INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

FOR 21ST CENTURY PROBLEMS

Leadership

IDS combines operational experience with an intimate understanding of today’s greatest challenges to bring our customers the solutions required to thrive in today’s complex and multidimensional world. Our team consists of former senior-level officials with recent field experience in conflict and post-disaster zones. They provide individual and team support for planning, coordinating, and managing both rapid-reaction and long-term programming. From building infrastructure to engaging in public diplomacy, our teams provide expertise and analysis on a diverse array of issues affecting our world today.

Chris Bauer

Chief Executive Officer

Chris Bauer

As CEO of IDS International, Mr. Bauer oversees all strategic and day-to-day aspects of the business. His ability to leverage strategic relationships and rapidly win, close, and execute technology driven solutions is well known throughout the industry. He has more than 35 years of executive...

Mark Michalowski

Vice President of Finance and Administration

Mark Michalowski is vice president, finance and administration, at IDS International. In this role, he manages the company financial operations, develops pricing solutions for proposals and sales efforts, and works alongside the IDS leadership team to develop and implement corporate strategy...

Jamie Willoughby

Chief Growth Officer

Jamie Willoughby is the Chief Growth Officer here at IDS International. T&TS delivers customized training support for military and civilian teams on interagency principles, capabilities...

Joel Franceschi

Program Manager, US Army Security Assistance Training Management Organization (SATMO)

Joel retired from twenty-three years active military service in April 2016. Following, he began employment with GovSource Incorporated (GSI) as a team lead, responsible for managing the program of instruction for an ISOF training course at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) in Amman, Jordan. After three years as the team lead...

Michelle Setnor

Program Manager, Overseas Building Operations (OBO)

Michelle Setnor is currently a Program Manager for OBO with IDS International. She is a program management security professional with 15 years of personnel management and support experience with government contracting, private contracting, and commercial staffing. Her expertise has been serving with Department of State since 2017 working in the Overseas Building Operations program.

Tim Spurlock

Program Manager, Global Antiterrorism Training Assistance (GATA)

Tim Spurlock is a highly experienced Program Manager with a special focus on the Department of State Global Anti-Terrorism Training and Assistance Program (GATA). In his role, Tim oversees, manages, and executes two crucial task orders, namely East Asia Pacific (EAP) and the Special Program for Embassy Augmentation Response (SPEAR).

IDS International Government Advisory Board

IDS International Government Board of Directors

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PROVEN PERFORMANCE

IDS’s long-term record of success with our customers is demonstrated in their CPARS ratings and comments. As a trusted defender of some of the world’s most critical facilities, we take pride in the solutions our teams provide.