In 2021, after 26 years of military and government service, Mac joined the Cruz team as the Director of DoD Acquisitions. His extensive career includes duties as a 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment MH-6M pilot, a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) fellow, Product Manager (PM) MH-47G, PM Mission Enhanced Little Bird (MELB), and PM Special Operations Mission Planning Execution (SOMPE). He also served as the Commander of the Technology Development Directorate – Aviation / Systems Integration and Demonstration (TDD-A/SID) where he was responsible for the strategic resourcing of personnel, organizational focus, and mission readiness of the largest Aviation-centric laboratory within the Army’s Aviation and Missile Center.
Mac has Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University and master’s degrees in Business Administration, Acquisition Contract Management, and Logistics Management.