At Cypress, we are a matrix organization that draws on the expertise from within our company to build the best team with the right attributes to support your efforts.
Senior Leadership
Dave Halverson
CEO/Chairman
Focus Areas
- Client relationships
- Strategic Advice & Campaign Planning
- Army and Joint strategic
communications and engagement - Installation and General Services
- Training and Program Requirements
- Risk and Program Analysis
John Wason
President/COO
Focus Areas
- Client relationships
- Strategic Advice & Campaign Planning
- Army and Joint strategic communications and engagement
- Congressional Engagements
- Risk and Program Analysis
Peter Fuller
Managing Director
Focus Areas
- Client Relationships
- Strategy Development
- Strategy Implementation
- M&A Due Diligence (Buy Side and Sell Side)
- Market Assessments
- DOD Acquisition Management Experience
Mindy Gilbert
CFO
Focus Areas
- Finance and Cost Accounting
- Human Resources
- Contract Management
- Client relations
Subject Matter Experts
Dave Armour
- Homeland Security Matters
- Congressional Matters
- Ammunition & Weapons
- Federal Acquisition &
Contracting Regs - Budget Analysis
Guy Beougher
- DoD and Federal Logistics
- Defense Logistics Agency
- Army Logistics
- DoD Energy and Bulk Fuel
Chuck Betack
- Command& Control Systems
- AI/ML
- Intel
- International: Asia, Middle East and Europe
- DOD Budget & POM
- Foreign Military Sales
- Combat Vehicles
- Indirect & ADA Systems
Clint Bigger
- Strategic C5I Programs
- Cyber
- DoD Budgets
- DISA
Bradley Brewington
U.S. Space Force
Space Operations and Policy
National Reconnaissance Office
Congressional matters
DoD budget development
International / FMS
Megan Brizzell
- Supports Research Team
- Works closely with M&A Due Diligence and Strategy Projects
- Competitive Intelligence
- Coordinates Cypress Podcasts
- Manages Cypress Website
Mark Converse
- Acquisition, T&E, Systems Engineering, and Program Management
- Navy and USMC Aviation Programs
- Tactical Airborne EW
- Joint Programs
- Air Launched Weapons
- International / FMS
Brian Cummings
- Acquisition and Program Management
- Combat and Tactical Vehicle Programs
- Soldier and Weapons Programs
- Combat Support and Combat Service Support Programs
- Warfighting Requirements
Bob Cunningham
- Army programs
- Fire Support Programs
- Tactical Missile Programs
- Tactical Radars
- Precision Munitions, Laser Targeting, Range Finder Sys
- DoD Budget Analysis
Dan Curry
- Army Portfolio
- Army Staff
- Army Aviation Systems
- Army Aviation Munitions
- DoD VTOL
- Requirements Development
- Leader Development
Walt Davis
- U.S. Army Aviation Programs
- DoD Unmanned Air Systems (UAS)
- U.S. Army TRADOC/Doctrine
- Army Portfolio
Trevor Estes
- Information & Electronic Warfare
- Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Ops
- Naval Aviation Programs
- Air to Air weapons
- CONOPs & Operational Plans
Jamie Foggo
- Joint & Coalition Warefare
- Undersea Warfare
- Strategy and Policy
- European, Arctic & African Ops
- NATO Operations
- Nuclear Power
Chuck Gabrielson
- DoD C5I Programs
- Joint Staff/JROC
- DoD Budget
Bob Girrier
- COCOM Joint Warfighting Strategy, Concepts and Requirements
- INDOPACOM and Component Command Engagement
- Autonomous & Unmanned Warfare Systems
- Carrier Strike Group Operations
Frank Gorenc
- USAF Programs and Requirements
- Strategic Communications
- National Security
- European and NATO Engagement
Dave Hansen
- Homeland Security
- Customs and Border Protection
- Information Technology
- Small Arms & Ammunition
- Armored Tactical Vehicles
- Blast Survivability Technologies
- Marine Corps Systems Command
- Logistics
Bill Hix
- US Army Programs
- Strategic Communications
- Operations
Reynold Hoover
- Civil/Military Operations
- Department of Homeland Security and FEMA
- Intelligence Organizations and Operations
- National Guard Operations
Dan Hughes
- Missile Defense Agency
- Acquisition
- International Security
- Communications and Networks
Ken Hunzeker
- Army Operations
- Business Execution and Management
- M&A activities
- Service Contracts
Joanne Isham
- Intelligence Organizations and Operations
- Congressional Engagements
- Science and Technology
Tim Kadavy
- Civil/Military Operations
- National Guard Programming & Financial Management
- National Guard Strategic Planning
Brian Killough
- Air Force Operations
- AF Strategic Planning
- AF Requirements Generation
- Foreign Military Sales
Mike Kingsley
- USAF Programs
- Strategic Communications
- AFRICOM
- EUCOM
Gil Klinger
- Space Operations
- Intelligence Operations
- Requirements Generation
- Acquisition Processes
- A&D Business Operations
Bruce Lindsey
- Naval, Joint and Combined Operations
- US Strategic Command operations
- Carrier Strike Group operations
- NATO interoperability
- Naval requirements and CONOPS
Arch Macy
- Naval operations and requirements
- Integrated Air & Missile Defense Programs
- Electronic Warfare Programs
Jim McCarthy
- Sea Service Programs
- Ballistic Missile Defense
- Theater/Area Air Defense
- DoD/DoN Planning Programming and Budgeting Systems
- Audit and Financial Management Processes in DoD
Curtis McCoy
- Acquisition and Program Management
- Combat and Tactical Vehicle Programs
- Sensors, Laser Targeting
- Army Portfolio
Katrina McFarland
- Acquisition (all services)
- Missile Defense
- Program Management
- Science & Technology
- Engineering
- Test & Evaluation
- Logistics
Brian McKiernan
- Long Range Precision Fires
- Air and Missile Defense
- Lethal Effects
- Joint and Combined Operations
- Installation Services
- Warfighting Requirements
Mike Murphy
- PM, Sea Warrior, PMW-240, SPAWAR
- Director, Operations/CIO, DoD Business Transformation Agency
- SECDEF Corporate Fellow, Hewlett Packard Company
- Director, Flight Test and Verification, F-35
- Deputy Director, Joint Standoff Weapon
- DAWIA Level III certified in Program Management,
and Test & Evaluation (ACAT-1D Programs)
John Newton
- Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUV)
- Submarine Construction and System Integration
- Submarine Large Ocean Interface
- Submarine Operations and Strategic Deterrence
- NAVSEA Programming and Execution
- Navy POM, Requirements and Budget Processes
Shawn Reinwald
- US Marine Corps Portfolio
- Marine Corps Organizations & Requirements
- Ground Combat Element Programs
- Logistics & Aviation Programs
- Command & Control Programs
- Marine Corps Budget
Ken Rodgers
- Acquisition and Program Management
- Tactical Mission Command and C5ISR
- Missile Defense
- Army Portfolio
Greg Rose
- Joint Military Intelligence
- Human Intelligence
- Capabilities Development
- Institutional Training
Alex Ruhling
- Coordinates Research Team Support
- Manages Data Systems and Modernization
- Manages Multiple Subscription Databases
- Researches and Tracks Opportunities
- Researches Open Source Information
Scott Swift
- National Security
- Geo-Political Strategy & Policy
- Joint and Coalition Warfare
- Naval Operations
- Acquisition & Budgeting
Don Tison
- Army Programs
- BRAC/Installations
- Future of the Army
- DOD Programs
- Financial Management
- Logistics
- Working Capital Funds
Jim Travis
- Strategic Planning and Innovation
- Strategy, Integration & Requirements
- PPBE for Air, Space and Cyber
- Air Superiority, Global Precision Attack and Munitions
- Strategic Communications
- Defense Innovation & Business Transformation
Dave Venlet
- Defense Business Leadership
- DoD Joint Acquisition
- International Cooperative Development
- Foreign Military Sales
- Complex Program Management
- Aerospace Engineering
Shelley Yarborough
- Acquisition, Requirements and Program Management
- Army Aviation & EW Systems
- Army and Joint Staff
- Army Portfolio
- DoD Rotary Wing and VTOL
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