Program Number: C02020210518
High-Velocity Productivity
Activity Sponsor: PMINJ Chapter (C020)
PDUs: - 1.5
Leadership - 0.75
Strategic - 0.75
Technical - 0.0
Bio:
Adam is the president of Cherrill Consulting Group
(CCG). CCG delivers aerospace & defense business
intelligence and advisory solutions to maximize situational
awareness, transform operational capability, and sustain
competitive advantage.
Adam's Aerospace & Defense industry leadership spans 25+
years across the life cycle of strategy / business /
technology development, capture / proposal & opportunity
pipeline management, and project / program / portfolio
execution, both domestically and internationally.
CCG's current and recent clients include the largest U.S.
Aerospace & Defense industry Prime contractors such as
Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, General Dynamics, and Northrop
Grumman. CCG has earned the trust and repeat business from
these and other mid-size A&D firms as a result of our
thought leadership, client partnership, results ownership,
and ethical stewardship.
In May 2019 Adam was elected to the National Board of
Directors of the Institute of Management Consultants
(IMC-USA) and currently serves as its At-Large Membership
Chapter President. Adam is a certified Portfolio
Management Professional (PfMP), the apex credential offered
by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Prior to launching CCG in January 2017, Adam was Senior
Director, Strategy and Innovation, at Alliant Techsystems'
(ATK) Armament Systems Division (AS□). Prior to this
assignment, Adam was the Senior Director, Co-Production
Market Segment, during which time he led a
geographically-distributed capture team that built a $18+
international growth pipeline across the Far East, Middle
East, and India. Adam also held positions as Program
Director, Precision Weapons, and Direct or, Business
Development, during his seven-year tenure with ATK.
Prior to joining Alliant Techsystems (ATK) in April 2010,
Adam held various engineering, business development, and
program management positions during a thirteen-year tenure
with Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS). His last assignment at
RMS was Senior Program Manager of a state-of the-art air
and missile defense development program, executed in close
cooperation with an international partner under the
sponsorship of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
Adam holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering with
a focus on system dynamics and feedback control, as well as
an MBA in general management, all awarded by the University
of Arizona. In addition, Adam has earned executive
certificates in Technology, Operations & Value Chain
Management and Management & Leadership, respectively,
from MIT Sloan. adam@cherrillconsulting.com I
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