Nick Vlahakis

Experience

ION Geophysical - Board Member
Provided governance and operational guidance to a high-technology energy exploration company, with a focus on improving efficiency, cost structure, and execution performance.

ATK, Chief Operating Officer
Led all operating divisions of a $3B aerospace and defense contractor with 60 facilities, 14,000 employees, and customers across the U.S. military and NASA. Played a key role in the company's highest growth period, including winning major programs, unseating long-standing incumbents, and completing a major commercial acquisition.

ATK, Vice President, Conventional Munitions
Directed multiple government-owned ammunition plants and led operational, cost, and contracting transformations. Served on the U.S. Army Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support (ARMS) Board and pioneered public-private partnerships to reduce costs to the Army.

ATK, Vice President & General Manager, Ordnance Division
Managed three major manufacturing facilities and successfully converted long-standing "cost-plus" contracts to fixed-price structures, resulting in unprecedented profitability and quality performance.

Hercules, Aerospace, Vice President, Expendable Launch Vehicles
Oversaw the Delta rocket booster program, from engineering through program leadership. Led innovations in composite materials that enabled critical GPS satellite launches and earned national recognition for technological advancement.

Education

• MBA, University of Utah
• MS, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University

Other

• National Medal of Technology, awarded by President George H. W. Bush
• Former Board Member, Munitions Industrial Task Force
• Former Co-Chair, U.S. Army Armament Retooling & Manufacturing Support (ARMS)
• President, PanCretan Association of America Foundation
• President, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Williamsburg, VA