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Jermon Bafaty

Board Member

Paul Burke

Co-Founder / Chief Executive Officer / Board Member

Lanny Cornwell

Chief Strategy Officer

Lisa Disbrow

Board Member

Doug Hammer

Mission Support Solutions

Marc Herrera

Director of Program Management Office

Jay Heroux

Digital Transformation
Director

Christina Hillegas

Director of Talent Acquisition

Stephen Hughes

Chief Financial Officer

Jim Judge

Technology Solutions

Kenneth Lindsey

Director of Employee Experience

Jim Martin

Board Member

Mike Monson

President & Chief Customer Experience Officer

Phillip Nolan

Board Member

Chase Schrader

Director of Capture

Michelle Silva

Director of People & Culture

Chris Stockel

Financial Management

Marc Vandeveer

Chief Innovation Officer

Willis Vann

Director of Proposal Operations

Matt Vogel

Director of Pricing

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Jermon Bafaty

BOARD MEMBER

Jermon Bafaty has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 3, 2020.

Mr. Bafaty is the Founder and CEO of Platinum Technologies (PT78), a Public Sector Digital and IT Professional Services firm that implements integrated solutions that reduce the disruption risk and increase mission impact for High Service Profile Environments. The company was founded to unleash the value of siloed, purpose-built data, modernize legacy systems and improve information delivery for citizens, end-users and our nation’s warfighters.

Prior to founding PT78, Jermon was a White House Fellow and senior adviser at the Department of Energy. He was among the group of principals responsible for creating the department’s Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office. As the liaison for AI-related activities between The White House, DOE and industry, he oversaw the program operations for the AI portfolio. Jermon also served as the adviser to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Global Energy Security and Multilateral Agreements. In this role, he was responsible for negotiating international agreements and providing thought leadership and advice to senior decision-makers, up to and including the Secretary of Energy, on a host of international energy security issues.

Paul Burke

CO-FOUNDER / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mr. Burke co-founded Definitive Logic (DL) and today as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors is responsible for corporate strategy, alignment of plans and policy, and ultimate accountability for execution and performance to achieve continued successful outcomes for our customers, partners, and employees.

Mr. Burke has fostered the growth of the company from its inception to today a 250+ person, $50+M/year digital transformation consultancy featured as Washington Post Top Workplace #1 Midsize Company in 2021. Mr. Burke previously led DL’s Business Transformation Division, where he established practices for Financial Management, Asset Management, and Human Capital Management, specializing in lean technology solutions that integrate and enable executive, management, and execution-level decision making.

Mr. Burke has a Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2002, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia in 1999. He was born in Washington DC, grew up in Alexandria VA, and attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Mr. Burke currently resides in Arlington, VA.

Lisa Disbrow

BOARD MEMBER

Lisa S. Disbrow has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 3, 2020.

Disbrow also serves on the board of directors of Mercury Systems, Inc., a commercial provider of secure sensor and safety-critical mission processing subsystems and BlackBerry Limited, a commercial provider of software to secure Internet of Things devices, data and communications.

Disbrow retired as the Under Secretary of the United States Air Force in 2017. From January 2017 through May 2017, Disbrow served as the Acting Secretary of the United States Air Force. Prior to that, from 2014 to 2016, Disbrow served as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. Disbrow joined the United States Air Force in 1985, and she retired in 2008 as a Colonel from the United States Air Force Reserve. Throughout her 32-year national security career, she held senior civilian positions on the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the National Reconnaissance Office, and on the National Security Council under President George W. Bush.

Doug Hammer

Asset Management

Mr. Hammer has 33+ years of Air Force, DoD and industry experience in asset management, specializing in large and complex facility and infrastructure portfolios. A recognized leader in the areas of strategy development, technology infusion, and organizational transformation, all focused on improving the practice of asset management.

Marc Herrera

DIRECTOR Program Management Office

Marc Herrera has 27 years of Air Force, DoD and industry experience delivery advanced capabilities and services across multiple mission areas including, Cyber, Space Operations and the Intelligence Community. Marc is the Director for Definitive Logic’s Program Management Office. He leads a diverse team of Program Managers across four Practices and a multi-million-dollar portfolio providing Digital Transformation services, strategies and solutions to enterprises focused on changing how they do business. His portfolio focuses on offering Enterprise Engineering, Agile software development and Executive Decision Support to the champions of strategic initiatives. A transformational leader and retired Air Force Officer, he spent most of his career in Acquisitions supporting Air, Space and Cyber programs with duties at SMC, AFRL, AFMC, AFSPC, CENTCOM and the NRO. He is certified PMP, a PROSCI Certified Change Practitioner and Certified Scrum Master (CSM).

Stephen Hughes

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Steve brings over 20 years of experience as a private, public, and private equity Chief Financial Officer. He has extensive experience with high growth and developing companies with significant Merger, Acquisition, and Divestiture experience.

Jim Judge

Practice Director, Technology Solutions

30+ years customer-focused senior technical and business leader building and delivering advanced digital products and services for infrastructure and data mgt. using multi-cloud and hybrid IT-based tools and technologies. Recognized SME in U.S. Public Sector on cybersecurity frameworks and standards.

Kenneth Lindsey

Director of Employee Experience

Kenny exploits his 31 years of Air Force leadership and management experience to provide strategic leadership and guidance by developing and implementing transparent employee experience strategies that builds the company brand, while focusing on employee requirements to effectively support business outcomes. He provides a distinct employee perspective to enrich the employee’s overall experience, engagement, and retention. Kenny is a recognized leader across the Department of Defense with a proven track record in team building, mentoring, change management, and process improvement. He is a PROSCI Certified Change Practitioner and Certified Scrum Master (CSM).

Jim Martin

BOARD MEMBER

James F. “Jim” Martin has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 3, 2020.

Mr. Martin currently serves as associate Vice President for Corporate Engagement and economic development at his alma mater, Mississippi State University. In this capacity, Mr. Martin coordinates between business, industry, the State of Mississippi, and other stakeholders to grow economic opportunities. Mississippi State’s central economic development objective is to strengthen collaborations between the university, economic development organizations and businesses to create high-wage jobs and to leverage its robust research activities through increasing licensing agreements and building other profitable relationships with both existing industries and university startup companies.

Prior to that, Mr. Martin was the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) account lead for Kearney and Company in Alexandria, Virginia. He was responsible for leading and managing multiple teams of more than 80 professionals specializing in operational accounting, budgeting, internal controls, financial and information technology, audit readiness, and risk management.

For three decades, Major General Martin (ret’d) served with distinction in the Air Force in a wide range of financial management leadership positions, where he developed in-depth experience linking strategy, requirements and resources across the full spectrum of operations. At the time of his retirement from active duty, Major General Martin was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget at the Pentagon in Washington. Leading a professional staff of 130 personnel, he was the chief financial advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff and senior leadership. He and his team formulated and executed annual budgets of more than $132 billion that supported readiness, contingency operations, research, development, testing, procurement and personnel requirements. He also was the lead advocate for annual budget requests to the U.S. Department of Defense and Congressional Committees and chaired budget review boards of Air Force operational, personnel and support programs. He was responsible for the professional development of nearly 10,000 Air Force financial managers.

Mike Monson

PRESIDENT & CHIEF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE OFFICER

Mike leverages his 30 years of Air Force and corporate leadership experience to help Department of Defense, Federal Agency, and private sector clients design, integrate and deploy better business systems. He provides a unique customer perspective to ensure clients receive a high rate of return on their DL technology services and consulting support investment.

Phillip Nolan

BOARD MEMBER

Philip O. Nolan has served as a member of our Board of Directors since July 31 ,2020.

Mr. Nolan currently serves as managing director at Blue Delta Capital Partners, a growth capital firm focused on the U.S. federal government technology marketplace. From 2015 to 2016, Nolan was CEO of Camber Corporation, where he also served on the board of directors from 2011 to 2016. Mr. Nolan served as chairman of the board of directors and CEO of Stanley Inc., from 2002 to 2010, where he also served as president from 1996 to 2010.Nolan was chosen to serve on our board because of his extensive operating experience in the public sector technology marketplace, his experience serving on other public and private company boards, and his substantial experience with venture capital, corporate finance and private equity investment activities.

Michelle Silva

Director of People & Culture

As Director of People & Culture, Michelle has played a vital role in shaping the company’s HR and human capital management strategy since joining the organization in 2014. With a wealth of experience in areas such as organizational and performance management, compensation, training and development, change management, and operations, she has consistently demonstrated her ability to drive successful initiatives that align with the overall business plan and strategic direction of DL.

Over the past decade, Michelle has consistently proven herself to be a valuable asset to the company, thanks to her diverse skill set and extensive professional experience. From overseeing onboarding and event coordination, to managing team performance and security, to cultivating a positive and collaborative culture, she has consistently demonstrated her ability to drive results and create a positive employee experience.

Through her efforts, Michelle has helped to ensure that DL’s practitioners have the support and resources they need to succeed, and has played a key role in helping the organization to attract, retain, and develop top talent. Her dedication and expertise have been invaluable in driving the company’s success and positioning it for continued growth and success.

Angie Holbrook Chief People and Culture Officer

Christian Stockel

Financial management

Christian has spent his 26-year career leading and executing financial management engagements, implementing financial management solutions resulting in tangible business results and measurable return-on-investment for federal civilian and defense organizations. He has led and managed numerous engagements covering a broad range of services to include financial management consulting; financial statement audits; financial analysis; business process improvement and transformation, and system implementation engagements. Chris has also served in leadership of management consulting and advisory firms overseeing the development of capabilities, business development, and client engagement initiatives. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) and certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Marc Vandeveer

CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER

Mr. Vandeveer is Definitive Logic’s Chief Innovation Officer. He enables delivery of full life-cycle digital transformation activities, long-term technology strategy, and vision planning. Marc supports DL’s portfolio of Innovative Research & Development projects.  

With over 27+ years of leadership experience across Department of Defense Installation Management strategy, innovation, information technology and business analytics capabilities. Mr. Vandeveer was named the first Chief Innovation Officer in the Air Force Installation & Mission Support Center and led the creation of the Air Force’s largest Data Science & Business Intelligence cloud enterprise.  

Mr. Vandeveer is a recognized leader across DoD & Air Force Innovation with a proven track record of building teams and leading, implementing, and scaling emerging technologies across a variety of use cases including: robotics process automation, modelling & simulation, machine learning, additive manufacturing, robotics, mobile applications, software development, drones & advanced sensors.

Education
M.S. National Security Strategy & Strategic Resourcing – National Defense University, Eisenhower School, Washington D.C.M.A. Organizational Management – George Washington University, Washington D.C.B.S. Electrical Engineering – Clarkson University, Potsdam N.Y.

Awards
Fed100 – Federal Information Technology 2020AFMC Analytics Team of the Year 2018, 2019

Willis Vann

DIRECTOR OF PROPOSAL OPERATIONS

Mr. Vann has served DL since 2019 and is responsible for developing, architecting, and overseeing all operations in the DL Proposal Center of Excellence (PCOE). He has over 10 years of professional experience, including program development, marketing, proposal writing and management, capture development and management, opportunity identification, and pre-proposal planning. His ability to develop, evaluate, and automate scalable processes and procedures not only increases DL’s efficiency of operations but also maximizes the proposal production outputs.

Matt Vogel

DIRECTOR OF PRICING

As the Director of Pricing, Matt is responsible for developing, analyzing, and overseeing all pricing operations at DL. He has over 10 years of professional experience in Private Industry and Government, including capture management, pricing, proposal writing, competitive analysis, and cost & pricing analysis. His experience allows for a unique perspective to ensure that the best overall value is being provided to both DL and the Customer.

Leadership Team

Jermon Bafaty

Paul Burke

Lanny Cornwell

Lisa Disbrow

Doug Hammer

Marc Herrera

Jay Heroux

Christina Hillegas

Stephen Hughes

Jim Judge

Kenneth Lindsey

Jim Martin

Mike Monson

Phillip Nolan

Chase Schrader

Michelle Silva

Chris Stockel

Marc Vandeveer

Willis Vann

Matt Vogel

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Jermon Bafaty

BOARD MEMBER

Paul Burke

CO-FOUNDER / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Lisa Disbrow

BOARD MEMBER

Doug Hammer

Asset Management

Marc Herrera

DIRECTOR Program Management Office

Stephen Hughes​

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Jim Judge

Practice Director, Technology Solutions

Kenneth Lindsey

Director of Employee Experience

Jim Martin

BOARD MEMBER

Mike Monson

PRESIDENT & CHIEF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE OFFICER

Phillip Nolan

BOARD MEMBER

Michelle Silva

Director of People & Culture

Christian Stockel

Financial management

Marc Vandeveer

CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER

Willis Vann

DIRECTOR OF PROPOSAL OPERATIONS

Matt Vogel

DIRECTOR OF PRICING

Stephen Hughes