John Fakess

John Fakess has a long and varied career in the military and business sectors. John's work experience began in 1982 when they joined the US Navy Reserve as a Commander - Naval Surface Warfare Officer. In 2009, they joined the US Army as a HTS Team Leader/Supervisory Intelligence Specialist. In 2011, they were promoted to Human Terrain System (HTS) Team Leader at the U.S. Army - Human Terrain Team System. In 2012, they moved to Kingfisher Systems, Inc. as an Intelligence Analyst. In 2013, they were promoted to Intelligence Collection Manager at L-3 Communications. In 2015, they moved to Lmt as a Senior Operations Analyst. In 2017, they joined Amyx, Inc. as a Senior Business Operations Analyst and The George Washington University School of Business for their MBA. John then joined Valley IT Solutions in 2018 as the Chief Operating Officer.

John Fakess attended Centenary College of Louisiana from 1978 to 1982, where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Biology. John then attended Virginia Tech from 2014 to 2015, though they did not receive a degree. Finally, they earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies from The George Washington University School of Business in 2020.