“To lead with tenacity and optimism so that we achieve our greatest potential" - my “why”Mark Bauman is the Founder and Principal of The Bauman Group, a strategy consulting firm focused on helping aerospace defense companies achieve greatness. Mark provides actionable insights to enterprise growth strategies, captures the customer voice in account strategy and proposal reviews, and delivers a seasoned perspective on marketing and communications required to drive growth. Previously, Mark was the Vice President of Global Growth for Insitu where his primary focus was delivering enhanced solutions and capabilities to their global customer base. Mark also led the development of the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) customer growth strategy and held executive responsibilities for the region. Mark joined Insitu in 2014 as the Program Manager for the RQ-21A Blackjack Program, led the expanding Integrator and RQ-21A product line through its initial deployments supporting multiple Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) and served as the Deputy General Manager of Insitu Defense through 2016. Mark also held the position of Vice President and General Manager of Insitu Commercial where he led the expansion of Insitu’s UAS and data management solutions within the oil and gas, transportation, emergency response and other commercial industry segments. Mark is:• Analytical and creative leader with experience delivering strategic planning, communications, program management, and organizational change management solutions• Experience developing detailed organizational strategies, stakeholder communication plans, and learning and development programs for complex enterprise-wide programs • Effective leader of large cross-functional teams focused on organizational transformation initiatives • Expertise in account strategy and management, global sales, and client engagement• Extensive experience developing and analyzing critical programmatic performance metrics and evaluating financial reports supporting program business cases