As a former Big 4 Aerospace and Defense advisor with 13+ years of experience, Samantha supports Capital Edge’s Contracts & Supply Chain and Enterprise Systems Transformation capabilities.
Samantha has deep expertise supporting clients across services including FAR Compliance, Supply Chain Compliance, and Enterprise Systems Implementation.
Throughout her work supporting federal contractors, Samantha integrates government compliance frameworks into day‑to‑day operations to deliver measurable business outcomes. She leverages deep manufacturing experience, from First Article Inspection (FAI) through Quality Assurance (QA) monitoring, and supply chain procurement expertise across FAR 12 and FAR 15 contracts, including leading U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cost‑recovery efforts that generated approximately $400K in tariff and duty savings amid volatile import conditions.
Samantha enables effective planning and forecasting through Costpoint Planning Module implementations, designs and implements DCAA‑compliant manufacturing and accounting systems, and integrates advanced data and AI‑enabled solutions across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, finance, and compliance. As a trusted advisor, she transforms compliance requirements into a foundation and catalyst for execution, sourcing optimization, cost recovery, and successful program delivery.
At Capital Edge, Samantha helps clients navigate the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) by determining nontraditional contractor status and assessing impacts to supply chain and compliance obligations. She is known for turning Executive Orders and NDAA-driven regulatory change into operational agility by embedding requirements into business processes, ERP configurations, and data-driven controls.
Prior to joining Capital Edge Consulting, Samantha spent over a decade supporting complex Aerospace and Defense clients at PwC, advising on risk management, internal controls, and compliance across engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, and supply chain organizations. As a result, she developed a strong ability to translate regulatory requirements into scalable, operational solutions.
Samantha is an active member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and on the National Contracts Management Association (NCMA) Small Business Board.
Samantha earned a Bachelor of Science in Corporate Finance, a Bachelor of Arts in International Business, and a Master of Business Administration in Operational and Strategic Management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). She also holds the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification.