Cynthia (Cindy) J. Randall

Director of Small Business

Air Force Test Center (AFTC)

Ms. Randall's Small Business Office manages all small business requests and opportunities associated with developmental test and evaluation of air, space and cyberspace systems.

Charles Sills

Program Director, Defense Leadership Forum 

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Mr. Sills is the Program Director for the Defense Leadership Forum and served in National Security positions in the Pentagon, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Middle East Force Command, and the Supreme Allied Command, NATO/Atlantic. 

Maj. Rheesa Paluay

Commander, 30th Contracting Squadron Vandenberg AFB

Major Paluay is responsible for contracting operations on the third largest U.S. Air Force base, leading a team of 70 personnel and overseeing $110M new contracts annually, re-acquisitions and source selections worth $750M and a standing $4.5B contract portfolio.

Derrick Hu

Deputy Director for Small Business, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) / Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

As Deputy Director, Small Business Programs for the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD), Derrick’s purview covers Navy shore facilities at China Lake, CA and Point Mugu, CA, and includes many of DoD’s special laboratories for R&D and evaluation of aircraft weapons systems and guided missiles, as well as a highly instrumented complex of air, land, and sea ranges and test facilities.  A native of Honolulu, HI, Derrick is a veteran of the US Air Force with wide experience in the Logistics career field.   He has worked as a Small Business Specialist with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) since 2010.

Howard Snow

National Moderator, Defense Leadership Forum

Mr. Snow is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations, Facilities and Energy and National Moderator for defense conferences hosted by The Defense Leadership Forum. Mr. Snow has over 35 years of Military, Business, Energy, and Government experience.

Mission of AFTC: Headquartered at Edwards AFB, CA, AFTC leads the test and evaluation mission,conducting developmental test and evaluation of air, space, and cyber systems to provide timely,objective, and accurate information to decision makers. Organizations include: 96th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, FL; 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, CA; and Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Arnold AFB, TN.

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Contact: Cynthia Randall

AFTC Small Business Director

cynthia.randall@us.af.mil

661-857-3734 

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Mission: To execute full-spectrum weapons and warfare systems research, development, acquisition, test, and evaluation (RDAT&E) Vision. Provide innovative, integrated, and dominant warfighting effects for our naval, joint, and coalition forces.
What We Do: Research & engineering, test & evaluation, weapons & weapon systems, weapons platform integration, system-of- systems integration, electronic warfare, energetics, survivability/vulnerability/lethality, modeling & simulation

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Contact: Derrick Hu

NAWCWD, Office of Small Business Programs

derrick.hu@navy.mil

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As the premier solutions provider of perimeter protection and managed lane products, B&B Roadway & Security Solutions, LLC (BBRSS) designs, manufactures and distributes an extensive line of crash rated vehicle barriers and warning gates systems. The BBRSS brands include B&B ARMR and B&B Roadway.   B&B ARMR is an industry leader of crash barrier systems, which includes bollards, wedge barriers, crash gates, drop arm barriers, and gate operators.  Our products can be found at DoD Installations worldwide, and many of our products can be found on the DoD & DoS Approved Barrier Lists.

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Contact: Daniel Landreneau

Business Development Manager

469-289-8655

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Boon delivers fringe benefit solutions designed with the competitive

government contractor in mind. We offer compliant healthcare benefits and administrative services, designed for contractors working under the Service Contract Act (SCA) and Davis-Bacon Act (DBA). With a full spectrum of affordable fringe benefit solutions, Boon is your link to benefits.

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Contact: Brad Billik

818-344-5744

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Exeltech designs and manufactures pure sign wave DC to AC power inverter systems ranging from 125 Watts to 180 Kilowatts. We offer over 30,000 different system configurations to choose from and can customize systems to meet specific specifications. Our commitment to quality and total customer satisfaction has allowed us to become innovators in the DC to AC power product market for over 30 years. Our products can be found providing backup power for the communications room in every U.S. Embassy, worldwide.

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Contact: Matthew Everitt

matt@exeltech.com

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Since 1909 Hungerford & Terry Inc. sets industry standards in the design and manufacture of innovative and efficient water treatment systems. Systems include removal of iron, manganese, arsenic, and radium; High-efficiency / low-waste Nitrate removal; PFOS/PFAS, Color removal, Chrome-6 removal, Perchlorate removal, Condensate Polishers, Degasifiers, and complete Demineralizers.

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Contact: Brian Reynolds

National Sales Manager

breynolds@hungerfordterry.com

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NV5 provides engineering and consulting services to public and private sectors, delivering solutions through five business verticals: Infrastructure, Program Management, Environmental, Utility Services, and Construction Quality Assurance. NV5 helps clients plan, design, build, test, certify, and operate projects that improve the communities where we live and work.

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Contact: Kevin Wedman

Senior Vice President

 916-600-9964

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We automate business processes to create efficiency and compliance, including Robotic Process Automation and AI Solutions

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Contact: Larry Cohn,

714-328-3844

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