Building the Future of Technology Consulting

Jim McNabb is the Chief Executive Officer of Javelin ITCS and an accomplished entrepreneur, business builder, private equity investor, and philanthropist with more than 30 years of experience in technology consulting, professional staffing, and company development.

Jim is the founder and former President and CEO of Staffing Technologies Inc., a national technology staffing firm that established a strong presence in Atlanta, Nashville, Dallas, Seattle, and Singapore. Under his leadership, the company supported numerous Fortune 500 clients with technology staffing and consulting solutions. In 2007, Jim founded Staffing Priorities and Epoch Medical Staffing. These companies received the prestigious Pacesetter Award multiple times in recognition of their rapid growth and were named among the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. After successfully guiding his businesses through an exit in 2017, Jim joined Sunfield Advisors as a Partner, where he expanded his work in mergers, acquisitions, investment strategy, and value creation.

Today, Jim leads Javelin ITCS and its growing family of IT consulting, staffing, and professional services companies. He brings together entrepreneurial leadership, operational expertise, and investment experience to acquire, develop, and support high-potential businesses.

A University of Tennessee alumnus and committed philanthropist, Jim actively supports charitable and community initiatives. His leadership is grounded in integrity, partnership, entrepreneurship, and a passion for helping businesses and people achieve their full potential.

Robert Burnett serves as Chief Financial Officer of Javelin ITCS and as Senior Managing Director and Co-Founder of Javelin Capital, LLC. He brings extensive experience in financial management, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, strategic growth, sales leadership, and business development.

Before joining Javelin, Robert served as a Partner with Sunfield Advisors, advising business owners on mergers, acquisitions, valuations, and exit strategies. He also held leadership positions with RCX Capital Group and Chickasaw Capital Management, where he served as National Sales Director and focused on developing relationships with financial intermediaries. Robert spent more than 12 years with MetLife, advancing through several senior leadership positions before becoming Channel Head for Banks and Broker-Dealers. He provided executive leadership for a $7 billion distribution channel, managed four divisional sales managers and 58 wholesalers, and oversaw a $22 million operating budget. Under his leadership, the broker-dealer channel grew to more than $3.3 billion, while bank-channel sales increased from $646 million to more than $3.8 billion.

His career also includes leadership experience with Merrill Lynch, J.C. Bradford, Realty Capital Securities, and alternative investments, including non-traded REITs. As a capital-markets advisor, Robert helped facilitate more than $120 million in commercial real estate transactions, with a particular focus on hospitality projects.

Before beginning his corporate career, Robert proudly served in the United States Air Force. While serving, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Finance from Saint Leo University. Robert brings Javelin ITCS a disciplined, relationship-driven approach to financial stewardship, acquisitions, strategic investment, operational growth, and long-term value creation.

David Howlett is an accomplished talent acquisition and staffing executive with more than 25 years of experience building high-performing recruiting organizations and delivering workforce solutions across technology, professional services, and engineering industries.

As Director of Talent Management at Javelin ITCS, David leads talent strategy and recruiting operations across the company’s growing family of IT staffing and consulting businesses. Previously, he spearheaded global talent acquisition for PIC Group, a Marubeni Company, supporting recruitment across the US, APAC, and LatAm.

At Macy’s Technology, he helped build the organization’s Machine Learning and Data Science Center of Excellence in New York City. David’s background also includes leadership roles with Focus People and Staffing Technologies, where he developed scalable recruiting programs, strengthened client partnerships, and helped organizations secure specialized technology talent. He is also a co-founder of the Atlanta Generative AI Meetup, reflecting his ongoing interest in emerging technologies and the future of work.