About Us

Ardent Eagle Solutions is a service and mission-focused Small Business Headquartered in Tampa, Florida with a regional office in the National Capital Region (NCR) to provide technical services to the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and other Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies. The company was founded in 2012 by service-disabled veterans and experienced entrepreneurs with sixty years of combined government service including myriad assignments in the NCR and at USSOCOM and USCENTCOM. We are proud to be a Department of Veterans Affairs verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

The core values of our company are the backbone of everything we do. All employees are expected to understand and commit themselves to these values every day. This is how we ensure that clients will get excellence in service and quality in work.

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Our Core Values

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Passion

We understand that passion is the key to commitment. We will passionately meet or exceed all commitments.

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Quality

We understand that the difference between good and great is quality. We will always provide the best quality services and ensure great value.

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Partnership

We understand that our relationship with government and industry is a trusted partnership. We will provide quality services at a great value.

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Integrity

We understand that integrity is absolute. We will perform every task with uncompromising integrity.

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Patriotism

We understand that the services we provide support our country and our military. We will always remain committed to fulfilling that role.

Ardent Eagle Solutions is a Department of Veterans Affairs verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

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Mike Albano

President. Founding Partner

With over 44 years of experience as an Information Technology (IT) specialist and 30 years experience as a Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition specialist, Mike Albano is uniquely qualified to develop the long-term strategy for Ardent Eagle Solutions and to lead corporate operations to achieve those goals.

Jason Lipton

Executive Vice President, Business Management. Founding Partner

Jason Lipton brings 18 years of executive leadership experience to Ardent Eagles Solutions. Having founded 3 successful companies, he is uniquely qualified to provide expert insight to the long-term goals and business strategy of Ardent Eagle Solutions.

Gene Steffanetta

Executive Vice President, Operations. Founding Partner

Building on a 20+ year Marine Corps career in telecommunications, IT, and C4ISR; Gene’s industry tenure has focused on technical program & project management and proposal operations. Possessing system engineering and project management certifications, Gene is well qualified to manage AES’ proposal operations and Force Protection service offerings.

Joe Albano

Executive Vice President, Program Execution. Founding Partner

With industry certifications and over a decade of experience in program/project management, both as a Prime and as a subcontractor, Joe Albano is well suited for his role overseeing program execution, development of corporate policies and procedures, and the direction of the Professional Services division of AES.

John Humphrey

Executive Vice President

John Humphrey’s career spans 26 years of service to Intelligence, DoD, Federal Law Enforcement, and Telecommunications clients. He has held multiple executive positions with both large and small businesses. Today, he oversees business development and manages the day to day operations within the Ardent Eagle Solutions Washington, DC office.