dave whitney

About

* My career path in the defense industry started with nitrating new energetics and explosives, using them to formulate new gun propellants, using the gun propellant technology to manage Apache ammunition programs/contracts, and finally managing medium caliber cannon programs/contracts for Apache, Bradley, and other medium caliber weapon systems. * My expertise of guns and ammunition begins with the starting components, and extends all way to the final weapon systems. I know why and how they work, how to increase and extend their performance, and how to fix the problems in-between.

Country

united states

City

goshen

Industry

defense & space

Skill

profit/loss accountability, commercial business development, product marketing, increased profitability, defense systems, cannon, ammunition, munitions, customer satisfaction, customer oriented, cost reduction management, cost reduction implementation, contract negotiation, contract management, itar, eico, guns, gun propellant, program management, product management, product development, manufacturing, foreign customers, domestic customers, new business development, business strategy, configuration management, formulation, defense, eac, executions, explosives, energetics, new product validation, pursuit, project management, strategic planning, microsoft office, gantt, weapons, active shooter, reloading, team leadership, team management, teamwork, reliable, driving results, result oriented, communication skills, ms project

Experience

retired

goodlife fitness

2018-7 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

program manager for lw30 ammunition and for medium caliber cannon

orbital atk

2003-8 - 2012-3 · 8 yrs 8 mos

Managed all aspects of Apache ammunition production contracts. Managed all aspects of production contracts for three cannon product lines: 25mm, LW30mm, and 35mm, which included domestic guns for Apache helicopters & Bradley Fighting Vehicles, as well as weapons for foreign customers like Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark, UK, Israel, Turkey, and others.

business area manager for alliant powder and brand manager for federal cartridge accessories

orbital atk

2001-10 - 2003-7 · 1 yr 10 mos

Managed all business aspects of commercial gun propellant product factory, inside Radford Arsenal. Marketed all commercial brands purchased from Blount, Inc that were non-ammo products, which included Alliant Powder, Champion Targets, RCBS reloading supplies, and Outers/Gunslick gun accessories.

tank ammo gun propellant program engineer and program manager

orbital atk

1996-9 - 2001-9 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Responsible for all technical aspects of solvent/solventless gun propellant manufactured for target practice & high explosive 120mm M1 Abrams tank ammunition. Managed all aspects of production contracts for M1 Abrams tank ammo gun propellants; as well as other explosives such as Nitrocellulose.

lead engineer for military products and irad technical manager

hercules chemical co

1986-5 - 1996-8 · 10 yrs 4 mos

Responsible for technical aspects of all military gun propellants manufactured for US Army & Air Force ammunition. Managed all technical product development for new products, process improvements, and pursuit of new product lines.

explosives and gun propellant engineer

hercules & hercules, inc.

1981-11 - 1986-4 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Responsible for developing new liquid & solid energetics and explosives by nitrating precursor materials, and testing their stability & performance. Responsible for formulating/granulating new gun propellants for new ammunition, and improving current products based on changed ammunition performance specifications.