GPG Enterprises · Blacksburg, VA
Ph.D. engineering. Executive leadership. Founder's instinct.
Consulting built on 30 years of doing — not just advising.
"I don't just consult on these challenges — I've lived them. From co-founding a defense startup at the VTCRC to managing an $80M NASA program to a successful acquisition, every engagement I take draws on hard-won experience."
— Gary P. Gibbs, Ph.D., PMPEach practice area is grounded in direct, executive-level experience — not theory.
Company formation, organizational scaling, ERP/QMS implementation, ISO 9001, and building teams that last.
→DoD navigation, SBIR pathways, prime contractor relationships, and federal program strategy.
→PMP-certified. Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt. Risk, schedule, budget, and stakeholder management at every scale.
→Ph.D.-level expertise in acoustics, structural vibrations, active noise control, and advanced signal processing.
→Co-founded, scaled to 20 people and multi-million-dollar revenues, and achieved a successful acquisition by Gentex Corporation in 2015.
Deputy and Sub-Project Manager for the Quiet Aircraft Technology project — an $80M/year multi-center program spanning two NASA research centers.
B.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, both Summa Cum Laude. Co-author of a Wiley textbook. Named inventor on a U.S. patent.
Earned the DoD Mentor-Protégé Nunn-Perry Award (2010). Achieved prime contractor status on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
Whether you're a founder navigating early-stage growth, a company pursuing government contracts, or an organization facing a complex technical challenge — let's talk.
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