DCMA celebrates teams with more than 250 years of functional excellence

Courtesy Photo | From left: Trent Howard, management analyst; Marc LeClair, quality assurance supervisor; Annette Derby, quality assurance specialist; John Clevenger, quality assurance supervisor; John Summers, quality assurance specialist; Arnold Joubert, quality assurance specialist; Jason Black, engineering supervisor; Lynn Howard, administrative contracting officer; and James Ging, engineer; all serve with the Defense Contract Management Agency’s Southern California office. The team of nine multi-functional experts have a combined 252 years of professional experience and play key roles in increasing the resiliency of the defense industrial base.  

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

09.10.2026

Story by Luis Delgadillo 

Defense Contract Management Agency

SAN DIEGO–As the United States celebrates its semi quincentennial and honors more than 250 years of military heritage, the necessity of a resilient and reliable defense industrial base has never been clearer.

Today’s team ofninemulti-functional expertshave a combined 252 years of professional experienceandrepresent Defense Contract Management AgencySouthern California’s San Diego office:

• Marc LeClair, quality assurance supervisor with 38 years combined military and civilian professional experience

• John Summers, quality assurance specialist with 34 years combined military and civilian professional experience

• John Clevenger, quality assurance supervisor with 33 years combined military and civilian professional experience

• Arnold Joubert, quality assurance specialist with 33 years combined military and civilian professional experience

• Trent Howard, management analyst with 32 years of combined military and civilian professional experience

• Annette Derby, quality assurance specialist with 31 years combined military and civilian professional experience

• Jason Black, engineering supervisor with 22 years DCMA civilian professional experience

• Dr. Linda Howard, administrative contracting officer with 22 years combined military and civilian professional experience

• James Ging, engineer with seven years DCMA civilian professional experience

DCMA SoCal’s San Diego office covers all of San Diego County and Baja California, Mexico, facilities. The workload ranges from small facilities to prime Acquisition Category I programs such as the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear used to launch and catch aircraft on the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers.

• Date Taken: 09.10.2026
• Date Posted: 09.11.2026 16:53
• Story ID: 574496
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US
• Hometown: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US