Our Leadership

Mr. James F. Burger chairs EODT’s distinguished Board of Advisors.  In this capacity, he provides executive oversight and guidance to senior management on all strategic activities and corporate matters.  Mr. Burger has held several key executive positions within the company, including General Counsel, President, and Chief Executive Officer.  His leadership has impacted directly to exponential growth of the firm over its history by fostering innovation in operational project management and quality systems to exceed customers’ expectations.  Prior to EODT, Mr. Burger gained a wealth of experience in business and property development management, serving as President and CEO for Concord Properties in Knoxville, Tennessee.  He also has more than 15 years of legal practice, specializing in environmental compliance.  Mr. Burger received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver College of Law.

Rear Admiral (ret.) David Nash has previously served as the Commander for Naval Facilities Engineering Command, as well as the Director of the Program Management Office for the former Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.  In addition to his work with the military, Rear Admiral Nash serves as president of BE&K Government Group, Inc. and has served as Chairman of the Board for Jordan-BE&K Federal Group, LLC which serves the Department of Defense in engineering, construction, and facilities services.  He also works with his own consultancy firm, Dave Nash & Associates, LLC.  Since retiring from the Navy, Rear Admiral Nash has worked on engineering and construction projects for large companies in the private sector, winning awards for some of his larger projects.  A registered Professional Engineer, Rear Admiral Nash holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Indiana Institute of Technology and a Master of Science in Financial Management from the Naval Postgraduate School.  He also received an Honorary Doctorate from the Indiana Institute of Technology.  Awards for Rear Admiral Nash include the Society of American Military Engineers Golden Eagle Award, the Beavers Award for Heavy Engineering Construction, the ASCE John I. Parcel-Leif J. Sverdrup Award for Civil Engineering Management, the CERF/IIEC Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research, and the Carroll H. Dunn Award of Excellence by the Construction Industry Institute.  He has also been elected to the National Academy of Construction and the National Academy of Engineering.

Mr. Stephen Meltzer is a partner in the firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.  His primary focus is in the area of technology, but also represents a variety of privately and publicly held businesses.  In addition to being on the Board of Advisors for EODT, Mr. Meltzer chairs the Board of Trustees of the New England Institute of Technology, is on the Technology Council of Maryland, and has served on the Board of Visitors of the College of Life Sciences at the University of Maryland.  Ranked as one of America’s Leading Corporate/M&A Lawyers in Northern Virginia by Chambers USA, Mr. Meltzer also has served as a member of the Standing Committee on Globalization of the Legal Profession of the International Bar Association, speaking on capital structuring and technological topics.

Mr. Stephen Kaye is the current CEO of eInstruction, an interactive learning solutions company.  The former president of InterWrite Learning, Mr. Kaye joined eInstruction after this company acquired InterWrite.  Considered a pioneer in the interactive wireless tablet, eInstruction has used the innovations Mr. Kaye implemented during the time at Interwrite to become one of the most competitive providers of interactive software to the educational community.  Mr. Kaye has also served as the Vice President for Corporate Development of Ciena Corporation and is a director of GTCO/CalComp.

Lieutenant General (ret.) Jan Huly is the former Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations at the Headquarters of the U.S. Marine Corps in Washington, DC.  Lieutenant General Huly served as Lieutenant Colonel assigned to 2nd Marine Division in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations.  Colonel Huly served as Commanding Officer, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and participated in Operations Provide Promise and Deny Flight in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Continue Hope/UNOSOM II in Somalia.  He was assigned as the Assistant Division Commander, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California, in 1995 and then served as the Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans, Louisiana.  Lieutenant General Huly is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College and Command and Staff College.  He holds a Master of Arts in Personnel Management from Central Michigan University and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.  General Huly's decorations include the Legion of Merit with Gold Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, and Combat Action Ribbon.  He serves on the Defense Science Board for Deployment of Guard and Reserves and is active in several military associations, including the Marine Corps Association, the Military Officers Association, and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. 

Mr. Craig Wilson is a former Senior Executive from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (OASD/C3I), where he served as the Director of Intelligence Policy.  He served in OSD intelligence for 21 years, and prior to the policy position, was the Director, Intelligence Resources, the Director, Intelligence Training and Personnel, and Special Assistant to three successive Assistant Secretaries.  In all of these capacities, he was retained as the principal OSD official for intelligence training, education, and personnel policy  In the private sector, Mr. Wilson served as Program Director for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Systems Development and Business Development Operations Director for the Space and Intelligence Systems division of The Boeing Company.  He also held a high-level position at ManTech International as Corporate Vice President for Business Development.  Mr. Wilson holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in public administration from the American University, Washington, D.C.  Among other awards, Mr. Wilson has received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Civilian Service, the Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, the U.S. Army Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, the Defense Intelligence Agency Director’s Medal, the Director of Central Intelligence Distinguished Unit Citation, and an Honorary Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College.

Ambassador at Large Dell Dailey served as Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism from 2007 to 2009, where he was responsible for coordinating and supporting the development and implementation of U.S. Government policies and programs aimed at countering terrorism overseas.   Prior to his State role, he served in the U.S. Army for more than 36 years and retired as a Lieutenant General as Director of the Center for Special Operations (CSO), U.S. Special Operations Command.   During his military career, he served an integral role in several major military operations, including Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Uphold Democracy, Joint Guardian, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.   Most notably, he is known for participating early in the long range mission into enemy territory prior to Operation Desert Storm with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne).   He led the team on a secret mission into Iraq to collect soil samples for the U.S. Army to determine if American tanks could attack unimpeded during the planned assault.   In addition to his military and diplomatic experience, Ambassador Dailey served as President of PAE, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary specializing in expeditionary construction and logistics operations.   He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1971 and a Master's degree in public administration from Shippensburg University in 1994.

Mr. Greg Bujac is a former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and Director of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS).   He served as a Special Agent in various domestic and international positions with the Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Department of State, before finishing his government career as Director of the DSS and Co-Chairman of the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).   During his career he was assigned overseas at the American Embassies in Italy, Israel, and Belgium, was the Special Agent in Charge of the Secretary of State’s Protective Detail, safeguarded many foreign leaders during their visits to the U.S., and was the United States Consul General in Sydney, Australia.  He is also a senior partner for the Avectra Group, LLC, an international security consulting firm, where he provides expertise on domestic and overseas government and private sector security.   Prior to joining the Avectra Group, Greg served as Vice President, Corporate Security for Altria Corporate Services, Inc. (formerly the Philip Morris Management Corporation), where he was the director and architect of corporate security programs at Philip Morris, USA; Phillip Morris, International; Kraft Foods, North America; Kraft Foods, International; Miller Brewing Company; and Philip Morris Capital Corporation.

Ambassador (Ret.) Johnson served as Assistant Secretary of State for INL from 2007 until January 2011. Prior to this, he served as Chargé d'Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in London from 2003 to 2007 and Afghan Coordinator for the U.S. from 2002 to 2003. Additionally, his experience includes serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe from 1998 to 2001 and Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the White House and Spokesman for the National Security Council from 1995 to 1997. Most recently, the United Nations elected him to serve on the International Narcotics Control Board in April 2011. Ambassador Johnson earned a B.A. in economics from Emory University in 1976. He entered the United States Foreign Service in 1977 and attended Canada's National Defense College from 1989 to 1990.