Hobbies/Sports:
Home Remodeling, Spending Time with his Family
Education Degrees:
Master of Business Administration, University of New Haven (1978)
Affiliations Awards:
33rd Degree Freemason, Prince Hall Masons (1972); Former Chairman, Yorktown Community Organization; Former Member, Board of Directors, Philadelphia Council of International Visitors; Former Member, Steering Committee, Philadelphia Crime Commission; Board of Directors, Health and Welfare Council of Philadelphia; Advisory Board, Dunbar Elementary School; Advisory Board, John Wanamaker Junior High; Advisory Board, William Penn Girls High Schools, PA; Former Chairman of Public Affairs, General Electric Company Elfun Society, Fairfield County; Former Member, Board of Directors, Goodwill Industries of Western Connecticut; Former Member, Board of Directors, Helms Housing, Inc.; Doric Lodge Number 4F and AM; Eli Turner Chapter, Number 46, HRAM; New Haven Consistory Number 7 AASR; Pyramid Temple Number 1, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Number Of Years In Profession:
53
Number Of Years In Current Position:
26
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
He attributes his success to the support and direction he received from his parents, Eugene and Lucy Sallard.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
He became involved in his profession through his high school interest in electronics and the experience he gained while working at his first job.
Extended Bio Profile:
Mr. Sallard's first job in the electrical industry was that of a fractional horsepower electric motor mechanic. His subsequent positions included being a development wireman for industrial factory control equipment and the production engineer of power supply and communications equipment and computer peripheral devices. This led to joining the missile and space division of the General Electric Company in 1956 as a development wireman. He rose to the position of manager of manufacturing proposals when Dr. Leon Sullivan, the director of Opportunities Industrialization Centers approached him to leave General Electric Company. Dr. Sullivan wanted him to form an aerospace manufacturing company and manage it until it made a profit. With the approval of top General Electric officials, he formed Progress Aerospace Enterprises. With contracts from General Electric Company, Boeing and other independent aerospace companies, Progress Aerospace Enterprises, with a total of 170 employees, earned a profit of $1.8M in sales in just two years. Plans to leave and return to General Electric Company were countered by Dr. Sullivan, who offered a salary increase for staying two additional years, with the renewed task of getting contracts for OIC. This was accomplished with a total of four contracts from the United States General Services Administration, Department of Commerce, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Small Business Administration. The aggregate value of these contracts was approximately 350,000 dollars. He left OIC after the promised two years and, at the prodding of a friendly 'headhunter,' joined a computer manufacturing company in New Jersey, where he held the position of general manager of the fabrication division. This position lasted only two years, as he was pried out of that role by a former friend from General Electric Company, who convinced him to rejoin the enterprise in Connecticut. This move to a position as an internal factory control consultant continued until his retirement from General Electric Company in 1987.
Awards/Honors:
Honoree, Lifetime Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2006); Dedicated Service Award, Goodwill Industries International, Inc. (2006); Recipient, Lifetime Membership, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (2006); Recipient, Honorary Past Potentate, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (2004); Recipient, Grand Masters Prince Hall Award (2001); Lifetime Membership, Yorktown Community Organization; Award, Southwestern Connecticut Chapter, Goodwill Industries International, Inc.