The JAMS Team:
Jennifer Mainvielle
Co-Owner, President
The "J" in JAMS, is co-founder of JAM Systems LLC. Before becoming President, Ms. Mainvielle was Director, Contracts Management, DPMS; President of Group Seven Associates, LLC (G7A); Pentagon Renovation Program consultant, and Air Force veteran, respectively.
As an honorably discharged Air Force Veteran, Ms. Mainvielle gained over 25 years of experience in contracting, DoD acquisition, and business management. She brings her management and leadership skills to the company. As President, she is responsible for the overall day to day management of JAMS.
Jennifer graduated from Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama, with a Bachelor of Business Management and Associates Degree in DoD Acquisition and Contracting.
Angela Skodacek
Co-owner and Executive Vice President of Operations
the "A" in JAMS, is responsible for quality control and employee performance. An acquisition professional with more than 40 years of federal acquisition experience, Angela gained invaluable experience and training in source selection and contract management during her twenty-year enlistment in the U. S. Air Force. After retiring from the Air Force, she worked as a consultant to the Pentagon Renovation Program Office, where she managed two-phase best value source selections for multi-million-dollar design-build construction projects. Angela was the lead contract specialist for the Program Management Office contract in support of the Iraqi Reconstruction Coalition Provisional Authority. She drafted policy and guidance for a new defense acquisition organization. She was a partner of a veteran-owned small business, G7A, that specialized in federal acquisition processes. She was the lead on preparing and submitting proposals. When another small business government contractor acquired G7A, she became their Director of Acquisition Programs, overseeing 50 acquisition professionals on three contracts. She later became Executive Vice President overseeing service contracts for security, acquisition, logistics, and military deployment support as well as other aspects of the company, including human resources.
Marcia Ellison
Co-owner, Executive Vice President of Business Development
The "M" in JAMS. Marcia applies knowledge, experience, and relentless energy to develop short-and long-term acquisition strategies to identify targets, capture and establish new business opportunities, manage strategic partnerships to support JAMS growth opportunities as well as maintaining customer relationships. Marcia understands the deep value a close teaming relationship between organizations with the same standard of excellence brings. Marcia served for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, where she gained much of her contract and acquisition expertise. She's catapulted that expertise into being a trusted, ethical, and dedicated professional committed to "We' and not "I," thereby motivating her appreciation for collaboration and teamwork at all levels. Marcia is an active member of Life Point Church, supports Paralyzed Veterans of America and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. She is a graduate of Wayland Baptist University with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Education degree.