Leadership
Lloyd Taliaferro, Chief Executive Officer
Lloyd Taliaferro joined Mancon in 2025 and was named as the Chief Executive Officer later that year.
Prior to joining Mancon, Lloyd was a principal and an executive of a maritime and logistics company following a decade of experience in the banking industry.
Prior to that, Lloyd served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy from 1995-1999.
Lloyd is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and obtained his MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University. Lloyd has also been a CFA Charter holder since 2004.
Rick Clarke, Principal
Rick Clarke was President of Mancon from 1999 until 2025, helping Mancon grow from a relatively small business to a strong and efficient government contracting company.
Before 1999, Rick was the Vice President of Mancon and similarly helped Mancon to increase the scope and diversity of government contracts.
Prior to joining Mancon, Rick spent several years at UNISYS and Intergraph in Reston, Virginia, developing software, and managing teams of software developers for various government programs.
These programs were completed for a variety of government agencies including DMA, EPA, U.S. Army+ and NOAA. Rick is a graduate of UVA with his BS in Applied Mathematics and a graduate of ODU’s Executive Development Series.
David Meadows, Principal and Co-Founder
As a founding member of Mancon since 1983, David has been instrumental in the growth and development of the company.
Under his leadership, Mancon’s service portfolio and product offerings have expanded both in the areas of government contracts and commercial sales. Prior to Mancon, David worked for CACI in Materials Management and Configuration Support programs.
These programs supported the development of the Saudi Naval Expansion Program under the direction of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. David was a Chief Storekeeper in the U.S. Navy from 1975 to 1979 and the U.S. Navy Reserves from 1979 to 1991 in support of Naval Special Warfare Group II and the fleet.
David Albis, Business Development Manager
As Business Development Manager for over 15 years, David Albis has been involved with the marketing and contract activities of MANCON. In this capacity, David has been responsible for identifying and securing new business opportunities, ensuring the retention of existing engagements, developing strategic relationships with customer stakeholders, collaborating with other companies to capture government contracts, and assisting with contractual compliance requirements. In addition, David is involved with contract operations, developing Quality Assurance standards, and selected company guideline development.
Prior to joining MANCON, David was Vice President of Symtech Corporation responsible for the company’s Business Development, contract compliance and management of operations. Before that, David was involved in Program Management and Business Development for various Federal contractors and commercial businesses. David graduated from the University of Richmond with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Old Dominion University.