William Shelt

Mr. Shelt has more than thirty years experience in the technical and professional services industry, utilizing technology applications and lean business processes to reduce customer costs and increase efficiency. He has proven success in planning, organizing and staffing globally dispersed operations to meet customer requirements, then directing and controlling company resources to achieve performance objectives.

While attending a FAA FAR Part 61 Flight School, Mr. Shelt helped launch a successful flight training software development firm. Since that time, he has been in business roles with increasing responsibility serving the government and commercial sectors for FlightSafety International, E-Systems, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and DynCorp International. He was actively involved in the sale and transition of DynCorp to Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). As the Sr. Vice President, he was responsible for all new business efforts in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and North America resulting in a 23% annual growth rate and over $4B in new business in less than 3 years.

As co-founder of M1, Mr. Shelt has been directly responsible for business development, contract operations, finance, security and regulatory compliance as the company has grown from two employees to over 6500. He is also the President of two international subsidiaries of M1 Support Services in Germany and in Qatar.

Mr. Shelt has an undergraduate degree in Marketing and Master of Business Administration degree with specialization in International Business. During this time, he studied at the Ecole Superiuere de Commerce et Entreprises in Nantes, France, and earned recognition in Beta Gamma Sigma, the National Business Honorary Society.