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.

John Jackson began at Cape Henry Associates (CHA) in 2014 as a Program Director, transitioned into the role of Chief Operating Officer in late 2015, and in 2017 took on the additional responsibility of Chief Executive Officer. As CEO, John’s responsibilities include strategic and organizational planning, finance, and change management. During his 12 years in the U.S. Navy, he served as an Electrician’s Mate and Ship’s Diver aboard the USS Toledo (SSN-769), and then as a Nuclear Field A-School instructor. With a master’s degree in Business Administration and Technology Management, John brings a tremendous amount of skill and competence to the position. His prior non-military positions include COO at VSD, Senior Consultant at Marathon Consulting, and Project Manager at CACI.

Curtis Sumner began at Cape Henry Associates (CHA) in 2016 as the Senior Program Manager of the NETC Program, and in 2017 he became CHA’s Director of Operations. Curtis’ main 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. He retired from active duty in 2010, having amassed more than 15 years of military curriculum development experience and more than 10 years of business development experience. Before joining CHA, Curtis’ positions included C51 Subject Matter Expert and Senior Project Director of SPAWAR and NETC programs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Strayer University.

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.