Before assuming his current role, Gentry held various leadership positions at Mission Technologies, including program manager, operations director, vice president and senior vice president. During this time, he played a pivotal role in shaping strategy and overseeing C5ISR programs and technical solutions directly supporting operations across USSOCOM, USINDOPACOM, USAFRICOM, USEUCOM, USCENTCOM and USNORTHCOM.

Gentry’s distinguished career spans more than three decades of dedicated service to the United States. Before joining Mission Technologies in 2019, he spent 31 years in the U.S. Army, holding progressive roles as an enlisted soldier, officer and civil servant. His military career culminated in 2013 at USSOCOM, where he served as the program manager for counterproliferation. Following his military tenure, he continued as a civil servant, leading advanced aviation assessment programs that directly supported Army Special Operations aviation technology development and sustainment efforts.

Gentry’s academic achievements underscore his commitment to lifelong learning and excellence. He holds a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric and communications from Kent State University, a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Wisconsin system, and an MBA from the Naval Postgraduate School of Business and Public Policy. Additionally, while at the Naval Postgraduate School, he earned Defense Acquisition Improvement Act certificates in program management, engineering and technical management, life cycle logistics, and test and evaluation.