Executive Leadership

Curt Beckemeyer

Curt Beckemeyer is President & CEO of ARA. He joined ARA in 1992, and has served as Division Manager, Sector Manager, and Deputy CEO of Technical Operations.

William Ratliff

William Ratliff is ARA's Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. He joined ARA in 2008, and has served as Division Manager and Sector Manager.

Michael Royer

Michael Royer is Chief Financial Officer and an ARA Senior Vice President. He also serves as Secretary and Treasurer of ARA Holdings, Inc., ARA, and its subsidiaries. He joined ARA in 2020.

Elizabeth Fisk

Elizabeth Fisk is Director of Corporate Operations and an ARA Vice President. She has overall responsibility for HR, IT, security, and corporate administration. She joined ARA in 2004 and has served as HR Director.

James Kainz

James Kainz is Senior Vice President of Corporate Growth. He joined ARA in 2000.

James Myers

James Myers is Vice President of Corporate Development. He joined ARA in 2022.

SECTOR MANAGERS

Shauna Darby

Shauna Darby has been with ARA since 2010. She is a Vice President and oversees ARA's Strategic Operations, Analysis, & Research Sector, which includes Algorithms, Modeling & Assessments Division, Capabilities Analysis & Development Division, and Mission Concepts & Capabilities Division.

John Perry

John Perry has been with ARA since 2001. He is a Senior Vice President and oversees ARA's Systems, Testing, Analysis, and Technologies Sector, which includes Applied Electromagnetics Division, Rocky Mountain Division, Southwest Division, and Test Technology Division.

Steven Lorenc

Steven Lorenc has been with ARA since 2000. He is a Vice President and oversees ARA's Integrated Mission Systems Sector, which includes Emerald Coast Division, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Division, and Software Enterprise Division.

William Vavrik

William Vavrik has been with ARA since 2000. He is a Senior Vice President and oversees the Transportation & Infrastructure Sector, which includes Engineering Science Division, Southern Division, and Transportation Division.

Eduardo Moas

Eduardo Moas has been with ARA since 1994. He is a Senior Vice President and oversees ARA's Analytic, Software, & Engineering Solutions Sector, which includes Integrated Products Division, Neya Systems Division, and Prototyping, Manufacturing & Integration Division.