DEFENSE CONTRACTORS, RANKED BY NUMBER OF LICENSED AGENTS
MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY
Top 10 RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS 1151 N. Hermans Road, Tucson, 85706// 520-794-3000 // raytheon. com 2015 REVENUE $3.5 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 9,600 PRINCIPAL Taylor Lawrence, president, integrated defense systems HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN no designee THE BOEING CO. 5000 E. McDowell Road, Mesa, 85215// 480-891-3000 // boeing.com 2015 REVENUE $754.4 million AZ EMPLOYEES 3,850 PRINCIPAL AND HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Kim Smith, vice president of attack helicopter programs and senior Mesa site executive HONEYWELL AEROSPACE 1944 E. Sky Harbor Circle, Phoenix, 85034// 602-365-3099 // aerospace. honywell.com 2015 REVENUE $222.1 million AZ EMPLOYEES 10,000 PRINCIPAL Tim Mahoney, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMEN Carey Smith, president, defense and space; Harriet Mountcastle-Walsh; vice president and general council GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS 8201 E. McDowell Road, Scottsdale, 85257// 480-441-0342 // gdmissionsystems.com 2015 REVENUE $156.6 million AZ EMPLOYEES 2,200 PRINCIPAL Chris Brady, vice president, engineering; Scotty Miller, vice president, supply chain management HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Ann Rusher, director, mission payloads for space and intelligence systems NORTHROP GRUMMAN TECHNICAL SERVICES 4067 Enterprise Way, Sierra Vista, 85635// 520-4178500 // northropgrumman.com 2015 REVENUE $122.9 million AZ EMPLOYEES did not disclose PRINCIPAL Robert Sova, Director HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN no designee ORBITAL ATK 3380 S. Price Road, Chandler, 85248// 480-324-8600 // orbitalatk.com 2015 REVENUE $121.1 million AZ EMPLOYEES 1,670 PRINCIPAL Scott Lehr, executive vice president and president, flight systems group HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Lisa Brown, program director, weapon systems MD HELICOPTERS 4555 E. McDowell Road, Mesa, 85215// 480-346-6300 // mdhelicopters.com 2015 REVENUE $74.5 million AZ EMPLOYEES did not disclose PRINCIPAL AND HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Lynn Tilton, CEO BAE SYSTEMS AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE GROUP 7822 S. 46th St., Phoenix, 85044// 602-643-7233 // baesystems.com 2015 REVENUE $66.9 million AZ EMPLOYEES 500 PRINCIPAL Donald Dutton, vice president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Kim Dominguez, human resources manager L-3 AVIATION COMMUNICATION AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS 19810 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix, 85027// 623-445-7000 // acss.com 2015 REVENUE $42 million AZ EMPLOYEES did not disclose PRINCIPAL Terry Flaishans, president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMEN Kimberly Murdoch, vice president, operations; Amy Bobbitt; vice president, chief financial officer NAMMO TALLEY INC. 4051 N. Higley Road, Mesa, 85215// 480-898-2200 // nammo.com 2015 REVENUE $25 million AZ EMPLOYEES 180 PRINCIPAL Chad Parkhill, president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Rebecca Bradley, director of human resources
AN ‘ACCIDENTAL CAREER’ A sharp intuition and a talent for reading people come in handy in Rebecca Bradley’s line of work. For about three years, Bradley has served as director of human resources for Nammo Talley, the Mesa-based division of the Norwegian-owned Nammo Group, which designs, develops and manufactures ammunition and energetic material solutions for commercial and defense applications. She sees her role as an astute observer whose job it is to identify individuals’ strengths in order to help the entire organization be more effective. “I’m very much about contributing to the bottom line because all strategy is executed through people,” says Bradley, who graduated from Simpson College in Iowa, where she studied pre-law and minored in women’s studies. “To be good at this job, you have to take seriously the families, their lives and the importance that jobs play in our everyday lives. I think if you don’t take it seriously, you’re probably in the wrong role.” Born and raised in a rural part of the Hawkeye state, Bradley credits her mom and dad—a teacher and a livestock farmer, both retired—for a strong work ethic and the ability to recognize opportunities. She and her three sisters learned the value of hard work early on.
“I can run a skid loader and feed pigs,” says Bradley. “That was our life growing up on the farm, especially when you don’t have brothers.” She now has four children of her own, between ages 2 and 9, with husband Scott McFadden, a geologist. While a career in law was where Bradley initially thought she was headed, she couldn’t be happier with where she is today. In her current post, one day is rarely like the next, but it’s that kind of variety that Bradley enjoys. Her position has also expanded her horizons, quite literally, taking her to such places as Norway, Sweden and Germany, where she’s had the chance to learn about international employment law, and view the cultural differences and similarities in communication styles, collaborative approaches and expectations. “It’s kind of an accidental career, but I believe you gravitate toward what you’re good at,” says Bradley, who is a fan of country music and Southern rock and admits to singing “really loud” in the car. “In this day and age, with as litigious a nation as we live in, it has really helped me to have a legal compliance focus,” she adds. “I feel law has been a complementary area of interest for me.”
REBECCA BRADLEY HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR BY GREMLYN BRADLEYWADDELL
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