MISSION: WE PROVIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND LOGISTICS EXPERTISE TO ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING EXPANSION.
VISION: SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVING THE STATED GOALS OF OUR CLIENTS' ENTERPRISE WITH INTEGRITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE.

Who we are:

Established by Major General (Ret.) Yves Fontaine in 2012, Fontaine Consulting, LLC is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). At Fontaine Consulting, we provide strategic planning and logistical expertise to organizations seeking expansion. We strive to successfully achieve the stated goals of our clients' enterprise with integrity and quality assurance. With more than 68 years experience with the Department of Defense (DoD), Fontaine Consulting is efficient and solution driven.

Personnel:

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Major General (Ret.) Yves Fontaine, President: 
Yves Fontaine was born in La Louviere, Belgium and emigrated to the United States as a young man becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen at the age of 20.  From this point, he began his unique American journey, entering the United States Army after graduation from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management.  MG (Ret) Fontaine spent the next 36 years serving his country as a logistics officer.  His duty took him to assignments around the world with positions of increasing challenge and responsibility.  Highlights of a lifetime of service include:
  • Command of the U.S. Army Sustainment Command supporting two global contingency operations
  • Directorship of the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP)
  • Leadership of the Enhanced Army Global Enterprise (EAGLE) Program  
  • Commanding General of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command leading the logistics efforts in Europe in coordination with our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Alliance partners
  • The G4 (Logistics) for the U.S. Army-Europe involved with reshaping U.S. contracts in Kosovo
  • The G4 (Logistics) for the 82nd Airborne Division
  • The G4 (Logistics) and Chief of Staff for the U.S. Special Operations Command
  • A highly decorated Veteran of OPERATON DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM and OPERATIONS ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM, MG (Ret) Fontaine has served with distinction in both peace and in war
  • A native French language speaker, his formal academic training is diverse with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from LaSalle University, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Webster University and a second Master’s Degree in Advanced Military Studies from the Army’s Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). 
Upon retirement from active military service, MG (Ret) Fontaine established Fontaine Consulting, LLC as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Rock Island, Illinois where he and his company maintain an excellent relationship with the Army’s Rock Island Arsenal and the local community.  Fontaine Consulting, LLC provides strategic planning and logistical expertise to organizations seeking expansion and it does so with the vision of successfully achieving stated goals of the client’s enterprise with integrity and quality assurance.  Fontaine Consulting, LLC collaborates with Fortune 500 companies and local business to provide:
  • Strategic planning capabilities in support of critical initiatives and to better manage information and control costs
  • Logistics business solutions, management expertise, and support for both long and short-term requirements
  • Bridge local and regional industries into Federal and Commercial markets

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Flint W. Znamenacek, VP of Operations:

Successfully owning and operating two businesses over the past 15 years, positions Mr. Znamenacek as a key player to Fontaine Consulting, LLC through his expansive business development expertise, marketing strategies, and analytical acumen.  Flint received his BS in Business and Administration from the University of Colorado.  He then received his MBA from the H.L. McLaughlin School of Business at Saint Ambrose University.  Flint leads the proposal development, management, pricing, and capture functions; and oversees operations at Fontaine Consulting.