Jim Tinsley
Partner
Jim Tinsley manages Avascent’s land systems practice and works with prime contractors, subcontractors, and component suppliers to develop market entry, retention, and growth strategies for a wide range of vehicles across defense and civil government markets.
Jim also works extensively with commercially-focused firms, including component and material suppliers, to develop effective strategies, organizational structures, and business development activities for the defense and civil government markets. Jim has helped these firms stand up defense practices and opportunity portfolios, organize for optimized opportunity pursuit, and develop effective capture strategies for a wide variety of products and value chain positions. Market segments addressed by these strategies run the gamut from low tech tactical vehicles, containers, and munitions to high tech fighter aircraft, naval vessels, combat vehicles, and missiles.
Prior to joining The Avascent Group, Jim was an engagement manager with Jane’s Strategic Advisory Services (JSAS) and a project manager for new product development in their publications department.
Jim holds an M.A. in Publication Design and Management from the University of Baltimore and a B.A. in Speech Communication from James Madison University. He has co-authored a number of articles on the tactical wheeled vehicle market and supply chain security for Avascent, as well as several articles on terrorist organizations and weapons for Jane’s.