Shay D. Stautz is the Vice President for Technology Programs at Collins & Company, specializing in defense, national security and high technology issues. Collins & Company’s expertise in Technology Programs spans the defense and commercial worlds, with an emphasis on national security and information technologies. Mr. Stautz has a M.A. in National Security Studies and a B.A. in Government/International Relations, cum laude from Georgetown University. While attending Georgetown, he worked with the Center for Intercultural and Educational Development (CIED), as an Operations Officer for an USAID-funded international student program. Prior to finishing his studies at Georgetown, he worked for two years as a defense legislative aide to Senator Bob Kasten (R-WI) and as a defense intern to Rep. Mo Udall (D-AZ).