Prior to his role as CEO of Cypress International, Halverson served in a variety of staff and leadership positions for the U.S. Army, including command at every level from Battery to Post Command. His most recent role in the Army was as Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command. Halverson planned, coordinated and executed war plans for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a graduate of West Point and the Naval Postgraduate School.