Mr. Lyden is a Director and Principal with Kearney & Company with more than 30 years of comprehensive executive leadership, program management, accounting and financial services management, accounting and financial services instruction, customer service training, and instructional course development experience. Mr. Lyden has extensive experience in Corporate Recruiting, Staff Scheduling, Federal Security Clearance Management, Government/Military Accounting, Financial Services, and Customer Service, beginning with his tenure as a Financial Manager with the United States Air Force.

Director of Resource Management @ Directs the recruiting, scheduling and security clearances for a professional staff of over 500 CPAs, Accountants, and Consultants for Kearney & Company. As a CPA firm established in 1985, Kearney & Company is founded upon strong ethical ideals, standards, and processes. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, we exclusively serve the Federal Government and have a history of providing outstanding service. We take pride in our ability to assist our clients in meeting their business objectives and challenges. At Kearney, earning our client's trust and the preservation of our good name are of paramount importance. Our practice areas include: Financial Services, CFO/Compliance Audits, Internal Controls/A-123 Assessments and Reviews, Program Management/IV&V and IT Services.support for the Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Mgt and Comptroller in the areas of Financial Reporting, Policy and Compliance.At Kearney & Company, we are Your First Easy Decision! From November 2007 to Present (8 years 2 months) Senior Functional Requirements Analyst @ Supported the Defense Travel Management Office in the Requirements Division and was responsible for writing, editing and reviewing functional requirements for the Defense Travel System (DTS). From December 2006 to November 2007 (1 year) Senior Editor/Technical Writer @ Provided editing and technical writing support for the Headquarters, USAF Civil Engineer, Engineering Division, Military Construction Branch. I was responsible for reviewing all policy related to USAF Military Construction. From December 2005 to December 2006 (1 year 1 month) Senior Financial Systems Analyst @ Supported the implementation of the Defense Travel System (DTS) for the Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Managment & Comptroller. I was responsible as the USAF Lead Site Fielder for implementation of this web-based travel reservation and reimbursement system. From June 2004 to December 2005 (1 year 7 months) Senior Financial Manager @ Served 22 years in the USAF as a Senior Financial Manager and Senior Military Training Instructor. From August 1982 to June 2004 (21 years 11 months) Master Military Training Instructor @ From 1999 to 2004 (5 years) Financial Mgt/Svs Instructor Supervisor @ From 1995 to 1999 (4 years)

MA, Computer Resources & Information Mgt @ Webster University From 2001 to 2004 BSOE, Accounting @ Wayland Baptist University From 1999 to 2001 Associate’s Degree, Business Administration @ Georgia Military College From 1992 to 1995 Political Science @ Georgia Southern University From 1980 to 1981 Thomas J. Lyden, Jr. CDFM is skilled in: Finance, Government, Program Management, Process Improvement, DoD, Analysis, Security Clearance, Leadership, Data Analysis, Budgets, Risk Management, Project Management, Business Analysis, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Proposal Writing