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MEET THE TEAM

Applied Research Solutions

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Gary Wittlinger

Managing Partner

Applied Research Solutions

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Mr. Wittlinger is Managing Partner at ARS and brings a wealth of experience from large and small business entities. He manages the ARS operations portfolio, both programs and all infrastructure components for a growing small business.  Mr. Wittlinger has worked to establish the ARS culture as it has evolved from inception to the destination workplace for our employees today.  He has worked to establish firm business processes to ensure successful program execution and corporate agility for ARS.  He manages and leads a diverse portfolio from Cyber, DevSecOps, Systems Engineering, Program Management, Logistics and others across many geographic locations.  He has been a critical contributor to the stand-up and successful development of the company into today’s corporate entity, inclusive of major GSA Contract Schedules such as OASIS Small Business and GSA IT-70 and PSS Prime Schedules, as well as other ARS prime and subcontracts with diverse DoD customers.

Prior to ARS, Mr. Wittlinger has held leadership positions with MacAulay-Brown, GRACAR, CACI, and IBM.  These included many systems engineering positions with the Navy ES-3A and EP-3E intel platforms, including requirements analysis, system training and testing roles.

Mr. Sullivan is Managing Partner at ARS and brings a breadth of experience in operations and strategic business development to the leadership team. He establishes and manages the current ARS $1B+ sales pipeline across a diverse set of current and target client markets. Mr. Sullivan’s large and small business experience and acumen has proven invaluable to the ARS culture as it has evolved since inception in 2012. He has worked diligently to establish the corporate business base of prime and subcontracts through a mature business development capture process, resulting in the valued base of GSA OASIS Small Business prime contracts, GSA IT-70 and PSS Prime Schedules, and several other multi-year DoD contracts within the current ARS portfolio. 

 

Prior to ARS, Mr. Sullivan held leadership positions with MacAulay-Brown, GRACAR, General Dynamics, and served in the US Air Force.

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Kevin Sullivan

Managing Partner

Applied Research Solutions

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Program Leadership

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Robin De La Vega

Senior Director, Agile Research & Development

Senior Director, Agile Research & Development

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Gabe Esquivel

Senior Director, Operational Cyber

Senior Director, Operational Cyber

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Brian Fredriksson

Vice President, C3I

Vice President, C3I

Corporate Leadership

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Julie Clapp

Director of Security

 

Director of Security

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April Darrin

Director of Contracts/Procurement

Director of

Contracts/Procurement

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Andrea Jackson

Director of Human Resources

Director of Human Resources

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Lisa Trame

Director of Finance/Controller

Director of Finance/Controller

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Aaron Blake

Director of Business Operations

Director of

Business Operations

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Jason Hess

Director of Recruiting

Director of Recruiting

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