus included software products, wireless voice and data, VOIP, and telecom network management.

New York, Ny, Us

Covered the bank’s major defense, aerospace and telecommunications clients, including: SAIC, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Sprint PCS, Nextel, and Skytel Paging. Met regularly with senior executives of these clients to discuss their financing needs. Presented detailed credit analyses to the bank’s senior credit officers for lending approval.

B.A., International Relations, French

Certificate, Eu Economics And Law

M.A., International Economics/Finance, European Studies

Certificate Of European Studies, Fulbright Fellowship -- European Union Law And Economics

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