Paul brings 25 years of government contracting knowledge and over 10 years of senior management team experience to Ripple Effect. He has worked in a variety of industries including IT services, secure networks, engineering, and shipbuilding. Businesses he has worked with have ranged in size from $20M to $1B in annual revenue.
Most recently, Paul was CFO of Converged Security Services, a private equity backed business that was built through the acquisition of two government contractors specializing in IT services and security & access control. As the CFO, Paul was part of the team that grew the business by 40% over a two-year period. He led the business in all aspects of finance, accounting, treasury, reporting and audit, as well as several company initiatives post-acquisition to streamline and improve business processes and compliance.
Prior to that, Paul worked as CFO for a small Rockville-based defense contractor called Ultra Electronics 3eTI, a subsidiary of a UK-based publicly traded company. During his tenure there, Paul was responsible for all finance, HR, and IT functions.
Paul spent 19 years with General Dynamics in a variety of positions including CFO of their UK subsidiary, as well as Director of FP&A at GD’s Corporate Headquarters. He started his finance career with 14 years at GD’s shipyard in Bath, Maine.
Paul graduated from Clarkson University with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering & Management. He also has an MBA with honors from Clarkson University. He lives in Broadlands, VA with his wife, Kim. He has three daughters in college at VCU, JMU and South Carolina.
