Silver Spring, Md., October 2026. INNOVIM, LLC, an SBA-certified women-owned small business supporting NASA, NOAA and the Department of War since 2003, announced today that Stephen Maffey has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development. Stephen leads growth strategy, capture and proposal operations for INNOVIM and its defense subsidiary, INNOVIM Defense Services, LLC (IDS), across civil and defense agencies.
A record of winning work
Stephen joins INNOVIM from Amentum, where he was a founding member of a new growth and strategy function. He built that organization’s proposal team from one person to five and led more than 30 on-contract growth proposals worth approximately $500 million on the Missile Defense Agency’s IRES contract. On each one, he and his team worked directly with MDA, supporting customer engagement and requirement refinement efforts.
Before moving into growth, Stephen led a 14-person team that brought six new teaming partners under subcontract. He also led financial forecasting for a missile defense division and advised leadership on small business subcontracting goals.
Service in uniform
Stephen served as a U.S. Army Field Artillery officer from 2017 to 2021, including as executive officer of an 80-person unit and as leader of a fire direction center. He trained and led a team during a combat deployment. He then went on to serve as a Space Operations Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, leading space intelligence analysts who integrated space capabilities into multi-domain operations.
That combination of operational experience, contracts and pricing discipline, and proposal leadership fits the missions INNOVIM supports, from missile defense and space operations to NASA science and NOAA satellite and weather programs.
Education and credentials
Stephen holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a B.S. in Business Administration (Finance) from Colorado State University. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
“Stephen has built proposal teams that win, and he understands our customers’ missions from his own time in uniform. As INNOVIM grows across NASA, NOAA and the Department of War, he brings the capture discipline to compete for larger and more complex work. We are glad to have him on the team.”
Marianna Murphy, President, INNOVIM
Stephen is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Partners and agencies interested in teaming or upcoming opportunities can connect with him on LinkedIn or through INNOVIM’s contact page. Meet the full leadership team on Our Story.