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Shawn N. Purvis
Shawn Purvis serves as President and CEO of Sabel Systems, part of the Sagewind Capital Portfolio. As CEO of Sabel Systems, Ms. Purvis is responsible for all aspects of Sabel’s growth, M&A, product development and people strategy. Sabel is a leading provider of digital engineering, acquisition, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics solutions. Shawn has recently been named as a member of the George Mason University Board of Visitors through June 30, 2029.
Over the course of Shawn’s 30 years of P&L responsibilities, she has led billion dollar organizations in the areas of defense, intelligence and cyber security technical solutions in support of the warfighter and intelligence customers both domestically and globally. Ms. Purvis has in-depth skills in driving strategy, policy, corporate strategic campaigns and financial/non-financial goals across the company. She actively participates in corporate governance in areas of risks, benefits, cyber and policies and engagements with the Board of Directors. She has a passion for customer service and delivery in support of our nation’s most critical missions.
QinetiQ US CEO Shawn Purvis On Robotics, C5ISR & More
Executive Mosaic – 19/09/2022 (07:38)
Executive Mosaic – 19/09/2022 (07:38)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHGpQhrpnaQ
Purvis shares advice for pursuing the right contracts and making the right decisions around limited capture dollars. Today, evolutions and advancements in modern warfare are driving major shifts in the technologies, weapons systems, and capabilities that defense contractors provide. Now, more than ever, robotics, autonomous solutions and cyber are dominating the defense landscape, and companies like QinetiQ, a United Kingdom-based defense and technology contractor, are using these shifts to steer strategies, investments, and offerings.
Shawn Purvis, president and CEO of QinetiQ U.S. and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, joined the company in February 2022, and in a recent video interview with Executive Mosaic, she spoke about her transition into the role, QinetiQ’s core offerings, new opportunities for expansion and her vision for the future of QinetiQ U.S.
In this executive interview, Purvis discusses the following topics:
✅ How Qinetic is focused on delivering on its core capabilities like C5ISR, robotics, and autonomous solutions.
✅ The new opportunities that are emerging as the Department of Defense rolls out its Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative, known as JADC2.
✅ Advice for pursuing the right contracts, making the right decisions around limited capture dollars, securing contract wins, and more.
Timestamps
0:01 Who is Shawn Purvis
1:13 The history of QinetiQ’s parent company goes back to 1918
2:21 Robotics and Autonomous Systems
2:33 QinetiQ won prime contract to build RCV-L for US Army in 2020
2:57 Cyber and Information Advantage
3:33 JADC2: Joint All-Domain Command and Control
4:00 QinetiQ Expansion Areas
4:27 QinetiQ’s 4 Strategic Markets
4:54 PWin: Probability of Winning a contractExecutive interview – Government contracting executive feature news – federal executive news- govcon executive spotlight news- govcon executive spotlight – Executive moves
5:58 Nurture & Maintain Your Network
OnAir Post: Shawn N. Purvis
