Paul Maynard, Partner and Managing Director
Paul is a service-disabled veteran and joined Dogwood in February 2017 with over thirty years of government experience, having served his country with distinction in the United States Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant, then taking senior roles in Customs and Border Protection and the Office of the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, in San Francisco. At the IRS, Paul’s duties included his directly overseeing budgets and contracts, statements of work; he directly supervised its Officer Managers and Support specialists, supervising the entire area staff.
In his last position at the US Air Force, Paul provided higher level management direction to seven subordinate units, including contracting, helping to supervise the ongoing budgeting process and providing leadership and guidance in a wide range of commands and duty assignments throughout the world. Paul has extensive overseas experience and has led diverse teams throughout his career.
Paul is Six Sigma/Lean Technologies certified; he works in metro Tampa, Florida.
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Edward Rigel, Jr. PHR, Partner & Executive Vice President
Ed joined Dogwood in 2008 from an Atlanta specialty retailer, where he was a District Trainer while managing a large specialty customer service team. He brings a unique mix of customer service, operations, consulting, training and human resources skills to Dogwood.
Ed’s strong background in research techniques led him to be known at Dogwood as “the guy who can find things.” He started as a Research Associate tracking down project opportunities and soon found himself wearing different hats as the Vice-President of Operations. He currently oversees all areas human resources including payroll, benefits administration, employee relations, and risk management. He also serves as Dogwood’s Facility Security Officer.
He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and holds a Professional in Human Resources Certification (PHR) from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI).
Ed is an active musician, playing several instruments (none of them very well, or so he says) and is a member of the Georgia Society, Sons of the American Revolution.