Our Team

President, Chief Executive Officer

Scott Hepburn, PMP, earned his BS in Finance with a Minor in Economics at Virginia Tech and is MS in Finance at The George Washington University.  He earned his PMP in 2008. Scott worked both in the civilian federal government sector and management consulting before co-founding Hepburn and Sons LLC in 2010. As COO at Hepburn and Sons LLC he developed from ground up the BD B&P and client execution portfolio into four independent business operation divisions. He served as the COO for 12 years and is now our new President/ CEO.

Principal, Chief Financial Officer

Eric Hepburn earned a BSBA in Finance and minor in Economics at Longwood University. He is an expert in Costpoint, accounting, financial functions, and contracting including a thorough knowledge and experience following the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR).

Chief Information Officer

CDR, Frank Koye, USN (Ret) graduated from U.S. Naval Academy with his BS in electrical engineering and completed post graduate studies in nuclear engineering and business. His experience includes defense and national security with Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, and Serco included supporting the Navy, Army, and Air Force, and international partners. As a naval officer he worked in submarine and surface warfare, naval aviation, intelligence, and special warfare. As CIO he ensures compliance with cybersecurity and IT regulatory compliance for classified systems with the Risk Management Framework, and unclassified information systems with requirements of NIST SP 800-171 and the Cyber Security Maturity Model (CMMC).

Vice President of Engineering Support Services

CAPT Jeff Sinclair USN (Ret) is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and has a Masters of Public Administration from Troy State University. He served in the Navy for over 27 years as a member of the Surface Warfare Officer Acquisition Corps, and his Commands included USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), Patrol Coastal Squadron One, and Surface Training Systems (PMS 339). Following his retirement in 2018 he joined Gryphon Technologies (formerly CDI Marine) where he served as a Capture and Operations Center Manager for a diverse portfolio.

Ben Ford is a graduate from Florida State University with a BS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He is the Director of the Electromagnetic Survivability Division at Hepburn and Sons LLC, where he leads HEMP hardening across multiple DoD agencies. Previously, he served as an electrical engineer with EDO/ITT and at NSWC PCD on minesweeping, mine detection, mine neutralization, Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC), Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), and other amphibious systems.

Director of Technology Transition

Robert Medve is a graduate from Ohio State University with a BS in Industry and Product Design (BSID) and graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a MS in Systems Engineering and Technical Management (MSSE). He is the Director of Technology Transition for Hepburn and Sons LLC, where he assists the company with developing and executing strategies for technology transition. He also provides oversight and directly manages projects, assists with creation of company long-range goals, and helps identify new technologies to be considered for the company portfolio.

Senior Manager, Material Science

David Rice is a graduate of the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School (Machinist) and a Materials Engineering graduate of Virginia Tech. He retired from Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) in 2019 after a career that spanned more than 45 years. David held various leadership positions at NNS. He was responsible for Research & Development Programs funded by ONR/ManTech, the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP), ONR, DARPA, SBIRs or other funding organizations. David is currently a member of the Materials Science and Engineering Department Advisory Board at Virginia Tech. He served as Co-Chairmen for Virginia’s Advanced Materials Sector Steering Committee and is a past chairman of the Executive Steering Committee for the Navy’s ManTech Composite Center. David served as the NSRP Ship Design & Materials Technology Major Initiative Team Leader. In 2019, he was selected a Fellow of ASM International.

Senior Engineering Consultant

Dr. Daniel Georgiadis has a BS in electrical engineering, a MS in Leadership, and PhD in Systems Engineering. He began his career as an electrical apprentice in 1998. He joined civil service for the US Navy in 2001 in electrical and systems engineering having served at multiple duty locations including NSWC Panama City Division, Pentagon OPNAV N95, PEO LMW, PEO LCS, and PEO SUB where he served as the Acquisition Manager for Undersea Defensive Warfare Systems. He joined Hepburn and Sons in 2015, and is a part time Sr. Engineering Consultant. Dr. Georgiadis was instrumental in starting the company’s Technology Transition Division. He is also the Director of Systems Engineering and Professor at Florida State University.