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L-3 Communications Appoints Steve R. Osborne Corporate VP of Business Acquisition

 

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2005/Satnews Daily/ — L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has announced that Steve R. Osborne, Ph.D. has been promoted to the newly created position of corporate vice president of business acquisition.

 

In his new position, Dr. Osborne will be responsible for supporting L-3's organic business acquisition activities, as well as overseeing the proposal processes of L-3's business units. Dr. Osborne reports to Jill Wittels, Ph.D., L-3's corporate vice president of business development.

 

With over 25 years of entrepreneurial and strategic business development experience, Dr. Osborne is a well-known expert on proposal development, strategic planning and business development. Prior to his new appointment, Dr. Osborne was director of strategic business initiatives for L-3, a position he held since 2001. Prior to his work with L-3, Dr. Osborne served as president and senior consultant of Cornerstone Training, a company he founded in 1991.

 

Prior to that he served as president of Hughes Training Systems, Inc., where he established Hughes as a systems integrator for major training system programs. Dr. Osborne has also held management positions within the training system organizations of the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Reflectone Inc., American Airlines and other technology organizations.

 

Dr. Osborne has authored a variety of articles and research papers dedicated to the topics of business strategy and training systems design. He is also the author of Winning Government Business: Gaining a Competitive Advantage, published in 2002. Dr. Osborne began his career as an assistant professor at Arizona Sate University, where he received his Doctorate Degree. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to his academic work, Dr. Osborne served in the Combat Infantry of the United States Army.

 

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