Former President, Dayton Aerospace, Inc., and System Program Director, Advanced Cruise Missile; Extensive acquisition management experience in government and industry; Expert in crafting business capture strategies.
Former Chief, Financial Management, F/A-22 System Program Office; Demonstrated success working multibillion-dollar financial management of programs across all phases of acquisition - basic research through sustainment.
Former President, Robbins-Gioia Defense Division, Deputy Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and Vice Commander, ASC; Over 35 years direct program management experience leading numerous highly sensitive programs.
Former Chief/Lead Engineer "Eyeball" HMCS, UCAV, X-29A ATD and CV-22A Osprey; Specialized expertise in Technology Transition and Business Process Improvement to include IPPD and Balanced Scorecard.
Former Chief Systems Engineer, Revolutionizing Training Division; Hands on experience in all areas of training systems development; Developer of extensive USAF Systems Engineering guidance.
Former Air Force Director, JSF International Programs; Proven senior international program manager and negotiator, implementing innovative FMS and Cooperative Development Agreements with 24 different countries; Propulsion expert.
Former Director of Contracting, Lockheed Martin and Sacramento Air Logistics Center; Solid experience in all phases of acquisition life cycle, space sustainment and support and international programs.
Extensive experience providing acquisition and analytical advice to the Air Force and DOD top leadership; Expert in cost and resource estimation and analysis.
Former Technical Advisor, Embedded Computer Systems and Chief, Computer Systems Engineering Division, Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC); Extensive experience in embedded computer systems software acquisition engineering in aerospace systems.
Former Director, Large Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) and Program Director, Infrard Countermeasure Systems; Proven record of successful program execution on high priority, major development programs.
Former Technical Advisor "Chief Engineer", Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) and Director of Engineering, Reconnaissance Systems Program office; Extensive systems engineering and acquisition experience; Airworthiness expert.
Former Director of Engineering, Special Operations Forces (SOF) Group and Chief Engineering, F-15 System Program office; extensive experience in electronics, computer resources and systems engineering.
Former System Program Director, B-1 Bomber; Extensive experience successfully managing and guiding hardware and software intensive development, production and support programs - in the USAF, Joint and International arenas.
Former Head of the Naval Surface Warfare (NSWC), Weapons System Department. Proven expertise in the areas of ordnance and weapons systems safety and electro-optics production.
Processes connect Government to Industry, and through them products are delivered. Understanding how and why processes, and the relationships that fuel them, either work well or not...is where we excel. Together we strengthen your team and processes for higher reward
In an environment of scarce resources and dwindling budgets, processes and tools become an important means of providing warfighters with defense products and capabilities they need. The right integrated management framework provides needed structure, allowing leaders and managers to focus on program execution. Dayton Aerospace works with you to identify key processes, which if improved, can make a world of difference in your bottom line—whether that means increased dollars or higher performance.
Our understanding of government processes helps us steer industry teams to make important course corrections for more efficient operations and customer satisfaction. Our experience has led us to help defense companies:
We bring senior-level expertise to our government customers in small multi-functional teams, allowing quick assessment of program needs and tailored improvements. We have successfully worked in broad areas such as requirements planning, program schedules, risk management, and metrics; as well as high visibility areas such as implementing Performance Based Logistics, providing Nunn-McCurdy documentation support, and responding to OSD program assessments.