Mr. Troop has over thirty-five years of program management experience in projects of all sizes.  He has extensive knowledge in the application of earned value management systems from a federal government, construction management, software development, and Aerospace & Defense contractor perspective. Mr. Troop started his professional career with the United States Air Force in the NAVSTAR GPS Program Office where he helped validate supplier management systems and analyze the resultant performance management data. After leaving the Air Force, Mr. Troop managed several software projects and eventually founded C/S Solutions in 1994.  Under Mr. Troop’s direction, C/S Solutions created the wInsight and Risk+ analytical software tools. Deltek acquired C/S Solutions, Inc. in 2006. Mr. Troop has taught and implemented program management tool sets throughout the United States and internationally in countries such as Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Between 2008 and 2011, Mr. Troop was an intermittent instructor at the Defense Acquisition University. In 2012 Mr. Troop founded Encore Analytics, LLC to provide Empower, a browser-based analytical tool for project management.