Travis joined GTO in September 2019. He has had the opportunity to support several agencies in advancement of their Arizona Management System maturity, providing training, leadership support and initiative facilitation. He has also supported several cross-agency initiatives such as homelessness and housing programs and development of an improved Arizona Management System assessment.

Prior to joining GTO, Travis spent 14 years in the aerospace industry in the areas of continuous improvement, engineering and product development and most recently served as a continuous improvement director at Cobham aerospace. Prior to the aerospace industry, he worked in medical device manufacturing and product development for Johnson & Johnson, where he was first introduced to Lean and Six Sigma and was certified as a Master Black Belt.

Travis earned a BS in control systems engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA in management consulting and operations management from USC Marshall School of Business. He spends much of his off time trail running, gardening and hanging out with his wife and crew of cats.