Mike Sarpu, Vice President Operations
Mike Sarpu is
currently the new Vice President of Operations for Lockheed Martin
Simulation, Training & Support (STS).
Before coming to
STS, Mike was at LM Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) in west Orlando
where he was Director of Production Operations,
leading teams
across multiple sites. He has a broad breadth of experience in
manufacturing and engineering
assignments ranging
from technical support and scientific computing to engineering and
factory operations. Mike also has
a solid background
in hardware fabrication, design and troubleshooting, process
streamlining, and financial
planning and
management. He has served as Engineering Process Director for the
MFC enterprise, General Manager
for MFC’s
Ocala, FL operations and worked on special assignment for the unit’s
Chelmsford manufacturing
facility creating
process improvements in support of the PAC-3 missile.
Mike earned his
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Connecticut . He also holds
Master of Business
Administration degree from the University of Central Florida. He has
served on the board of
directors for the
Marion County United Way and the Marion County Economic Development
Commission.