As the president and founder of Cape Henry Associates (CHA), Bill Allen has been leading and managing this Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business since its inception in February 2004.
Bill began his professional career as an enlisted machinist mate in the U.S. Navy in 1980 and advanced quickly through the enlisted ranks. Commissioned as a Limited Duty Engineering Officer in 1990, Bill continued a very successful career, finishing his service as an Unrestricted Line Lieutenant Commander. During his service, Bill served on six surface ships, on the Propulsion Engineering Board, and on the staff of the Chief of Naval Education and Training. Bill completed a bachelor’s in Sociology in 1995 through Excelsior College and completed a master’s in International Relations through Troy University in 2002. This career path set the stage for the founding of CHA following his retirement.

The transition to civilian life in 2002 found Bill working in Washington, D.C. for a major defense contractor, an experience that would lead to the formation of CHA in 2004. CHA has strategically benefited from the breadth and depth of Bill’s technical and educational experience and has grown steadily over a 10+-year period. In 2015, CHA passed the $20M revenue mark and was recognized as one of Hampton Roads’ 20 fastest-growing companies.

Chief Revenue Officer Chuck Wythe has led the growth strategy, marketing, and R&D efforts for Cape Henry Associates Since 2015. Chuck is a member of the company’s executive steering committee, leads M&A activities and is a principal investigator for R&D efforts involving machine learning, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality. With three decades of experience in the military and in senior executive roles, Chuck has extensive technical experience in manpower analysis, training content development, artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented reality, training devices, simulation, performance improvement, and organizational development. Since starting his first company in 2001, Chuck has led his teams and companies to multiple awards including the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Commander’s Award and the MS&T Outstanding Innovative Product Award, and three times at two companies has made the Virginia’s Fantastic 50, recognizing the 50 fastest growing companies in the Commonwealth.

With more than eight years of experience in providing superior project management for various entities including NAVSEA, SWOS, CSCS, NETC, and the U.S. Coast Guard for HSI projects, Jay McGovern works to improve Cape Henry Associates’ (CHA) marketing position and achieve financial growth. He works to define long-term organizational strategic goals, builds key customer relationships, identifies business opportunities, negotiates and closes business deals, and maintains extensive knowledge of current market conditions. Jay also helps manage existing clients and ensures they stay satisfied with the level of service they receive. In addition, Jay developed and implemented the PMO for CHA, developed reporting and monitoring tools to ensure projects are on track, and defined governance across projects to include the communications plan and change management. He also set project standards by creating a common set of practice, principles, and templates for project management and works with the quality assurance team to implement quality controls across CHA.