Our Founder & Principal Advisor, Michele Reed, is an accomplished Human Capital Strategist, SME Level 4, and Recruiting Framework Architect.
Offering over 20 years of specialized experience within the GovCon space, she delivers elite Technical Sourcing, Pipeline Architecture, and Advisory Retention Strategies within the Aerospace, Intelligence, and various Defense sectors.
Partnering a foundational B.S. in Psychology with behavioral assessment models, Michele goes beyond standard technical filtering to evaluate cognitive alignment, stress tolerance in high-consequence environments, and long-term retention potential. This behavioral framework ensures the construction of highly compliant, low-attrition personnel pipelines for mission-critical programs.
By bridging the gap between elite, cleared talent and program requirements, Michele delivers the human capital infrastructure needed to secure, execute, and scale our nation's most vital Aerospace and Defense initiatives.
Situated within the vibrant GovCon and Defense corridor operating throughout the Fredericksburg, VA region, True North Defense serves as a trusted and local partner to D.C. Metro and nationwide Prime contractors.
Offering dedicated, recurring talent-pipeline management via a monthly retainer model to ensure continuous, high-priority access to elite talent for multi-year programs.
(To maintain flawless execution and dedicated bandwidth, we limit these services to select portfolios in support of non-competing Prime partners).
Targeted, milestone-driven recruitment for executive leadership, highly specialized SMEs, and critical Key Personnel required for contract wins and critical program performance.
On-demand, project-based sourcing models engineered for sudden task order awards or urgent short-term program expansions.
Specializing in the strategic architecture and execution of B2B subcontracting models to seamlessly integrate independent talent into rapid program deployment.
Client Ecosystem
Department of Defense (DoD)
Department of the Navy (USN)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Intelligence Community (IC)
Program Management Offices (PMO)
Security Matrix
Public Trust
Secret
Top Secret (TS)
TS/SCI
Counterintelligence & Full-Scope Polygraph
Labor Portfolios
Various Engineering Disciplines (Up to SME IV)
Cost Estimation & Business Financial Management
Program & Project Management
SETA Services
Research & Development
Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
Cloud Architecture & IT Infrastructure
Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Contracts & Procurement