Founder of Windward Consulting Group. In addition to Windward, Sean was the Founder and CEO of RealOps, Inc., the pioneer in enterprise management Run Book Automation solutions which was acquired by BMC. Before starting Windward, Sean held senior positions with Predictive Systems and Booz Allen Hamilton.
Our Leadership
Meet our Calmbitious crew.
Leaders who balance an exceptional commitment to achieving success with a balanced state of tranquility and ease.
A get-it-done culture. We don’t speak it, we live it.
We look beyond mere certifications to simply focus on the right people for the job. Who are they? For starters, camaraderie is critical—because we understand that partnership without politics goes further. We hold ourselves to incredibly high standards—and prove our credibility time after time.
We call this exacting, no-drama attitude “calmbitious.” Get to know the team that leads and embodies our culture.
Mafa Amr
General Manager
Mafa is responsible for revenue generation and sales opportunities, as well as overall P&L for all business units. Prior to rejoining Windward, Mafa held a Management position at Nexius Solutions, Booz Allen Hamilton and Predictive Systems and previously spent a decade with Windward where he led the Commercial Sales Team.
Charles Semones
VP of Revenue Growth
Charles is responsible for managing all staff and resources within the Enterprise Services vertical, as well as program and project delivery, and business development. Prior to joining Windward, Charles spent 26 years at Xerox, responsible for the development of network and monitoring technologies and product development.
Bill Driscoll
VP of Customer Success
Bill is responsible for business development, project delivery, partner management and team leadership for his clients in Windward’s Commercial Services business unit. Bill rejoined the Windward team with 20-years’ experience leading professional services teams, notably with SevOne, Capgemini, US Air Force and Windward, focused on intelligent and automated IT service and operations management.
Nichole Kelly
VP of Marketing
Nichole is responsible for elevating Windward’s market position by demonstrating our value and competitive advantage to our addressable market. Nichole creates growth strategies that leverage our unique subject matter expertise to add measurable value to our prospects, customers and internal team members. Prior to joining Windward, Nichole has spent the last 22 years shaping the B2B marketing industry through her work with the Fortune 1000 companies as a market strategist, thought leader, motivational speaker and published author.
Cody Jelinek
Managing Director - Operations
Cody is responsible for all talent acquisition and resource management. Prior to joining Windward, Cody held various senior positions in executive search firms where he oversaw and led successful recruiting departments. Cody brings extensive experience and expertise in Technical Recruiting, Customer Relationship Management, and IT Service Management.
Pete Tony
Director of Finance
Pete is responsible for maximizing the return on financial assets by establishing financial controls, policies, procedures, and reporting systems. In addition, Pete monitors and confirms financial condition through both internal and external audits and achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions. Prior to moving to the role as controller, Pete spent 15 years as the general accounting supervisor at Windward.
Michele Darwin
Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
Michele is responsible for Windward’s overall CSR strategy to identify, ideate and execute philanthropic, charitable and cause-related initiatives including the Windward Foundation. She maintains all donor and partner relations, fundraising and communications for the Windward Foundation and organizes the District Music Benefit, the foundation’s annual fundraiser. Previously, Michele spend 7 years leading marketing efforts for Windward Consulting Group.
Sean McDermott
President & CEO 
Mafa Amr
General Manager 
Nichole
Kelly
Vice President of Marketing 
Charles Semones
Vice President of Sales 
Cody Jelinek
Managing Director - Operations 
Michele Darwin
Director of Social Responsibility 
Pete Tony
Controller 
Bill Driscoll
VP of Customer Success 
