Mr. Epperly is 1989 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and has served nearly 34 years in both the U.S. Army and the Virginia Army National Guard where he continues to serve as a Major General. Mr. Epperly is also a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom where he completed two combat tours with the 29th Infantry Division. Mr. Epperly has more than 25 years of business executive leadership experience in both federal and commercial markets with a focus on cybersecurity, secure application development, IT services, aviation and defense manufacturing, telecommunications and management consulting.