• New product development and production facility design.
Establishing processes, operational procedures, and training
programs.
• Responsible for supply chain management, manufacturing
purchasing, and distribution.
• Responsible for ensuring USFDA regulations and implementation
procedures are in compliance.
• Market analysis, identification, and strategic planning for launching
new products, including market development and delivery systems.

• Developed business strategies for bringing large programs to KSC through the University Affiliated Space Technology and Development Contract (USTDC).
• Established relations with various DOD programs and new business contracts.
• Developed "work-for-others" processes and marketing plans for NASA KSC's capabilities in communication systems, various technologies, research laboratories, and test beds.
• Worked with lobbyists and local politicians to support ASRC business expansion plans.

• Developed international strategic business and marketing plans. Established an international base of sales representatives, building a strong client base.
• Conducted demonstrations and represented L3 at U.S. trade shows.
• Coordinated and worked closely with system engineers and product managers for the deliveries of satellite communications stations to customers.
• Facilitated business mergers and operations transitions.

• Identified and cultivated new domestic and international business opportunities. Worked closely with State Department offices in Washington, DC.
• Chaired Business Development reviews. Captured, managed, and integrated proposals.
• Established and managed available resources for approved proposal opportunities. john@joysgourmet.com

• Initiated marketing strategies and captured proposals to win multi-million-dollar projects.
• Focused on growing business by increasing project value.
• Program management, integrated management plan development, and completed scheduling. Included management and financial responsibilities of engineering teams.
• Integrated international program teams: Boeing, Russia, Ukraine, and Norway.
• Delivered ahead of schedule and on budget. Received recognition award from Boeing and Allied Signal.
• Prepared and managed Preliminary Design Revues with US Air Force for the Evolved Launch Vehicle (EELV).

• Liaison Officer between NASA and International partners including Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, and Japanese partners. Delivered technical presentations and worked out technical and budget issues among all partners.
• Presented and sold the need for engineers, equipment, and facilities at KSC to other NASA centers and to NASA level II in Virginia as well as congressional representatives. The department grew at KSC from eight Space Station Employees in 1988 to 480 in 1993.
• Contributed to the requirements and design concepts of the Space Station Mobile Service System, Extra Vehicular Activities System, and the Flight Tele-Robotic System.

• Designed new equipment and modified existing Space Shuttle ground support hardware structures.
• Performed stress analyses on space hardware utilizing the NASTRAN computer tool.
• Worked on integrating Space Shuttle operations and ground support systems.