Jon M. Stout, Chief Executive Officer
email: Jon.Stout@aspirationsoftware.com

Jon M. Stout has over 30 years experience founding, growing and managing government contracting firms. In 1988 he founded DPC Technologies and grew that business from a start up to over $70 Million in revenue before selling the company to Northrop Grumman Corporation in 1999. The acquisition of DPC allowed Northrop a means of entry into key intelligence agencies and was responsible for Northrop winning a major portion of a multi-billion dollar outsourcing program as well as significant signal intelligence programs.

In 2000 Jon led a group of investors in a turnaround of failing defense contractor Hadron, Inc. After restructuring the company, Jon merged Hadron with Analex, Inc (Amex: NLX) in November of 2001 and migrated the new organization into a strong position in the military intelligence community. ANALEX specializes in developing intelligence, systems engineering and biodefense solutions in support of our nation’s security. In Fiscal Year 2000 the company generated $19.9 million in revenue. As a result of Jon’s efforts, 2003 revenue exceeded $66 million.

Shawna L. Stout, Vice President of Finance
email: Shawna.Stout@aspirationsoftware.com

Shawna L. Stout is a Managing Partner of The Shawmark Group and has extensive financial expertise in the defense contracting industry.

Prior to Aspiration Software, Shawna served as a Managing Partner at The Shawmark Group with primary responsibility for sourcing acquisitions. Shawna was instrumental in the acquisition and restructuring of Hadron, Inc. as well as the acquisition of Analex. Shawna served on the Board of Directors of Analex Corporation from 2000-2003.

During her tenure at DPC Technologies, as Director of Finance, Shawna managed the sale of DPC to Northrop Grumman. She has also worked on Wall Street for the Union Bank of Switzerland in Foreign Exchange.

Shawna received her MBA from The University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business with concentrations in Finance and Accounting and holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a concentration in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Charles B. Asper, President
email: Charles.Asper@aspirationsoftware.com

Charles B. Asper has a unique blend of current management and technical capabilities combined with extensive domain knowledge of the Intelligence Community. As a government employee, he was a key contributor to several large software development programs. In 1983, he joined Martin Marietta and continued to expand his leadership roles. In 1994, Charles became the Program Manager for a billion dollar software development program where he achieved a string of 100% award fees.

In 1999, Charles left Lockheed Martin and incorporated Aspiration Software. Over the next 8 years he orchestrated a compound growth rate of over 73% per annum. In 2008, Charles sold a majority ownership of Aspiration Software to the Stouts, but he is still maintaining an active role in the operations and growth of the company.