Our Leadership

CMT Consulting is a Single Member/Member Managed LLC owned and operated by Christopher “Mark” Thornton.  As the attached resume below shows, Mark brings an eclectic set of experience and expertise formed over a 20-year career in the United States Air Force (USAF) and 22 years working as a government contractor for companies of a variety of sizes to include McClendon Inc., SAIC, CSC, AOC Key Solutions, and Sedona Technologies Government Services (STGS).  His career has produced an individual capability which merges 42 years serving as Information Technology (IT) professional with 19 years of performing in a variety of senior level corporate roles and positions.  While the majority of his career has primarily focused on supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) and multiple agencies of the Intelligence Community (IC), Mark has also supported corporate and government operations for the Peace Corps, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Federal Emergency management Agency (FEMA), and others. Mark is recognized for his ability to leverage his diverse technical, customer, and business background to provide value added expertise, analysis, insight, and hands-on support across the entire Federal Acquisition lifecycle. Key take-aways from his resume include:  

• 42 years providing IT services, solutions, and support to the Federal Government with an emphasis on the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC)  

• 19 years serving in business development, capture management, and proposal support positions for small to large companies - including support of strategic multi-team alliances formed to purse government contracts

• 39 years serving in technical, project, and operational leadership, management, and senior executive positions  

• Mentor to small and large companies on pursuing Federal Government contracts 

• Experienced forming corporate strategies, translating them into a comprehensive action plan, and executing plans to completion. 

• Strong analytic skills - adept at bridging the gap between corporate, technical, customer, partner, and other stakeholder perspectives to fulfill corporate (and/or mission) strategy, goals, and objectives  

• Experienced interfacing with senior levels government and corporate leadership