Kevlar Group
About Kevlar Group
Built by veterans. Proven under load.
A service-disabled veteran-owned LLC in Virginia Beach, Virginia — founded on the belief that the people who carried the mission are the right people to support it.
Why "Kevlar"
Kevlar takes its strength from how it's made: thousands of individual fibers, woven so tightly that force applied anywhere is carried by the whole. No single strand stops a round — the weave does.
That's the model for how we build teams. Every engagement is staffed with people whose skills interlock — engineers, analysts, operators, and program managers who carry the load together. When pressure hits one part of the effort, the whole team absorbs it.
Founded and led by military veterans in the heart of Hampton Roads — home to the world's largest naval installation — Kevlar Group brings first-hand operational experience to every engagement. We know what it means when a system goes down in the field, because we've been in the field.
As a small business, we move at the speed our customers need: senior people on the work, direct lines to decision-makers, and no layers between your mission and our accountability.
Why Kevlar Group
The strongest material is the one that flexes.
Kevlar isn't strong because it's rigid — it's strong because thousands of woven fibers distribute impact together. We build our company on the same ideas.
Veteran-led, mission-first
Our leadership served in uniform. We scope work around mission outcomes, not billable hours, and we speak the operational language of the commands we support.
Positioned at the fleet's front door
Headquartered in Virginia Beach, minutes from Naval Station Norfolk, JEB Little Creek–Fort Story, and NAS Oceana — on-site when it matters, not on a plane.
Small-business agility
Direct access to leadership, rapid staffing, and streamlined contracting through small-business set-asides — the responsiveness primes can't match.
Delivery that holds under pressure
Clear accountability, transparent reporting, and quality baked into the process — so what we deliver on day one still performs in year five.
The Cadre
The people behind the weave.
Every fiber counts. Meet the team that carries the load.
Trevor G. Spiers
President & CEO
Trevor served honorably in the United States Marine Corps as an infantryman. Among numerous awards and distinctions, he was an honor graduate of Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, and later served as a Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, as well as a Marine Marksmanship Instructor. After his service, Trevor graduated from Virginia Wesleyan University, where he played lacrosse for the Marlins and captained the team his senior year.
Trevor has been a long-time, respected developer involved in the construction of over a thousand homes throughout Hampton Roads, serving in every capacity — negotiation, purchase, financing, construction, and sale. Over the last several years, he has been involved with some of the largest developments in the City of Norfolk, from initial concept through successful purchase negotiation and eventual sellout. Trevor has also advised on, purchased, and developed numerous properties in partnership with local government agencies, bringing extensive experience working alongside public-sector stakeholders.
Trevor lives in Virginia Beach and is an avid surfer, tennis player, traveler, and golfer. He spends his personal time with his children, Rhea Lynn and Ryder, and his wife, Jessica. He serves his community as a member of The Marine Corps League and Guys Doing Good, and has coached youth sports for many years.
Kyle Gahan
Chief Operating Officer
Kyle brings military officer experience and more than 15 years of operations management and customer-facing leadership with successful 8(a) companies. As Chief Operating Officer, he oversees the management and administration of Kevlar Group's contracts while playing a leading role in business development and corporate strategy.
A 2000 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy with a B.S. in Government, Kyle served six years as a Deck Watch Officer and Executive Officer in the Coast Guard's 7th District, then as liaison to the Department of Homeland Security's Operations Center until separating from service in 2006. He earned his MBA from the University of Maryland and entered the contracting industry at the Coast Guard's Telecommunication and Information Systems Command (TISCOM), where he quickly established a site leadership role for an Alaska Native Corporation and immersed himself in enterprise IT strategy, operations, and management. Kyle thrives wearing many hats in fast-growing small businesses — leading capture efforts and building lasting relationships with customers across the Department of Defense, DHS, and the Intelligence Community.
Kyle lives in Virginia Beach with his two children, Grayson and Avery. He loves fitness of all kinds, is active in the Tidewater cycling, running, and CrossFit communities, and coaches football — along with any other sport his kids take an interest in.