Charles “Sid” Saunders is responsible for strategic planning and marketing activities.  Pendulum was formed in 1999 as an asset management company dedicated to maximizing value from client assets in a minimum period of time.  Pendulum has assisted several clients in government and industry for asset recognition, reuse capability, technology transfer and value creation.  As Manager of Pendulum, Sid has managed Pendulum contracts for National Marketing for the U. S. Army Government Owned, Contractor Operated Plants, establishment of business accelerators including the Picatinny Technology Acceleration Initiative. 

Sid also initiated action for the creation of the Leonard Wood Institute, a not-for-profit established for the purpose of developing, promoting and managing world-class government, academic and private business collaborations that have an inherent synergy with the Department of Defense missions at Ft Leonard Wood.  He also initiated action to create the Defense Transformation Institute, a not-for-profit that serves as the primary intermediary for leveraging assets at and around active military installations in San Antonio, TX, to create value for the community and the military.

From 1992 until 1998, Mr. Saunders was Vice President of Government Operations for ICI Americas Inc.  In this position he was responsible for the management of Army Ammunition Plants in Charlestown, Indiana and Chattanooga, Tennessee.  The Indiana site has served as a model for the U. S. Army ARMS (Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support) Program.  This program has been hailed as a successful model for privatization of Government facilities.  In 1998, the Indiana site was awarded a Phoenix Award for excellence in development of a brownfield site.  Between 1995 – 1998, Mr. Saunders directed the National Marketing campaign for the U. S. Army, Industrial Operations Command (IOC) ARMS program.

Mr. Saunders was Vice President of Business Development for ICI’s Advanced Materials Division between 1986 – 1992 and was responsible for product development and Government systems as well as market research and marketing to include advertising and promotion for high temperature superconductors, orthopedic implants and high performance ceramic polymer materials.

Mr. Saunders was Vice President of the Texas Research and Technology Foundation in San Antonio Texas from 1985 – 1986. He was responsible for land planning and acquisition of the original 250-acre tract for the Texas Research Park and options for an additional 1000 acres. During this planning of the project Mr. Saunders worked with land planners and architects as well as attorneys, financial annalists and community leaders on a development plan from the acquisition of the land to its use as and endowment for research. In the planning process visited research park facilities though out the U. S. and participated in reviews and assessments of other projects.

Prior to joining ICI, Mr. Saunders was Director of Commercial Development for GAF Corporation in Wayne, New Jersey, and was responsible for new business development, market research department, economic evaluation, and for management of the advanced technology and materials group.

Mr. Saunders holds a B. S. Degree in Chemistry from Texas A&M University, and a M. S. Degree in Chemistry from the University of Utah.  He has had articles published in a number of different periodicals as well as a section in the AMA Management Handbook, Third Edition on Industry Government Collaboration.  He served as an officer in the U. S. Air Force and is retired from the U. S. Air Force Reserve.