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Finmeccanica Podcast 30 -- Port Security and Coastal Surveillance

Rear Admiral Norman Saunders is a veteran of 35 years of Coast Guard service. Norm is the

U.S. representative for Selex Sistemi Integrati (Selex Systems Integration), Finmeccanica’s lead homeland security group.

Before retiring in June 1999, Admiral Saunders served as Commander, 7^th Coast Guard District, where he exercised direct responsibility for the full spectrum of Coast Guard activities in the Southeast United States and the

Caribbean, to include lifesaving, law enforcement, and environmental missions.

In this podcast, Norm shares some of the exciting strides that SELEX is making in complete maritime protection and surveillance integration, as well as new concerns and threats that face our national coasts and ports.

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Finmeccanica Podcast 29 -- Ret. Vice Admiral Amerault-New CEO of Oto Melara

This Podcast introduces Retired Vice Admiral James Amerault  as new CEO of OTO Melara North America. With more than twenty-five years of hands-on executive experience in military and security operations, fiscal management, strategic planning and legislative relations within the Department of Defense and the private defense industry, Vice Admiral Amerault brings expertise and a unique perspective to Oto Melara.

 

Vice Admiral Amerault’s most recent service position was Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics. In that role he was responsible for all logistics of the United States Navy, managing a staff of 250 and resources exceeding $25 billion. He worked on developing environmental policy and compliance programs for extensive real property holdings, including airports, seaports, and three university campuses, in addition to assessing global transportation requirements.

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