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Ron Costella is a seasoned military and government professional with extensive experience in leadership, strategic planning, and program management. He has held various roles in the US Army and private sector companies, including Advisor at Donovan Capital Group, Principal at Deep Water Point & Associates, and Founder/President at Pantego Partners, Inc. He holds a Masters in Science from Cornell University and a degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Experience

  • Donovan Capital Group
    • Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
    • Advisor
      • Jul 2022 - Present
      • Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

    • Principal
      • Jun 2020 - Present
      • Wilmington, NC

      Deep Water Point & Associates is composed of industry veterans and government experts, dedicating their expertise to maximize our clients’ competitive edge. Combining insight into the mission drivers that shape governmental decisions with an understanding of market trends and emerging opportunities, Deep Water Point & Associates gathers actionable intelligence for its clients – giving them a leg up on securing bids in vital sectors. Our team leverages experience from senior level agency experts as well as technology professionals to craft custom proposals designed around each individual client's strengths. Our clients win due to the combination of their high-value offerings and Deep Water Point & Associates’ deep knowledge of the agency, the program, the operational culture, and the key decision-makers.

    • Founder/President
      • Jun 2020 - Present
      • Wilmington, NC

      Federal Government focused consultancy providing M&A due diligence, growth process governance, strategic capture support, strategic planning, and proposal solutioning and reviews.

    • Member Board Of Directors
      • Oct 2017 - Jun 2020

      Board member for a $150M plus, approximately 1700 person populated joint venture focused on Department of Justice asset forfeiture support and Department of Homeland Security support. Provide governance and strategic guidance for the corporate leadership team and approve all financial plans and incentive compensation for corporate executives. Member National Association of Corporate Directors.

  • AECOM/Amentum
    • Wilmington, NC
    • Senior Vice President, Engineering and Technology Services
      • Sep 2015 - Jun 2020
      • Wilmington, NC

      Senior Executive responsible for change management, strategic offering development and critical growth activities for a $1B strategic business unit. Previously, Senior Executive responsible for all operations of a 500 person, $230M sector focusing on innovative enterprise IT solutions for federal, state and commercial customers. Services include IT infrastructure support and transformation, application development, and help desk services. Responsible to ensure the successful execution of all business development, marketing, contracting, and profit and loss activities.

    • Vice President, Executive Director Training and Operational Support Segment
      • Feb 2013 - Sep 2015
      • Chesapeake, VA

  • Veritiss, LLC
    • Reston, VA
    • Vice President Operations
      • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
      • Reston, VA

    • Vice President
      • May 2009 - Jul 2012

      The senior executive responsible for all operations of a 210 person, $36 million business unit focusing on IT and systems engineering and technical solutions. Responsible for all operations to ensure the successful execution of all business development, marketing, contracting, and profit and loss activities. Took the lead role in the formation of a SBA approved Mentor-Protégé relationship and Joint Venture resulting in two prime contract wins. Serves as the Financial Officer for the Joint Venture. Grew revenue from $30 million annually in 2009 to $41.5 million in 2010 while increasing profit by nearly 50%. Mitigated an $11M loss of revenue in 2011 due to a military command closure through $5M in organic growth while increasing profit from 7.7% to 9.0%. Reorganized the business unit increase efficiency and cut costs.

    • VP, Executive Director/GM
      • May 2003 - Apr 2009

      The senior executive responsible for all operations of a 420 person, $54 million combined division focusing on staff augmentation and managed services solutions. Directs and resources 4 Vice Presidents/Directors, 2 Directors, 2 controllers and bid and proposal staff at six office locations, and CONUS and OCONUS-wide customer sites to ensure the successful execution of all business development, marketing, contracting, and profit and loss activities.Vice President, Deputy General Manager and General Manager, Business Plus Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Systems Corporation. The senior executive responsible for all operations of a 440 person $40 million company focusing on staff augmentation, business process outsourcing, training, and engineering support for DoD, other federal government and state agencies. Directs and resources a fourteen person corporate staff and three division managers at seven office locations, and CONUS and OCONUS-wide customer sites to ensure the successful execution of all business development, marketing, contracting, human resource, finance and accounting, information technology, and profit and loss activities. Specific responsibility to integrate the subsidiary into the parent company and do the business planning to form a new division within a new cost center.

    • Lieutenant Colonel
      • May 1983 - May 2003

      Director, Capabilities Development, US Joint Forces Command, Training Directorate. Responsible for designing, resourcing, and leading a team of military and civilians charged with transforming and improving joint training capabilities for Office of the Secretary of Defense level initiatives under the OSD Training Transformation mission. Responsible for frequent direct coordination with office of the Secretary of Defense and Joint Staff, Army, Air Force, Marine, Navy, Combatant Command and Functional Command training directorates to ensure effective implementation of Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) and training transformation vision. Commander, Special Troops Battalion, Ft. Richardson, Alaska. Led, trained, maintained, and improved performance of 600+-person, multi-disciplined organization responsible for worldwide engineering construction and maintenance and supply activities for Army forces in Alaska. Army Personnel Command Field Artillery Lieutenant Colonel’s Assignment Officer. Responsible for career counseling, performance assessment, personnel policy implementation and placement of over 800 senior officers. Additional assignments including Division Artillery Plans and Operations Officer, Brigade Fire Support Officer, Battalion Executive Officer Battalion Fire Support Officer, Battery Commander, Assistant Battalion Operations Officer, and Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, USMA, at West Point.

Education

  • 1990 - 1992
    Cornell University
    Masters in Science, Environmental Toxiology
  • 1979 - 1983
    United States Military Academy at West Point

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