Meet the Team

Executive Director - Dwayne Hebert

US Diplomat, countermeasures expert, mechanical engineer and successful senior leader in security engineering, technical/cyber-security countermeasures, enterprise network compliance & vulnerability, security assessments, software/application testing and governance functions in highly-regulated government and military environments. Widely recognized for hands-on expertise in multi-project delivery, solution design, resource allocation, knowledge management, incident detection & response, sensitive investigations, equipment set-up, top secret correspondence and security centers at worldwide locations. Mr. Hebert serves as the research director for The CLIMB Initiative, managing the organization's portfolio on changes and trends with policy, technology, the environment, engineering and information technology globally.

CEO & Founder - Calvin Mills

Calvin Mills, Jr. - CEO/President has operated CMC Technology Solutions since 2003, and grown it into a nationwide IT company. CMC has received a number of certifications, awards and accolades as listed below:



• Certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
• Certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) SLT TECHNOLOGY, INC
• 2016 Named 1 of 50 companies invited to a White House meeting as part of the Business Forward initiative
• 2008 Outstanding Alumnus of Southern University and A&M College System
• 2008 Client of the Year of the Small Business Development Center at the Louisiana Business and Technology Center
• 2008 Louisiana District/Capital Region Small Business Champion of the Year named by Louisiana
• Economic Development and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
• 2007 State of Louisiana Legislative Concurrent Resolution for Outstanding Achievement
• 2007 City of Baton Rouge Outstanding Business Entrepreneur
• 2006 Small Business Achievement Award for Outstanding Performance by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

CFO- Garland Tillman 

Garland Tillman Mr. Tillman serves as Chief Financial Officer, with responsibility for the direction and management of the financial portfolio and contracting for The CLIMB Initiative. Mr. Tillman directs and manages fiscal and information technology functions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and current IT trends and regulations. Mr. Tillman comes to The CLIMB Initiative from SLT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION with over 14 years in property management, directing the daily operations and million dollar portfolios of several properties throughout the Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area. Mr. Tillman has an academic background as Computer Scientist, and he has held positions as a coding analyst with Dell Computer Company (DELL) and the Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&L) Company, respectively.