E3 Federal Solutions, Llc CEO and leadership

Andrew Maner is the Chief Executive Officer at Avantus Federal. Andrew Maner attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.

Chris Blahm is a Chief Growth Officer at E3 Federal Solutions and is based in Vienna, Virginia. He has experience at Acs Defense and has worked as Director at CACI INTERNATIONAL INC /DE/; Army Programs at CACI-Athena, Inc.; and VP, Corporate Development at National Interest Security Company (NISC). Chris works or has worked as Partner at INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. He attended Oregon State University between 1989 and 1993.

Donald “DJ” Paine is the Chief Financial Officer of E3/Sentinel and brings over 20 years of experience as a finance executive. In his role at E3/Sentinel, DJ is focused on building and managing the financial and business functions needed to support the company’s strategic, operational, and transactional activities related to internal financial controls, accounting practices, budget planning and formulation, human resources, cash management, financial reporting, and investment planning. Prior to joining to E3/Sentinel, DJ served as Director of Finance of a large professional services firm where he partnered with business leaders at all levels of the organization. Specifically, DJ has supported clients across Department of Homeland Security (Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Protective Service, Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard), Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Personnel Management, and several state and local government entities. DJ holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with honors from Northeastern University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant. DJ is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the California CPA Society.

Lee Garber is a Partner dedicated to the diversified holding company within NewSpring, NewSpring Holdings. Lee has over 12 years of operationally focused audit and principal investment experience including evaluating, managing, and assisting lower middle market businesses and helping to conceptualize, implement, and manage value creation initiatives at an operational level.

Before joining NewSpring in 2012, he was a Summer Associate with OMERS Private Equity, the direct private equity group of the Ontario Municipal Employee Retirement System, a $70+ billion Canadian pension fund, focused on middle market leveraged buyouts.

Prior to OMERS, Lee was a Senior Analyst with Versa Capital Management, a distressed and special situations private equity fund, where he worked on acquisitions and portfolio company operations across a variety of industries. Previously, he was with Ernst & Young LLP's Assurance and Advisory Business Services practice working in industries including insurance (life), gaming, government contracting, and benefit plans.

He received a BSBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis with majors in Finance and Accounting and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Lee is also a CPA (inactive).

Luanne Pavco is a President & COO at E3 Federal Solutions and is based in Washington, D.C.. She has worked as Partner, Public Sector Strategy & Growth at INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP; Partner at Partner Business Development; and consultant at C & L. Luanne studied at Georgetown University between 1987 and 1991 and University of Virginia Darden School of Business between 1994 and 1996.

Senior executive with outstanding interpersonal, communication, and mentoring skills in fast-paced environments.Areas of expertise: Leadership, Business Management, Business Operations, Strategy, M&A, Corporate Finance, Treasury, Divestitures, Structuring, U.S. Federal Government Contracting.

Rich Ashley is a Chief, Commercial Cell, RSSC-Pacific at E3 Federal Solutions and is based in Wahiawa, Hawaii. He has worked as Superintendent, Combat Applications Flight at United States Air Force; Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge at United States Air Force; and Communications Planner at ESP, LLC.. Rich studied at WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY between 2009 and 2013, WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY between 2007 and 2009, and Community College of the Air Force.