Steven Oxholm

About Steven Oxholm

Seasoned business executive with extensive hands-on leadership and management in the national defense industry. Broad experience in P&L management, strategy, business development, and innovation. Strategic Planning Architected and implemented a multi-year campaign that ultimately resulted in a contract award in excess of $500M Spearheaded strategic planning that resulted in the establishment of L3’s Autonomous Systems business area Employing a market focused approach to strategic planning, establishes business and marketing strategies that include market assessments, strategic partnerships, M&A, and intellectual property protectionLeadership and Staff Development Drove a marked improvement in leadership team cooperation and teamwork that resulted in overall organizational effectiveness Instituted recurring “town hall” meetings with employees that resulted in improved communications, trust and teamwork Led a team of senior experts from multiple domains, including Space, Air Combat, Undersea, Electronic Warfare and Cyber Operations Instrumental in staffing L3 Patriot Works with highly respected and effective professionals and spearheaded advanced staff trainingProgram Management Mentored a program manager to succeed in a $56M, nine month highly visible program that delivered over $15M in profit Oversaw the successful negotiation of large subcontracts Guided a matrixed team of engineering, financial, contracts, subcontracts, program control and quality personnel in the execution of an aggressive and complex >$250M program that achieved on-time and on-budget for all deliveriesCommunication Prepared and articulated a risk management plan that contributed to saving $913K on shipboard system installations Diffused an escalating conflict between company and subcontractor personnel through diplomacy and tact Injected rigor into internal program meetings, significantly increasing effectivenessFinancial Management P&L responsibility for a $260M business Supervised hands-on risk and opportunity financial management to mitigate risk and enhance financial performance Consistently exceeds business targets for orders, sales, profit and net fundsTechnical specialties: Seabed systems | Undersea systems | Submarine Warfare | Naval Special Warfare | Nuclear Power | Unmanned Systems | Non-Traditional Power Systems | ISR Systems | Electronic Warfare | Shipborne Electrical Distribution Equipment | Integrated Propulsion SystemsActive security clearanceEmail me at

Experience

1. Vice President, Undersea Strategic Planning

   Leonardo DRS

   Jul 2022 — Present · Portsmouth, NH, US

   Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems designs and manufactures power systems for U.S. Navy surface ships and submarines. Spearhead expansion of undersea strategy.Business relationship development (Strategic partnerships, acquisitions, etc.).

Education

• Vergennes Union High School

  Diploma, N/A

  1977 — 1981

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  M.A.S., Aeronautics with Safety Specialization

  1997 — 1999

• St. Louis University

  B.S., Aeronautics (Aircraft Maintenance Engineering)

  1981 — 1985

Skills

• Organizational Leadership
• C4isr
• Intelligence
• Submarines
• Nuclear Engineering
• National Security
• Counterterrorism
• Navy
• Command
• Electronic Warfare
• Dod
• Security Clearance
• Sigint
• Intelligence Analysis
• Special Operations
• Force Protection
• Operational Planning
• Engineering Management
• Information Assurance
• Systems Engineering
• Reconnaissance
• Tactics
• Homeland Security
• Emergency Management
• Sensors
• Foreign Military Sales
• Command & Control
• Innovation
• Strategic Planning