Dr Patricia Dare joins Titomic to lead US defence and aerospace expansion
July 16, 2024
Titomic Limited, based in Brisbane, Australia, has announced the appointment of Dr Patricia Dare to lead its defence and aerospace efforts in the United States. Dr Dare’s thirty plus years of defence industry experience is expected to help Titomic forge stronger ties and inroads within the defence sector, thereby enhancing the company’s strategic position and growth prospects.
“I am thrilled to team up with Titomic at a time when cold spray is emerging as a viable manufacturing, coating, and repair technology for the aerospace and defence sector,” Dr Dare stated. “The technology has an important role to play in further advancing our warfighting capabilities and protecting our Homeland and NATO allies.”
Dr Dare has held roles including Huntsville Site Executive and Requirements and Capabilities Executive Director for Raytheon Technologies’ Strategic Deterrence Systems; Business Development Director and Director of Integrated Planning and Schedule for Boeing; Program Director for the Targets and Countermeasures Program, Deputy of Operations and Business Development Director at Lockheed Martin; and numerous programme management and engineering leadership roles at Honeywell International. With this experience, Dare is described as being perfectly suited to drive Titomic’s increased US defence industry sales effort.
Further credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry from the University of South Florida and executive education courses from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technologies, Carnegie Mellon, the Defense Acquisition University, and various industry training programmes. Additionally, Dr Dare has served on the foundation board of directors for the US Space and Rocket Center, The University of Alabama, Huntsville, Engineering board, Huntsville/Madison Chamber board, and the Committee 100 Board.
“I am delighted that Patricia has agreed to work with Titomic and spearhead our US Aerospace and Defence efforts. She has a proven track record in building critical relationships and delivering mission-critical projects to the Defence and Aerospace sector. Titomic has made great progress in developing its capabilities to manufacture high-value add components as well as deliver coating and repair solutions to the defence sector, enabling battle damage repair in-field and forward maintenance, enhancing battle readiness, and prolonging mission capability. With Dr Dare on our team, we are continuing to invest in our US operations and efforts to bring our innovative solutions to the broader Aerospace and Defence market,” Herbert Koeck, Managing Director of Titomic, stated.
This engagement is expected to further enhance the company’s footprint in the US defence sector following recent advances in the last few months including the first sale of a TKF System in the United States (to Triton Systems); the first sale to the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center, a commercial R&D outfit with customers including Sandvik Coromant, Boeing, and Daimler (OMIC R&D); as well as the recent engagements with undisclosed defence primes, totalling approximately AUS $3 million.
