Charles (Chuck) Phillips is the Vice President and General Manager of Valiant’s Operations and Maintenance Management (O&MM) business line. Since joining Valiant in 2023, Chuck formerly held the positions of Program Director, Regional Operations Manager, and Director of Operations. As the Vice President of O&MM, Chuck is responsible for profit & loss, contract operations, personnel management, and project delivery for a portfolio of approximately $140 million. He also manages domestic and global projects providing O&M for medical treatment facilities and military base operations support; critical infrastructure construction; and logistical support.

Prior to his work for Valiant, Chuck worked for Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) for six years as a Director and Program Manager for contracts with individual values up to $160M, providing operations and maintenance (O&M), construction, and logistics. He also served as Program Manager for the Department of State, OBO Consulate Facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan; Department of the Navy/ Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, NAVFAC Base Operations Support at Djibouti, and Marine Corp Air Station Iwakuni Japan.

His professional experience includes several international projects in Ad Diwaniyah/ Al Kut, Iraq; McMurdo Station Antarctica; Ethiopia/Kenya/Djibouti Africa; and Al Hillah, Iraq. Chuck also led the COVID relief program for the Navajo Nation in 2020 and 2021 setting up hospitals, quarantine facilities, and mobile testing sites.

Chuck holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Stephen F. Austin State University. In addition, he is certified and trained in Construction Quality Management for both the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and NAVFAC.