DAVE SYLVESTER
Dave Sylvester is a strategic and operational advisor to small and mid-sized businesses. He currently sits on advisory boards or boards of directors for companies in the defense and intelligence, insurance, and consumer products industries. His past experiences include strategic supply chain management at Boeing, operations management at Verizon, and several entrepreneurial endeavors. He has managed projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars and has led supply chain and teaming strategy for billion-dollar proposals with DOD, DOE, DHS, and the Intelligence Community.
While a DC native, Dave now lives in Kansas City with his wife, son, and three dogs. Dave holds a BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Georgetown University. He holds a PMP certification in project management and an APMP certification in proposal management.
JAMES SYLVESTER
James E. Sylvester is an experienced telecommunications industry advisor with over 35 years of experience in the design, development, testing and implementation of telephone and computer systems. Currently, he consults to telecommunications equipment manufacturers and service providers and serves on several companies’ advisory boards. Previously, he was vice president, Systems Integration and Testing, for Verizon from which he retired in 2006. At Verizon, Mr. Sylvester managed their ISO-certified labs for the testing of new products and services prior to placement in Verizon’s commercial wireline networks. Mr. Sylvester previously served as a member of the Board of NACLA, National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation, which evaluates U.S. laboratory accreditation bodies that, in turn, certify the nation’s labs – everything from the CSI/forensic labs to water testing to electrical testing to lifejacket testing. Mr. Sylvester graduated Magna Cum Laude in electrical engineering from Kansas State University and completed an MSEE degree at Stanford University as well as an MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Sylvester has fourteen patents in the telecommunications field.