Steve Mcelroy Email & Phone Number

Forest, Virginia

My role is to facilitate Catalyst performance excellence in its various business programs, processes and critical success endeavors.Catalyst makes critical communications more accessible to people and leverages its expertise in software, IP networking, radio systems, intelligent control of mobile radios, and intuitive user interface technologies to connect first responders, and other critical communicators. Catalyst serves the Public Safety, Utility, Energy, Education and Government markets using P25, DMR, and Legacy Radios.

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

Director of Business Operations Operations Excellence August 2015 – Present (9 months) Lynchburg, Virginia AreaServant generalist in many business and customer disciplines including US Navy Nuclear Reactor Programs, new DOE Market programs, Space related technology and Operations Director for a complicated, highly competitive turnkey LEAN LMR integration facility.

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

Oversaw final world-wide integration of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) radios and communications systems / networks, LMR repair depot, executive sales & operations planning, material planning, manufacturing and test engineering and order fulfillment center facility. Developed fully integrated SAP manufacturing environment and supplemented material and sales and operations planning tools for optimal inventory turns. Managed >130 employees, including staff managers, supervisors and engineers. Ran facility security, operations, customer tours and interfaces. Facility created to handle >$500M in annual revenue volume, with 1-shift operation and within <100K sq ft footprint.

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

Directed world-wide program and system implementation for LMR radio communications systems and networks, with annual revenue of >$200M. Guided program and field-system managers and coordinated work with business channel partners and suppliers.

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

Manager Public Safety North Operations Private Radio Systems 1998 – 2000Expanded responsibility for US LMR projects and management team. Managed 6 managers with >100 team members and cost-center responsibility of >$50M.Manager, North America – East Operations Ericsson 1996 – 1998Ran all Eastern US LMR radio system projects and managed 30+ project and field site managers. Oversaw >$100M in active projects and $15M / year cost-center budget.System Program Manager, Ericsson/GE 1994 – 1996Drove utility and federal LMR-system projects, including multi-million dollar radio communication system integration of technical, cost, schedule, and contract performance.

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

Manager, Space Systems Program Management, Advanced Systems Engineering Oversaw 2 Project Managers and provided project administration for technical, scheduling, cost and quality performance for Department of Defense (DOD) / Department of Environment (DOE) contractor and subcontractor work scopes. Received USAF Phillips Laboratory recognition letter for excellent job on space project. Held various DOD and DOE clearances and active US passport. Staff Manager, Programs Management Energy and Defense Products Supported new business activities reporting to Energy and Defense Products (E&DP) manager. Engineering Services Manager, Naval Nuclear Fuel DivisionProvided supervision and direction to 4 Unit Managers and 50 Engineers responsible for Engineering Services, including document control, CAD, drafting services, configuration management, process analysis and new-product proposal engineering.Engineering Unit Manager, Naval Nuclear Fuel DivisionGuided 20 Project Engineers and Technicians, providing technical support, process development and design laboratory interface with welded-assemblies manufacturing. Project Administrator, Nimitz-Class Carrier Contracts, Naval Nuclear Fuel DivisionDelivered administrative oversight for multi-million dollar Nuclear Propulsion contracts. Quality Control Engineer, Naval Nuclear Services DivisionFulfilled requirement of role as production-floor Specialty Inspection Quality-Control Engineer.

Master'S Degree, Mea (Masters Of Engineering Administration)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Bs In Ide (Interdisciplinary Engineering Me Major/Ee Minor)

At Purdue Indianapolis campus