Jim Scanlon serves as the executive vice president and general manager for the Defense Systems Group at SAIC. His responsibilities involve directing the unit’s strategy and business development as well as managing the $2.9B resources for the company’s programs for the U.S. military agencies, including the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Defense Logistics Agency, the company […]
Pat Williams has been leading Wisconsin-based industrial company Oshkosh Defense as vice president and general manager for its Army and Marine Corps programs for more than four years. In the said role, Williams directs the business unit serving the military agencies and oversees the portfolio of wheeled vehicle initiatives such as M-ATV, LVSR and P-19R, […]
Much like the rest of the Armed Forces, the Army has taken on a doctrine of modernization. The Department of Defense's largest military branch has consolidated its acquisition and modernization efforts and expedited its fielding of weapons and platforms with next-generation technologies. The Army Air and Missile Defense 2028 plan has given the defense supply chain ample contracting […]
Kevin Leonard serves as the senior vice president for contingency operations at Vectrus. Leonard, a Potomac Officers Club member, leads the unit in drawing up and carrying out business growth strategies, the company said. He joined the company in 2017 as SVP for facilities and logistics services. Before Vectrus, he served as the vice president […]
Greg Wenzel has been serving as the executive vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton’s Army and global defense digital battlespace solutions for nearly two-and-a-half years. As indicated in his LinkedIn profile, Wenzel focuses on deploying open, smart and edge solutions to facilitate the Army and the Department of Defense’s transition to a more digital fighting […]
Bruce Jette, a 2020 Wash100 awardee and a keynote speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, serves as the Army's acquisition executive and assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology. He also serves as the Army's senior procurement executive, science adviser to the secretary of the Army and senior research and development official. Jette […]
Chitra Sivanandam, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, has been serving as the vice president of analytics and simulation for Science Applications International Corporation since July 2018. With more than 25 years of experience, Sivanandam has gained expertise in the development, operations, and execution of technologies and business models. Sivanandam is an executive-level subject […]
Nick Gibbs serves as Collins Aerospace's vice president and general manager of simulation and training. He oversees the company's simulation solutions for all human interactive training applications, including full-mission training systems and simulation products and services. Collins Aerospace provides live, virtual and constructive simulation, in addition to operational systems and products that support flight, secure multi-level […]
Amy Markowich serves as the director of the Naval Air Systems Command's integrated battlespace simulation and test department. She handles a team of about 755 personnel and over $1B in National Asset facilities. Markowich is also responsible for the planning, direction and execution of NAVAIR's installed system test facilities, supporting testing and evaluation of aircraft […]
Thomas Walters has been leading the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers as its director for nearly three years. In the said role, Walters leads the FLETC in preparing the country’s federal law enforcement professionals to fulfill their duties across the country and around the world. Under Walters’ leadership, the centers provide the training needs of […]
