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Gary P. Pulliam is vice president of Civil and Commercial Operations. He was appointed to this position in December 2004. Pulliam directs all civil and commercial business at Aerospace and is responsible for contracts valued at $90 million annually. Key customers include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and a wide number of other civil and commercial organizations in the United States and overseas.
In addition to his responsibilities in Civil and Commercial Operations, Pulliam is corporate director of government relations.
Pulliam joined The Aerospace Corporation in 1994 as director of Government Operations after serving for five years as chief of staff for U.S. Representative Earl Hutto of Florida's first congressional district. He concurrently was a professional staff member for the House Armed Services Committee, supporting Chairman Hutto, and was the congressman's campaign manager.
Pulliam was appointed general manager in charge of non-Defense Department business at Aerospace in 1997. He has continued to handle government relations responsibilities while managing increasingly important civil and commercial programs.
During a 20-year career in the Air Force, Pulliam served as a pilot and instructor and held assignments at the Aeronautical Systems Center in Dayton, Ohio. He also held several positions at the Pentagon, including an assignment as legislative liaison in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force.
He holds a bachelor's degree in English from Clemson University and earned a master's in operations management at the University of Arkansas. He also is a graduate of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Senior Managers in Government Program. | 