Who We Are

Corey L. Martin is a visionary leader, entrepreneur, business developer, strategic alliance builder, and expert government contract manager whose passion is generating cutting-edge risk management and data security solutions for his many Department of Defense (DoD), private industry, and government agency clients. He brings over two decades of experience in the compliance, information assurance, intelligence, and technology communities to every project.

In 2007, Mr. Martin became Founder, President & CEO of MartinFederal Consulting, LLC., an Advanced Technologies, Intelligence, Cyber Security and Mission Services provider to numerous Federal Civil Agencies and the DoD. An integral component of Mr. Martin’s success stems from his belief in fostering an environment where people can achieve and surpass their objectives. With strong intuition and an empathic nature, Mr. Martin understands both client and employee frustrations. He listens carefully to get to the heart of an issue and to turn around timely and effective solutions.

Before founding MartinFederal, Mr. Martin served as Assistant Corporate Privacy Officer and Corporate Enterprise Risk Management Manager for Colonial BancGroup Inc., a $26B financial holding company. Among his many achievements were establishing the company’s Risk Management department, creating its first Privacy and Data Protection program, rewriting enterprise privacy and data protection policies, and mitigating the potential shutdown of business operations.

Prior to Colonial, he served as Information Assurance (IA) and Information Security Program Manager for Preferred Systems Solutions Inc. (PSS) and as Senior Manager of IA and INFOSEC for two minority 8(a) DoD and federal organizations. Over this time he built a tiered corporate IA and Security Training & Awareness program, launched a secure logistics system across classified and unclassified networks, spearheaded global Certification & Accreditation of one of the world’s most robust missile defense systems, and managed several other successful, high-visibility DoD projects.

Mr. Martin is a former military officer and combat veteran who served for 14 years as a senior intelligence specialist in the US Navy and later the Navy Reserve.

Mr. Martin holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Information Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems. He has numerous graduate level Management Certifications and is Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.

Mr. Martin’s hobbies are hunting and walking the tree lines on his family’s farm, fishing and entertaining at tailgates at Auburn University college football games. He remains very active in his hometown community and childhood church organization, Ozias Baptist Church.

David Mathis has been in the business community for 20 years. With nearly 25 years of banking experience, David previously served as co-founder, Senior Lender and Senior Vice President of ServisFirst Bank in Huntsville, Alabama. There, he worked daily with small to medium size companies to improve on growth, manage working capital, and develop cash flow strategies. Unlike traditional bankers, David and his former team were deeply involved in business development activities for their clients, helping them grow by making beneficial connections.

For the last 20 years, David has focused on the government contracting community and was part of a team doing business with well over 100 small to medium size government contractors throughout the southeast. These contractors included a range of small, start-up technology contractors to companies with well over $100 million in revenue. His experience in the government community and his business acumen aided his clients in significant contract awards within the Department of Defense, United States Army, Air Force, Navy, the Department of State, the VA, and many more, including several foreign acquisition and logistics opportunities.

David received his B.S. degree in Finance from Auburn University in 1993 and graduated from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Georgetown University in 2001. He currently serves on the Huntsville Advisory Board of Directors of ServisFirst Bank and the Board of Directors and Executive Committee with the Southern Development Council, a Certified Development Corporation (CDC) specializing in Small Business Administration (SBA) lending. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Land Trust of North Alabama, Huntsville/Madison County Marine, and Port Authority, Invest Your Life, and is a member of Rotary of Huntsville, and Committee of 100.

David and his wife Karen have lived in Huntsville, Alabama for 20 years. They have four children, Mason, Anna Lauren, Millie, and Ally. They are active in travel soccer, AAU basketball, and many youth activities and mission work through First United Methodist Church.

Jacqueline Stanley is our Director of Human Resources. Jaqueline graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in 2010. After graduating, Jaqueline moved to Atlanta where she found her niche as a Payroll Administrator Lead. The knowledge she gained in her previous position, ultimately led her to MartinFederal. Jacqueline’s main focus here at MartinFederal is overseeing all corporate administration, benefits, employee concerns as well as implementing a solid Quality Management System, guidelines and policies. In doing so, she oversees all tasks needed to maintain a desired level of excellence and customer satisfaction. When she is not on the job, or cheering for her Auburn Tigers, Jacqueline is spending times outdoors exploring what all Huntsville has to offer.

Meaghan Clark is a Sr. Contract Manager who works daily with MartinFederal’s Government and Prime clients to ensure compliance with appropriate laws and regulations to include: FAR and DFAR contractual requirements. She believes supporting the company and government customers using the knowledge gained from previous work is not only satisfying and rewarding, but also important to ensure contracts are complete and meet required criteria for the end user, those serving to keep us safe and free. Meaghan has provided contract support across multiple companies to include Large business, Small business, and Joint Ventures that support contracts under NASA, DoD and Veterans Administration. She has provided acquisitions support across companies to include IDIQ, FFP, CPAF, CPFF, and T&M type Contracts. Meaghan is a member of NCMA and has a Certificate in Acquisition and Contract Management from Athens State University. Meaghan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, with a minor in Contract Management from Athens State University.

Phil Nivens, Director of Programs has over 23 years of leadership and management experience supporting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).  As a 1994 graduate from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management, majoring in Finance, he holds Project Management Professional (PMP) and ITIL Foundation 3 certifications. Phil is a Leadership Greater Huntsville alum, graduating from the Management Academy and continues to volunteer his time speaking during program days. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) as the VP of Education. With a detailed approach to Business Development/Operations Management, Phil’s leadership style focuses on achieving a lean operational tempo via clear communication, unified terminology, and workflow efficiencies.

Prior to joining MartinFederal, Phil worked for SAIC as a Program Management Senior Manager.  His last role was serving as the Deputy Program Manager for the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM LCMC) Information Technology Support Services (ITSS) II and most recently ITSS III contracts.  ITSS II was a $180+ million IDIQ Time and Material contract with +/- 300 fte providing the AMCOM and Redstone Arsenal tenant organization with IT support services to enable Weapon System Management, Industrial Base Operations, and System IT life cycle support and solutions from concept development through sustainment. The follow on ITSS III $90+ million contract customer base includes; AMCOM, Army Material Command (AMC), Program Executive Office Aviation (PEO AV), AMCOM Logistics Center (ALC), Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), U.S. Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC) Fox Army Health Center (FAHC) and the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs at the Pentagon. His leadership and guidance over the operational planning, establishment, execution, and evaluation of program level actions resulted in SAIC’s first Capability Maturity Model for Services (CMMI-SVC) rating of Maturity Level 2

Phil’s previous role with SAIC was the Program Manager on DoD’s Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program, moving the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) unclassified IT services from the National Capital region to Huntsville. A program involving the migrationdecommission of Server Based applications, Infrastructure systems, Information Assurance (IA) systems, VTC, Telephony and all networkinfrastructure devices ultimately closing 5 government facilities in Arlington, VA.

As the IT Division Manager for InfoPro Corp., Phil led the IT Solutions Division, responsible for the development of business operations, marketing strategies, and bid and proposal efforts. He managed contractual and financial efforts on federal accounts and/or new opportunities within the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and NASA accounts with revenue in excess of $39 million dollars.

Most important to Phil is his time with his wife Dayana and two children, Emma and Aiden. Outside of kid sporting events, they enjoy traveling to Dayana’s home country of Bolivia, the beach and anything Auburn, War Eagle!