Jim McGinnis

Jim McGinnis has over 40 years of project management and systems engineering experience. He has management experience in development, test, integration, qualification and deployment of complex systems. His executive experience includes work as president of Real-Time Laboratories LLC, manufacturing hydraulic and pneumatic components for defense systems. He was senior vice president, business development of GeoFocus LLC, responsible for development and delivery of integrated communications and electronics for rail transit systems. At DynCorp International, he was deputy project manager for the 17,000-person Logistics Civilian Augmentation Program in Iraq and Afghanistan for 26 months.

His previous positions with Northrop Grumman Corporation include Program Manager for Inertially Aided Munitions and Program Manager for GPS/Inertial Weapons. As Program Development Manager of Advanced Weaponization for the B-2 Bomber, his integrated product team provided several enhancements for B-2 weapon delivery capability including development and integration of the 5,000-lb GBU-37 "bunker-buster" bomb, integration of the 1,000-lb Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW), and a 2/3 reduction in B-2 weapon integration cost through implementation of the Generic Weapons Interface System. He led the early design for the 30,000-lb Massive Ordnance Penetrator, now added to B-2 delivery capability. As a career Army Field Artillery officer, Mr. McGinnis served as Army Project Manager, Cannon Artillery Weapons Systems, and Joint Project Manager, Army/Navy Guided Projectiles, responsible for development and production of laser-guided artillery projectiles. He led the design and development team for the multi-disciplined 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Improvement Program, obtaining Army development approval for the M109A6 Paladin Howitzer, still the backbone of today’s artillery.

Mr. McGinnis served three years on the engineering faculty at West Point and two years in command of a nuclear-capable artillery battalion in Germany. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

He received his BS in military science from the US Military Academy and MS in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech. He is also a graduate of the Army War College, Naval War College (Command and Staff), and Defense Systems Management College.