Company

Many Backgrounds,
One Purpose

A variety of skill sets fueled by a singular passion: best accomplishing the mission of our customers.

Our Story

Kris McGuire, Chief Executive Officer, founded Victory Solutions in 2006 as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned small business with the intention of providing a range of proprietary aerospace products and engineering technical services to government customers, such as the Department of Defense and NASA, as well as civil customers.

As one of the first women assigned to the Air Force Special Weapons Center’s maintenance squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base during the Vietnam War, Kris experienced first-hand the importance of supplying the warfighter with the appropriate tools to accomplish critical missions in a timely fashion.

It was with this experience in mind, coupled with a proven ability to identify, organize, fund, and successfully start projects, that she initiated a research and development effort to design a portable system to defend the Warfighter against small rocket threats in 2007.

After proof-of-concept testing, she further developed a field-operable prototype of the system, taking advantage of Huntsville, Alabama’s engineering and manufacturing expertise. Kris leveraged this new knowledge base to further expand Victory Solutions’ technical footprint into NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the Missile Defense Agency, DoD High-Performance Computing Modernization Program, and digital engineering applications.

Today, Victory Solutions is a leading provider of engineering and technical solutions for missiles and space as well as the warfighter. Led by Kris McGuire and her passion for making a positive difference with everything we do, the company continues to grow, continuously empowered by a leadership team laser-focused on accomplishing our missions whenever and wherever possible.

Our Vision

Building enduring customer relationships by developing effective engineering products and services that enable our Nation’s space exploration, warfighter success, and digital transformation efforts.

Our Values

Integrity
We say what we mean and mean what we say, and work hard regardless of who is or isn't watching.
Customer Focus
We know what our customers want and what our company does best— And we stay focused on where the two intersect.
Technical Excellence
We pay attention to details, as we know it makes a difference in everything we do.
Execution Efficiency
It’s the work we put into our hours that count, not just the hours we put into our work.
Community Involvement
Our community is essential to our company’s performance and success—We should always leave it better than we found it.

Our Leadership Team

John
Ryan
President
As President, John Ryan is responsible for providing leadership and direction across all business divisions to ensure operational efficiency, successful performance...
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Susan
Heeschen
Director of Business Operations
As Director of Business Operations, Susan Heeschen is responsible for the day to day operations of the corporate facility, staff and augments human resouces.
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Mike Cavalier
Chief Financial Officer
In the CFO role Mike Cavalier serves as the financial steward providing strategic management of financial planning, reporting and accounting practices while also directing...
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Dr. Pete Rodriguez
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Pete Rodriguez, Chief Technology Officer, is responsible for development of new technologies and products aligned with corporate goals and...
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David Alan
Smith
Advanced Programs
David Alan Smith formulates and implements the strategic plan to sustain company growth while maintaining customer satisfaction...
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Toni Johnson
VP of Contracts
Toni Johnson oversees all aspects of Contract Administration including Contracts/Subcontracts, Purchasing, Program Control, and Propterty...
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Dan Hicks
Chief Engineer of Digital Enterprise Programs
As Chief Engineer of Digital Enterprise Programs, Dan Hicks provides technical leadership and coordination in all areas of digital engineering (DE) and Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)...
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Award-winning company

  • NASA Agency Small Business Prime of the Year
  • NASA MSFC Small Business Prime of the Year, 2x
  • NASA Contractor Excellence Award, 3x 
  • NASA MSFC Software of the Year – Cost Analysis 
  • 100% “Exceptional” CPARS 
  • Huntsville-Madison County Chamber Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year 
  • Boeing Gold-Level Supplier, 12x 
  • Boeing Supplier of the Year, 2x 
  • Boeing Excellence in Advocacy Award, 2x 
  • Jacobs Supplier Excellence Award, 3x 
  • Northrop Grumman World-Class Team Supplier 
  • Northrop Grumman Supplier Excellence 
  • DOTC Outstanding Use of Non-Traditional Contractor 

Our impact spans the US and OCONUS, and we don’t plan on stopping soon. Thanks to continued
persistence, dedication, and the singular vision of our leadership, we are always growing.

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Community

Small Victories

Small Victories

Small Victories is our community fund run by our employees for making charitable donations to various civic, educational, cultural, community, and healthcare non-profit organizations. Small Victories offers matching of employee monetary donations to worthwhile charities and sponsors volunteer opportunities in events that serve our community. Employees are also encouraged to volunteer their time and talents with charitable organizations important to them.

Victory Vets

Victory Vets

Victory Vets is an employee resource group with the mission of being a strategic partner in the completion of Victory Solutions workforce development goals by:

  • Assisting Victory Solutions senior leadership with outreach to defense-related organizations
  • Advising, strategizing and performing outreach for hiring, retaining, and promoting a diverse workforce
  • Supporting mentoring programs that are offered to and/or sponsored by Victory Vets.

STEM Support and Engineering Workforce Development

STEM Support and Engineering Workforce Development

Victory Solutions helped found the non-profit Institute for Digital Enterprise Advancement (IDEA) to meet the rapidly-increasing need for a workforce trained in digital engineering-related disciplines. IDEA works with the federal government, universities, and community colleges to support digital transformation efforts across the US. Applying our knowledge of industry needs, Victory Solutions develops curriculum and provides instructors to help government and industry meet future workforce development needs.

We worked to establish the 2-year Systems Engineering Technology (SET) degree to provide graduates with the programming and database skills needed to build and maintain system models used by system engineers to coordinate large-scale, complex engineering projects. Victory Solutions has creating teams of SET modelers and system engineers to help develop the latest missile defense systems as well instruct today’s system engineers to cost effectively implement MBSE approaches with and without the option of using these new engineering technicians.

Our Locations

34°43’46.2”N86°40’49.1”W
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA
HUNTSVILLE, AL
Sea-based X-Band Radar
Michoud Assembly Facility, LA
FT. GREELY, AK

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22 August 2025

VictoryMori Ventures JPL ITISS Award

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16 July 2025

Victory Solutions awarded MSFC CDM Contract

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22 August 2025

MSFC 65th Anniversary Celebration

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