In chemistry, valence is the measure of an element’s capacity to combine with others to form unique compounds. At Valence, we each have singular talents that are multiplied by the people around us. We have elite experience – and are hungry to share with others and learn. We take pride in the value we provide to customers – and we know there is more work to be done. We speak our truths – and we actively listen. Together, our teams are more than just the product of our parts. The solutions we build transform how our customers envision and meet their needs.

Craig McDonough, Founder & CEO, has over 20 years experience contracting for the U.S. DoD and has served in leadership roles such as lead systems engineer for a target knowledge curation and management system; chief engineer of a 275+ engineer frameworks contract; lead systems engineer for a field operations organization; and, principal investigator of numerous multi-million dollar IR&D projects. 

In addition to his background in enterprise architecture design and systems engineering management, Craig earned a Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics from Purdue University.