Steven A. Pepper

Steven A. Pepper rejoined Advanced Concepts Enterprises, Inc. as Chief Operations Officer on June 22, 2020, after an earlier stint working for ACEs from 2009-2015 as Project Controller and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pepper is an MBA graduate with over a decade of combined experience in both Industry and the Department of Defense acquisition, including expertise in quality management, program management, contracting, and finance.

Mr. Pepper’s certifications in Six Sigma quality management and Lean Manufacturing allowed him to design and implement ACEs’ registrar-certified ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 quality and environmental management systems in 2010. After initially departing ACEs in 2015, he became a Government-recognized SME in DoD acquisition (DAWAI Certification), completing the Air Force’s Copper Cap program and working for AFMC contracting at Eglin AFB on major weapon systems. During his time as a DoD contracting civilian (1102), he participated as an award-winning cost analyst, buyer, and negotiator for a number of programs, including the AMRAAM missile and Massive Ordnance Penetrator direct attack munition programs.

Mr. Pepper received a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of West Florida, where he also authored and published research papers and statistical models in academic journals in the field of Management and Decision Sciences.