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Phoenix, Az, Us

Fairfax, Va, Us

GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, Arizona and Virginia 2005–PresentExecutive assignments in business P&L management, business strategy/development and program/ capture management on key corporate pursuits and programs with in DoD and Federal Agencies. Assignments covering P & L management, business strategy, capture management, program and product management across DoD, federal, International, state/local and commercial markets.Top Secret with SCI/Polygraph

Fairfax, Va, Us

Vice President, Radio Products and Programs Business (2013 - Present) Business P & L ManagementResponsible for the full P&L of a $200M/year portfolio of radio programs and projects. Managed a radio business with marketing, product development, HW & SW design, manufacturing, product launch and sales responsibilities to deliver improved profit year over year. Responsible for development thru the product certification and integration into complex infrastructures and eco-systems across DoD, federal, state/local, commercial and international markets. Successfully integrated matrix functional organization leads and personnel into a cohesive radio business teams to deliver strong results Motivated program managers and business teams to higher performance driving profit from a subpar 9% to 22% in two years and achieving 29% in four years while increasing customer satisfaction Elevated customer satisfaction by working closely with customers to improve product and program performance enabling award of three sole-source multi-year program across three products in a highly competitive environment  Strategically grew three radio business segments to double their revenue in four years and aligned each business for continued long term growth Turned a failing radio program and recovered the Air Traffic Radio business preventing a $15M loss and achieving full customer satisfaction with 100% on-time deliveries

Fairfax, Va, Us

Managed market and product research within public safety, and oil & gas vertical markets to determine potential market solutions. Developed solutions from General Dynamic’s computing, communications and security products by integrating key products into a solutions offering for each vertical market.  Coordinated individual product managers and product road maps to create an integrated product offering across computing, communications and security businesses. Coordinated the marketing and worldwide product sales efforts to effectively launch the product solutions within select vertical market.

Fairfax, Va, Us

Director, Business Strategy Intelligence Surveillance and ReconnaissanceReviewed current technical and business development roadmaps for our signal intelligence, ground stations, and command operations businesses to create a broader and more aggressive ISR business roadmap.  Strategy resulted in communications business expansion into the adjacent electronic warfare business, and the acceleration of current programs into cloud computing

Fairfax, Va, Us

Director Program Management Land Mobile Radio and Broadband Networks Reviewed current technical and business development roadmaps for our signal intelligence, ground stations, and command operations businesses to create a broader and more aggressive ISR business roadmap.  Strategy resulted in communications business expansion into the adjacent electronic warfare business, and the acceleration of current programs into cloud computingManaged the system design and deployment of the DOJ’s $1.5 billion Integrated Wireless Network program. The IWN Program was a large complex technology that deployed 40 radio towers, interconnecting IP network, radio infrastructure and system switches to establish initial trunked P25 land mobile radios service in the Washington DC region to the National radio and IP networks.  Analyzed government site selection and deployment processes to lower system deployment cost by 60% Developed a leasing model to enable system deployment without the significant capital cost of ownership for the DOJ. Effectively communicated a need to change the network implementation approach to save the DOJ agencies deployment cost resulting in a lasting DOJ relationship.

Fairfax, Va, Us

Director, Program/Capture Manager Space Network Ground SegmentManaged a study team to develop modernization approaches and design trade-offs for the space network ground system supporting the TDRS satellites for NASA. Recognized as the lead study team and succeeded in winning a NASA down select and ultimately the $700 million initial program award and resulting in a $1.5B business. Led the architectural study and successful oral presentations leading to a successful down select  Managed the internal teams and subcontractors in the preparation of technical and cost proposals leading to the eventual award of the SGSS program to General Dynamics

President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Software Product CompanyIdentified key technologies and product gaps and developed a business plan to reengineer a failing storage services company into a next generation storage software product company. Recognized as the “hottest prospect in years.”  Established a sales, channel distribution and OEM relationships to complete 15 key software sales  Secured $3.5 million in two rounds of funding and then sale of the company at 5-times investment.

Vice President of Engineering & Operations Data Center OperationsManaged the design and implementation of three enterprise-class data management centers, a service management center, and a 35-city broadband network and directed daily data center operations.  Maintained technical and operational responsibility for customer systems’ design and implementation.  Reduced customer implementation times from 60+ days to less than 20 days, within six months, by improving customer relations, introducing project management and continuous improvement processes.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

MOTOROLA Promoted through increasingly responsible roles—ranging from hands-on engineering to senior-director level positions in business development and program management—during a 13-year career with Motorola.Senior Director, Satellite Network Operations (1996–2000) Iridium Satellite-Telecommunications Staffed and fielded a 350-member operations team, among seven global facilities, to successfully launch and operate 74 low earth-orbit satellites on an aggressive 12-month schedule surpassing previous industry best.  Managed program management, contracts, subcontracts and finance teams to ensure seamless rollout of worldwide services for a $350 million annual satellite operation.  Oversaw the technical/operational integration, testing, and acceptance of software/operating systems.  Achieved an industry best of three operations personnel per satellite and a system availability of 99.99%

Chicago, Il, Us

Section Manager, Engineering Support & Field Engineering (1987–1994) Engineering ManagementSupervised 150 engineers supporting large system projects. Providing support for mission, reliability, and systems analysis through the detailed resource planning for government fieldings and product support.  Managed the fielding of 11 ground station modules to “Operations Desert Storm” and then deployment to three global locations supporting U.S. Army’s Joint STARS Program Secured a $14 million training development contract under the U.S. Army Joint STARS Program, leveraging the team’s strengths in systems simulation, software development and product support

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Mba, Masters Of Business

Bs Engineering