Chris Sakaris
Melbourne
Summary
Seasoned Global Defense professional with a proven track record at Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, specializing in defense offsets and Foreign Military Sales (FMS). Expert in leading defense industrial projects in the defense of Taiwan, and pioneering autonomous systems integration. Demonstrates exceptional business development skills and strategic customer engagement, driving significant business growth relating to Taiwan FMS programs
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Defense Offset Senior Manager - Taiwan Lead
Northrop Grumman
10.2020 - Current
- Currently serving as the lead for all industrial engagement/offset activities related to Taiwan FMS sales across the corporation
- Currently directing the conceptualization of large offset project consortium for future FMS programs in Taiwan
- Directing our strategy for Taiwan customer engagement and relationship management
- Responsible for identifying new business development opportunities for future Taiwan defense sales
- Currently specializing in autonomous systems test, evaluation and integration
- Supporting numerous international customers for future autonomous system FMS programs
Defense Offset Lead - Taiwan
Lockheed Martin
02.2017 - 10.2020
- Executed several large scale offset projects relating to Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky defense sales to Taiwan
- Managed Taiwan industrial engagement strategy in order to build a strong network and maintain business continuity
- Managed offset negotiations and contractual support
- Managed business development activities related to future Taiwan captures
Business Development Leadership Program (BDLP)
Lockheed Martin
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Executed 3, 8 month rotations in diverse business development disciplines, providing direct and administrative support to business development initiatives
- Supporting multiple business development captures, with a primary focus on international pursuits
- Focused on strategic alignment of Lockheed Martin products in services in relation to ongoing offset initiatives
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
University of Nebraska
LincolnSkills
- International Business Development
- Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
- Defense Offsets
- Autonomous Systems
- Proposal Management
- Negotiations
Affiliations
- U.S. Taiwan Business Council (Guest Speaker)
- Global Industrial Cooperation Association (GICA))
- Defense Industry Offset Association (DIOA)
- Project 2049 Institute
Languages
English
Full Professional
Mandarin
Elementary
Timeline
Defense Offset Senior Manager - Taiwan Lead
Northrop Grumman
10.2020 - Current
Defense Offset Lead - Taiwan
Lockheed Martin
02.2017 - 10.2020
Business Development Leadership Program (BDLP)
Lockheed Martin
01.2015 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
University of Nebraska
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