Defense-Focused Advisory & Executive Education

A full circle of expertise.

Monterey Circle Corporation (MCC) is a consortium of proven former government and industry leaders. Clients contract with a single entity and gain an integrated team spanning defense acquisition, leadership, human systems, health, and cross-cultural strategy.

Who We Are

A consortium built on trust and track record

Monterey Circle Corporation serves as the consortium's lead integrator: it holds the client contract, manages the engagement end to end, and weaves the associate partners' specialized modules into one seamless program. Each partner firm remains independent — clients simply see a single point of contact and a unified standard of quality.

The team is drawn from proven former government and industry leaders with real-world experience at the highest levels of the U.S. military, medicine, academia, and business. MCC's approach centers on partnership: working alongside client leadership toward enduring, self-sustaining capability rather than dependency on outside advisors.

What We Do

  • Organizational Alignment & Performance (OAP) High-fidelity experiential simulations, driven by focused red-teaming, that stress-test leadership teams against realistic, client-specific scenarios — surfacing deep-seated organizational and process gaps and culminating in an actionable roadmap, risk assessment, and leadership decision tools.
  • Global Security Innovation Program (GSIP) Immersive workshops in defense acquisition, leadership, human systems integration, health strategies, and cross-cultural alignment — built on MCC's mindset, skillset, toolset framework.
  • Global Security Studies Group (GSSG) An executive-level forum convening thought leaders from government, academia, industry, and the military to turn strategic vision into actionable governance.

The Consortium

One touchpoint. The entire circle of resources.

Monterey Circle Corporation — Lead Integrator

Holds the client contract and integrates every engagement end to end: program management, quality governance, and delivery of the Defense Acquisition & Systems Management module. Led by COL Raymond Jones, USA (Ret.), CEO and Founder.

Skalski-Group

Leadership & Decision Making in Complex Environments — adaptability, strategic thinking, decision biases, and leading change. Founded by CAPT Eric Skalski, USN (Ret.).

Roshon Medical Consulting

Executive Health and Elite Performance Medicine — Evidence-based consulting for leaders and elite athletes focused on optimizing health, performance, resilience, and longevity. Led by Michael Roshon, MD, PhD, MBA.

Competitive Advantage Global

International cultural alignment — cross-cultural competence and interoperability, embedded across the leadership, acquisition, and human systems domains. Founded by Mowafiq Alanazi, Ed.D.

Rockwater Acquisition Systems

Global defense acquisition transformation — deep domestic and international contracting expertise applied through informed standardization, strategic rationalization, and focused centralization, building resilient, interconnected networks that accelerate decision-making and advance customer missions. Founded by Kelley Poree, MBA, CPCM, CFCM.

Partner biographies coming soon.

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Raymond Jones

CEO and Founder

Compliance

Export Controls Compliance Statement

Monterey Circle Corporation is committed to full compliance with all applicable U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) administered by the U.S. Department of State and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, as well as other relevant U.S. sanctions and trade control requirements.

We conduct our business in accordance with these laws and maintain internal policies and procedures designed to ensure that our services, activities, and any related transfers of technology or information comply with applicable export control obligations. Where required, we obtain appropriate authorizations and perform due diligence, including restricted-party screening, before engaging in controlled activities.

This commitment extends to our employees, contractors, and business partners. Monterey Circle Corporation does not engage in activities that would violate U.S. export control laws.