Mr. Gary Olsen is the Strategic Advisor for Apogee Solutions, providing guidance, counsel, and mentoring to the corporate staff. Involved with Apogee Solutions from the very beginning, he conducts long-range planning for Apogee Solutions, including forecasting, customer relationship building, and strategic engagement. Mr. Olsen has over 34 years of business development and program management within large and small companies. Mr. Olsen is a retired Army Infantry Officer and served two tours in Viet Nam; first as an Infantry Platoon Leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade (1965-1966) and later as the Assistant Brigade Operations Officer and 4th Division Kit Carson Scout Program Manager (1968-1969).
Since retiring from the Army, Mr. Olsen has served as a DOD contractor supporting business development activities for Eaton Government Systems, Contel Federal Systems, GTE Government Systems, General Dynamics, Cubic Applications, and Apogee Solutions. During his employment as a Business Developer, Mr. Olsen has pursued and won opportunities ranging from $150K to over $500M.
After attending Furman University on a football scholarship, Mr. Olsen earned his undergraduate degree from DePaul University and received a Master’s Degree in Management and Human Resources from Webster University.
Email: gary.olsen@apogee.us.com
Office: 501 Independence Parkway, Suite 108, Chesapeake, VA 23320
Office Phone: (757) 549-2645
