Yesenia Barreto

Yesenia Barreto serves as a key procurement professional within the Kessel Run organization of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the rapid development and fielding of mission-critical software and digital systems for air and space operations. She manages acquisitions aligned with DevSecOps principles, cloud-native architectures, and secure digital platforms, focusing on agile delivery cycles for aerospace command and control systems such as the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES). Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to modernize warfighting capabilities through iterative, software-driven solutions, overseeing contracts for custom programming, communications infrastructure, and embedded systems integration. Barreto maintains a primary working relationship with THE BOEING COMPANY, engaging them as a prime contractor for complex, integrated technology solutions requiring scale, systems engineering, and defense-grade cybersecurity compliance. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established defense aerospace primes with proven capabilities in rapid software delivery and systems integration, often partnering with vendors capable of supporting end-to-end lifecycle management of secure digital platforms under strict accreditation standards. Barreto’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards awarded under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and mission urgency over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing speed, scalability, and proven performance in high-stakes operational environments. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her acquisitions, vendor selection remains grounded in technical merit and readiness to meet stringent DoD compliance requirements. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 334220 for wireless communications equipment, 517111 for wired telecommunications carriers, and 541511 for custom computer programming services. She routinely procures secure radio systems, tactical data links, cloud-hosted software applications, and mission-specific firmware, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace communications, networked systems, and agile software development within classified and unclassified DoD environments.