Gerald Charlwood Named Assistant Vice President of Strategic Growth at SRC

Syracuse, NY – SRC, Inc. has hired Gerald “Jerry” Charlwood as assistant vice president of strategic growth to lead Air Wing of the Future efforts for manned and unmanned autonomous collaborative systems. In this role, Charlwood will develop a cohesive, data-driven strategy to deliver airborne capabilities for the Department of Defense and allied nations.

"Charlwood’s extensive experience and strategic vision will be instrumental in driving SRC’s growth and innovation within the airborne capabilities domain," said Kevin Hair, president and CEO of SRC. "His leadership will ensure we continue to deliver mission-critical solutions to our military and our allies, while advancing our offerings for strategy to meet the evolving needs of the defense industry."

Charlwood brings more than 38 years of leadership experience in strategic planning and execution, profit and loss, program and engineering management, capture management and business development, with a focus on system development and deployment for the military.

Most recently, he served as vice president and chief technology officer at Saab Inc. and led an airborne systems initiative. He provided strategic vision for emerging organizational strategies, developing product roadmaps and long-term strategic plans across the sensor and unmanned systems portfolio.

Charlwood is a recipient of numerous awards for service from industry and customer organizations to recognize outstanding leadership and performance. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

 

About SRC

SRC, Inc. (@SRCDefense), a not-for-profit research and development company, combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve “impossible” problems in the areas of defense, environment and intelligence. Across a family of companies, SRC applies bright minds, fresh thinking and relentless determination to deliver innovative products and services that are redefining possible^® for the challenges faced by America and its allies.

Since 1957, SRC’s commitment to the customer and the best solution — not the bottom line — has remained a core value that guides its efforts. This passion for quality carries through to the technologies the company invents and manufactures, the laboratories and facilities it builds, the people they hire, and communities where they work. Today, more than 1,400 engineers, scientists and professionals work together at SRC to protect people, the environment and our way of life.