Dawson

Throughout his nearly 30-year career, Carlos has aligned financial metrics to support strategic growth. He held the CFO role at Israeli Aerospace Industries North America Aerospace Division and has led multiple reorganizations, mergers, and acquisitions at companies ranging from $100M-$1B in size.

An industry trailblazer in Native and Small Business Contracting with the U.S. Federal Government, Chris Dawson founded DAWSON in 1994. He currently leads the company’s business strategy, drawing on more than three decades of experience launching ventures and successfully positioning them for growth in emerging markets.

With the goal of bettering the environment in his home community, Chris started Dawson Environmental Services in 1994 as a solo entrepreneur providing soil remediation services throughout Hawai?i. Since then, he and his team have grown DAWSON into a diversified, global business enterprise based on traditional Native Hawaiian values. More than 25 years later, Chris remains driven by the principle of being in business to make a difference. As a Native Hawaiian social entrepreneur, he is dedicated to principally benefitting the Native Hawaiian community through the work of DAWSON’s parent organization, the Hawaiian Native Corporation (HNC), which he established in 2004 and currently leads as Chairman of the Board. He also served as founding President of the Native Hawaiian Organizations Association (NHOA), the industry trade association for NHOs.

Katie has more than a decade of C-Suite leadership experience in driving business transformation for organizations. Prior to joining DAWSON, she held combined roles as COO & CFO in the defense and tech industries and spent 26 years in defense consulting.

Bryan joined DAWSON as one of its first employees. During his tenure, he has worked in multiple finance leadership roles supporting the growth of the company into emerging markets and business lines. He serves as General Manager of Dawson Enterprises.

Darrell joined DAWSON in 2013 and opened the Colorado Springs office as General Manager. He has held senior leadership roles overseeing Business Services, Security, Safety, and Training. He is a retired U.S. Air Force Civil Engineering Officer with 20 years of service.

Dave leads DAWSON’s operations and has dedicated his entire 20-year career to Federal Government contracting. Prior to being promoted to his current role, he served as GM for DAWSON’s Pacific Rim region where he grew partnerships and clients threefold.

Dawna started at DAWSON in 2001 as one of the company’s first employees, playing a key role in DAWSON’s evolution and expansion over the past two decades. She currently oversees regulatory compliance for the DAWSON companies and operational strategy for Dawson Solutions.

Matt joined DAWSON in 2017 and currently leads Consulting & Health Services. He brings 25 years of experience working in Management Consulting to provide federal government clients with strategy, performance, financial, analytics, and advisory services.

Over the past 20 years, Mike has managed more than 100 contracts supporting DoD and Federal clients. He is a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant with 40 years of experience in Civil Engineering operations, training & education, construction/O&M, and program management.

Danielle brings to DAWSON more than 23 years of leadership experience in DoD contracting, chemical engineering, proposal management, capture management, and strategic development. She joined DAWSON in 2014 where she previously served as the Director of Capture, Proposals, & Marketing.

Alan brings to DAWSON more than 35 years of leadership experience in Fuels and Construction. He joined the company in 2014 as a Fuels Project Manager, growing the program significantly. Alan also served 20 years as a U.S. Air Force Command Fuels Manager.

Dwayne brings decades of business management experience to DAWSON, providing cutting-edge client solutions across multiple disciplines in Professional & Technical Services. He has also held senior leadership roles at DAWSON in Program Management and Risk Management.

Michael is Native Hawaiian and has spent his entire career executing DoD contracts for various agencies across the Pacific. He joined DAWSON in 2015 and currently oversees operations for the Pacific region, including the management and overall success of all Service Lines, client relations, and compliance.