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ATI Leadership Team

Shawn Gore

Chief operating Officer

Mr. Gore is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Advanced Technology International (ATI). As COO, Mr. Gore is responsible for leading business operations and establishing and implementing policies and best practices to promote ATI’s mission and vision.

Previously, Mr. Gore led ATI’s Program Management Office with strategic and operational responsibility for all program areas. His principal responsibilities included process improvement, knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation, communications and network development, and liaising with key internal and external stakeholders. 

He played a key role in influencing change within and across ATI divisions and built capability through knowledge sharing and coaching; engaged effectively with stakeholders; and deployed appropriate methodologies and toolsets.

Mr. Gore also served as the Sr. Vice President of the Armament Technologies Division at ATI. Mr. Gore led the coordination and execution of solicitation processes and single point contracting efforts for five programs, to include two of ATI’s largest programs, the Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) and the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium (AMTC). These programs integrate Government, Industry, and Academia into a single enterprise to execute joint and co-funded initiatives. He also supported the overall management of the National Armaments Consortium which includes over 1000 companies and academic institutions brought together to enhance warfighter lethality and survivability. In addition to DOTC and AMTC, the Armament Technologies division included the Naval Surface Technology Innovation Consortium, Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies Consortium, and the Border Security Technology Consortium. These consortia are in various stages of execution, but all are focused on advancing the state of the art in their respective technology domains.

Prior to joining ATI, Mr. Gore served as a Civil Engineer in the US Air Force. Mr. Gore led a Construction Management Element responsible for $40 million in active facilities/infrastructure construction and repair. He also served as the Civil Engineer Program Flight Commander, responsible for the program development of all future construction and repair, developing a program valued over $100 million. His last year in the Air Force was spent in the Middle East as a Civil Engineer Operations Flight Commander. He supervised 200 military and 60 contracted civilians in the daily maintenance and repair operations for the largest base in Southwest Asia.

Mr. Gore was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Engineering and Environmental Management from The Air Force Institute of Technology. He received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from The Citadel.