GSA Technology Council

After many years of successfully working for large organizations, J. B. Holeman decided to pursue a more entrepreneurial business path in 2002 forming Holeman Investments. The primary area of focus was to invest in early stage companies. He has invested in more than 15 early stage companies, many through the Charleston Angel Partners (CHAP). Based on that experience, Mr. Holeman became one of the two co-founders of the first Angel group in the Upstate called the Upstate Carolina Angel Network or UCAN.

Additionally, Mr. Holeman founded his own technology start-up called Oversight, Inc. This start-up firm focuses on using technology to significantly improve the accountability associated with temporary employees, security guards, and fixed assets.

Mr. Holeman also founded Holeman Developments, LLC with his son to create an environmentally sound, high performance, sustainable Green development. Their plan is to be one of the first developments to fully integrate both the horizontal and vertical aspects into a genuinely green community.

Mr. Holeman is also president of a small family business called Mound City Sand, Inc (MCS).

Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Mr. Holeman worked for 10 years with large engineering and remediation companies that focused on environmental engineering and cleanup. Prior to that, he served in the US Army.

From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Holeman was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Radian Remediation and Operating Services (RROS). RROS was the wholly owned subsidiary of URS, Inc., the largest engineering company in the US. RROS was URS’ environmentally related construction company whose revenues averaged $140MM. Mr. Holeman managed all aspects of RROS. The largest project was a six year, $65MM landfill recovery, heavy construction job in Beirut, Lebanon.

From 1991 to 1998, Mr. Holeman was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Rust Environment and Infrastructure (RE&I). RE&I was a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc. RE&I was an environmentally related engineering and consulting company whose revenues averaged $290MM. For his last three years Mr. Holeman served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the entire company. Working with large EPC firms, Mr. Holeman successfully converted RE&I from a 99.5% commercial business to one that after seven years was about 50-50 commercial and governmental.

From 1964 to 1991, Colonel Holeman had a career in the US Army. He served in two principal fields: troop command and material acquisition. He commanded troops at following levels: Platoon, Company, Battalion, and Brigade Commands respectively in Germany, Vietnam, Texas, and Korea. Colonel Holeman’s Material Acquisition experience included both R&D and Manufacturing. He taught at the Defense Systems Management College, served three tours in Pentagon, selected for one year Training with Industry (Avco Lycoming), and culminated as Army’s Program Manager for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System ($600MM annually). COL Holeman made numerous trips to Saudi Arabia supporting the sale of Bradleys to the Saudis and delivering Bradleys to US Army units during Desert Storm. He retired from active duty as a Full Colonel.

Mr. Holeman has had extensive international work and sales experience both in the Army and his civilian career. His direct overseas experience includes Germany, Vietnam, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Mexico, and Lebanon. He has lived for seven years outside the United States. Recently, he was inducted into the prestigious Society of International Business Fellows, a group of highly successful business people working together to broaden and deepen their international operations.

Mr. Holeman serves on the Board of UCAN and on the Advisory Council for the Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Holeman’s education includes the following:

• National War College, Washington, D.C., 1985. International Relations.


• Defense Systems Management College, 1975. Program/Project Management.


• MS, Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1971.


• BS, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1964.