C-suite finance executive with over 30 years of progressive experience in the aerospace and defense industry. Strategic, collaborative, and decisive leader with an extensive finance background focusing on development programs, cost forecasting, and business process efficiencies. - Executive Leadership - Defense Industry Expertise - Financial Management - Human Capital - Executive Communication❑ Executive Leadership. Decisive leader who is comfortable asking the tough questions and willing to make decisions in the face of uncertainty. Quick to grasp the strategic implications of large business opportunities and execute the plan on schedule.❑ Defense Industry Expertise. Extensive experience with defense projects globally. Combines an understanding of government contracting and the need to follow regulations with oversight through Earned Value Management system (EVM).❑ Financial Management. Oversees finance organizations spanning multiple geographies with complex accounting and risk management challenges. Leverages HQ and regional oversight of controllership, cost forecasting, financial processes, supply chain finance, systems, and cost control functions.❑ Human Capital. Empowers teams to remain customer-focused with high integrity, every day. Works proactively with individuals to develop their leadership and problem-solving skills. Provides opportunities for associates to gain exposure and learn how to think critically in evaluating opportunities.❑ Executive Communication. Proven track record of communicating with the Executive Leadership Team, highest-level military customers, and cross-functional departments. Cultivates productive relationships with key customers, suppliers, and government regulators.