Expert Profile
Joe was a bona fide ***** scientist (with six patents) who developed a passion for working with small businesses and who has caught the entrepreneur bug, including the founding of two startups. He is a proven, award winning technology leader with successful engineering, program management, business development, and executive management experience in the aerospace and defense industry who is now focused on aiding small businesses. Joe has helped clients obtain government grants and contract funding through SBIRs and other programs. He has also streamlined for small business many of the disciplines and processed used in the aerospace/defense industry thereby allowing rigorous and creative practices without the burdensome bureaucracy. PMP and Six Sigma certified green belt.
•Program Manager at General Dynamics OTS, Niceville
•Manager, Propulsion Engineering at Orbital *****s
•VP Business Development at InterWeave
•Program Manager at Aerojet
•Senior Project Engineer at Universal Propulsion Co.
•Sr. Development Engineer at Garrett Pneumatic Systems
B.E. Mechanical Engineering
B.S. Physics
PMP, Six Sigma Green Belt, EVMS
Aerojet R. B. Young Technical Achievement and GenCorp Technology Key Enabling Innovation Awards
• Pioneered early development of two solid ***** propulsion control ***** that are currently in competition for use in Missile Defense Systems
• Developed time-to-market strategy for market penetration that included technology licensing fees and congressional plus-ups to support technology development
• Grew a startup company for three to twelve employees during NASDAQ downturn and recession
• Led a winning proposal GD’s Boeing JAGM Warhead Risk Reduction*****ments from customer: “Best proposal in a long time.” Managed program under budget and on schedule.
• Proposed and managed the 4th Generation Escape System ***** Demonstration Program that included a successful flight test program that earned 13% out of a possible15% incentive award fee.
• Managed engineering department with 26 engineers responsible for supplying all propulsion, ordnance, and mechanical systems to launch vehicles
• Awarded Aerojet R. B. Young Technical Achievement and GenCorp Technology Key Enabling Innovation Awards for Multiple Pintle Nozzle Control System.
• Six patents and twenty technical papers.