Steve Watkins

President and Owner

President and Owner Steve Watkins provides Watkins LMG’s strategic direction and leads business operations for all government and commercial clients in the United States and across the globe. Steve specializes in analyzing and understanding market directions and utilizing this market intelligence to build stronger client relationships that drive growth and revenues. Steve draws on a wealth of client experience in the defense and aerospace industry sectors.

Prior to establishing Watkins LMG, Steve served 30 years in the United States Marine Corps and 10 years as the Vice President of Business Development for AAR Defense Systems and Logistics, during which time sales at AAR DS&L grew ten fold. From his service as Director of Logistics for the U.S. Presidential Helicopter Squadron at Quantico, to his service as Director of the F/A-18 Integrated Weapons System Team at the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, to a decade of commercial experience with the nation's largest aviation OEMs and defense contractors, Steve has developed keen strategic planning, business planning and project management that has helped numerous clients drive increased revenues and expand market share.

Under Steve's leadership, Watkins LMG is continuing in this tradition of excellence, pushing to innovate new and better logistic solutions for government and commercial clients. Steve brings special expertise with performance based programs, public / private partnerships and supply chain efforts that maximize support and minimize risks--as we execute aggressively to meet client requirements.

Steve holds an M.S. in Management from Troy State University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Northwoods University.