Experienced executive with background in strategic planning, business development, new market development, capture planning, engineering, operations, program management, business development and overall business leadership. Broad experience in running industry leading businesses for demanding customers with mission critical products/applications. Lead a number of business consolidations, business systems integrations and optimization through organizational and process improvement.

Leadership development

Product and Program management

Product lifecycle process optimization Product Line/Business Rationalization Executive mentoring

Outsourcing

Product strategy development

Project management systems

High-performance teams creation Organizational Development

Strategic Partnerships

Economic Business Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DRS CONSOLIDATED CONTROLS & POWER SOLUTIONS, Danbury, Ct Sept, 2013 - Present

DRS CCI & PS is a $130M developer of advanced electronic systems for DoD and military.

Vice President and General Manager

Responsible for overall business leadership of 425 person, $130M Naval & Commercial Nuclear Controls, Drives, Actuators, Power Generation, Inversion, Conversion, Exportable Power and Back-up Power business with 3 locations; Danbury, Ct, Bridgeport, Ct and Halifax, NS. Responsible for overall leadership of business merger of a complex diversified power electronics supplier to Navy, Army and USMC markets, automobile and international commercial nuclear markets into one cohesive business. Focus on improved customer relationships, Quality enhancements, Lean Implementation and focused alignment of business strategy, employee engagement and accountability.

• Merged two very diverse businesses, while simultaneously improving customer satisfaction and delivering additional $5M to the bottom line through cost-out and restructuring.

• Lead product line rationalization and reshaped the organizational structure to align to strategy • Defined and established ERP merge project to further streamline business operations

• Implemented new growth strategies for Commercial Nuclear and International Naval programs • Defined new business growth opportunities through Acquisition recommendations

• Improved cross business collaboration with other DRS business units through relationships

• Implemented leadership Development for more than 60 managers/supervisors

• Manage over $10M of discretionary spend for Internal Research and Development and Business Proposal

development as well as $25M in Customer Funded Research/Development Programs

DRS POWER SOLUTIONS, Bridgeport, Ct April, 2008 – February, 2012

A $63M business unit of DRS providing Power Generation & Conversion Solutions to the DoD and Prime Contractors.

Vice President and General Manager

Responsible for overall business leadership of 200 person, $63M Power Generation, inversion, conversion, exportable power and back-up power business with 2 operations in Halifax, NS and Bridgeport, Ct. Responsible for leading business transformation to a diversified power electronics supplier to broad military, automobile and international markets while diversifying product offerings for mobile hybrid power systems, power generators and un-interruptible power supplies

• Rationalized business product lines and refined structure to meet business strategy

• Established and implemented Rigorous Program Management processes focused on Risk and Opportunity

Management and scheduling/planning

• Successfully implemented Succession planning to stabilize the business

• Promoted accountability by institutionalizing the annual performance appraisal process aligned to business goals

and objectives with quarterly performance checks

DRS ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, INC, Florence, Ky 2010 - 2012

Management of $50M Environmental Control and Decontamination product line for US DOD markets

Vice President Line of Business

Profit & Loss responsibility for a $50M Line of Business covering product offerings from Environmental Control, Refrigeration Systems, Flight Line Support and Decontamination systems. Direct responsibility for Business Development, New Business Growth and Program execution.

• Developed international growth strategies for Environmental systems leveraging Finmeccanica international

relationships

• Manage Bid and Proposal, Internal Research and Development and department budgets over $2M

• Managed and coached Indirect reports up to 10, including Business Development and Program Management

professionals

DRS MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, INC, Cincinnati, Ohio 2009 - 2010

A $40M Military Shelter and Environmental Control System business developing new products for commercial and military applications.

Vice President and General Manager

Hired as VP President & General Manager to streamline and grow within two years. Led re-organization and product line rationalization, while establishing strategic growth plans.

• Established Strategic growth plan for Commercial Mobile TV market applications and Sytems Solutions

• Won $10M new business with DOE for Mobile Radiation detection systems

• Improved customer relationships substantially, through improved quality and on-time delivery

• 125% increase of production rate for the Predator Electronic Shelter program

• Implemented safety programs to dramatically reduce injury rates in a heavy machinery fabrication business

• Successfully analyzed, defined and implemented business merge between Mobile Environmental Systems and

Environmental systems

DRS POWER & CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC (previously Eaton) Milwaukee, Wi 2001 - 2009

A leading electronic equipment supplier of power electronic systems to the US Navy.

Vice President of Operations

Lead the operational elements of a 300+ person diverse workforce from heavily engineering to production operations, including Union Management and negotiations.

• Successfully lead the organization through acquisition by DRS from Eaton

• Negotiated a pro-company Union Contract

• Negotiated and managed initial phases of a $10M CAPEX investment, including negotiating with City and State agencies for tax incentives

• Actively involved in community development, lead and coordinated implementation of a local Business Development District focused on creating a business friendly environment and infrastructure improvements to the local community

• Involvement also included engagement with the local community for cooperative business-residential relationships to enhance the safety and security for both local residents and businesses

EATON CORPORATION, NAVAL CONTROLS DIVISION (acquired by DRS), Danbury, Ct 2001

A leader in naval nuclear and commercial nuclear power and control systems.

Plant Manager (2001-2001).

Director of Manufacturing (1999-2001)

1989 -

Continuous Improvement Manager (1998-1999)

Engineering Design Manager (1996-1998) Mechanical Project Engineer (1992-1996) Mechanical Design Engineer (1989-1992)

NUCLEAR ENERGY SERVICE, INC. Danbury, Ct Design, fabricate and provide installation services to the Commercial Nuclear Market. Mechanical/Structural Project Engineer (1987-1989)

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT Stratford, Ct World leader in helicopter design and production.

Mechanical Design Engineer, Transmissions (1986-1987) EDUCATION

Center for Creative Leadership, Greensburg, NC Certificates-Leadership Development and Mentoring Eaton Corporation

Six Sigma Black Belt Certified

Malcolm Baldridge Certified Senior examiner

Brooklyn Polytech

Masters of Science, Management of Technology University of Bridgeport

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Other Professional Leadership Development

1987-1989 1986-1987

Strategy Development, Shipley Capture Planning and Proposal Management, Decision Mapping, Organizational Design, Management Development, Situational Leadership, Total Quality Management and Behavioral Interviewing

TOOLS, SYSTEMS AND FRAMEWORKS

Computer Tools: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Outlook, Project, SharePoint, Adobe, Salesforce Systems/Frameworks: TQM, DFSS, DFx, ISO 9000, ASI 9100

Process Framework: QFD, PMI PMBOK®, Balanced Scorecard (BSC), Six Sigma, Focused Factory

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