Callum R. Sullivan

Multi-Faceted Senior NPD Engineering & Operations Leader

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Big picture, holistic thinker who plans for long-term success, defining the direction for growth and brings big dreams and expectations that push teams forward, set the bar high, and produce special results. New Product Development SME.

Thrives when bringing talented, empowered people together to always push forwards, improve, share ideas, defining a roadmap and future and imagine what can be done, gaining investment and executing the plan.

Led over 20 major new product development programs in defense and commercial markets ranging from startup funded projects to $300M + global efforts.

Career History

Founder: Parker, Sullivan & White (Shelby North Carolina) 2023 – present

Consulting company focused on guiding new or established companies through full cycle new product development, process and procedures development, bringing products to market right first time, and executing innovative research and development methodologies. Minimizing risk and maximizing returns, and building effective teams.

Consultant, Contractor and SME (Shelby North Carolina) 2020 – present

Volunteer: Executive Vice President – Troysgate: Startup requiring network expansion, process and procedures establishment and marketing products to help service personnel with critical thinking skills during high stress encounters, and PTSD therapy.

Consultant and Contractor with Everhart Grant CPA; assisting with processes and procedures, audits and tax evaluations for individual and business accounts.

IF Armor International (Shelby North Carolina) 2015 – 2020

(Formally known as Ultra Armoring, ManLift and Metal Works) no longer in business – COVID 19

Multi-facility engineering and manufacturing company

Vice President, Engineering

Oversaw 200 staff in developing, fabricating, and manufacturing commercial equipment, armoring solutions, and military vehicles for the global market, growing revenue from sub-$20M to $47M in 2 years by optimizing processes and securing new contracts

Created a portfolio of eight product lines and over 60 models of specific EX certified and custom ManLift equipment, generating over $20M per year

Created new scalable engineering departments focused on innovative design methods, product improvement and increase manufacturing efficiency.

Daily interface and mentoring of all departments in improve communications, processes and efficiency.

Analyze monthly P+L reports and data and take corrective actions throughout the facility.

Generated program and project plans and budgets incorporating investment from all departments. Program planning, monitoring, asset and change management.

Negotiated vendor interface sub contracts, Terms and Conditions, condition of supply for improved quality and schedule adherence with mutually beneficial terms.

Directed the development and milestone execution of innovative new armored vehicle designs for the Department of Defense (delivering the first units in 100 days, securing a $20M+ DHS production contract and a place in a $1B, ten-year program.

Established Lean procedures, eliminated logjams, and introduced ERP/MRP systems, reducing engineering rework from 40%+ to sub-2% and cutting the scrap rate from 90% to <10%, raw material costs by 10% and inventory documentation by 50%

Near Space Systems 2009 – 2015

Government contractor focused on new disruptive technologies for long-term, long-range surveillance. Start-up company.

Chief Technical Officer

Chief Engineer

Led new product development, engineering, vendor management and program development for a commercial and defense aerospace R&D start-up, overseeing budgets, risk, strategic planning and project scheduling.

Led the design and manufacture of a $20M+ defense ITAR controlled system for FMS

Generated company processes and procedures for new product development from initial idea through to product delivery

Technical voice of the company, customer and vendor interface. CONUS + OCONUS

Ran multiple R&D efforts for new products exploiting developing technologies.

Responsible for strategic 1/3/5yr planning, budgets, proposals and all customer interaction technically.

Hawker Beechcraft (Wichita Kansas) 2007 – 2008

Global multi-billion-dollar aviation organization manufacturing commercial and military aircraft.

Engineering Manager

Managed 300+ engineers and a $90M+ annual budget in the creation of a new aircraft fuselage for a business jet ($384M total investment).

Bosch Aerospace (Huntsville Alabama) 1997 – 2007

New Product Development Think Tank company focused on disruptive technologies addressing Defense needs. Growing start up.

Principal Design Engineer & Program Manager

Led design and build of a multi-million dollar long-endurance unmanned U.S. Army airship, used for operations and payloads in the Middle East, taking project from requirements gathering to flight testing in 10 months; designed airship’s now-patented ballast recovery system

Led the development of a new propulsion system and presented the published paper to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Directed an engineering program to develop two rapidly elevated aerostat platforms (REAP), providing ‘high ground in a box’ to troops in theatre; travelled to Iraq to participate in operational evaluation and deliver military personnel training on the new systems

Designed new UAVs with improved endurance, propulsion, efficient airframes, and a greater payload capacity, delivering the initial flight test prototype in less than six weeks

Education & Certifications

Brunel University

BSc, Industrial Design Engineering (4-year, U.S. Master’s Degree equivalent)

Brunel University

BSc, Mechanical Engineering (2 of 4)

Llandrillio Technical College

OND, Engineering Technician-Production

Facility Security Officer (FSO) Six Sigma Black Belt Training Secret & Top-Secret Security Clearance

Affiliations

Former AIAA LTA Technical Board Member Defense & Aerospace Group American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Defense Industry Marketing Association Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) C4ISR Group SOFX Special Operations Technology Group InManufacturing Group

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office Microsoft Project AutoCAD Solid Works ERP ERM EVMS Teamcenter PLM Adobe Acrobat Adobe Photoshop NISPOM JPAS C C++ Microsoft Windows

Skills added by the job poster

Engineering · Engineering Management · Leadership · Process Engineering · Skill Development · Team Leadership · Aerospace · Aircraft · Aviation · Product Quality

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