The Federal Merger and Acquisition Group is a division within AMR Technical Management Services, Inc. (TMS), a Virginia corporation. TMS was founded and incorporated by Dr. Aleta Wilson in 1981.

Dr. Wilson has experience working with a variety of government agencies and sub-agencies including the Defense Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of the Army, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

TMS was recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing firms in 1991 and 1992

Washington Technology Magazine recognized TMS as one of the top 50 fastest growing firms in the MidAtlantic Region for two years.

FedMerge is a new initiative based upon
Dr. Wilson's experience:

• 20 years experience selling technology services to multiple government agencies

• 5 years training government and private sector contracting officers in government contracting regulations (FAR)

• 3 years researching and writing articles on the effects of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act on small government contractors

• 5 years drafting, reviewing and providing comments to Congress on legislation affecting the small government contracting community

• 2 years as Executive Director of an association advocating for small government contractors

• 4 years conducting strategic planning sessions for federal, state and private sector firms.

Dr. Wilson has aligned with the following individuals to round out the FedMerge M&A team:

James W. Shelton
M&A Advisor/Financial Counselor

Jim gained many years of experience working with government contractors as a banking executive at a $26 billion bank in the Washington, DC area. A significant portion of his 25 years in banking involved providing financing in amounts ranging from $50,000 to more than $100 million to government contractors, the majority of which were 8(a) firms. During his career he played an important role in arranging nearly $750 million in financings for businesses in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. He brings to the table many experiences from which FedMerge clients may benefit, including:

• Successfully unwinding and liquidating a chemical manufacturing corporation;

• Playing a key role in the successful sale for $7 million of a distressed 8(a) firm that was on the verge of bankruptcy, helping the owner of the 8(a) firm avoid personal bankruptcy and realize gains on the sale;

• Arranging credit facilities for rapidly emerging government contractors;

• Assisting the owner of a very successful government contractor to gracefully liquidate his firm shortly after its graduation from the 8(a) program, so that he could shift comfortably into his retirement years.

Outside of banking, Jim has worked with small and medium sized businesses in various roles as follows:

• Financial Intermediary - advising clients on issues that impact capital formation and profitability; working with creditors to negotiate or restructure credit arrangements;

• Interim CFO - overseeing the financial operations of the business;

• Turnaround Advisor - restructuring distressed businesses while focusing on return to profitability.

Mr. Shelton's focus is on the initiation, development, structuring and negotiation of merger and acquisition opportunities. He also advises in the area of capital formation.

Jim believes in networking to the highest degree. Over the years he has been very active in the community, and as a result has built a substantial network of contacts that he utilizes to assist his clients. As part of his involvement in the community, Jim now serves or has served as a board member of the following organizations:

• Northern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation

• YMCA of Metropolitan Washington, DC Area

• Risk Management Association - Chesapeake Chapter

• The Leo A. Weiss Venture Clinic

• United Negro College Fund (Advisory Board)

Mr. Shelton is a member of both the Risk Management Association and the Society For Human Resource Management.

Lisa Anderson
Certified Public Accountant

Lisa has 13 years of experience providing financial management services exclusively to government contractors. She specializes in assisting government contractors with their financial management including definition of financial goals, the tracking of those goals and preparation of annual reports assessing progress towards goals. Her expertise includes general accounting services, accounting system consulting, and staff training. She performs accounting system installation and implementations of a variety of accounting packages including Deltek-the most popular package used by government contractors.