Chris Phelps serves as the Chief Financial & Administrative Officer (CFAO) of Versar Inc. and brings 15 years of finance and administrative experience plus a proven track record of delivering profitable growth and building high-performance finance and accounting teams. Before being appointed to Versar's CFAO role, Chris held senior finance roles in financial operations, financial planning & reporting, treasury, and financial systems in Commercial and Government sectors, ranging in size from Fortune 500 public and more recently in middle market PE sponsored private companies.
Prior to joining Versar, Chris served as the Vice President of Finance at Iron Bow Technologies where he led the finance, reporting, and treasury functions, as well as administrative functions. Chris served in a similar capacity at Valiant Integrated Services. He led the stand-up of the finance function, transformative activities, which were related to several M&A integrations as the company rapidly expanded. In his early career, Chris held senior operational finance and pricing roles at GardaWorld LLC and AECOM.
Chris also has direct international experience with defense security operations, primarily in Kabul, Afghanistan, and other similar locations, including work with the intelligence community. His diverse background includes business management roles in the highly competitive commercial engineering and environmental management services market within U.S. national, regional, and large urban markets.
Chris began his career with BAE Systems, in various roles and disciplines within finance at BAE Systems, where he was a participant in the Financial Leadership Development Program (FLDP).
Chris graduated from Bryant University in Smithfield, RI with a BS in Business Administration Concentrated in Finance. He also received an MBA from Arizona State University, W.P Carey School of Business in Tempe, AZ, with a focus in Finance.
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