Shawn Woodside

Shawn Woodside, PMP, CPCM, serves as Chief Operating Officer at Core One since June 2020, leveraging over 25 years of defense industry and military leadership experience. In this role, Shawn oversees program execution and corporate support to ensure mission focus and customer success. Previously, Shawn held leadership positions including Chief Growth Officer at Core One, where responsibilities included driving growth strategies and managing business development efforts. A retired Military Intelligence Officer from the United States Department of Defense, Shawn also held roles at Leidos as Principal Capture Manager, and at Microsoft as Principal Program Manager and Cloud Solutions Architect. Additional experience includes significant positions at BAE Systems, and Zel Technologies. Shawn holds a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts from King's College, alongside ongoing executive education at INSEAD and training from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.