Armand Mancini
Armand Mancini serves on the Advisory Board for Izar Capital and serves as the Intel, Defense and Government Operating Partner for Izar Capital. Most recently, Mr. Mancini was an Associate Partner for the Intel & Defense Group at IBM (formerly National Interest Security Company, “NISC”), where he led the business operations for this $75M Practice. He has thirty years of diverse management experience in the defense and intelligence industry and has held senior management positions in operations, finance and business development. Armand was a co-founder of Edge Consulting in April 2004 and served as CFO as well as a senior management consultant. He helped Edge achieve a 35% CAGR through 2008 and led the sale of the company to National Interest Security Company (NISC) in March 2010. As an Edge consultant, he led a strategic M&A effort for a Fortune 50 Defense Contractor - which resulted in multiple transactions to strategically position this client in select DoD and intelligence market sectors. After Edge Consulting’s acquisition by NISC he was selected as the GM for their Mission Services Group – a $100M division that combined Edge Consulting and other portfolio companies within NISC. He also helped position NISC for its ultimate acquisition by IBM in April 2010.
Prior to forming Edge Consulting, Armand was the EVP and CFO for Orbimage Inc., a commercial provider of high resolution imagery and derived intelligence products. As one of the original founders of Orbimage, he led the development and implementation of the company’s strategic business plan, the start up of operations, procurement of a constellation of imaging satellites, and a successful $500 million private equity and public debt financing on Wall Street to fully capitalize the company.
Prior to Orbimage, Armand was the VP of Business Operations for the Space Systems Group of Orbital Sciences Corporation, where he led the reorganization of this $300 million business unit to restore it to profitability within one year. This was accomplished through a combination of new business initiatives, indirect cost reductions, business process improvements, rigorous program reviews, and implementation of performance measures to ensure success.
Before joining Orbital, Armand was a Comptroller and Operations Director at Vinnell Corporation, where he helped lead their Middle East operations during the first Gulf War. This included critical training programs for the Saudi Army as well as USAF base operations at 26 sites throughout Turkey during combat operations.
Mr. Mancini holds a BS degree in Accounting from Virginia Tech and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Virginia. Clearances are currently inactive at the TS/SCI level.
Armand Mancini serves on the Advisory Board for Izar Capital and serves as the Intel, Defense and Government Operating Partner for Izar Capital. Most recently, Mr. Mancini was an Associate Partner for the Intel & Defense Group at IBM (formerly National Interest Security Company, “NISC”), where he led the business operations for this $75M Practice. He has thirty years of diverse management experience in the defense and intelligence industry and has held senior management positions in operations, finance and business development. Armand was a co-founder of Edge Consulting in April 2004 and served as CFO as well as a senior management consultant. He helped Edge achieve a 35% CAGR through 2008 and led the sale of the company to National Interest Security Company (NISC) in March 2010. As an Edge consultant, he led a strategic M&A effort for a Fortune 50 Defense Contractor - which resulted in multiple transactions to strategically position this client in select DoD and intelligence market sectors. After Edge Consulting’s acquisition by NISC he was selected as the GM for their Mission Services Group – a $100M division that combined Edge Consulting and other portfolio companies within NISC. He also helped position NISC for its ultimate acquisition by IBM in April 2010.
Prior to forming Edge Consulting, Armand was the EVP and CFO for Orbimage Inc., a commercial provider of high resolution imagery and derived intelligence products. As one of the original founders of Orbimage, he led the development and implementation of the company’s strategic business plan, the start up of operations, procurement of a constellation of imaging satellites, and a successful $500 million private equity and public debt financing on Wall Street to fully capitalize the company.
Prior to Orbimage, Armand was the VP of Business Operations for the Space Systems Group of Orbital Sciences Corporation, where he led the reorganization of this $300 million business unit to restore it to profitability within one year. This was accomplished through a combination of new business initiatives, indirect cost reductions, business process improvements, rigorous program reviews, and implementation of performance measures to ensure success.
Before joining Orbital, Armand was a Comptroller and Operations Director at Vinnell Corporation, where he helped lead their Middle East operations during the first Gulf War. This included critical training programs for the Saudi Army as well as USAF base operations at 26 sites throughout Turkey during combat operations.
Mr. Mancini holds a BS degree in Accounting from Virginia Tech and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Virginia. Clearances are currently inactive at the TS/SCI level.