"Defined Business Solutions has provided high quality, quick response business research on a wide variety of government and commercial initiatives. Having an association with DBS has allowed our company to extend our business reach beyond our organic knowledge and has enabled us to keep our staffing costs reasonable in uncertain conditions."

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Our Team
Our Team

Defined Business Solutions is a certified woman-owned small business that has been providing consulting services to businesses and government agencies for more than fifteen years. We are adept at identifying ways technology can improve business and government programs and practices, and with aiding businesses expand their markets to meet emerging needs. We have worked with Fortune 50 companies, small and medium-sized private businesses in the United States and abroad, and government agencies including DOD, DHS, NSA, and DARPA. Our leadership team has 125 years combined experience serving industry and government:

Catherine J. Ortiz, President and founder of DBS, is a business development expert who has spent more than 25 years in the aerospace, defense, manufacturing and security arenas.

Dave Chesebrough, Vice President, has a long history of technology achievement as an association executive, business owner/consultant, program manager, engineer and Air Force officer.

Ray Gingras, Senior Technology Advisor, is an a microelectronics industry liaison for Defined Business Solutions, supporting government contracts. His career has spanned over 30 years, working in both the commercial and aerospace defense sectors for GlobalFoundries, IBM and Raytheon.

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