As 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 and advanced quickly through the enlisted ranks. Commissioned as a Limited Duty Engineering Officer, 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 through Excelsior College and a master’s in International Relations through Troy University. Upon his retirement and entry to civilian life, Bill worked in Washington, D.C. for a major defense contractor leading up to his 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.

Curtis Sumner joined Cape Henry Associates (CHA) in 2016 and has served in the roles of Sr. Program Manager, Director of Operations, and Chief Operations Officer. His responsibilities include overseeing daily operations, strategic planning and management, managing contract technical and financial information, and supervising the activity of the Project Management Office. Curtis spent 21 years in the U.S. Navy, serving as a Senior Information System Technician on four ships and then as a department head at a training command in Norfolk, Va., in his final years of service. Between his retirement from active duty and his commencement with CHA, he held positions including C51 Subject Matter Expert and Senior Project Director of SPAWAR and NETC programs. Curtis brings more than 20 years of military curriculum development experience and more than 12 years of business development experience, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Strayer University.

Jay McGovern joined Cape Henry Associates (CHA) in 2007 and provides program and project management for HSI projects for clients including NAVSEA, SWOS, CSCS, NETC, and the U.S. Coast Guard, working to ensure they stay satisfied with the level of service they receive. 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 to facilitate marketing position improvement and financial growth. Jay developed and implemented the PMO for CHA, developed reporting and monitoring tools to ensure projects are on track, and defines governance across projects to include communications plans and change management. He also set project standards by creating a common set of practices, principles, and templates for project management and works with the quality assurance team to implement quality controls across CHA.