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Study Group: Body Armor Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 25

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

David Faulkner, President, Decisive Management Professionals International (DMPI), LLCDavid Faulkner

President
Decisive Management Professionals International (DMPI), LLC
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David Faulkner is the Founder and President of Decisive Management Professionals International (DMPI); a defense consulting firm focused on solving Department of Defense (DOD) strategic and operational targeting issues, ranging from operational art and...

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Elias Luna Barrios

Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Luna & Goodman Advisors
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Elias Luna is Partner & CEO of Luna & Goodman, where he advises international financial institutions (Private Equity, Funds, Capital and Risk, Distressed Management, Investment Banks) and has independently advised the Board of Directors at Daimler AG,...

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Vera Tanner

Principal and Executive Consultant
VNT Consulting
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Vera Tanner is the Principal and Executive Consultant at VNT Consulting. Ms. Tanner's main line of work for the past fourteen years has been in economic development through technology insertion and consulting with companies doing business with the DoD...

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William Yarborough, President & Chief Executive Officer, WGY & ASSOCIATESWilliam Yarborough

President & Chief Executive Officer
WGY & ASSOCIATES
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William Glenn Yarborough is the President and Chief Executive Officer of WGY & Associates, a government relations and marketing firm. He retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Allied Research Corporation after eight years in order to establish...

GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)

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Brazil’s Supplier Management Dilemma.

August 21, 2007

Analysis by:Elias Luna Barrios, Partner and Chief Executive Officer,

BRAZIL’S RECORD-BREAKING AUTOMOBILE DEMAND: CAN SUPPLY KEEP PACE? | tendencias.infoamericas.com

After some 10 years of painfully slow growth and inflation, Brazil is seeing an unexpected revival. Is this growth sustainable? What about the complete supply chain? Will Tier2s and 3s be able to cope with this increased demand?

Going small in China.

August 21, 2007

Analysis by:Elias Luna Barrios, Partner and Chief Executive Officer,

China Is Chrysler Growth Test Track | online.wsj.com

Is Chrysler’s Chery strategy the right one? Will investment pay-off?

Ford Hydrogen Fusion 999 hits 200 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats track.

August 21, 2007

Analysis by:Elias Luna Barrios, Partner and Chief Executive Officer,

Ford Fuel Cell Car Goes 200 M.P.H. at the Bonneville Salt Flats | wheels.blogs.nytimes.com

Impressive indeed….. If it wasn’t for the fact that this powertrain technology is some 12 years old (counting from the last known engineering publication).

A battery alone does not make a car.

August 13, 2007

Analysis by:Elias Luna Barrios, Partner and Chief Executive Officer,

Will GM Blow It? The Detroit giant may actually have an edge in hybrid technology. But ... | www.slate.com

Is a perceived lead in lithium ion battery technology enough, by itself, to give GM an edge in the US market over Toyota? The answer to the question is a no-brainer (sorry!), NO, Li-Ion ALONE WILL NOT GIVE ANYONE THE LEAD OVER THE OTHERS ON HYBRID TECHNOLOGY…… However, it will give them the freedom to have solved one of the crucial parts of the puzzle: where to get a reliable source of energy and secure supply over the others OEMs!!!

Automakers response to declining SUV sales

August 10, 2007

Analysis by:Elias Luna Barrios, Partner and Chief Executive Officer,

Muzzling the Guzzlers: High Gas Prices Drive Effort to Remake SUVs | online.wsj.com

Market sector demand is decreasing. What are automakers doing to reverse the situation?

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

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  • Independent Consulting Firm
  • Academic / Think Tank Institution (ei)
  • Commercial and Corporate Security
  • Individual/Small Consultancy
  • Consulting Firm
  • Weaponry Manufacturer (ei)
  • PV Cell Manufacturer (ei)
  • International (NAFTA)
  • Policy or Political Consulting Firm
  • Industry Publication (ei)
  • Boutique Private Client Services

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

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  • Editor
  • Program Director

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Airline and Aerospace Industry Experts: GLG Leaders and Scholars 610
Communications System Experts 37
Aerospace and Defense Consultants (US) 111
Council Members Knowledgeable about Composites used in Aircrafts 56
Security Technology Experts 73

GLG Live Meetings with this Study Group's Leading Experts (?)

January 12, 2009 | New York

GLG Seminar: (NYC) US Defense Spending - Appropriations to Acquisition

August 13, 2008 | Chicago

GLG Seminar: (Chicago) Defense Sector

August 12, 2008 | Boston

GLG Seminar: (BOS) Defense Sector

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