Happy People Deliver Great Work.

Meet the Team

Our approach to an award-winning culture and values is simple - when choosing to join Cobec, you become a part of the family – a chosen family.  

  • Kevin Schutt

    Chief Executive Officer

    Kevin plays the money, contracts, and the guitar.

  • Hisham Jalil

    Founder, Chief Growth Officer

    Hisham grows business, client relationships, and the cheese selection at the office.

  • Chris Teigue

    Founder, Chief Technical Advisor

    Chris gives quiet technical insight and beer recommendations.

  • Keith Robertson

    Chief Services Officer

    Keith leads Cobec service delivery and manages capabilities with the flair of ‘Captain Obvious’.

  • Kevin Orlandi

    Chief Talent Officer

    Kevin loves people, developing talent, and being a better mixed martial artist.

  • Alex Deans

    Associate Director

    Alex leads projects and teams while enjoying a good spoonful of peanut butter.

  • Andy Nahle

    Principal Consultant

    Andy enjoys riding his motorcycle along the west coast in sunny Southern California.

  • Annette Barlia

    Principal Consutant

    Annette always helps clients navigate cost estimation with ease, whether she’s working in Boston or on the beaches of Puerto Rico.

  • Anthony Milligan

    Principal Consultant, Growth Portfolio Lead

    Anthony engages with passion, collaboration, and when necessary, a drink and cigar.

  • Chris Dumesnil

    Principal Consultant

    Whether supporting a client, digging through data, traveling with his wife, or flying his gyroplane, Chris likes to go where no man has gone before.

  • Chris Street

    Principal Consultant

    Chris provides project management support and does his best work on his John Deere tractor while enjoying a fine cigar.

  • Chuck Knight

    Senior Director, Contracts

    Chuck manages contracts, helps drive growth, and collects golf tips that still don’t work.

  • Cleo Knicely

    Head of Talent and Organizational Engagement

    Cleo is the talent champion, Cobec cheerleader and professional cat herder.

  • Cris Shaw

    Associate Director

    Cris provides program management and cost estimating support from the greatest place on earth…Pittsburgh!

  • Curtis Lineberry

    Principal Consultant

    Curtis really enjoys helping improve coordination at work but has a passion for family, friends, and fishing, not always in that order!

  • Daniel B. French

    Domain Expert

    Dan measures and estimates software and metrics while running the Cobec fantasy leagues.

  • Dana Daum

    Domain Expert

    Dana enjoys working with teams to solve technical problems and long walks in the woods listening to bird songs.

  • David Rose

    Domain Expert

    David hears any conversation about schedules from several states away.

  • David Wickwire

    Principal Consultant

    David's passion for spreadsheets & bean counting is rivaled only by his love of traveling with his better half.

  • Dexter Ithal

    Principal Consultant

    Dexter consults with his expertise in Safety and Training, which does not carry over with him on the golf course.

  • Ellen Clark

    Principal Consultant

    Ellen is on mission to help Schedulers find their voices, supporting with a vision, and trying not kill anymore desk plants.

  • Eric Peters

    Principal Consultant

    Eric is quantitatively aligned when he isn’t traveling or underwater.

  • Ernie Fascett

    Principal Consultant

    Ernie loves crunching spreadsheets, being the devil’s advocate, and drilling 8-irons stiff to the pin.

  • Eulalia Trahan Jones

    Principal Consultant

    Eulalia is a technology enthusiast and is trying to improve her piano skills.

  • Geoff Lelliott

    Principal Consultant

    Geoff provides strategic support, restores old flying craft, and cruises silently on two wheels.

  • George Bayer

    Senior Director, Services

    George directs investment analyses, architects the supply chain, and tracks the hibernation patterns of grizzly bears.

  • Jack Hom

    Domain Expert

    Jack supports the navigation through the AMS investment process and enjoys eating any type of food.

  • Jenn Billo

    Business Development & Marketing Associate

    When life gives Jenn lemons, she makes lemonade— using homegrown ones from her tree.

  • Joe Carino

    Principal Consultant

    Joe provides cost estimating support for his clients while moonlighting as a professional toy negotiator to a squad of little executives at home.

  • Kellie Wutzke

    Associate Director

    Kellie wrangles projects, data, and two delightfully unruly children.

  • Marina Tucker

    Principal Consultant

    When Marina isn't developing and analyzing project schedules, she's scheduling court time to play tennis or planning a trip to a local winery.

  • Mike Carnicom

    Principal Consultant

    Mike enjoys collaborating with others to solve problems and getting a good smoke ring on ribs.

  • Mike Prater

    Principal Consultant

    Mike estimates and analyzes costs, schedules, and batting averages.

  • Nate Swetland

    Senior Director, IT and Collaboration

    He holds the keys to the server room...  and our hearts!

  • Nathan McQueen

    Finance Manager

    Nathan focuses on managing resources, financial performance, and improving his golf game.

  • Nick Celio

    Consultant and IT Support

    Nick answers IT requests by asking if you’ve tried turning it off and on again.

  • Paul Vergnetti

    Senior Director, Services

    Paul is a team builder focused on performance, agility, and fun.

  • Sara Blackie

    Principal Consultant

    Sara is always more than willing to help out, but tempt her with a hike and a beer and she’s outta here!

  • Scott Gardner

    Principal Consultant

    Scott is a drone enthusiast, airspace expert, and hiker.

  • Scott White

    Principal Consultant

    Scott harnesses enthusiasm and unbridled curiosity to achieve client needs and spends way too much time on his bicycle enjoying nature.

  • Sherry Reese

    Principal Consultant, Growth Portfolio Lead

    Sherry serves clients, helps Cobec grow, and wanders the planet with her camera.

  • Sriram Krishnan

    Principal Consultant

    Sriram provides colleagues and clients with useful cost knowledge and useless trivia knowledge.

  • Steve Aguirre

    Principal Consultant

    Steve uses his project consulting skills to optimize client project processes, and devotes spare time to hot-rodding cars.

  • Steve McClinchey

    Principal Consultant

    Steve has a passion for anything aviation and can't get enough of the great outdoors.

  • Stu Dornfeld

    Senior Director, Services

    Stu has financial expertise, extensive skiing skills, and too many Dead shows to count.

  • Sydney Levy

    People Services and Business Operations Manager

    Sydney takes care of our people while still finding time to travel around the world.

  • Ted Schuneman

    Principal Consultant

    Ted leads Earned Value Management work and is a wannabe lighthouse restorer.

  • Terry Stoltz

    Principal Consultant

    Terry provides expert advice on project management, but he is unable to master the skill of hitting a little white ball.

  • Tia Jackson

    Senior Director, Services

    Tia manages multiple programs and it is what it is.

  • Wilfred Tagud

    Principal Consultant

    Wilfred capitalizes on his endurance acquired from running marathons when tracing hyperlinks in his cost model reviews.