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CORE COMPETENCIES

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Iron Frame Advisory specializes in embedding strategy into execution within large, complex systems.  We offer complementary value to consulting teams seeking deep federal and enterprise expertise, especially in:

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- Strategy Development & Operationalization

- Enterprise Transformation & Organizational Reform

- Senior Leader and C-suite Decision-Making Frameworks

- PPBE System & Defense Resourcing Navigation

- Interagency Integration & Complex Adaptive Systems

- Native American & Disabled Veteran-Owned Federal Advisory

 

Our founder has studied, reformed, and implemented a broad range of management approaches across government and interagency settings.  This experience translates to private sector engagements where disciplined strategy, agile execution, and institutional transformation are essential.

 

NARRATIVE HIGHLIGHTS

 

- 40+ years leading strategic transformation inside DoD's most senior decision forums focused on empowered execution

- Brings deep fluency in the language, rhythms, and incentives that shape behavior inside the federal enterprise—vital for influencing change from the inside out

- Operates with a small-team ethos, enabling rapid prototyping, trusted advisor relationships, and institutional navigation

- Has applied management principles with equal success in both public and private contexts—bringing enterprise management fluency beyond the DoD

- Highly attuned to translating complex strategy into products and visuals that drive engagement and understanding across stakeholders

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NAICS CODES:  541611, 541612, 541613, 541618, 541990

 

SELECT PAST PERFORMANCE

 

- Lead Architect – Transformation of Senior Civilian Management across DoD

- Senior Director for Reform Integration, Project on National Security Reform

- Principal Author/Editor – Turning Ideas Into Action - Key Advisor

- Organizational Redesigns, Cross-Functional Teaming, U.S. Space Enterprise Realignment

- Member of Deputy's Management Action Group (DMAG) Staff, 2014–2022

 

COMPANY SNAPSHOT

 

Legal Name:  Iron Frame Advisory, LLC

UEI:  RM92BHRTRMV1

CAGE Code:  11MT5

LLC Certifications:  Certified Service Disabled Veteran-Owned;

    Native American (pending SBA verification) 

HQ Location:  Fairfax, VA

Owner:  Brian Helmer – Retired Navy Captain, Former GS-15 (OSD) 

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