Our Leadership Team
Joe Hamilton, PHD
Dr. Joe Hamilton has successfully managed nearly a dozen BARDA drug development and medical device Projects over the past decade. Dr. Hamilton has also led dozens of BARDA and GOVT proposals securing $billions in federal funding for his clients.
His current & prior experience also includes providing both classroom and hands-on EVM, project management and data analysis training, including the FAC P/PM EVM curriculum, which addresses the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) and the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) mandated regimen of training and experience requirements for federal acquisition professionals
Dr. Hamilton has served as a speaker at several professional management and PM conferences throughout the world, has been published in both professional journals and newspapers, and has been seen on television during his career as a television reporter with CBS News affiliates. Dr. Hamilton is also a visiting instructor at DeVry University teaching future generations of project managers in the art of project management, risk management, project controls and organizational development.
Dr. Hamilton holds a PhD in Organizational Development from Benedictine University, a Master’s Degree in Project Management from DeVry University, a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Columbia College and holds an Earned Value Professional (EVP) certification from AACE International.
Katie Cavalli, MBA, MPM
Katie Cavalli is a results driven professional with over 10 years of experience in the Drug Development, Aerospace, Marine, and Automotive Industry including process improvements, contract management, and project management.
Her current and prior experience includes executing projects in both the private and public sectors that require project management, proposal management, risk management, and earned value management activities. Katie has managed proposals submitted to HHS, DoD, DoE, and Educational Institutions around the country. Katie has also managed global projects with private firms along with foreign Governments.
Katie Cavalli has a Master’s Degree in Project Management from DeVry University, a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Oakland University and has certificates in Project Management from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management.
Will Hacker, PMP
Will Hacker obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Business Information Technology: Computer-Based Decision Support Systems from Virginia Tech. His professional career then began to flourish in Washington, DC, where he honed his skills as a master planner & management consultant over the next 15 years.
Will has mastered the art of management consulting across many different industries. In Aerospace, he was the master scheduler for ground systems development for the James Webb Space Telescope & oversaw mission planning for the Hubble and Kepler space telescopes. In Life Sciences, he managed the R&D portfolio for Medical Device manufacturer under Pfizer & supported several projects developing life saving drugs and vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Federal Contracting, he gained valuable experience working with NASA, Navy, IRS, and HHS. He also was able to perfect his skills working for some of the top companies in the world, including KPMG and Northrop Grumman.