John Arnold
General Manager at Qivliq Federal Group- Claim this Profile
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Qivliq Federal Group
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager
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May 2023 - Present
Washington DC-Baltimore Area Qivliq Federal Group provides leading edge IT expertise to federal agencies, ensuring high performing, high availability infrastructure systems in support of complex missions. Database & Application Services • Cybersecurity • Enterprise IT https://www.akima.com/opcos/qivliq-federal-group/
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Akima Global Technology
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager
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May 2023 - Present
Washington DC-Baltimore Area Akima Global Technology (AGT) continuously explores new technologies and partners with leading edge commercial enterprises to deliver unique and innovative IT solutions to the federal government. Infrastructure Services • Cybersecurity • Cloud Computing • Database Services • Health & IT Support Services • Program Support Services https://www.akima.com/opcos/agt/
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Akima
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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General Manager (multi-company leadership)
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May 2023 - Present
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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CavPath
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder and President
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Jan 2021 - Apr 2023
United States SDVOSB providing Strategic Advisory, Independent Sponsorships, & Direct Investments • Creating transformative growth strategies to achieve high-value exits • Delivering a multi-year growth business plans • Evolving organizations thru inflection points e.g. process, system, governance development, and key leadership selection / integration
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Agility
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Kuwait
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief Operating Officer (P&L Operations and BD)
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Jan 2015 - Dec 2020
Washington D.C. Metro Area Promoted to drive a $160M/yr P&L across >30 sites in 14 countries + functional staff: BD, finance, IT, HR, & legal • Controlled over 300 globally dispersed FTEs in +19% YOY revenue increase; earned $960M Revenue & $55M EBITDA • Launched new US DoD business development team; captured 9 contracts valued $362M • Delivered an 800% Return on Investment on a 6-million-barrel fuel facility in Guam • Attained 100% on all audits and inspections - perfect HSE compliance record across… Show more Promoted to drive a $160M/yr P&L across >30 sites in 14 countries + functional staff: BD, finance, IT, HR, & legal • Controlled over 300 globally dispersed FTEs in +19% YOY revenue increase; earned $960M Revenue & $55M EBITDA • Launched new US DoD business development team; captured 9 contracts valued $362M • Delivered an 800% Return on Investment on a 6-million-barrel fuel facility in Guam • Attained 100% on all audits and inspections - perfect HSE compliance record across all facilities and projects • Graduated enterprise level LDP - yearlong with rotations in Germany, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Switzerland. Elected by peers to lead enterprise-wide productivity capstone that increased profit $18M/yr across operations in 100 countries
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Managing Director (P&L Operations and BD)
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Jan 2010 - Dec 2014
Huntsville, Alabama, United States Chosen to integrate, redesign, and deliver a P&L turnaround of a recently acquired company during significant business crisis • Outperformed targets and secured $427M revenue & $23M profit; delivered +$11M cash by harvesting maximum profit from legacy contracts +$3M cash from divestments of assets and minority equity interest • Preserved business continuity by pivoting focus to (1) equity joint ventures and (2) capital projects (e.g., acquired, refurbished, and operated fuel facility in… Show more Chosen to integrate, redesign, and deliver a P&L turnaround of a recently acquired company during significant business crisis • Outperformed targets and secured $427M revenue & $23M profit; delivered +$11M cash by harvesting maximum profit from legacy contracts +$3M cash from divestments of assets and minority equity interest • Preserved business continuity by pivoting focus to (1) equity joint ventures and (2) capital projects (e.g., acquired, refurbished, and operated fuel facility in Guam) • Assigned by enterprise Chairman to spearhead re-bid of an affiliate’s $12B Federal program; managed $1.4M special project budget and coordinated 75+ cross-functional personnel in 6 countries
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Director, M&A and Strategy
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Jan 2007 - Dec 2009
Washington DC-Baltimore Area Selected to spearhead formation and rapid expansion of a new business group focused on the US DoD sector • Championed aggressive transformation from 3-employee startup into an 8,000+ employee global business group in 3 years through combination of organic growth and 2 major acquisitions valued $800M • Built core operating strategy and established core staff functions (Finance, HR, IT, Contracting, etc.) • Achieved Wharton MBA while working full time – nominated and 100% funded by… Show more Selected to spearhead formation and rapid expansion of a new business group focused on the US DoD sector • Championed aggressive transformation from 3-employee startup into an 8,000+ employee global business group in 3 years through combination of organic growth and 2 major acquisitions valued $800M • Built core operating strategy and established core staff functions (Finance, HR, IT, Contracting, etc.) • Achieved Wharton MBA while working full time – nominated and 100% funded by enterprise Chairman
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Senior Manager Business Development
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Jan 2004 - Dec 2006
Kuwait Recruited to build and control vanguard team of 24 business development professionals focused on Government contracts in the Middle East; Captured value of +$9B in new programs & catapulted enterprise into top-20 Federal market position
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Tristar Group
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United Arab Emirates
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Oil and Gas
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400 - 500 Employee
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Director Board Of Directors
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Jan 2015 - Dec 2020
Guam Corporate Secretary & Board Member for populated equity Joint Venture, Tristar Terminals Guam Inc., responsible for tax, entity filings, and all other associated governance responsibilities
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Director
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Nov 2014 - Apr 2017
Appointed manager for controlling equity interest in Pinnacle International LLC - DDTC registered venture founded to provide door to door procurement and logistics for non-standard equipment
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Director
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2009 - 2012
Ohio Appointed manager for equity interest and SBA mentor protégé with Bluechip Manufacturing - a Small Business Administration (SBA) accredited small disadvantage business SDV (8a) manufacturer of industrial equipment
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Impeva Labs
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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Director
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Jan 2007 - Dec 2009
Washington DC-Baltimore Area Appointed manager for controlling equity interest in Impeva Labs - venture founded to provide global asset management optimization (tracking, monitoring and security) solutions that enable the most efficient transportation of goods by providing a Continuous Chain of Custody (C-3) Shipping System
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Pfizer
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
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Jul 2003 - Jul 2004
United States Healthcare Consultation, Sales, and Key Account Management for a Pfizer pharmaceutical portfolio
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US Army
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Captain, Company Commander US Army
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Jun 1996 - Sep 2003
Former U.S. Army Captain and Apache Attack Helicopter Pilot with multiple deployments. Culminated service as a Company Commander responsible for 200+ personnel and $340M in assets.
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Education
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University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
United States Military Academy at West Point
BS, Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering