Mr. Gauthier was appointed Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of VSE Corporation in April of 2008 and was appointed to the Board of Directors in February of 2009. Mr. Gauthier worked for VSE from October 1997 through February 1999 as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and as our Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development before joining the Nichols Research Corporation Navy Group as its President. With the acquisition of Nichols Research Corporation by Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) in 1999, Mr. Gauthier served as Vice President of CSC’s Advanced Marine Center. His most recent assignment with CSC was Vice President and General Manager of CSC’s Navy and Marine Corps Business Unit.

Mr. Gauthier earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1969. He received a Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering in 1976 from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. He is a graduate of the Defense Acquisition University’s Defense Systems Management College (1988) and of the Advanced Executive Program (1993) and the International Marketing Program (1994) offered by the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

As the Federal Group President, Mr. Moten leads the largest and most profitable group for VSE, with more than 1,200 personnel world-wide. Federal Group’s primary focus is maintaining and modernizing the Warfighter’s equipment. Core business offerings for Federal Group include engineering, full life-cycle logistics, maintenance, refurbishment and product improvements. Federal Group specializes in extending and enhancing the life of existing equipment and to meet critical mission demands any time and any place. Mr. Moten joined VSE in 1989, and has served in various positions including Program Manager, Department Manager, Division Manager and Senior VP/Director of Engineering and Logistics Directorate. Mr. Moten began his career in the Washington Metro area as a Draftsman for Singer Link in 1973.

Mr. Moten has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, a Master of Science in Management Information Systems, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland.

Harry Flammang joined VSE in 2004 as the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program Manager and held that position from 2004-2008.  He became Division Manager in 2008.  From 2009-2011, he served as the Deputy Director of International Group and Fleet Maintenance Division Manager.  He assumed the responsibilities of President of International Group May 3, 2011.

During his time with VSE, he has been involved with numerous high profile projects including the transfer of the four ex-USS Kidd Class guided missile destroyers to Taiwan. 

Harry has a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio State University (1974); Masters of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (1981); and a Masters of Science in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University (2000) in Washington, DC.  He received his commission through the NROTC program at Ohio State and retired as a Captain after a 28-year naval career.

Nancy Margolis became President and COO of wholly-owned subsidiary Energetics Incorporated in May 2010. She joined Energetics Incorporated in 1984 and served as Vice President of the Science and Technology Division prior to her current promotion.

During her tenure, Ms. Margolis developed and managed top-flight teams tackling some of today’s biggest energy and technology challenges.   Her division provided technical, communications, and strategic planning support to U.S. Department of Energy programs in Industry, Biomass, Hydrogen, and Buildings Technology, as well as Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). 

Prior to joining Energetics, Ms. Margolis worked at ARINC Corporation from 1981-1984, focusing on power plant reliability.  She also worked as a chemist for Bethlehem Steel Corporation from 1977-1978. She holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park.  Ms. Margolis is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.

John Harris is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Akimeka, LLC.  Along with his two Akimeka partners, the team helped to grow Akimeka from a startup company ten years ago into a thriving thirty million dollar per year company.

Following Mr. Harris’ extensive military career, which was culminated with high level positions in both the Department of the Army and Unified Command Staffs, Mr. Harris managed numerous large scale, high-visibility projects in both the private and public sectors in continued support of the Military Health Systems for the DoD. Prior to his association with Akimeka LLC, he worked for numerous companies as Division Director, Group Manager, Vice President for Operations and Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Harris’ professional credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from Middle Tennessee State University, a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Education from Southwest Texas State University, and a Masters Equivalent in International Affairs from the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia.

Randy Davies was appointed President and COO for Wheeler Bros., Inc., in June 2011. He is involved in the executive management of day-to-day operations, government contract administration, new business development, supply chain initiatives and facilities management. He was an owner/partner and member of the board of directors for Wheeler Bros., Inc., and has been with the company since 1977.

Prior to assuming his last position as Vice President of Operations in 1985, Mr. Davies started his government contracting career in 1973 as a warehouseman in the Contractor Operated Civil Engineering Supply Store (COCESS) at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana. He has since held various positions including store manager, bidding research, inventory control specialist and operations manager.

Tom Loftus is the Chief Financial Officer/Principal Accounting Officer of VSE Corporation. He has been in this position since March, 2002. He manages the entire accounting operation for the consolidated corporation. This involves managing the many daily tasks necessary to support the corporation as well as managing the numerous external compliance and audit functions involved in a government contractor that is a public company. Mr. Loftus has been with VSE since 1978 and has held various job descriptions over the years in the Finance and Accounting Department including Comptroller and Corporate Tax Director, a function he continues to perform.

Mr. Loftus is a licensed CPA in the State of Virginia and has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from George Washington University. He has nearly three decades of finance and accounting experience. He is a member of the National Society of Tax Professionals and a member of the Maryland Society of Accountants

James Lexo serves as VSE’s Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Initiatives, as well as Chief Administrative Officer. In 1996, Mr. Lexo co-founded ICRC, which at that time was a start-up company with revenues less than $200,000. Over the next ten years, revenues increased dramatically and in 2005, exceeded $100 million. ICRC was acquired by VSE in 2007 and is now reported as the Infrastructure Group.

Mr. Lexo managed small to mid-sized businesses for 19 years mostly focused on federal contracting. From 1985 to 1995, he served as Vice President of International Research Group, which facilitated the transfer of technology from Europe to the U.S. Prior to that position, he was the Administrative Aide to Congressman Don Young of Alaska after having worked for the Republican National Committee.

Mr. Lexo received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science in 1970 from Westminster College in Pennsylvania, and attended graduate studies in government contracting from the University of Virginia.

Mr. Kiernan, Esq., was appointed Vice President and General Counsel on November 17, 2008, and subsequently appointed Secretary on February 27, 2009. He is the first General Counsel for VSE and is responsible for VSE legal affairs and corporate compliance.

Prior to joining VSE, Mr. Kiernan served as Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for Intelsat General Corporation (2003-2008), a subsidiary of Intelsat, Ltd., serving Government and commercial customers, where he was responsible for managing legal and regulatory compliance and directing the Administration support group, including human resources, security, and contracts. Prior to joining Intelsat General Corporation, Mr. Kiernan served as a member of the Intelsat, Ltd., Office of General Counsel (2000-2003).

Prior to joining Intelsat, Mr. Kiernan served as corporate counsel for SRA Life Sciences (1994-2000).

Mr. Kiernan is a graduate of Virginia Tech (B.A., Political Science, 1990) and George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1994). He is a member of the Virginia State Bar and an active member of the Alexandria, VA community.

Crystal Douglas was appointed Vice President of Contracts on December 1, 2008 and is responsible for the oversight of the contracts department for VSE Corporation.

Prior to joining VSE, Ms. Douglas served as Director of Contracts for CSC’s North American Public Sector, Defense Division (Navy/Marine Corps). Her roles and responsibilities included providing leadership and guidance for the contracts/subcontracts organization of the East/West Coast Navy business operations. Upon joining the CSC staff in 1994, she served as a senior contracts administrator and was subsequently promoted to contracts manager in support of the U.S. Air Force. Prior to assuming her last position at CSC in January 2008, Ms. Douglas was the senior contracts manager. During her tenure at CSC, she spearheaded multi-million dollar contracts and negotiations in all areas of acquisition management. Ms. Douglas was also instrumental in strategizing and executing long standing, excessive debt collection.

Ms. Douglas attended George Mason University and graduated in 1986 with a BS in Public Administration. Upon graduation she was hired as a contracts administrator for Dynamic Concepts (Washington, DC); and from 1988-1994 she worked for ICF Kaiser International (Fairfax, VA).

Tina Bailey became Vice President of Human Resources at VSE Corporation in 2010. She specializes in addressing employee-related issues and ensuring human resources objectives are aligned with revenue and profit goals. She conducts risk analysis’ to determine both the tangible and intangible implications of enterprise-wide decisions, as well as leading company-wide human resources initiatives to utilize best practices and maintain a competitive advantage on workforce matters.

Prior to joining the VSE team, Ms. Bailey’s career highlights include serving as a human resources consultant for Aetna Casualty and Surety Company; as well as holding the position of VP of Administration, Director of Human Resources for the Science Application International Corporation (SAIC). Ms. Bailey earned a Masters Degree from Marymount University, Virginia (1997). She also holds a Bachelors Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.