Presteza LLC
Presteza LLC

Partner for Rapid Learning & Applied Innovation at Scale

Partner for Rapid Learning & Applied Innovation at ScalePartner for Rapid Learning & Applied Innovation at ScalePartner for Rapid Learning & Applied Innovation at Scale

Presteza LLC offers strategic consulting backed by 36+ years of leadership in defense tech, innovation, and org changes.

Partner for Rapid Learning & Applied Innovation at Scale

Partner for Rapid Learning & Applied Innovation at ScalePartner for Rapid Learning & Applied Innovation at ScalePartner for Rapid Learning & Applied Innovation at Scale

Presteza LLC offers strategic consulting backed by 36+ years of leadership in defense tech, innovation, and org changes.

Welcome to Presteza LLC Consulting | VOSB Certified

Mr. Carmelo Fontan, owner and CEO of Presteza LLC, brings over three decades of leadership in science, technology, and innovation—having directed multi-billion-dollar defense portfolios, led the Navy’s Robotic Autonomous Systems strategy, and driven enterprise-wide transformation across government, industry, and international arenas. His consulting business is grounded in a unique blend of technical expertise and organizational foresight, shaped by leading roles at the Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy, U.S. Central Command, and U.S. Pacific Fleet, both in uniform and as a civil servant.

Empowering Innovation Together

Agile and dynamic teaming; Agile manifesto; team dynamics and culture

Our Vision

At Presteza LLC, our vision is to be a trusted catalyst for mission-focused innovation. We aim to enable government, industry, academia, and international partners to achieve impactful research and technology outcomes, faster and at scale.

objective-driven outcomes; informed decision-making; continuous learning

Our Mission

To advise and assist organizations in designing, managing, and accelerating research, development, and acquisition initiatives. We focus on objective-driven outcomes, informed decision-making, and continuous learning to ensure that innovation directly enhances operational effectiveness and readiness.

Core Principles & Values

Meaningful progress or advancement; performing; achieving outcomes; achieving planned impact

Integrity & Honesty

We act with transparency, lead with character, and engage stakeholders honestly and assertively to build trust and alignment.

Outcome-Oriented Leadership

Every action is guided by a clear understanding of objectives and desired results. We prioritize impact over activity.

Continuous Learning

As a learning organization, we evaluate and improve ourselves regularly, fostering a culture of growth and agility.

Best Practices & Timely Action

We actively identify, share, and implement proven practices and procedures without delay to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

Collaboration & Inclusivity

We recognize the strength in diverse perspectives and build high-functioning teams that work across domains and disciplines.

Strategic Agility

We anticipate change and respond quickly, helping clients stay ahead in dynamic and high-stakes environments.

Services provided by Presteza LLC

Organizational Transformation

Presteza LLC helps organizations drive enterprise-wide change by aligning purpose, culture, and leadership to meet evolving mission demands. We support transformation efforts that go beyond structural realignment—shifting mindsets, building change-ready teams, and embedding new ways of working that enable sustainable innovation and performance. 

Strategic Planning

We develop bold, risk-informed strategies that align complex portfolios and initiatives with broader organizational goals. Our approach integrates external realities, internal capabilities, and operational priorities to craft strategies that are coherent, executable, and tailored to dynamic mission environments. 

Management Consulting

Our management consulting services empower organizations to solve hard problems at the intersection of leadership, execution, and performance. We bring data-driven insights, operational discipline, and systems-level thinking to help clients diagnose root causes, improve decision-making, and deliver measurable outcomes. 

Business Consulting

We advise businesses seeking to enter or grow within the national security, defense, or public-sector innovation space. From market positioning to go-to-market strategies, we help clients navigate regulatory complexity, identify opportunity windows, and align their offerings with government and institutional priorities. 

Leadership Development

We design and deliver leadership development experiences that are grounded in real-world complexity and tailored to the strategic challenges leaders face today. Our programs build the confidence, judgment, and duality mastery required to lead transformation, build trust, and mobilize teams at scale. 

Team Building

Presteza LLC works with leadership teams to build cohesion, trust, and collective ambition across organizational silos. Using military-proven team-building principles adapted to your context, we help cross-functional groups operate as aligned, resilient units capable of tackling high-stakes challenges collaboratively. 

Public Speaking

We deliver engaging, insight-rich presentations and keynote sessions on innovation, strategy, leadership, and transformation—tailored to audiences across government, industry, and academia. Each engagement is designed to provoke reflection, inspire action, and translate complex ideas into impact. 

Program Management

We provide strategic oversight and operational excellence across multi-project programs, aligning resources, milestones, and risks with enterprise-level goals. Our approach blends stakeholder alignment, disciplined governance, and portfolio-level insight to ensure long-term program success in high-complexity environments. 

Project Management

Our project management services ensure complex initiatives are executed with precision, agility, and accountability. Whether delivering new technology capabilities or managing change initiatives, we combine disciplined planning with adaptive leadership to deliver results on time and on mission. 

Turning Intent to Impact

Applied Innovation; Design Thinking; Human-centered Design

Rapid Applied Innovation

Objectives-to-Outcomes Strategy

Objectives-to-Outcomes Strategy

To realize the value of emerging technologies and deliver capabilities aligned with user needs, we help organizations foster an environment of rapid learning, early adoption, and forward fielding. This environment must tightly align priorities and opportunities across stakeholders—especially through experimentation, demonstrations, and rehearsals.

O2O; Outcomes-driven Strategy

Objectives-to-Outcomes Strategy

Objectives-to-Outcomes Strategy

Objectives-to-Outcomes Strategy

We help organizations adopt a focused, results-driven approach that aligns actions with measurable mission goals, ensuring accountability and impact. Through real-world experimentation and continuous learning, we help you turn strategic intent into operational success, delivering key capabilities quickly where they matter most.

Data-driven Decision-making

Data-Driven Decision-making

Objectives-to-Outcomes Strategy

Data-Driven Decision-making

Grounding our efforts in data from tests, demos, and operations enables a dynamic, evolving cycle. Daily learning and data collection from environments where customers prove concepts is essential. To drive progress with unity of effort, we help develop a cohesive analytics plan that defines roles and leverages high-performing teams focused on tactically relevant results.

About Presteza LLC

Carmelo Fontan - Founder & CEO

Mr. Fontan is a native of Morovis, Puerto Rico. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez in December 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was commissioned an Ensign in 1989 at Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. During his tour aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73), Mr. Fontan completed his Surface Warfare and Nuclear Engineer Officer qualifications. He next served as the Flag Aide to Commander, Fleet Air Caribbean, Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico, from May 1993 until May 1995, at which point he resigned his active duty commission and joined the Navy Reserve.


As a Navy Reserve Officer, Mr. Fontan served in numerous Surface Warfare Billets. From July 2008 to June 2009, he was mobilized in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Security Assistance Office Chief of Navy Foreign Military Sales. As the principal liaison between the Iraqi Navy and the security assistance implementation commands in the United States, he managed Foreign Military Sales cases valued at nearly one billion dollars and was the primary Navy advisor to the Government of Iraq, as it reconstituted its military capability. From August 2015 to June 2016, Mr. Fontan was recalled to Active Duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as a Strategic Joint Operations Planner; U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL. Dual-hatted as the Deputy Branch Chief and Senior Maritime Operations Planner for the Central Gulf branch, Mr. Fontan conducted contingency and crisis action planning; advised the Director of Operations on matters pertaining to Joint and Combined operations, and current planning requirements; and prepared Commander's assessments, Commander’s estimates, warning orders, planning orders, and operations orders for Joint and Combined operations.


Mr. Fontan holds a master’s degree in Systems Engineering from George Mason University,  is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute of the United States Office of Personnel Management, and holds an Executive Certificate in Strategy & Innovation from MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a member of the Defense Acquisition Professional Community and is DAWIA certified Level III in Program Management, Engineering, and Science & Technology Management. He is also Defense Security Cooperation Agency International Affairs Level III certified.


In the private industry, Mr. Fontan was a Product Development Engineer with Motorola from 1995 to 2002. In such capacity, he designed and developed mechanical components for radios and cellular phones, led cost-reduction and product optimization efforts, and conducted comparative analyses and benchmark studies on the latest cell phone products in the market.


In 2002, Mr. Fontan became a civil servant with the Department of the Navy where he has held numerous Research, Development, and Acquisition leadership and management positions. Prior to becoming a Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) and serving as the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Chief Technology Officer at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Headquarters, from August 2021 to May 2025, Mr. Fontan served as the Contested Logistics Oversight Executive at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering, Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration Office.


Mr. Fontan’s personal awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), the Department of the Army Superior Civilian Service Award and the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award (two awards).

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