President and Chief Executive Officer with Private Equity and M&A Experience in the Aerospace and Defense Industry with full accountability to the Board of Directors.Matthew (Matt) Eberhardt is a Retired Naval Officer and Executive Leader with a Master’s in Business Administration, a Finance Degree, and a proven track record as a “Turn-Around Specialist” in the Defense Industry. Matt has Private Equity experience with Full P&L accountability with bank covenant management. A Strong Leader with excellent Financial Acumen Matt recently took a struggling business with 8% Return on Sales in 2019 and nearly doubled that to 15% for 2020. In addition, the sales growth in that same year over year was 30% with 110% increase in earnings. Prior to his P&L responsibility, Matt specialized in International and Domestic Business Development where he successfully developed C-Level and top government relationships in over 11 countries as well as negotiated multi-million-dollar contracts. Moreover, Matt Developed a Corporate Strategy, researched and acquired a new portfolio of 11 different countermeasure products. He then oversaw the market penetration, technical insertion, production level staffing, supply chain validation, and first sales via International – Direct Commercial Sales. His efforts resulted in a 15% top line growth across the business. His leadership, Innovative Sales and Marketing techniques combined with his Business Development skills resulted in 15% higher bookings and converted revenues for his companies over the past 12 years.