Jim Passarelli joined KMS in 2022 after 30+ years as a Coast Guard Cutterman/Surface Warfare officer, conducting national security and homeland security operations all over the world, commanding three ships over the course of his career. He also specialized in federal financial management, budgeting and audit/internal controls and compliance. He has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, an MS in Operations Research from George Mason University, and a BS in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.