Drodex Leadership

The founder of Drodex, Patrick Taylor, has an extensive and impressive background in government contract financial management.  

After graduating from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, he became a licensed CPA. Prior to working in the government contracting arena, he gained a strong foundation in public accounting working for the State of Tennessee as a state auditor and for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (currently KPMG). 

As his career progressed, he held the position of cost accounting manager at Teledyne Brown Engineering. In this capacity Pat implemented numerous new technology and process enhancements increasing the financial management transparency and efficiency. 

With this proven track record, he later joined Applied Research Incorporated (ARI) as controller where he was responsible for all aspects of government contract accounting, reporting, and preparing cost proposals. When ARI was acquired by SAIC, Pat felt it was a good time to expand his own professional horizons leaving ARI to join System Dynamics International Incorporated as controller. Here he continued to streamline processes and improve standards leading to being named CFO. 

With decades of successful management behind him and a deep understanding of government contractual accounting, he was confident that he could provide a much-needed service to the government contract arena by utilizing his skills and expertise in his own company starting Drodex in 2012. As Drodex continues to grow, like the company name implies, Taylor is strongly committed to driving excellence and has formed a dynamic, innovative team dedicated to providing superior results and unprecedented customer service.

As a professional business developer, Doug Haynes brings a diverse background to Drodex, including over 20 years in business development for Federal Government, IT, healthcare, banking, and transportation industries. In his role as Director of Business Development at Drodex, Doug is responsible for identifying business opportunities by building long-term relationships with business leaders, as well as helping the companies become an integral part of the community.

A military veteran, Doug is proud to have served his country as a United States Coast Guardsman during the Vietnam war. His military experience is one of the reasons why his civilian professional service focused in part on defense. This includes being the co-founder of a defense contractor offering expertise in services and engineering to multiple agencies in the Department of Defense. In addition, he successfully assisted Tier-1 and Tier-2 automotive suppliers into diversifying their customer base to include NASA and Department of Defense clients both in areas of electronic components and one-off parts/prototypes. 

His broad range of expertise demonstrates a level of agility in almost any industry. Some of his areas of experience include being the Regional Sales Manager for a nationally known transportation solutions provider and sales representative for local and national information technology providers. Prior to joining Drodex, Doug was CEO/President of a software development company in Huntsville. Some of his most notable accomplishments include reviving a small IT company and converting it into a thriving employee-owned company and building three start-up companies to include one that recently sold for $83M. 

Doug takes great pride in being a native Alabamian and works tirelessly to promote the Tennessee Valley area. He is active in the Huntsville Association of Small Businesses in Advanced Technology, the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, and the Huntsville Aerospace Marketing Association. Based on what may have started with his military roots, this commitment to service demonstrates his dedication to providing unprecedented service to his country, his clients, and his community. 

Dell Brown, one of the newer members of the Drodex leadership team, is responsible for leading the daily operation of human resources programs including, talent acquisition, employee relations, managerial counseling regarding human resource management practices, payroll support, compensation and benefits administration, and human resources information management.

Dell has a master’s in business administration with a focus on Human Resources from Strayer University and an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Southern Adventist University. With a decade of Human Resources leadership, she has been integral in growing the company through talent acquisition, strategic level planning and implementation, her background includes working in human resources for Onyx Aerospace in Huntsville, AL and Optimal GEO in Athens, AL. In addition, she has broad business experience having worked for Verizon Wireless as a Global Enterprise Advisor, managed multiple large-scale GCO projects and managed premier customer contact under State and local government guidelines. 

Dell is a member of the North Alabama Society for Human Resource Management and a member of the Society for Human Resource Management. She also is an active member of the Catalyst Center of Business and Entrepreneurship. She has received multiple professional awards including the Boost the Business National CS Incentive, the Counting on YOU Award and the National Equipment Challenge. 

As Drodex grows, Dell plans to continue to develop recruiting and talent acquisition as well as create, implement, and maintain innovative programs, procedures, and policies. Her strength is in strategic development where she is excited to be part of Drodex as it continues to grow.