Experience

Brentwood Advisory

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Jan 2020 - Present

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Three1Four Inc.

• President

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2021

  Partnering with clients to achieve their goals through interim executive management and innovative consulting solutions that develop strategy, win new business, fix operational problems, and increase profitability. Focused on situations where sustainable competitive advantage is delivered by differentiated engineered solutions, operational excellence, and deep rooted customer relationships. Areas of Expertise: Vision, Strategy and Leadership Operations and Business Management Product Development and Launch Business Process Redesign Performance Improvement International Strategic Partnering Supply Chain Eco System Competitive Strategy Program Management & Execution Innovation and Technical Road-mapping Turn Around and Crisis Management Change Management Customer Engagement Defense and Government Analytical Decision Making Financial Planning and Modeling New Business Capture Show less



Northrop Grumman Corporation

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Unit Vice President, Airborne Tactical Sensors

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2015

  Strategy / Vision: Formulated and implemented a new vision and strategic direction that successfully transformed the business unit into a market leader, adding value and earning prominent role in mainstream corporate strategy.Revenue and Profit Growth: Organically doubled revenues to more than $330M in first three years, while improving Return on Sales from ~13.5% to ~25.5% and free cash flow from ~$13M to ~$77M annually. Merged with adjacent business unit increasing total profit and loss responsibility to more than $500M revenue. Keys to success included:• Implementing a data/metric driven visibility and decision support system that drove program execution, and opportunity / risk management; • Diversifying the product line and entering adjacent markets with Voice-of-Customer (VoC) powered stage-gate product development and launch; • Expanding scope of international strategic partnerships, and cultivating a supply chain eco-system of shared investments and rewards.Team Building: Evangelized need for cultural change and challenged the status quo throughout the team of 300+ employees and 150+ supply chain partners. Managed 40+ directors and managers at two locations, while improving diversity from 6% to 45% and mentoring teammate’s advancement to larger roles. Executive sponsor of the Women's Initiative for Networking and Success (WINS) employee resource group dedicated to the advancement of women in the workplace. Show less

• Director Block 60 - Falcon Edge

  • May 2007 - Jan 2011

  Handpicked by sector president to turn around a troubled electronic warfare product development and deployment program. Rebuilt leadership team at multiple locations. Championed significant organizational and cultural change resulting in delivery of a superior operational system, resurrection of critical customer relationships and millions in close out cost savings. Built a $30M+ product support business, and transitioned technology to other businesses creating sustainable competitive advantage that generated tens of millions in new revenue annually Show less

• Director Product Development

  • Jan 2005 - May 2007

  Set up Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM) new product development organization and led the team through three product generations. Deepened international and domestic strategic partnerships and customer relationships that accelerated the development cycle and catalyzed market growth. Delivered highest performing products that captured #1 market share driving business unit growth to more than $600M annual revenue. Grew product development based revenue to $35M annually.

• Program Manager - Infrared Countermeasures Programs

  • 1997 - 2005

  Managed IRCM systems development programs from concept demonstration, through transition to deployment and full rate production during new business unit launch. Optimized product performance, drove cost down and quality and reliability up. Earned the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology National Achievement Award for cutting Viper Laser production cost by 35%, and lead times by 25%. Worked across division and functional boundaries to help integrate recently acquired Litton laser into the corporation. Show less

• Advanced Projects Manager - Business Planning and Analysis

  • 1993 - 1997

  As part of the Advanced Technology Development Center, managed technology commercialization and defense conversion ventures. Provided the Corporate Strategy Group with formal business plans, market research, competitive analysis, probabilistic financial and cash flow modeling and other analysis supporting specific recommendations on competitive strategy, technology development and other areas relevant to investment decisions.

• Systems Engineer - B2 Flight Simulation

  • 1989 - 1993