Team Giuseppe Biographies

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John has over 30 years of experience in international aviation-related finance, marketing, business development and operations management. He has an extensive track record of growing, diversifying and managing successful business units and developing long term customer relations. Before joining Giuseppe, John was a cofounder of Lobo Leasing Limited, an Ireland based international helicopter leasing company majority owned by the Blackstone Group. He served as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer.  Before Lobo, John founded and ran a small aviation finance boutique in partnership with Siemens Financial Services. Prior to that, John held various positions in financial analysis, sales, marketing, and management for various national banks and finance companies. 

John holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Maine and a Bachelor of Science from the University of New Hampshire. 

Living on the coast of Maine, John is an avid sea kayaker and plays the mandolin.  

Michael has 24 years of experience as a Space Operations Professional with considerable depth in missile warning operations, exercise integration and tactics, techniques and procedures development.  

Michael's free time is spent experimenting with various cuisines, playing with his two dogs, and spending time with his wife watching for wildlife around Tucson. 

Justin's career began with an enlistment in the US Army in 2010, serving 4 years in the rank of Sergeant as a senior medic. He served one deployment to Southern Afghanistan in 2012, supporting Charlie Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment. After leaving active duty in 2014, he attended college while working full-time at CarMax, where he met his future wife, Araceli. Justin landed a job in the defense industry as a Technical Analyst with Tecolote Research, Inc. serving in various roles for multiple directorates at Space Systems Command. He joined LinQuest Corporation as a Senior Acquisition Specialist providing sustainment support services to the Enterprise Ground Services (EGS) program office at SSC. He found his true calling developing digital engineering & integration models using SysML supporting the Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) at SSC. 

Justin's hobbies include anything outdoors, woodworking, gaming, and riding his dirt bike.

After graduating with a degree in Professional & Technical Writing, AJ approached the workforce with the idea that any form of writing or communication fell within her purview. With the goal of successful communication, she dedicated herself to ensuring that any communication passing through her went to the right person in a way that made sense to them. AJ went on to work in a variety of roles (crossing through retail, administration, and management) in a variety of settings (non-profit, small business, franchise, and corporate).  

AJ's hobbies are running, reading & riding her Ducati 1098. 

Laura focuses in identifying and securing military, contractor, ICS/SCADA and large enterprises, specializing in NIST Risk Management Framework. Helping customers implement Cloud security through VMware Carbon Black, SASE and other cloud security products. 

Laura's hobbies are volunteering in cyber organizations including as a director on the Information Systems Security Association Board of Directors, President of the Northern Colorado Chapter of ISSA, volunteer on the ISSA Women in Security Special Interest Group and Chapter Leader's Committee. InfraGard, WiCys, Raíces, ISC2 and ISACA member.