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About Manalo Advisory Group

Twenty years finding the margin
others can't see.

Manalo Advisory Group was built on a simple belief: the money to grow your business is often already yours — trapped in contracts, systems, and spend nobody's been paid to question. We find it, recover it, and hand it back.

Anthony Manalo
Anthony Manalo
Founder & Principal Advisor · Las Vegas, NV
Two decades leading operations and technology strategy in some of the highest-stakes environments there are — now focused entirely on your bottom line.
“In the environments I came from, a rounding error wasn't an option. That's the same discipline I bring to your P&L.”
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The story

Discipline forged under real pressure.

For 20 years, Anthony Manalo led large-scale operations and technology strategy in environments where precision, accountability, and results weren't optional. He directed multibillion-dollar programs and cross-functional teams, managed mission-critical budgets down to the dollar, and built the kind of operational rigor most organizations never get to see.

Today, that same discipline goes to work on something closer to home: the profitability of small-to-enterprise businesses. The tactics changed. The standard didn't.

Why this work

The client comes first — always.

Most advisory starts with "here's what I do." We start with "here's what's quietly costing you." The entire model is built to remove risk from your side of the table: performance-based fees, work done behind the scenes, and a white-glove experience that never disrupts your operations. If there's nothing to recover, we'll tell you. If there is, you keep the savings.

Anthony Manalo in flight suit
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Background

A track record measured in billions — and precision.

Before advising businesses, Anthony operated at a scale and stakes few ever will — environments where discipline, accountability, and getting the numbers exactly right were the whole job.

Operations Leadership

$3.4B in UAS operations directed

Supporting 13,000+ missions and 120,000+ flight hours, alongside $9.5M in satellite budgets — earning Presidential-level recognition.

Mission-Critical Strategy

Electronic warfare strategy for 7,500+ combat sorties

Led 24/7 operations centers, doubled qualified personnel, and cut training timelines by 50% — performance under pressure, repeatedly.

Innovation & Capital

$1.25B+ in R&D proposals evaluated for AFWERX

As an SBIR/STTR evaluator, reviewed 974 proposals and helped secure $263M in research funding aligned to strategic priorities.

Today

Manalo Advisory Group

Applying that same forensic discipline to cost reduction, expense optimization, and profitability for businesses across the country.

How we work

Four commitments we don't bend on.

Zero risk to you

Performance-based. You pay only from verified savings we deliver — never upfront, never out of pocket.

No disruption

We work behind the scenes with your existing systems and vendors. No downtime, no chaos, no burden on your team.

Measurable results

Documented, verifiable numbers. You see exactly what was recovered and where it came from.

White-glove standard

A century of combined team expertise and relationships across 900+ suppliers — enterprise capability, personal attention.

Let's talk

See what's hiding in your numbers.

A short, no-pressure conversation. If there's savings to recover, you'll know — and there's no cost or obligation to find out.