BNET Industries

Market Cap:$76.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$30.5M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Innovative Solutions and Support was founded in 1988. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and sells flight information computers, large flat-panel displays, and advanced monitoring systems that measure and display critical flight information, including data relative to aircraft separation, airspeed, altitude as well as engine and fuel data measurements. Our sales are derived from the sale of our products to the retrofit market and, to a lesser extent, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Our customers include the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and their commercial contractors, aircraft operators, aircraft modification centers and various OEMs. Although we occasionally sell our products directly to the DoD, we primarily have sold our products to commercial customers for end use in DoD programs. Sales to defense contractors are on commercial terms, although some of the termination and other provisions of government contracts are applicable to these contracts. Our cost of sales related to product sales is comprised of material and components purchased through our supplier base and direct in-house assembly labor and overhead costs. Many of the components we use in assembling our products are standard, although certain parts are manufactured to meet our specifications. ...

Chief Executive Officer
Geoffrey S. Hedrick
Number of Employees 165
Contact Information

720 Pennsylvania Dr

Exton, Pennsylvania 19341

innovative-ss.c...

(610) 646-9800

NAICS Code Custom Computer Programming Services: 541511

Recent Events

  • Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Awarded Cockpit Display Retrofit Contract for Falcon 2000 and 2000EX...

    10/19/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Geoffrey S. Hedrick Chief Executive Officer
Roman G. Ptakowski President
James J. Reilly Chief Financial Officer
John C. Long Chief Finacial Officer
Brian Urbanski Vice President of Quality
Chad Thorne Vice President, Business Dev & Marketing
Farhad Daghigh Vice President of Military Business Development
Robert M Hyland Vice President of Operations
Roger E. Mitchell Vice President, Operations
Shahram Askarpour Vice President of Engineering
Mike Cawley Director, Sales, Commercial & Air Transport
Thomas H. Watts Director, HR
Fred Phelan Sales Manager
Peter Robinson Sales Manager International
Susan Maggetti Generalist, Hr
Winston J. Churchill Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Glen Bressner Board of Directors
Ivan M. Marks Board of Directors
Robert E. Mittelstaedt Board of Directors

Geoffrey S. M. Hedrick serves as the Company’s Chairman of the Board and CEO. He originally became Chief Executive Officer when he founded IS&S in February 1988. Prior to 1987, Mr. Hedrick served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Smiths Industries North American Aerospace Companies. He also founded Harowe Systems, Inc. in 1971, which was subsequently acquired by Smiths Industries. Mr. Hedrick has more than 35 years of experience in the avionics industry, and he holds a number of patents in the electronics, optoelectric, electromagnetic, aerospace and contamination-control fields.

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Chairman Current
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Founder Former

Roman G. Ptakowski has been our President since March 2003. Prior to joining IS&S, Mr. Ptakowski was employed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., a global supplier of aerospace products, where he served as Group Vice President and General Manager. Previously, Mr. Ptakowski was General Manager, Protective Relay Division of the ASEA Brown Boveri Power T&D Company, Inc. Mr. Ptakowski received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from New York University and a M.B.A. from Duke University.

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. President Current
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Group Vice President Former
B/E Aerospace, Inc. Group Vice President Former
B/E Aerospace, Inc. General Manager Former
The Aerospace Corporation Former
Duke University MBA Former
New York University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
The Aerospace Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
B/E Aerospace, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
B/E Aerospace, Inc. Vice President Former
The Aerospace Corporation Vice President Former
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Hartford MBA In Finance Former
University of Hartford Bachelor of Science Degree Former

John C. Long joined IS&S in 2008 as the company's Chief Financial Officer. He brings more than 20 years of senior financial management experience to IS&S. Most recently, he served as Vice President – Treasurer and Secretary of Arrow International, a NASDAQ-listed international medical device manufacturer, where he was responsible for senior corporate finance duties. Prior to this, Mr. Long served as Controller for a diversified holding company, and was responsible for directing all aspects of the company’s financial reporting, IT systems development and support, acquisition activity, and tax management. He is a Certified Public Accountant and began his career providing accounting and consulting services at a large regional accounting firm. John received his MBA from Columbia Business School and his B.S. in Accounting from Wilkes University. He currently serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert of the Board of Directors of D&E Communications. He previously served on the Board of Directors of American Bank, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Chief Finacial Officer Current
Arrow International Inc. Vice President and Treasurer Current
United Way International Vice President, Corporate Affairs the Hershey Company Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA Current
D&E Communications, Inc. Chairman Current
World Cocoa Foundation Chairman Current
International Cocoa Initiative Board of Directors Current
D&E Jazzd Board of Directors Current
Ifesh Board Member Current
D&E Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
United Way International Board of Directors Current
Arrow International, Inc. Vice President and Treasurer Former
D&E Communications, Inc. Assistant Treasurer Former
Arrow International, Inc. Treasurer Former
American Bank Incorporated Director Former
Columbia University MBA Former
Wilkes University MBA Former
Columbia Business School MBA Former
Oberlin College Bachelor's Degree In Political Science Former
Wilkes University B.S. In Accounting Former
D&E Communications, Inc. Member, Audit Committee Former

Brian Urbanski has over 16 years of Quality Control experience in the Avionics industry. As a certified Master Black Belt, Brian manages all Six Sigma projects, and is functionally responsible for IS&S software test engineers (V&V), process engineers, quality engineers and production inspectors. Prior to joining IS&S in 1999 as Vice President of Quality, Brian was site Master Black Belt for Raytheon Corporation, and as Technical lead, was functionally responsible for all process engineers and test engineers (11) in the final assembly and test area. As Project Engineer and Technical Excellence Black Belt for Allied Signal, he successfully utilized the Six Sigma toolset to reduce cycle times, reduce variation, and increase yields on numerous programs resulting in estimated savings in excess of $1M/year.

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Vice President of Quality Current
Raytheon Company Master Black Former

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Vice President, Business Dev & Marketing Current

Farhad Daghigh was named Vice President of Military Business Development for Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (IS&S), Exton, PA. In this role, Farhad will be responsible for Military Sales and Marketing for the Integrated Aircraft Cockpit Display Systems. Prior to joining IS&S, Farhad worked for Smiths Aerospace as the North American Marketing Manager for Vehicle/Crew Information Systems. Farhad has also worked in Business Development roles for Orbital Sciences Corporation, L3 Communications, and Aydin Vector.

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Vice President of Military Business Development Current
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Director of Military Marketing Former

Prior to joining IS&S in 2007, Bob Hyland was the Director of Operations for the Power & Data Systems Business Unit AMETEK Aerospace and Defense Division which develops and manufactures fluid management systems, flight deck displays, and flight inspection systems. Previously he was the Director of Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement for AMETEK and holds a Master Black Belt certification. He worked at General Electric for 10 years prior to joining AMETEK. Bob Hyland has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the Pratt Institute of Technology and an MBA from Xavier University.

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Vice President of Operations Current
AMETEK, Inc. Director of Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement Former
Xavier University MBA Former

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Vice President, Operations Current
Lewis University Bachelor of Arts degree Former

Shahram Askarpour joined IS&S in 2003. He was instrumental in leading the team that received FAA certification of the first IS&S Large Flat Panel Cockpit Display. Prior to joining IS&S, Shahram held Managerial and Engineering positions with companies such as Smiths Aerospace, Instrumentation Technology and Marconi Avionics. Shahram has more than 25 years of industry experience and has designed a variety of avionics products such as VHF radio, GPWS, Doppler Radar Systems and Cockpit Displays. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Middlesex University, England, a MS in Systems Engineering, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Brunel University, England. He has also trained in SEI CMM at Carnegie Mellon University.

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Vice President of Engineering Current
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Director, Engineering Former
Instrumentation Technology, Inc. Former
Smiths Aerospace Former
Brunel University PhD In Electrical Engineering Former
Middlesex University BS In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Director, Sales, Commercial & Air Transport Current

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Director, HR Current
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Director, HR Former

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Sales Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Sales Manager International Current

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Generalist, Hr Current

Organization Position Status
Realwinwin, Inc. *Portfolio Responsibilities Current
Coreprofit Solutions, Inc. *Portfolio Responsibilities Current
Caregain Incorporated *Portfolio Responsibilities Current
Geovue, Inc. *Portfolio Responsibilities Current
Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds Current
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Gpvg Chairman Former
Babson College M.B.A. Former
Babson College B.S.B.A. Former
Boston University B.S.B.A. Former

Mr. Marks retired January 31, 2005 as Vice President- Controller of Parker Aerospace Group, which is the aerospace segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation, a position he held since 1979. Mr. Marks holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Drake University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Mittelstaedt was elected to the Board of Directors of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC in 2007. Mr. Mittelstaedt has served as Dean of the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University since June 2004. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc., Laboratory Corporation of America Inc. and ASU Research Park. Between 1973 and 2004, Mr. Mittelstaedt served in numerous positions at The Wharton School, most recently as Vice Dean of Executive Education and Director of the Aresty Institute of Executive Education. From 1985-1990 he co-founded, developed and sold Intellego, Inc., a company engaged in practice management, systems development and service bureau billing operations in the medical industry. He formerly served as a member of the corporate Boards of Directors of: A.G. Simpson Automotive, Inc., Dresser Insurance, Inc., HIP Foundation, Inc. and Intelligent Electronics, Inc. He served on the non-profit board of The Methodist Home for Children of Philadelphia. Mr. Mittelstaedt received his B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) from Tulane University and his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
W.P. Carey & Co., LLC Dean Current
W.P. Carey & Co., LLC Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee and Board Member Current
CPA :16 - Global Chairman of The Strategic Planning Committee and Board Member Current
Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee and Board Member Current
Corporate Property Associates 12, Inc. Board Member Current
Asu Research Park Board of Directors Current
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Methodist Home Board of Directors Former
W.P. Carey & Co., LLC Board of Directors Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Masters of Business Administration Degree Former
Tulane University Bachelor of Science Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former

Winston J. Churchill has been a director of Amkor since July 1998. Mr. Churchill is the managing general partner of SCP Partners, a multi-stage venture capital firm with over $800 million under management that invests in technology-oriented companies. Mr. Churchill is also Chairman of CIP Capital Management, Inc., an SBA-licensed private equity fund. Previously, Mr. Churchill was a managing partner of Bradford Associates, which managed private equity funds on behalf of Bessemer Securities Corporation and Bessemer Trust Company. From 1967 to 1983, Mr. Churchill practiced law at the Philadelphia firm of Saul Ewing, LLP, where he served as Chairman of the Banking and Financial Institutions Department, Chairman of the Finance Committee and was a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Churchill is a director of Griffin Land and Nurseries, Inc., Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. and of various SCP portfolio companies. In addition, he serves as a director on the boards of a number of charities and as a trustee of educational institutions including Fordham University, Georgetown University, Immaculata University, the Gesu School and the Young Scholars Charter School. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Churchill served as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System.

Organization Position Status
SCP Private Equity Partners Managing General Partner Current
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC Director & Chairperson of The Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee Current
Georgetown University Trustee Current
Fordham University Trustee Current
Selway Partners Chairman Current
CIP Capital, L.P. Chairman Current
Biap Systems, Inc Chairman Current
Cyalume Sa Chairman of The Board Current
Fordham University Board of Directors Current
Innovative Solutions, Ltd Director Current
Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. Director Current
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Current
SCP Private Equity Partners Director Current
Support, Inc Director Current
American Friends Board of Directors Current
Amkor Technology, Inc. Director Current
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Director Current
Academy In Manayunk Board of Directors Current
Rodman & Renshaw Director Current
American Friends Trustee Current
CIP Capital, L.P. Founder Former
Bradford & Associates, Inc. Managing Partner Former
SCP Private Equity Partners Owner Former
Yale Law School J.D. Degree Former
University of Oxford M.A. In Economics Former
Yale Law School BS In Physics Former
University of Oxford BS In Physics Former
Fordham University B.S. In Physics Former
Yale Law School Degree Former
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     ISSC $4.56 +0.01 (0.22% )
Average Volume 34,145
Shares Outstanding 16.74M
Market Cap 76.3M
Year High 6.06
Year Low 2.52
Earnings Per Share 0.71
P/E Ratio 6.42
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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