Leadership

Senior Leadership

Blake Smith

Member of Arkel team since 2016
Led over $50M of industrial, electrical and construction work
Extensive engineering, instrumentation, subcontract management experience
B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology, Louisiana Tech University

Chris Dunavant

Member of Arkel team since 2009
Led over $100M of international Oil, Gas, LNG work
Extensive construction, estimating, program management experience
B.S. Construction Management, Louisiana State University

Paul Coryell

Member of Arkel team since 2008
Led over $110M of international design and construction work
Extensive capture and program management experience
B.S. Construction Management, Louisiana State University

Mike Ferguson

Joined Arkel International management team in November 2016
Extensive international project and Business Development experience
Diverse large-scale project experience for major customers
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from Program Management Institute (PMI)

Maureen Kelly

Joined Arkel International management team in June 2010
Finance Planning and Analysis (FP&A) for a Lockheed Martin product line with sales in excess of $500M
Sr. Operations manager of a major Lockheed Martin business unit with sales of $160M
B.S. Accounting/Business Management, University of Houston

Aknesha Miller

Joined Arkel International August 2017
Lockheed Martin Global Operations/Capture/Program executive managing business in excess of $1B in Sales
B.S. Industrial Engineering, Morgan State University
M.S. Systems Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Program Management, Defense Acquisition University and Project Management Professional (PMP)

John J. Moore

CEO of Arkel International since July 2009
President, PAE managing a business in excess of $900M in annual sales
Vice President Lockheed Martin ISG&S
B.S. Management, Syracuse University
M.S. Program Management, George Washington University

George Knost III

Owner and President of Arkel International Since 2003
Led transformation of commercial CONUS contractor to an OCONUS USG multi-disciplined international company
Extensive power plant design build experience in remote environments
B.S. Finance, Northwestern State