Leadership

Ms. Jameece Pinckney is the President and Principal Consultant/Senior Acquisition Professional of HyQuest Consulting Solutions. Ms. Pinckney, who founded HyQuest, has served as a senior-level executive in the government contracting industry for more than 16 years. She brings expertise gained in multiple leadership roles in contract management, finance and accounting, project control, procurement, risk management, business ethics, and compliance to her role. Ms. Pinckney formulates and leads the execution of the company’s strategy for delivering leading solutions to address our customers’ critical challenges.

She previously served as the Director of Contracts and Procurement for Pragmatics, Inc., a government contractor in Reston, Virginia, and held positions with organizations including HydroGeologic, Inc. and Halliburton/KBR and served as a consultant with Naval District Washington.

Ms. Pinckney has a Master’s Certificate in Government Contracting from George Washington University School of Business; a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law; and a master’s degree in administration and supervision and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, both from Tennessee State University. In 2019, she was accepted into and graduated from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Emerging Leaders Program. She is a member of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA).

Ms. Pinckney spends much of her spare time in her role as Chairman of The OPHELIA Foundation, a nonprofit organization she founded in 2014. In 2021, the Vera Bradley company selected Ms. Pinckney from among numerous nominees as one of four Women of Inspiration. The selection was based on her charitable work with The OPHELIA Foundation and her impressive background. She is also involved with the Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and is the sorority’s immediate past president.

Mr. Gil Pinckney is the Senior Contracts Manager/Acquisition Professional of HyQuest Consulting Solutions. Mr. Pinckney is a highly decorated U.S. Army veteran and brings more than 26 years of CONUS and OCONUS procurement and acquisition experience to HyQuest Consulting. His expansive portfolio includes successfully managing million-dollar subcontracts and procurement acquisitions as a procurement consultant in Africa, Germany, Iraq, and Kuwait.

As Senior Contracts Manager/Acquisition Professional, Mr. Pinckney is responsible for the effective operational performance of the company’s government and commercial contracts. He provides oversight for the development, design, operation, and improvement of the systems that create and deliver the firm’s high-quality products and services. Mr. Pinckney leverages the company’s performance excellence to increase growth and deliver optimum customer satisfaction. He is a member of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA).

Mr. Pinckney serves as Vice Chairman of The OPHELIA Foundation.

Controller Bart Rowe brings more than 36 years of accounting and financial management experience to HyQuest. Mr. Rowe oversees all employees involved in the accounting process, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, human resources, inventory and compliance. His natural ability to solve complex problems, along with his genuine dedication to helping others, is easily seen in both his quality of work and daily interactions with customers and employees. He has served as a finance leader for multiple government contractors and technology integrators.

Mr. Rowe holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Maryland.

Jennifer Landivar is the Human Resources (HR) Manager for HyQuest Consulting Solutions. Her diverse HR background includes experience with start-ups, franchises, healthcare companies, and educational organizations, as well as consulting experience.

Ms. Landivar oversees the HyQuest HR department, which includes fulfilling a variety of professional leadership and administrative HR functions. These range from conducting training and development to managing workforce expansion, compliance, benefits, and employee satisfaction.

She is a strategic, innovative professional who prioritizes achieving actionable, value-add HR and overall corporate goals.

Ms. Landivar holds an MBA, Human Resource Management from Liberty University and is SHRM certified. She is actively involved in the northern Virginia community, serving as a member of the board of directors at NOVASHRM as Co-VP, Programs.

Patricia Ford serves as the HyQuest Consulting Facility Security Officer (FSO). She has more than 20 years of combined experience in the industrial security community as an FSO and as a Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) industrial security agent.

Ms. Ford began her career in security working for the North Carolina Department of Corrections as an officer on North Carolina’s death row and has continued in the security field, supporting the U.S. Department of the Army, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the DCSA.

She currently advises client corporations on policies and procedures necessary to comply with government industrial security regulations. This includes supporting contracts involving classified activities and specialized services encompassing personnel, physical, program, and information systems security, operational security, document control, crisis management, international security, and security education and awareness training.

From 2013-2015, Ms. Ford served as the National Classification Management System National Capital Region Chapter chair. This is the largest chapter in the U.S., with more than 700 members.