Roger LaPlante

Roger LaPlante serves as Chief Operations Officer and Principal at SJS Executives, LLC, overseeing the SJS Federal Services Division and SJS Industrial Coatings Division since August 2018. As Vice President and Principal at SJS Executives since January 2015, responsibilities include developing business strategies for federal and Department of Defense sectors, managing proposal groups, and negotiating federal contracts. Prior roles include CEO at Functional Utility Inc. (2012-2015), Senior Partner at Government Certification Specialists, Inc. (2008-2015), and Program Manager positions at REI Systems (2003-2009) and L-3 Communications (1998-2003). Early career experiences also encompass a Program Manager role at EER Systems Inc. (1988-1998) and work as a Manufacturing Engineer at Atlantic Research Corporation (1984-1988). Roger LaPlante's military background includes service in the United States Marine Corps from 1980 to 1984.