Business Leadership

As the Vice President of Contracts and Procurement, Ms. Enyart oversees a team of contracting professionals in the preparation, negotiation, acceptance, and management of all prime contracts and subcontracts throughout their lifecycle ensuring compliance with all US Government contract reporting requirements.

Additionally, she reviews and signs all outgoing proposals; contract/subcontract modifications for completeness, compliance and accuracy. She executes and administers Non Disclosure Agreements and Teaming Agreements and evaluates Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) issues.

Prior to joining the company, Ms. Enyart worked for VT Aepco, Lockheed Martin, and Sytex, in support of the U.S. Army Material Command developing logistics and acquisition manuals and providing staff oversight of the Logistics Assistance Program. She also worked for Electronic Data Systems in various logistical consulting positions.

Ms. Enyart was an Ordnance officer in the US Army and served in various logistics positions stateside and in Germany and Central and South America. She served as a warranted contracting officer for the base operations contract supporting US Forces in Honduras, CA. Her final military assignment was as the Assistant Executive Officer in the Army G4 ODCSLOG, HQDA (Pentagon).

Ms. Enyart graduated a BS degree from Sienna Heights College in Studio Arts. Her military career includes graduation from Transportation Basic and Ordnance Advanced Courses, the Army Acquisition Basic and Advanced Courses, and the Command and General Staff College.

Derrick A. Spearman serves as Vice President of Security and Logistics for Ideal Innovations, Inc. (I³), where he provides executive leadership and oversight of the company’s security, logistics, global supply chain, quality management, information security, and cybersecurity compliance functions. He is responsible for developing and implementing enterprise policies, procedures, and operational practices designed to protect company personnel, facilities, assets, information, and national security interests while supporting organizational and contractual objectives.

Mr. Spearman serves as a primary liaison between I³, U.S. Government agencies, customers, and cleared industry partners on security and logistics matters. Drawing on extensive experience in industrial security and security program management, he oversees the protection of classified and sensitive information, facility security operations, and compliance with applicable federal, contractual, and industrial security requirements.  In addition to his security responsibilities, Mr. Spearman provides leadership and oversight of I³’s global supply chain and logistics operations, including the planning, coordination, and execution of logistical support for company programs and projects. His responsibilities encompass logistics, supply chain activities, asset management, program and project expenditures, and operational support.

Mr. Spearman also provides executive oversight of I³’s ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS), ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System (ISMS) and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. Working directly with executive leadership, process owners, and key stakeholders, he oversees management-system governance, risk and compliance activities, internal audits and assessments, management reviews, corrective actions, and continual improvement initiatives. He helps ensure that quality, information security, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements are integrated into the company’s business and operational processes and aligned with organizational objectives and customer requirements.

His CMMC oversight includes organizational readiness and governance associated with safeguarding Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), as applicable to the company’s contractual requirements. Through the integration of ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001, CMMC, industrial security and enterprise risk management, Mr. Spearman helps promote a coordinated approach to quality, security, cybersecurity, compliance, and operational resilience across the organization.

Prior to joining Ideal Innovations, Mr. Spearman held security and facilities leadership positions with McNeil Technologies, Inc., where he served as Facilities and Security Manager, and American Systems Corporation, where he served as Facility Security Officer (FSO).

Mr. Spearman is a United States Marine Corps veteran and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from National Louis University.

Lora Sims serves as the Director of the Face Center of Excellence (FaCE) and a Biometrics SME. In this position, Ms. Sims coordinates all training classes as well as many other Face related activities within the company and also provides subject matter expertise on Biometrics for contracts and consulting/expert witness work. Ms. Sims is the current chair of the Digital Multimedia Scientific Area Committee (DM SAC) of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Sciences. She served as the chair of the Facial Identification Scientific Working Group (FISWG) from 2015-2022. She also sits on the IAI Facial Identification Subcommittee.

Ms. Sims joined Ideal Innovations, Inc. in 2008 as a Tenprint Examiner at the DoD DFSC, which transitioned into a Sr. Biometric Examiner comparing multiple biometrics (fingerprints, faces, and irises). In this position, she co-authored a training to competency program on facial identification & comparisons and is responsible for mentoring and training new employees through the tenprint and facial training program while integrating them into an operational environment.