Michael Phipps has over 20 years of commercial and public sector experience with a strong background in government contracting and has directed operations for corporations with onsite management in the United States, Middle East & Asia.

Michael has proven experience managing business operations for international corporations, working in over 20 countries.

During his career, Michael has worked on a variety of prime and subcontracts with experience in Project Management, Base Operations Support, Language Services, Logistics and Information Technology.

Michael has managed complex international programs and has led successful operations into some of the most volatile areas of the world.

Michael served nine years in the U.S. Army Reserves and Active Duty and is a former US Army Ranger.

Michael currently is the Chairman of the SBA’s Veteran Small Business Affairs Advisory Committee.

Michael also is a founding member of the American Legion’s Small Advisory Task Force, formed to educate The White House, Congress and The Legion Posts about Veteran’s business issues while developing methods and tools to assist veteran-owned small businesses.