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Atlanta, GA, US

In partnership with Vance Street Capital, formed Spectra Aerospace & Defense in February, 2021 through a triple merger of CALCULEX, Inc, Argon Corporation, and FDS Avionics Corporation. Former CEO and Board Member of the company which is focused on design, development, and production of highly engineered avionics and military electronics products..

Las Cruces, NM, US

Chief Operating Officer at CALCULEX, Inc., a 30+ year old small business specializing in recorders, processors, and routers for military and commercial aircraft. Business was acquired as part of the formation of Spectra Aerospace & Defense.

Partner with and advise small businesses active in the aerospace & defense segment. Focus on technology-driven companies with services including business development, financial planning and execution, program management, technology and IR&D planning, and M& A related activities. From September 2019 until February 2021, was Board Member and Executive.

Consulted for and partnered with respected middle-market private equity firms to acquire and run a group of aerospace and defense product manufacturing companies. Targeted privately held specialty product companies, as well as divestitures from the larger A&D primes, in the $25M-$100M revenue range.

Fairfax, VA, US

Recruited to run recent $600M+ acquisition of Axsys Technologies, Inc. Directed overall P&L, including immediate major restructuring/resizing and successful financial turnaround. Drove strategic planning/execution of multi-site business active in EO/IR components and subsystems as well as precision pointing/motion systems. Managed P&L of 4 major business.

New York, NY, US

Managed overall P&L and strategy development for group of three divisions with total annual revenues of $180,000,000. Targeted various market segments, including military avionics, ground vehicle electronics, man-portable systems, shipboard electronics, commercial avionics, and law enforcement/first responder systems.

New York, NY, US

Held overall strategic and P&L responsibility. Hand-picked and groomed entire executive management team and established business as recognized leader in military avionic display systems. Executed and managed multiple acquisitions. Directed executive team, consisting of key functional directors/VPs, including finance, engineering, program management.

New York, NY, US

Directed all business development, program management, IR&D, and ILS for $40,000,000 division. Responsible for identifying new business opportunities and developing innovative capture strategies. Acted as the primary senior-level interface with all major customers. Developed teaming alliances with industry partners. Directed IR&D activities and managed.

New York, NY, US

Selected by division president to lead recovery and program turnaround initiative on troubled avionics development program. Successfully directed turnaround initiative on product development contract and then directed all capture and proposal initiatives for follow-on contract, resulting in $40,000,000 EMD contract (largest in division history) and.

Developed and executed U.S. marketing and business development strategies. Secured first significant U.S. order for U.K based division (Airborne Video Recorder contract valued at $10,000,000). Advised on acquisition of breakthrough head-mounted avionics technology, provided post acquisition on-site business integration assistance, implemented strategy and.

Executive Mba Program

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Professional & Liberal Studies