Ben Stinson served over 27 years in the United States Marine Corps and retired at the rank of Colonel after a diverse career that included: Project Lead for Tactical Command and Control (C2), the Chief Technology Advisor to the Commanding General, I MEF in Iraq, the Program Manager for Unmanned & Air C2 Systems, the Program Manager for Robotic Systems Joint Project Office and the Portfolio Manager for the USMC Enterprise Networks. In industry, Ben gained experience in federal and commercial business development and was called on to use his technical and leadership expertise as the CIO, CISO and CDO for a technology company transitioning from a small to a large business. In 2021 Ben started Fed Sherpas and has provided business development and fractional CxO services to clients ranging from startups to the largest defense contractors.
Captain Tracy A. Barkhimer, USN (Ret), a native New Yorker, served 26 years in the Navy, first as an H-46 Helicopter Pilot and then 20 years as a highly accomplished Defense Acquisition Professional. She holds multiple executive and Level III Defense Acquisition University Certifications. Her resume includes successful executive assignments in Naval Aviation Enterprise Program Management; Common Avionics; Air, ASW and Special Missions Acquisition Programs; Unmanned and Weapons Systems; and Foreign Military Sales. After the military, Tracy held positions with large and small defense contractors, helping them win and manage contracts exceeding $6 billion in value, before starting her consulting practice in 2019.
A career Marine and disabled veteran with over 33 years’ service, Mike Fallon, Col (ret), served in infantry, reconnaissance, and intelligence billets. He served in five combat tours from Vietnam to Iraq. Colonel Fallon retired from the Marine Corps’ Office of Science and Innovation which oversaw the Marine Corps’ Research and Development budget. He sat as the representative on the TENCAP Program. After the military, Mike led General Dynamics’ capture efforts for nearly two decades that resulted in $1.87 billion in revenue. He has contributed as a capture lead or consultant to CAC2S, COC, OMFV, LRV, NOTM, DDS-M, MEG FoS and other programs. Mike has expert knowledge of the capture process and many Marine Corps and Army tactical vehicle and C5ISR programs.
Randy Mahr retired from the U.S. Navy as a Rear Admiral after a nearly 34-year career. Randy’s military experience included Engineering Executive for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviation programs, assessing technical risk and acquisition plans to maintain and modernize over 3,700 fixed and rotary wing aircraft. After his retirement in 2016, Randy began his consulting practice, delivering over ten-thousand hours of consulting services to companies ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500, as well as to the U.S. Government. Randy has led and supported dozens of color team reviews that contributed to capture and strategic market development ranging from tens-of-millions to multi-billion-dollar contracts and has helped businesses successfully expand into the defense market. He has been a contributing analyst for data-based technical reports to inform Government decision making. Additionally, Randy led and supported strategic studies for offices across the Department of Defense, developing data capture and modeling analytics to assess areas such as investment and sustainment priorities, aircraft availability and digital tool investment strategies.
After a decade working in medical laboratories as an assistant and research technologist on gene therapies, Joe expanded his experience working with new technologies to include blockchain and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), AI/ML algorithms and even has experience as a startup co-founder. As a blockchain consultant, Joe helps clients create NFT mint contracts, NFT frameworks for the Ethereum marketplace, and various bots using GPT chat for sentiment or trading optimization functions. In his role as startup co-founder, Joe created a blockchain interface (NIPoPoW) to three major gaming platforms (P2E, GameFi & DEX) as well as a prototype gaming console and touchscreen WiFi6 router using Raspberry Pi
Carmen Graver is a Scaled Agile Framework Practice Consultant (SPC6) who specializes in coaching organizations to adopt a Lean/Agile mindset, leading to higher quality products and unleashing organizational creativity. She is a founding member of the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Agile Collaboration Group (ACG), a forum for Lean/Agile practices within the Federal Government. Carmen began her Lean/Agile journey more than ten years ago as a United States Marine Corps employee, where she championed the implementation of Agile practices. She discovered her passion for coaching and teaching when she led the effort to develop the first Marine Corps Agile Framework (MC-Agile). Over the years, she has delivered transformation coaching and training to nearly 4,000 participants, including more than 500 DOD Acquisition professionals.
Paul Tice is an accomplished and strategic leader with an extensive background in engineering, technology, and program management. Over his distinguished career, he has held pivotal roles in various organizations, most notably with the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity and the Marine Corps Systems Command, where he served as Technical Director and Deputy Chief Engineer. Paul's expertise lies in driving innovation and leveraging emerging technologies for tactical applications. He has successfully led multi-organizational teams; participated in many source selection efforts to include two ACAT IC programs; chaired, served as a panel member or produced dozens of System Engineering Technical Reviews up through and including Critical Design Review.
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