CSM Mark
Clifton, USA (Ret.)
CSM Mark Clifton, USA (Ret.)
Vice President, Solutions Development
ARMA Global Corporation
Mark Clifton is the Executive Lead for Solutions Development and Marketing for ARMA Global Corporation. Mark joined ARMA Global as a Business Development Manager in April 2010. In Jan 2011 Mark was promoted to Business Development Director leading ARMA through numerous new business opportunities resulting in ARMA’s exponential growth from less than 20 employees and $20M revenue in 2010 to more than 800 employees and $150M revenue in 2014. In late 2014, Mark was promoted to Vice President for Solutions Development during ARMA Global’s acquisition by General Dynamics. Prior to joining ARMA, Mark worked in a myriad of positions within the defense industry and Government Civilian sector including Program Manager and Director for USSOCOM’s Global NetOps Control Center (GNCC). Mark retired from the U.S. Army as a Command Sergeant Major (CSM) after serving 24 years of active duty with Special Operations Forces and Conventional C4ISR units. He served combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. In 1991 he was selected as the U.S. Drill Sergeant of the Year, for this achievement he appeared on Good Morning America, Today’s Show, Regis and Kathy Lee Show, and was featured in many magazines: Jet, Ebony, Sports Illustrated and Black Enterprise. He is a recipient of the Stephen Ailes Award and the Silver Signal Order of Mercury Award as well as the 1993 United States Army Special Operations Command Robert Sigholtz Award. As an honorary member of the 26th Infantry Regiment and an Audie Murphy Club Inductee, his awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit award, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Path Finder Badge; Drill Sergeant Badge. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy.
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