Thomas Faught
Experience: Adjunct Professor of Business Strategy, David A. Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Instructing MBA candidates in corporate leadership and CEO career development. 2001 to present. Senior Advisor to the Commanding Officer, U.S. Joint Forces Command component organization, Department of Defense, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. Developing 2006-2016 strategic plans and providing management counsel. 2003 to present. Managing Director, FMG Limited, Murrysville, Pennsylvania. An industrial advisory firm engaged in joint ventures, technology transfer, economic planning and development, and interim management, operating mainly in China and Southeast Asia. 1994 to present. Senior Advisor, United States Congressional Commission on Multinational Financing Institutions, Washington, D.C. Evaluated and developed organization, management and control procedure recommendations regarding the World Bank (IBRD) for the Dr. Allan Meltzer Commission. 2001-2002. Senior Panel - DCI, Central Intelligence Agency, Langley, Virginia. Member of this five-person panel, advising the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency on the final drafts of National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs). Personal responsibilities Centered on evaluating the impact of global industrial aspects of these Estimates. 1990–1992. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Department of the Navy, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Responsible for research, engineering, systems development and acquisition of advanced weapons for the Navy and Marine Corps, and for technology exchange between the Department of the Navy and Allied forces. Responsible for Peace Pearls liaison work between the Department of Defense and the Central Military Commission, PRC. 1987–1990. President and Chief Executive Officer, Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A $1.4 Billion, 14,000 employees, NYSE global engineering, construction, manufacturing and natural resources conglomerate. A successful turnaround of this company resulted in personal recognition as among the nation’s outstanding CEOs in the construction and engineering industry by the Wall Street Transcript and the Financial World. 1982–1987 (From 1974 to 1982 served as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and President). Advisor to the Director, Central Intelligence Agency (DCI), Langley, Virginia. Counseled Director William J. Casey on organization and intelligence estimate (NIE) reporting matters. 1985–1987. Chairman, Advisory Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Washington, D.C. Provided oversight of policy development regarding global competitive financing approaches for U.S. industrial and technology exports. 1984–1986. Senior Corporate Development (M&A) Officer, Gould Inc., St Paul, Minnesota and Chicago, Illinois. Assisted in planning the transition of this company from a domestic automotive battery producer to a diversified, global electronics component manufacturer. 1968–1974. Officer, Associate and Regional Manager, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, New York, New York; Zurich, Switzerland; and Rome, Italy. Engaged in corporate development, project management, market planning and financial analysis for U.S. and foreign clients of this global management consulting firm. Personal involvement centered on the U.S., Middle East, South America, Europe, West Africa and Asia. 1957–1968. Production supervision and Manufacturing Engineering management, Ford Motor Company. Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan. Worked as a Foreman, General Foreman and Engineering Supervisor in automotive assembly plants and Division Headquarters. 1953–1957. Harvard Graduate School of Business, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts. Received MBA Degree, concentration in Manufacturing and Corporate Finance. 1951–1953. Sloan School of Management, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Associate graduate work in the study of industrial applications of nuclear energy. 1953. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Received BS Degree in Industrial Management and Technology (Industrial Engineering), secondary concentration in Accounting and Personnel Management. Member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. 1947–1951. United States Marine Corps - Enlisted, PFC, Rifleman and Infantry Radio Operator, #600246, 1946–1947. Commissioned, 1st Lt, Intelligence, Logistics, #077411, 1960-1968 Married to the former Lynda S. Clancy, two sons, Ryan and Christopher. Four children by a former marriage – Kellee, Kimberlee, Michael and Mitchell. One son and one grandson Marines.
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