10 General Dynamics site leaders
Director and General Manager, Executive Director / General Manager and General Manager are among the current titles held by these General Dynamics site leaders. A reader can learn how site leaders run their sites at General Dynamics from people who have held the role.
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Anthony M. Flores
LinkedInExperience: General Manager · General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Anthony M. Flores has been General Manager at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems since May 2021, based in Healdsburg, California, and the profile headline reads Executive Director/General Manager. At General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Anthony M. Flores was also Director Of Operations from 2020 to 2021 and Sr. Mgr, Mfg Operations from 2018 to 2020.
Brandon Kidwell
LinkedInExperience: Director and General Manager · General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Brandon Kidwell has been Director and General Manager at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems since April 2022, based in Kirkland, Washington. At General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Brandon Kidwell was also Senior Engineering Manager from 2020 to 2022 and Design and Produceability Manager from 2019 to 2020, and they were Director of Operations at VICIS from 2015 to 2019.
Carl Ward
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Operations Plant Manager · General Dynamics ATP
Carl Ward is a former Director, Operations Plant Manager at General Dynamics ATP, a role held from June 2007 to December 2009, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. At General Dynamics ATP, Carl Ward was also Director, Facilities & Asset Management from 2010 to 2014 and Sr. Manager, Operations from 2004 to 2007.
Corey Hadzick
LinkedInExperience: General Manager · General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Corey Hadzick has been General Manager at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems since June 2025, based in Red Lion, Pennsylvania. At General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Corey Hadzick was also Director Of Operations from 2022 to 2025, Senior Manager, Operations Excellence from 2020 to 2022 and Continuous Improvement Manager in 2020.
Jeff Baker
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director & General Manager · General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Jeff Baker has been Executive Director & General Manager at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems since June 2026, based in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Area. The profile also lists Sr. Director, Tactical Propulsion & Ordnance, ABL Site Lead at Northrop Grumman from February 2023 and Senior Director at Northrop Grumman from June 2018, with no end dates shown.
Justin Millhouse
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Operations · General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Justin Millhouse is a former General Manager at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a role held from July 2022 to August 2023, and has been Senior Director of Operations there since August 2023, based in Lincoln, Nebraska. At General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Justin Millhouse was also Director Of Operations and Continuous Improvement from 2020 to 2022.
Ronald Payson
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director / General Manager · General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Ronald Payson has been Executive Director / General Manager at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems since January 2025, based in Williston, Vermont. At General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Ronald Payson was also Senior Director, Operations from 2024 to 2025, Director, Cost Estimating & Contracts from 2019 to 2024 and Director, Cost Estimating from 2009 to 2019.
Tad Blankenbaker
LinkedInExperience: Former Plant Manager · General Dynamics
Tad Blankenbaker is a former Plant Manager at General Dynamics, a role held from May 2011 to December 2021, and the profile lists Retired at General Dynamics since December 2021. Tad Blankenbaker was also Director of Production at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems from 2019 to 2021, and the profile headline reads Director of Production, GD-OTS Anniston, ,AL.
Todd Smith, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Former General Manager · General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Scranton Army Ammunition Plant
Todd Smith is a former General Manager at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, a role held from January 2022 to June 2022, and was Executive Director and General Manager Northeast Pennsylvania Operations at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems from 2022 to 2024. Todd Smith has been General Manager - Garland, TX Operations at Paligen Technologies since January 2026.
Tom Lambert
LinkedInExperience: Director and General Manager · General Dynamics
Tom Lambert has been Director and General Manager at General Dynamics since September 2020, based in Springfield, Ohio, and the profile headline reads Sr. Director and General Manager at General Dynamics. Tom Lambert was also Senior Engineering Manager at General Dynamics from 2012 to 2020 and Director of Quality and Engineering at Gayston Corporation from 2008 to 2012.
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