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Responsible for growth in an entrepreneurial division of L-3 Communications focused on threat detection systems. Product lines include mine/IED detections systems, explosive trace detection systems and through wall sensors. Customers, domestic and international, include military organizations, Airport safety groups and first responders.

Responsible for orders and growth for the entire Honeywell Space business segment. Orders grew by 65% in the three year period (ending at $683M). Responsibilities included orders capture, Strategic Planning, and discretionary fund management. Customers included all major US Space prime contractors, international satellite providers in Europe and Japan and government organizations such as NASA, Government Laboratories and US Military. Major wins included avionics on the NASA Orion program, THAAD & Trident missile avionics and GPS III avionics. Responsibility included supervision of 16 employees across three sites (Clearwater, FL, Phoenix, AZ, and Minneapolis, MN). Sales force covered all Honeywell Space product lines including radiation hardened electronics, Spacecraft avionics, Launch Vehicle/Missile Guidance, Magnetic and Pressure sensors.

Responsible for enterprise team (sub-business unit) supplying products/services for all unclassified satellite programs. 2005 revenue was ~$52M. Responsibilities included orders, sales and margin for the programs. Products developed and delivered include radiation-hardened electronics, inertial systems and momentum control systems. Programs range from standard product sales to full development projects and include both fixed price and cost reimbursable contracts. Role included direct supervision of eight program managers and coordination with all functional disciplines for more than 30 contracts. Application platforms include military, commercial, NASA and international satellites. Revenue grew by 2% with a 20 % increase in gross margin and more than 100% increase in backlog.

Responsibilities included market analysis, market forecasts and defining product direction to optimize space products for market needs. Role also included coordinating product advertising and trade show participation. Co-led introduction of a process to prioritize IR&D investments based on quantitative returns from each project. Instituted the new process at several levels of the business. Successfully managed an ~$15M IR&D project budget across three sites. Lead strategic planning for Space Systems. Served on several black belt programs resulting in revised product direction to more closely align with market conditions and to improve competitive intelligence. Certified in the six sigma Green Belt for Growth process. Won Top Performer award for 2003 based on new product introductions.