Amyx announces new COO

Amyx has appointed Rick Schult as its new chief operating officer, the Reston-based federal contractor announced Monday.

Schult will manage more than 600 employees. He succeeds John Selman, who served as COO since 2021. Amyx announced Selman’s retirement on Thursday.

Schult joins Amyx from QinetiQ US, where he was most recently executive vice president for business development, according to his LinkedIn profile. According to a news release, he was part of the company’s team that won a $169 million Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection contract for the operations and maintenance of the Tethered Aerostat Radar System — a system that includes a helium-filled balloon and data distribution network. Before that, Schult was senior vice president for defense.

“Rick’s experience with many of the services that Amyx successfully delivers to our customers along with his passion for exceptional customer support and developing people is a perfect fit for Amyx,” Amyx President and CEO William Schaefer said in a statement. “I have had the privilege of working with Rick over the years and am excited to now welcome him to the executive leadership team at Amyx.”

Schult also worked as a senior consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton before joining QinetiQ US’s predecessor, E3 Federal Solutions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business information technology from Virginia Tech.

“I am humbled at the opportunity to join an already thriving team here at Amyx,” Schult said in a statement. “I’ve had firsthand experience working with Amyx leadership over the past decade. This, coupled with their people-first culture and unwavering commitment to customer mission requirements, is what drove me to this role.”

Founded in 1999, Amyx provides services including IT, systems engineering, cybersecurity and program management. California-based consulting and engineering services provider Tetra Tech acquired Amyx in January 2023. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.