Plexus Scientific Corporation

Strategy

Vision

Be an enduring, respected leader that delivers quality, timeliness and value.

Mission

Develop and deliver, on time, the highest quality, innovative, effective, and affordable solutions that yield tangible benefits for customers. Provide employees with a cooperative and dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth in a financially sound, growth oriented and value based company.

Values

Work with others who:
- we respect
- we like
- we can have fun with
- add value
- contribute to the public well-being
- we trust
Customer commitment and service
Honesty
Integrity
Mutual respect
Teamwork
Professionalism
Quality
Timeliness
Fair pricing
Employee care, development, and advancement
Financial soundness

Certifications

Plexus was originally appraised at CMMI Level 3 in August 2005, and was recertified in September 2007 and May 2009.
Quality processes encompass all on-site and off-site operations performed by Plexus staff, suppliers, and subcontractors.
Customer evaluation, verification, validation, and acceptance are an integral part of the Plexus quality process.

ISO 9001:2008 certified — ensuring clients will benefit from internal processes that are documented, learned, consistently reviewed for improvement, and deemed consistent with quality best practices by the International Standards Organization. Being both CMMI Level 3 appraised and ISO 9001:2008 certified places Plexus in a distinguished group of small business consulting organizations with both certifications.

Plexus's PMP-certified project managers follow a standardized set of project management best practices. These certifications recognize our project managers' experience, education and competence to successfully lead and direct projects.

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Outside Board Members

Gary Vest

Mr. Vest is the Chairman of the Board, and brings with him over 42 years of experience as a U.S. Government senior executive and private sector executive and manager. Prior to retiring from the Government in 2001, Mr. Vest served 10 years as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (ESOH) (SES) and his last assignment of eight years was the Principal Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security (SES). He has extensive strategic experience in developing medium and large organizations' business policies, programs and projects; recruiting and establishing implementation teams and professional resources; and overseeing implementation of cost effective performance.

Warren Meekins

Mr. Meekins a Professional Engineer, brings experience in both the public and private sectors. His 32 year career in the Defense Department provided a broad background in the Defense establishment. The senior Defense positions he held involved work in civil engineering, information management, program management, environmental restoration and compliance, base closure and real estate at Navy and OSD levels. He continues with his over 40 year career practicing engineering in small business for private sector clients.

Executive Management Team

Jacquelin Cain

Ms. Cain is Chairperson of the Executive Management Team and Senior Vice President of Operations. She has more than 23 years of experience in the government contracting arena of program management, business management, and personnel management. She has been responsible for successfully developing and managing major contract teams that accomplished a wide variety of missions, including all levels of support in information management, program outreach and program management. Ms. Cain has extensive experience in all aspects of client relations, technical performance, employee development and subcontract management. Customers include numerous Department of Defense offices, Federal agencies, and commercial organizations. Ms. Cain has a degree in Business Administration.

David Bell

Mr. Bell, Vice President and General Counsel, has more than 29 years of legal experience, the last 20 of which are associated with environmental legal and regulatory issues at the federal and state levels having served in the Army’s Environmental Law Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, for 9 years, followed by service in Office of the Army General Counsel for 5 years as the Army’s senior environmental attorney. He serves as the senior regulatory expert at Plexus where he provides regulatory guidance on the firm’s projects, including performance-based remediation. His areas of expertise include DoD and U.S. Army regulations and policies, as well as federal and state laws and regulations, particularly those under CERCLA; RCRA; Safe Drinking Water Act; CWA; BRAC laws; Chemical Demilitarization Program; and the FUDS Program. His experience with each of these environmental laws, regulations, and programs includes providing legal advice regarding statutory and regulatory compliance on a full array of environmental issues ranging from regulation of military munitions to implementation of cleanup standards under the NCP; negotiating with Federal and state regulatory agencies; participating in public outreach on environmental issues, including participation in RABs and public meetings and review and drafting of Community Involvement Plans; drafting, reviewing, and implementing DoD and U.S. Army policies and guidance on environmental issues.

Michael McCrory

Mr. McCrory, Vice President of Plexus's Business Solutions Group, has more than 24 years of technical and management experience in the information technology arena and has been with Plexus for nine years. As the head of BSG, he oversees the company’s IT accounts, including product development and internal IT systems, and managing new business opportunities. He continues to function as Plexus’s Chief Technology Officer and oversee all IT operations. As CTO, he has been an integral force behind the success of the company’s IT business. Mr. McCrory has a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.

George Carellas

Mr. Carellas serves as Executive Vice President of Plexus's Sustainable Solutions Group. He oversees all of the solution areas of Sustainability and Strategic Planning consulting services. Prior to joining the private sector, he served as the DoD/Army Regional Environmental Coordinator for the Southeast. He also served as the Assistant for Sustainability for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health). Mr. Carellas chaired the Army Environmental Legislative Committee, whose focus was strong public involvement efforts, and advised the Secretariat on NEPA. He represented the Secretariat to gain input from federal, state, and local agencies; non-governmental agencies; and the general public. He began his Army career in the Directorate of Logistics at Ft. McPherson before moving to HQs Forces Command (FORSCOM), where he conducted industrial engineering functions, manpower staffing studies, operational analysis, BRAC, and contracting. As Division Chief in the FORSCOM Engineer, he was responsible for facilities engineering, resource management, and other functions at more than 20 installations. He also served as the FORSCOM Environmental Chief.