Michael T. Claes
Director

Michael Claes has worked as a full time and part time consultant in the areas of business development, public relations and government contracting amongst others. Companies who have benefited from his services include MasterCard, Ruder Finn, Pfizer, Novartis and Société Générale. Mr. Claes is the founder of FedContracting.com as well as Opportunity Intelligence LLC.

Cdr. Thomas V. Watkins III (USN Ret.)
Advisor

Thomas Watkins has over 25 years of experience in the federal business development and government contracting arena. He spent 21 years in the Navy and the last 4 of which were as a Project Manager for buying a fleet of aircraft (E-6A) that involved the management of over 100 separate contracts with a total budget of $1.6B. In addition to working with the SBA, he has managed a total of $3.8B worth of contracts with the NSA, DLA, USDA, US Army, USMC, and USN as well as 54 other clients. In the past he has been the publisher of a trade journal and currently writes articles and lectures on government contracting for a variety of outlets.

Col. Jerry Warner (US Army Ret.)
Advisor

Jerry Warner’s expertise is the identification and development of new technologies with defense applications. He has extensive credentials in strategy, military operations, R&D and acquisition. He is the former Military Assistant to the Director, Net Assessment, Office of the Secretary of Defense and author of “Exploring Biotechnology – Opportunities for the Department of Defense”.

Michael N. Claes
Advisor

Michael N. Claes is executive vice president and managing director for Burson-Marsteller. He joined the firm in 1984 after ten years’ experience at another major international consulting firm. He has advised many high-profile companies on corporate communications issues, and he also provides counsel on public policy issues for international governments including India, Indonesia and South Korea. Mr. Claes is a member of the Board of Directors of the Business Council for International Understanding, Inc. and of the Global Public Affairs Institute.