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Ravelin Defense was formed through the union of ArmorWorks Enterprises Inc. and Fox Valley Metal Tech LLC- two well-established defense manufacturers whose combined capabilities deliver integrated survivability and precision manufacturing solutions to the warfighters, prime contractors, and defense community that require full-service solutions.
ArmorWorks built its reputation over three decades as a trusted developer of survivability solutions for the U.S. military and its global partners. Specializing in advanced armor systems, crew protection, and blast mitigation, ArmorWorks has protected warfighters across land, sea, and air platforms on some of the most demanding programs in the U.S. defense industrial base.
Fox Valley Metal Tech brought an equally critical strength: precision metal fabrication and complex structural manufacturing for the Navy's most consequential shipbuilding and naval weapons programs. With an AS9100D-certified operation and deep program incumbency across platforms including the Columbia-class submarine, Ford-class carrier, and Arleigh Burke destroyer, Fox Valley earned a reputation for exacting quality, reliable delivery, and sustained performance over long program lifecycles.
Together, these companies represent something the market has not previously had access to in a single supplier: protection and survivability expertise combined with advanced manufacturing precision - across every domain where the modern warfighter operates.
The word Ravelin (RAV-eh-lin) comes from a specific term in military fortification architecture. A ravelin is a triangular outwork: a forward defensive structure designed to provide layered protection across multiple vectors of threat. It does not stand alone. It extends the reach of a larger defensive system, absorbs threat before it reaches the wall, and holds its position under pressure.
Our three-point mark is not arbitrary. It reflects the three domains - Land, Sea, and Air -across which we protect and enable the warfighters. It also reflects two legacies companies becoming one - a stronger partner serving your defense and survivability needs.
Ravelin Defense operates as an agile, scalable prime, delivering the engineering depth, manufacturing scale, and program management rigor of a large prime contractor, combined with the responsiveness, relationship quality, and operational agility that only a dedicated and more agile partner can provide.
At a large contractor, you are a line item. At Ravelin Defense, you are a valued partner we've built our business around. Our customers get a single strategic partner who can design, engineer, manufacture, integrate, and support survivability and mission-critical solutions across the full lifecycle of a program - without the overhead, bureaucracy, or divided attention that comes with scale for its own sake.
We are large enough to deliver and focused enough to care.
We uphold high ethical standards and take responsibility for our actions
and outcomes.
We treat everyone with courtesy and professionalism.
We foster collaboration internally and externally.
We embrace new ideas, technologies, and approaches to drive progress
and improvement.
HQ: Lotus Facility
70,000 sq.ft.
Engineering
Assembly & Testing
Corporate HQ
Frye Facility
56,000 sq.ft.
Metal & Composite Fabrication
Cessna Facility
30,000 sq.ft.
Seat Assembly and Repair & Overhaul
Green Bay, WI
175,000 sq.ft.
Metal Fabrication, Assembly, and Painting
Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Dahlin joined the company in 2021 and has 40 years’ experience leading complex, global A&D manufacturing organizations.
Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Payne provides executive oversight for all Ravelin Defense finance, accounting, contracts, government compliance, information technologies, and supports the organization’s strategic priorities and vast array of business matters.
General Manager of Ravelin Defense WI
Jesse Berg leads the execution of the Green Bay WI day-to-day operations, including manufacturing, planning, engineering, and materials departments. Jesse also supports strategy development and reports to the CEO.
General Manager of Ravelin Defense AZ
Ralph Olsen leads the execution of the Chandler, Arizona day-to-day operations, including manufacturing, planning, engineering, and materials departments. Ralph also supports strategy development ,reporting in to the CEO.
Vice President of Quality Assurance
Jim Corpus brings over 30 years’ experience leading Quality Assurance organizations. He provides deep technical expertise and leadership across diverse teams in quality systems, certifications, and metrology excellence.
Chief Technology Officer
Nate Paykel leads the Technology Development, Research and Engineering arms of Ravelin Defense Inc. Nate’s expertise in advanced Engineering, Product Development, combined with his tactical leadership is proven and a critical element of Ravelin Defense’s innovative heritage.
Chief Marketing Officer
Jonathan Betancourt serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Ravelin Defense. His background in engineering and product development serves as the foundation in his leading a team of seasoned business development, sales, and marketing experts in the domains of land, sea and air and infrastructure that Ravelin Defense serves.
Security Business Unit Leader
Brent Carver is the Security Business Unit Leader for Ravelin Defense. Brent brings 20 years of engineering and program management expertise to his role, driving strategic development and oversight for the tactical execution of the company’s security, armor and infrastructure solutions business.
Business Unit Leader
Shelley Shrum is the Business Unit Leader for the seating and signature management business unit of Ravelin Defense. Shelley is an experienced expert in the strategic development and oversight of the tactical execution of the company’s seating and signature management solutions business.
Armor and Aftermarket Business Unit Leader
Annette Furman has over 25 years of expertise in oversight of the armor and aftermarket business unit of Ravelin Defense. This includes strategic and tactical oversight of the aftermarket spares, build to print, RMA, and complex subassemblies business.
