Role and Company
Senior Director, Honeywell Aerospace
Expertise
20 years experience in defense, aerospace, & aviation
Location
Phoenix, AZ
About Douglas
Doug is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of cross-functional leadership experience as an aerospace industry executive, management consultant, investment banker, and military officer. He is focused in corporate strategy, mergers & acquisitions, post-merger integration, business development, project management, and team leadership.
After graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Doug earned his pilot wings and served for 12 years in the U.S. Air Force on active duty, where he accumulated nearly 2,000 hours in the F-15E Strike Eagle. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force’s Fighter Weapons School (“Top Gun”) and participated in multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. During his 20-plus years of active and reserve service, he accumulated over 4,200 total flight hours predominately in the F-15E and MQ-9 with over 1,300 combat hours. Doug also holds an FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) and Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) pilot license.
After earning an MBA from Duke University, Doug served as an investment banker and management consultant for over 10 years where he provided buy- and sell-side M&A investment banking and management consulting services focused in the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry.
He also served as a business development executive with a subsidiary of Boeing Global Services. Doug successfully led two business development campaigns totaling over $50M of new revenue focused on mission planning software, Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, and flight dispatch services.
Currently, Doug is a Senior Director of Corporate Strategy with Honeywell Aerospace, where he partners with senior executive leadership in developing new strategies, evaluating acquisition targets, and assessing new markets and product offerings.
Experience and Core Capabilities:
• Corporate strategy
• M&A strategy
• M&A deal execution
• Corporate finance
• Business development
• Post-merger integration
• Team leadership
• Project management