Jason Cloutier
Vice President of Pricing, Amentum
Jason Cloutier’s biggest recent achievement was leading Amentum’s pricing and estimating organization through its third M&A in 5 years — the merger of Amentum with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence units — creating a global engineering and technology leader and an independent, publicly traded company.
“It’s been a privilege to work with such talented pricing and estimating professionals across the combined company to establish a top-notch organization with expanded tools and processes that leverage our larger scale and best practices,” he said.
The transformational growth of Amentum expanded its capabilities to customers in the federal and commercial space. Cloutier is proud of his team for delivering a DCMA-approved estimating system with zero deficiencies and no recommendations.
“Jason is a talented leader who brings a creative flair to the calculations and estimations required to be successful in the pricing field,” said Catalina Molina, senior vice president of financial strategy at Amentum. “He is eager to advance the future by guiding the integration of new technologies like artificial intelligence into the pricing process, elevating Amentum’s competitive strength and value with smarter systems.”
Amentum has aligned with the current administration’s priorities to reduce costs, streamline operations and improve government efficiency. As an agile, mission-critical partner, the company focuses on delivering value and adaptability to meet customer priorities.
From a capture and business development perspective, Amentum is selective about the opportunities it pursues. It’s also integrating more technology into its processes and solutions to cut the time and cost of developing proposals and to drive efficiency and cost reduction into its contracts.
Why Watch
In 2025, Cloutier and his team are focused on harmonizing processes across the combined company and building an agile organization scaled to support a publicly traded business with $14 billion in annual pro-forma revenue and $35 billion in targeted FY25 bids. They are also integrating AI and machine learning to refine tools and processes, driving creativity, efficiency and quality while enabling a more strategic approach to estimating and pricing.
Cloutier said what he enjoys most about estimating and pricing is the inquisitive mindset of his team and its refusal to label any task impossible.
“I cherish each opportunity I have to roll up my sleeves and work with my colleagues, witnessing their tremendous efforts through creative problem solving and commitment to winning – all while joking through the challenges,” he said. “We are a special breed, and it is not hard to recognize your kin.”
Fun fact: For over 20 years, Cloutier has volunteered every Sunday night with faith-based charities in Maryland, helping collect and distribute food to those in need. His efforts have supported battered women’s shelters, local elementary schools and community distributions on Christmas morning.