American Business Development Group (ABDG) is pleased to announce that Mr. Ron Johnson has teamed with ABDG as a Senior Consultant exclusively focused on the Tactical Wheeled Vehicle business sector. Ron brings more than 35 years of government and defense automotive industry experience to ABDG’s organization. He will be supporting our current and future client base from our corporate offices in Vienna, Virginia.
Most recently serving as Vice President, Land Warfare Systems, DRS Washington Operations, Mr. Johnson’s defense automotive industry experience includes experience with then Engineered Support Systems, Inc., ESCO Electronics, and Lockheed Martin Washington Operations. Prior to entering the defense automotive industry, Mr. Johnson was a career Army officer, serving as a Field Artillery Officer for almost 21 years. His final assignments included tours as Chief, Materiel Requirements and Integration, Directorate of Combat Developments, Unites States Army Field Artillery School; Army Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) Planner, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (ODCSOPS); Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), Pentagon; and Systems and Organizational Integrator, Fire Support Division, ODCSOPS.
Mr. Johnson is the current chairman of the Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Division of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and also the secretary/treasurer of the Tac Wheels Association. He is a Past President of the 2nd Region of the Association of the United States Army also a past Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Panel for the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS).
Roger Nadeau, Senior Vice President, said, “Ron’s experience and credentials in the defense automotive industry and specifically the tactical wheeled vehicle community are second to none. What he brings to our team I could not find on any other single professional resume.”
Bill Skipper, ABDG President and CEO adds, “I’m excited to have Ron Johnson associated with our team of professionals. His vast experience in the defense automotive industry will serve our current and future clients well.”
As an internationally respected, full spectrum business development consulting firm, ABDG, headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, enjoys a reputation as one of the largest and most successful business development firms in the United States specializing in the re-equipping and modernization of the U.S. Military and Homeland Security Organizations. Visit www.abdg.com for more information. To contact Mr. Johnson directly email: ron.johnson@abdg.com.
