John A. Little is a results-oriented Senior Operations Executive with more than 40 years of success across the military, higher education, telecom/wireless, sales-retail/indirect/B2B, multi-media marketing, e-commerce, quality systems development-ISO 9001 and pharma printing/packaging industries. John has extensive P&L experience leading customer-focused enterprises in the telecom/wireless and manufacturing sectors to deliver multi-millions in profit.  Experienced in operational turnaround planning, delivery and execution. John’s broad areas of expertise include leadership development, development and delivery of training programs, mentoring and coaching for performance, team building, full P&L responsibility, lean operations, sales, marketing, change agent, turnarounds, implementing quality systems/ISO 9001 and supply chain management. Throughout his executive career, John has held senior leadership positions at both public and private companies including Patriot Direct Inc., Defense Solutions Inc., Ubiquitel (Sprint PCS), Pharmagraphics LLC. and Tenneco Packaging.  

Before his corporate career, John spent over 23 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as an Infantry Lieutenant Colonel–leading and operating line and staff organizations ranging from 30 to 2000 personnel worldwide to include two tours on the faculty at West Point. 

John holds a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, an MS in Physical Education from the University of Washington in Seattle, and an MBA in International Business from Long Island University. He is a graduate of the US Army’s Command and General Staff College at Ft Leavenworth.  He has held board positions with the West Point Society of Philadelphia, the William Penn AUSA Chapter in Philadelphia, and serves on the Florida West Coast WP Society and a committee of the Association of Graduates of West Point.