Robert Kalebaugh VP Sales, One Stop Systems

One Stop Systems, Inc. appointed industry veteran and seasoned sales executive, Robert Kalebaugh, to the new position of VP of sales.

He brings more than 36 years of achievement in the development, marketing, and sales engineering of advanced technologies for the commercial and government markets. This includes more than 30 years in global aerospace and defense, where he built deep relationships with tier-1 prime contractors, filled multibillion dollar pipelines, and led sales and marketing campaigns that secured multiple $100 million procurements.

“We anticipate that Robert’s strong skills, capabilities and prolific record of success to spur the growth of our defense and commercial business,” stated president and CEO, Mike Knowles. “He will help drive the success of our teams that are focused on business development, business capture, strategy, sales, marketing and product development. His appointment comes at a pivotal stage in our growth and development as we prepare to launch innovative new products that continue to push the edge of what’s possible.”

Working predominately within the aerospace and defense markets of North America, Europe, and Asia, Kalebaugh has accumulated a portfolio of wins exceeding $1 billion, and brings to OSS a network of contacts and colleagues within the combat training, C4ISR and managed services sectors.

According to him: “OSS’ leadership in high performance, ruggedized compute technology addresses the emerging operational requirements of today’s military, enabling warfighter overmatch and other mission-critical capabilities. This has been demonstrated by the company’s several major contract wins and multi-year extensions, both direct and in partnership with leading primes.”

“The company has also continued to advance its leading market position in AI Transportables, with its solutions contributing to the future of commercial and military data and autonomous mobility,” he added. “I’m excited to join the award-winning team at OSS and looking forward to helping our customers solve their toughest challenges as we deliver the company’s enduring promise of Performance Without Compromise.“

Kalebaugh Bio
Prior to OSS, he held several senior leadership positions with increasing levels of responsibility at Cubic Defense Corporation, a leading defense company providing mission-critical solutions.

He most recently served as Cubic’s VP of business development, where he developed and implemented successful campaign strategies across four separate business areas with a cumulative five-year pipeline totaling more than $7 billion. He also helped the company win key USAF and U.S. Army development contracts while overseeing the company’s broad and diverse C4ISR product and defense training business.

He was also responsible for Cubic’s global portfolio of LVC-T, mission communications, and compute and secure communications businesses. This included solutions portfolios of rugged networking and compute technology at the edge, secure and expeditionary communications, intelligence processing, and assessment distribution from enterprise-to-edge. It also included high frequency/low SWAP (size, weight, and power) RF components for electronic warfare, space, 5G applications, and LVC (live, virtual, and constructive) multi-domain training systems.

He began his career serving as an aviation electronic technician and petty officer in the U.S. Navy.

He received his B.A. in Aviation Management from Southern Illinois University, and is an active member of several DoD Associations, including AUSA, AFCEA and NDIA.

Inducement Grants under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
In connection with, and as a material inducement to, the hiring and appointment of Kalebaugh as VP of sales of the company, the company agreed to grant him 35,715 restricted stock units (RSUs). The RSUs shall vest over 3 years, with one-third vesting on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant and the remaining vesting in 4 equal installments commencing 6 months after the one-year anniversary of the grant and every 6 months thereafter until fully vested. The vesting of shares of common stock underlying the RSUs are subject to his continuous service with the company through each applicable vesting date.

The RSU grant was unanimously approved by the company’s board of directors, and served as a material inducement to Kalebaugh entering employment with the company, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The grant was made outside of the company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, or any other equity incentive plan of the company.