Proven Capability Statement
Senior-level expertise across production, quality, acquisition, and cybersecurity — delivered to the Defense Industrial Base and the Legal Sector.
Why Clients Choose WES, LLC
Unmatched Portfolio Expertise
Principal Consultant has provided production and quality management oversight for every weapons program within the U.S. Army Soldier Lethality portfolio.
Direct Army Weapons Production Leadership
Formerly served as the Chief for Production & Quality Management of U.S. Army Small/Medium Caliber Weapons and Tactical Artillery, and the Lead Production & Quality Manager for PEO Soldier, PM Soldier Lethality.
DCMA Engagement & Recovery Authority
Proven record managing the Defense Contract Management Agency relationship across high-priority Army weapons programs — from routine surveillance through cure notice response, show-cause defense, and full program recovery. The contractor’s most credible advocate in the room.
Cross-Sector Authority
18+ years of Federal service informs work for the Defense Industrial Base and the Legal Sector — a perspective no outside consultant can replicate.
Integrated Production, Quality & Cybersecurity Advisory
One of the few defense consultants capable of addressing production readiness, quality compliance, DCMA engagement, and CMMC/CUI cybersecurity requirements under a single engagement.
Rapid Impact on Throughput & Compliance
Proven ability to increase First Pass Yield (FPY), reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), and clear DCMA/ACO barriers to acceptance and payment.
Two Sectors, One Authority
WES, LLC applies the same production, quality, acquisition, and cybersecurity expertise across two client sectors — each with different needs but the same demand for senior-level authority.
Prime contractors, weapons manufacturers, and sub-tier suppliers needing production, quality, acquisition, and cybersecurity leadership to win and execute DoD contracts.
Inquire about Lane ALaw firms handling government-contracts disputes, False Claims Act defense, and technical litigation — where subject-matter authority on Army acquisition, DFARS, and production quality is decisive.
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Source Selection & Capture
- Proposal & capture strategy
- Win-theme development
- BOE review
Production Management
- MRL & factory readiness
- Line design & takt
- Throughput optimization
- Bottleneck removal
Quality Management
- ISO 9001 / AS9100 / AS9145
- APQP / PPAP / FAI
- RCCA / 8D / FMEA
- COPQ reduction
Contract & DCMA Liaison
- CDRL / SDRL discipline
- DD250 acceptance integrity
- CAR management
- Withhold avoidance
CMMC & Cybersecurity
- CMMC 2.0 L1 / L2 readiness
- NIST SP 800-171
- SSP & POA&M development
- C3PAO pre-assessment
Supplier Development
- Source qualification
- SCAR / CAR systems
- Special-process approvals
- DFARS 7012 flowdown
Test & Acceptance
- ATP / QTP / ESS
- Calibration programs
- Data integrity
- FAT / LAT execution
Program Risk & Recovery
- Integrated risk registers
- Cure Notice response
- Show-Cause response
- Executive advisory
Programs & Processes We Know
First-hand production and quality oversight across the Army weapons portfolio — from small arms to tactical artillery.
Weapons Systems
- Small arms & fire-control
- Barrels, bolts, receivers
- Fire control groups
- Optics integration
- Tactical artillery
- PEO Soldier portfolio
Special Processes
- Heat treat qualification
- Coatings (phosphate/anodize)
- Welding approvals
- Plating surveillance
- Non-Destructive Test (NDT)
- MIL/AMS spec qualification
Controlled Data Handling
- ITAR compliance
- EAR controls
- CUI program governance
- CMMC L2 for CTD
- DFARS 252.204-7012
- Periodic testing & records
Proven Government Leadership
Served as Lead Production & Quality Manager, providing direct production and quality oversight for the entire portfolio of U.S. Army Soldier Lethality weapons programs.
Led the development and implementation of cybersecurity production and quality management standards for the Army’s defense industrial base.
Served as Chief for Production & Quality Management, overseeing the manufacturing, testing, and acceptance of primary combat weapon systems across the small/medium caliber and tactical artillery portfolios.
Provided technical, production, and cybersecurity subject matter expertise for major weapon system contract awards.
Led the critical transition from Low Rate Initial Production to Full Rate Production for multiple high-priority Army weapons programs.
Served as the primary Government interface between Army PMOs, DCMA, and defense contractors for production readiness and quality compliance.
Strategic & Technical Consulting on a Retainer
Available on hourly, monthly, semi-annual, or annual retainer terms — with reduced rates for multi-annual commitments. An on-call subject-matter expert for production, quality, acquisition, cybersecurity, and legal-technical questions across the life of a program, a contract dispute, or a multi-year modernization effort.
A Growing Team of Senior SMEs
WES, LLC operates with an assembled bench of senior subject-matter experts — each vetted for direct, Government-side experience in the domains they advise. The bench spans production management, quality systems, DoD acquisition, and cybersecurity, and is structured to support simultaneous client engagements across the defense industrial base.
Corporate Information
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
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