COLLINS AEROSPACE is a global supplier of systems and services in the aerospace and defense markets with one of the most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the industry. The AIS, Missiles and Integrated Weapons Systems group within MISSION SYSTEMS provides precision guidance, navigation, platform stabilization and control products and technologies for some of the most sophisticated smart weapon missile and munitions navigation platforms around the world. AIS products include micro-electro-mechanical sensors (MEMS), spinning-mass and solid state angular rate inertial sensors (gyros), angular and linear inertial measurement units (IMUs), and include control actuation with fin, wing and thrust vectoring options.- As part of the Legal, Contracts and Compliance team, serve as the Contracts & Legal Lead responsible for four sites: Cheshire, CT, Vergennes, VT, Plymouth, UK and Wolverhampton, UK. Also appointed as the Cheshire Site Ethics & Compliance Officer.- Oversee all activities related to proposal management for new contracts, negotiation of contract terms and conditions, creation and negotiation of a broad array of special agreements, contract flow down, negotiation of claims and settlements for labor and material costs, and broad international customer account management. - Full contract administration oversight throughout contract performance life cycle, with focus on contract performance compliance while mitigating contract liability and risk.- Provide prompt, strategic and practical business and legal advice and support to Executive Management and all business functions. - Provide strategic direction for systems, projects, and programs in areas of expertise, advancing the level of knowledge within assigned and adjacent disciplines, while providing advanced contracts, legal and operational knowledge across multiple disciplines.- Provide M&A and other strategic initiative support.

Providing Senior Operations, Lean and Legal Consulting ServicesAttending Networking EventsResearching Industry LeadersTracking Industry TrendsParticipating in Industry Discussions

Aircraft Component Test and Support Equipment - Bauer has a proud history of servicing the aviation sector that spans more than a century providing expert technical solutions covering a broad range of component test capabilities and support equipment serving a variety of needs and is the world leader in supporting aircraft wheel and brake shops with a product line that significantly Improves productivity, work environment and Increases safety. Bauer designs and manufactures Aircraft tooling to support component repair, overhaul and test based on the requirements of commercial Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs) and military Technical Orders (TOs). Bauer has unmatched experience and maintains an excellent reputation for providing high quality products and exceptional service.Provided leadership and oversight to all areas of Operations to ensure successful performance of projects, customer satisfaction and growth of the company. Directly oversaw Engineering and Product Development, Manufacturing Operations, Program Management, Materials and Logistics, Quality Assurance and Customer Service. Led efforts for the formal adoption of LEAN methodologies and Continuous Improvement culture including a series of Leanovations, LLC Kaizen, Lean Leadership Certification and 6S training programs. Provided senior management with effective advice on company strategies and their implementation, managed all legal functions, and retained and oversaw the work of outside counsel.

VP Operations, General Counsel, Corporate SecretaryBeacon is a world-class provider of precision-machined components for leading commercial/military aircraft jet engines with its core competence in Prime Reliable Parts.Recruited to provide in-house legal oversight and to re-engineer and realign critical business processes in Contracts, Manufacturing, QA, and Engineering. Reorganized and recruited new managers in all three functional areas. Implemented sweeping improvements of company wide SOP’s and policies resulting in sustained 95% and higher Quality Systems ratings by multiple OEM's.Oversaw and direct Commercial and DOD Contract Administration in support of product diversification and long-term revenue growth including: Draft and execute all NDA's, commercial terms and conditions, strategic long-term agreements, and M&A activities among others.Oversaw HR administration, Labor Law related matters, EH&S, OSHA and Fed. Export EAA/EAR, AECA and ITAR Compliance.Responsible for all Corporate Legal matters and manage outside counsel.

Oversaw Wireless Division operations and strategic market positioning, technology acquisitions and transfers, joint R&D ventures, licensing, royalties, field-of-use exclusives and limitations, consulting and related terms and conditions. Re-positioned Thales to leverage brand as prime contractor and systems integrator, qualified to provide technology agnostic Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) customized business solutions. Drove IP portfolio expansion efforts. Patent count grew from two to 17 with several more pending. Led international strategic initiatives to diversify markets and identified and exploited new business opportunities.Negotiated and drafted a variety of agreements, including strategic partnerships and alliances, manufacturing, strategic distribution, and technology transfer licensing agreements, as well as teaming arrangements. Established, staffed, and managed a SE Asia Regional Tech. Support Office for product deployment and support.

Appointed by high power television transmitter Parent CEO to assess the state of its Wireless Division (COMWAVE) technologies and products for possible realignment from a former leading provider of MMDS (wireless CATV) systems, to a provider to the emerging Fixed Broadband Wireless Access (FBWA) market. Successfully realigned an outmoded Division with rapidly deteriorating markets within one year.Full GM, P&L and Contract responsibility for a high-tech 85,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility.40% of revenues and 50% of bookings were derived from new products to new customers in new markets.Increased year-end sales from $4.9M to $9.4M over the last 18 days of the year.Implemented DFA/M design and Lean manufacturing modular assembly methodologies.Garnered 50% of Sprint and WorldCom FBWA trial market deployments and Nortel RF Base Station supply agreement.IP Committee Chairman, managing outside IP Counsel and all Patent Application prosecution activities.

Promoted to newly created position to identify and exploit new business opportunities through Strategic Partnerships and Alliances, Technology Acquisitions, M & A’s and other related Business Development ventures. Product portfolio expansion yielded nearly 300% increase in supplementary digital signal processing and multimedia revenue sales to $13.4M in two years. Appointed as Intellectual Property Committee Chairman to create a culture of Innovation, expand IP portfolio assets, manage outside IP Counsel and oversee all internal Patent Application prosecution and IP activities. Merger Coordinator: COMARK – COMWAVE to THOMCAST: Appointed to oversee and coordinate all internal and external activities required to effect the Merger of two Thomson-CSF subsidiary corporations; COMARK in Southwick, MA, and COMWAVE in Mountaintop, PA, into the newly formed THOMCAST Communications, Inc. effective January 1, 1999. (Later renamed Thales-BM)

Full responsibility for the definition, organization, staffing, direction and control of Product Development, Product Introduction, and Configuration Management. Chairman of the THOMCAST multi-national Technical Working Group formed to ensure synergy and the logical and effective transfer of Technology between operations in four countries (U.S., France, Germany and Switzerland).Chairman of the Quality Improvement Process to oversee company-wide re-engineering efforts, critical business process review and the invocation of Continuous Improvement training and programs.Program Manager for the development and industry introduction of FCC Compliant Digital TV Broadcasting Transmitters, led a development team that pioneered many industry firsts and multiple industry awards.Implemented state-of-the-art LEAN & DFA/M product design methodologies and manufacturing process enhancements that significantly improved production efficiencies to drastically reduce manufacturing cycles.