John M. Gyorda
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
John M. Gyorda is a Senior Contracts Specialist at AMRA, supporting DARPA Contracts Management Office since January 2024 where he helps execute Contracts, OTAs, and financial assistance instruments. Prior to joining AMRA, John was a senior DoD contracting policy official for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition), in the office of Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Procurement, at the Pentagon for over two years. Serving at the highest level of Navy and DoD contracting, John strategically advised the Navy Secretariat, program managers, contracting officers, and principal-level industry counterparts in matters such as acquisition planning, contract types, FAR/DFARS, regulatory deviations and waivers, pricing, inflation, Buy American Statute, and recent laws and policy. John was a key DoD contributor in the regulatory rulemaking process, where he wrote clauses, provisions, and procedures for the DFARS, and represented Navy equities on proposed legislation; positively affecting National Defense Authorization Acts. In 14 years as a Navy civilian contracting officer/specialist, John executed in diverse and challenging positions across several Navy Commands, with unlimited warrant authority, including Major Systems (hardware production and software development), shipbuilding, services, and construction. In addition to leading major contracts and procurement policy initiatives, he is also versed in financial statement audit, incurred cost allowability/allocability, the indirect rates process, and adept at interfacing with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). He holds a BA in Economics from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and a MA in Procurement & Acquisitions Management from Webster University. He also obtained DAWIA Level III certification in DoD Contracting.
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Bona Tilahun
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER
Bona Tilahun is a seasoned management and business consultant with nearly thirty (30) years of experience in federal acquisition, assistance, other transaction agreements, program and risk management.
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Andrew Tibbetts
SENIOR ASSOCIATE AND DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Andrew Tibbetts has been a management and business consultant serving a variety of federal clients in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
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Bret Middleton
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Bret Middleton is an experienced management and business consultant with fifteen years of experience in federal acquisition, assistance, other transaction agreements, source selection, and program and risk management.
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Mark Mizzell
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Mark Mizzell is a contracting and acquisition professional and a military veteran with a 20-year career in the United States Air Force.
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Ida Demmellash
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Ida Demmellash is a Contracting/Procurement Specialist with AMRA Consulting, LLC (AMRA) and she currently supports the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Contracts Management Office (CMO) as a Contract Specialist.
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Ginnafer Burnett
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Ginnafer Burnett is a seasoned Contracting Professional working for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) with a robust background in drafting and managing contracts.
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Kyle Zinnel
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Kyle Zinnel is an experienced contracts manager with 13 years of experience in federal acquisition.
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Andres Rincon
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Andres Rincon is a contract management professional with 12 years of experience in federal acquisition, assistance, other transaction agreements, program and risk management.
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Kevin P. Lonergan
LEAD ASSOCIATE
Kevin P. Lonergan is a Contracting Specialist at AMRA Consulting, with a strong background in declassification analysis, government contracting, and national security.
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Reed Fenimore
LEAD ASSOCIATE
Reed Fenimore is a Contract Specialist with nearly five (5) years of experience in federal acquisition, assistance, other transaction agreements, and program and risk management.
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Courtney Schlusser
LEAD ASSOCIATE
Courtney Schlusser is an accomplished federal acquisition professional with over seven years of progressive experience in Department of Defense contracting, including positions of increasing responsibility across NAVSEA and DARPA.
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Delaney Mikre
LEAD ASSOCIATE
Delaney Mikre is a contract specialist and licensed attorney with experience supporting ARPA-H, DARPA, IRS litigation, and federal technology law initiatives across multiple agencies and research institutions.
