Fort Worth, Texas, United States
BOARD MEMBER / EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP / BUSINESS MANAGEMENT / TEAM BUILDER • Over 40 years of leadership and management experience in aerospace and defense; Senior executive with Top Tier public (NYSE) A&D company; US Air Force officer and pilot, culminating as a Brigadier General, including congressional relations and international experience • Extensive knowledge of and contacts on Capitol Hill, the White House, and the Pentagon • Business leader with expertise and experience in growing business, leading change, contracting with government, strategic and operating business plans, budgeting, requirements, and strategy • Financial experience as Advisory Director with global investment bank, Lincoln International • A proven team builder, problem solver, turn-around leader, with a high-tech background; combat-tested in stressful situations; successful in multiple and varied fields and endeavors DOMAIN RELATIONSHIPS • Network on Capitol Hill with Members, personal staff, and committee professional staff members • Contacts in multiple industries and the Executive Branch through the White House Fellowship • Pentagon relationships with senior leaders in the Air Force, OSD, and Joint Staff Specialties: Aviation and Aerospace, Military Operations, F-15C fighter aircraft, Congress, White House, Pentagon, program capture and strategy, future USAF systems requirements, human resources, executive recruiting, high technology, electronic data security, Chief Security Officer roles
Edmonds Strategic Group is a consulting and investment group comprised of people and companies focused on mission and growth. This advisory firm is the medium to provide strategic leadership services to organizations dedicated to mission accomplishment, understand leadership matters in all endeavors, and have a growth mindset. Bob connects-the-dots from a successful career in the A&D industry, from public service in the USAF to private sector corporate leadership, in operations, policy, legislative, strategy, and business domains. He leads a team to help businesses grow and succeed
Senior Advisory Director for Aerospace and Defense M&A investment bank Provides strategic advise to the bankers as well as during deal execution in the market area __________ Outside Advisory Director (part time)
At Elbit America, a US company serving the DoD, DHS, commercial aviation, and medical diagnostics markets, I help grow the company, leading and managing the front-end which includes integrating and aligning business development, marketing, strategy, corporate development, and strategic communications. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, I help lead and manage this diversified A&D company which provides mission-critical products and services through multiple lines of business.
In this senior executive leadership role, I had multiple responsibilities: I led business development at Exelis; provided enterprise business leadership for two divisions; and I was also the senior executive for Air Force programs for the corporation. As one of 4 main functions under the SVP for Strategy and Business Development at Exelis HQ, I led the team which comprised executives focused on all the DoD Services as well as the civil agencies. Additionally, I have enterprise business responsibilities at corporate for development and execution of the three-year strategic plan and annual operating plan for orders, revenue, and OI for the Geospatial, ISR, and Analytics ($~700-900M), and Aerostructures Composites (~$100-150M) business areas. As the lead of Air Force programs for the company, I set strategic direction, marketing and strategic communications messaging, and coordinate business development for the domestic and international air force programs. As such, I was responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships at the senior levels of the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Air Force, and the air service staffs of our allies -- also interface on aviation matters with other U.S. government agencies, and the focal point for coordinating interface with these customers. For the approximately $900M Air Force program portfolio, I led the Exelis Air Force Business team working across and with the divisions to integrate, oversee, and expand business in the Air Force and other aviation-related programs.
Part time advisory role