ATARC - Key Persons
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- Chief Information Officer
- Chief Information Officer of the Health Resources
Adriane Burton is the Chief Information Officer of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), joining the agency in 2014.
Before coming to HRSA, Adriane served as the Director of the Division of Computer System Services at the Center for Information Technology within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She participated in the Health and Human Services Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program where she rotated to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and she functioned as the Acting Deputy CIO at the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Prior to participating in the SES CDP program, Adriane was the Deputy Director of the Division of Network Systems and Telecommunication within the Center for Information Technology at the NIH.
She began her federal career at the Internal Revenue Service as a computer systems programmer. She transferred to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Justice Management Division where she served as the Branch Chief of DOJ's premiere Network Service Center and consolidated DOJ's fourteen networks into one enterprise network infrastructure.
Adriane has a Masters of Science degree in Telecommunications Management and a Bachelors of Science in Computer and Information Science from the University of Maryland University of College.
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- Vice President, International Programs, MetaPhase Consulting
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- Member of the ATARC Industry Advisory Board
- Customer Experience Strategist
- Customer Experience Strategist, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury
- CX Portfolio Lead, Partnership for Public Service
- Senior CX Strategist, HUD
Amber Chaudhry is an intrapreneur, customer experience strategist and diversity advocate. Amber's career was originally focused on domestic and international innovation programs but was engaged by the Small Business Administrator's team to lead the Agency's rebranding. After establishing a customer centric brand, Amber's goal was to solve how the Agency could deliver on its new brand promise through the use of Human Centered Design. Amber was elevated to the Customer Experience Lead in SBA's Office of the Chief Information Officer where she worked on the Business Technology Solutions team which helped the Agency deliver 14 years' worth of SBA loans in 14 days to support the nation's economic recovery from COVID.
Amber's federal service started as a Presidential Management Fellow where she rotated within the U.S. Small Business Administration and USAID's Center for Development Innovation. Amber is currently detailed to the U.S. Department of Treasury Bureau of Fiscal Service to stand up the Agency's Customer Experience program. She is often featured as a speaker on her work towards improving customer experience to build trust in federal government, including on this ATARC podcast.
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- President & Chief Executive Officer, a.M. Fadida Consulting
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- Visiting Faculty Chair - Department of Energy, National Defense University ( NDU )
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- Associate Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ( PHMSA ), U.S. Department of Transportation
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- Member of the ATARC Industry Advisory Board
- Co - Founder and CEO of C2 Labs
- Co - Founder and CEO, C2 Labs, Inc
- President, CSA DC Metro Area Chapter ( CSA - DC )
Anil Karmel is the Co-Founder and CEO of C2 Labs, which delivers freedom from paper via its Atlasity continuous compliance software and DevSecOps services. Formerly, Anil served as the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Deputy Chief Technology Officer.
Karmel has been in the IT Industry for over twenty years, working with Fortune 500 companies and governments in the areas of cloud, cyber security and data-driven IT Strategic Planning. He and his team garnered industry and government accolades, including the SANS National Cyber Security Innovators Award for Cloud Security, InformationWeek 500 Top Government IT Innovators, ACT/IAC Excellence.gov Award and the DOE Secretary's Achievement Award.
Anil currently serves as the President of the Cloud Security Alliance's Washington DC Metro Area Chapter (CSA-DC) and co-chair of the CSA's Application Container and Microservices Working Group. Karmel is a nationally recognized speaker and has been featured at numerous IT conferences and webinars.
A dynamic marketing executive with a proven track record of of improving performance and addressing market growth, Ann-Marie Clark is the President of AMC Consulting, which provides clients with strategies and programs to maximize their business opportunities in select markets.
A 25-year government IT veteran, Ann-Marie held marketing leadership positions for CDW Government, Inc., (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation. She also held senior management positions for GTSI, Intelligent Electronics, CIT-Alcatel, Capital Systems Group and Telecommunications Industries.
She is a 2007 recipient of the prestigious Fed100 award and lives in Leesburg, Virginia with her husband.
Clark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing Communications from Virginia Tech and earned a Masters of International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management. She has completed graduate studies from George Mason University, Wharton Business School, and Kellogg School of Management.
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- Digital Marketing Coordinator
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- Digital Services Expert in the Office of the Federal
Bill Hunt serves as a Digital Services Expert in the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer at The Office of Management and Budget, where he works on Federal technology policy. Bill leads efforts on Cloud and Data Centers, including the 2018 Federal Cloud Computing Strategy ("Cloud Smart").
Prior to his work at OMB, Bill served as a Digital Services Expert with the United States Digital Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Before joining government, he spent 20 years in the private sector working in technology, leading teams to create applications and solutions for some of the best-known brands in the world.
His most recent focus has been on government transparency, civic tech, and open law. He previously served as Senior Technical Advisor for Sunlight Foundation, where his work earned him the prestigious Legal Hacker of the Year award in 2016 from DC Legal Hackers.
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- Member of the ATARC Industry Advisory Board
- Vice President
- President, Trustwave Government Solutions
Bill Rucker joined Trustwave as Vice President, Trustwave Government Solutions in
March, 2010 as a result of the company's acquisition of Intellitactics. Bill was named the
Bill Suder joined ATARC after spending 12 years building a successful business in the information technology industry.
As Chief Financial Officer for Concert Technologies, Bill used his business and financial management expertise to turn a small, nation-wide start-up into a global technology implementation company that did work in over 100 countries. He was integral in setting up processes to consistently handle up to and over 800 individual jobs per week.
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- Leader
- Director, Federal Partnerships & Channels / Equinix Government Solutions
Brian Bonacci has been an active leader in the Federal Government IT and Telecom industry over the last 25+ years. He recently joined Equinix where he is charged with building and leading Partnerships and Channels for Equinix Government Solutions (EGS).
Brian has also served in key industry associations such as ACT-IAC as Executive Committee Vice-Chair At Large, Networks & Telecom Shared Interest Group Chair & Vice-Chair, Executive Leadership Conference Industry Vice-Chair, and GSA NS2020 Working Group Co-Chair. He currently serves on the Board of ITPA National Capital Chapter as Treasurer.
Prior to joining Equinix, Brian served as Senior Director for Government Markets at Infinera and held key leadership positions for Level 3's Government Markets Group such as Director of Business Development and Chief of Staff.
He has also held other senior Business Development positions at Qwest (now CenturyLink), Unisys and SAIC, where he spent eight years as Assistant Vice President. In addition to Business Development, Brian has also held leadership roles in Business Operations and Practice Management.
He started his career with the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) as a Computer Scientist and later worked at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's Systems Integration Office, developing strategies and architectures for their Tax Systems Modernization Program.
Brian holds a Master of Science degree in Business (Information Technology Management) from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from West Virginia University. Originally from New Jersey, Brian now calls Oakton, Virginia home where he lives with his wife and two sons.
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- CEO, Founder, Next5
- Technology Leader
Bryan Ware is a highly regarded technology leader and innovator, having started companies, patented technologies, raised venture and private equity, and recently served as the Nation's lead cybersecurity executive at CISA. Bryan is the CEO of Next5, a technology-focused business intelligence company, ensuring US leadership in critical and emerging technologies including AI, quantum, space, bio, and more. He serves on the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Cybersecurity and as an advisor to technology companies and investors.
Prior to founding Next5, Bryan was the first Presidentially appointed Director of Cybersecurity at CISA, leading the one thousand person, $1.25 billion organization through a period of intense volatility and aggressive interference from Nationstate adversaries. At CISA, he developed the agency's first five year strategy and plan to modernize its sensor and computing infrastructure, transform the way the agency delivers services, and scale the agency to protect US critical infrastructure. Under his leadership, CISA's operational partnerships with the private sector, national security community, and international partners were significantly enhanced. Prior to his operational role at CISA, Bryan was an Assistant Secretary at DHS, serving as the Secretary's advisor on cybersecurity and emerging technology matters, and leading strategic initiatives across the US government and allies to counter Chinese espionage and unfair business practices.
Bryan is an entrepreneur, co-founding an artificial intelligence company in 1998 which he led as CEO through multiple rounds of Venture Capital investment until it was acquired in 2013 by Haystax. After serving as CTO of Haystax for several years during which he helped the company acquire leading cloud technology and cybersecurity companies, Bryan took over as CEO of Haystax in 2016 until its acquisition in 2018. Bryan started his professional career at leading defense contractors working on advanced technology programs like the Star Wars program, early UAV payloads, and immersive simulations. He holds a degree in Applied Optics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
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- Deputy Assistant Director
- FBI 's Chief of Enterprise Operations
Carlo Lucchesi currently serves as the FBI's Chief of Enterprise Operations, responsible for providing timely, on-site and remote IT services for 40K+ FBI, task force and contractor customers, worldwide. This includes support to 95 FBI facilities in the Washington D.C. area; 56 Field Offices; over 200 Resident Agencies and off-sites and 89 Legal Attache' Offices at Embassy posts.
Carlo also manages the FBI's Help Desk, IT problem escalation and resolution at Tiers 1 and 2, delivering reliable, effective and fiscally responsible technical solutions to FBI's Field Agents and analysts. Past assignments included: Associate CIO for Innovation and Technology; Assistant Director of the IT Engineering Division and Office of IT Policy and Planning, as well as serving as Deputy Assistant Director of the IT Management Division.
He joined the FBI in 1993, contributing to successful development and deployment of the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), the FBI's $640 million Presidential Priority Program that modernized our fingerprint identification services. Carlo ran the IAFIS connectivity assistance program for state, federal and FBI field office users and served as the U.S. delegate to the Interpol AFIS Expert Group, representing the FBI's information sharing requirements for international interoperability and the exchange of fingerprint standards and data.
Early in his career as a private industry consultant, Carlo was responsible for managing and coordinating diverse military projects. Before retirement as a Commander in the Naval Reserve, he served with the Defense Intelligence Agency's European Operations Directorate and as Assistant Naval Attaché to Rome, Italy.
A graduate of Middlebury College, Carlo is married with three children, two in college. He spends too little time on his hobbies, which are: attempting to stay fit, family activities, travel, reading, cooking, and international soccer.
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- Member of the ATARC Industry Advisory Board
Charlie brings almost a decade of Capitol Hill experience to Signal. With experience on both sides of the Capitol, in personal offices and on Committee staff, he knows how to think creatively to accomplish clients' goals. He most recently served as the Chief Legislative Counsel for Ranking Member Senator McCaskill's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee staff, managing a team of professionals that passed legislation to modernize the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency, improve supply chain security and modernize the federal government's IT infrastructure. He also managed several oversight investigations for Senator McCaskill.
Prior to his Capitol Hill experience, Charlie was an international trade attorney at Hogan and Hartson focusing on customs and immigration issues. Prior to that he completed the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs in Los Angeles and served as an associate in the Marketing Partnerships group at the National Basketball Association. In addition to his understanding of Capitol Hill, he brings a lawyer's eye and a marketer's approach to problem solving for his clients and raising their DC profile.
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- Member of the ATARC Industry Advisory Board
- Head of Global Business Development, Eclypsium Inc
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- Chief of Enterprise Transformation and Development, Security, and Operations ( DevSecOps ), U.S. Transportation Command
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- Director, CG 's Innovation Cell, U.S. Army Human Resources Command
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- CEO / Gap Strategies Group LLC
- Chief Executive Officer, Gap Strategies Group LLC
Entrepreneurial executive technology strategist with a nearly 30-year career of working with leadership at innovative and disruptive technology companies to successfully unlock the potential of their go-to-market strategies. The purpose of founding of Gap Strategies Group (GSG) LLC is to provide an inclusive industry environment for select senior federal executives and officers to offer their high-value expertise to other executives faced with people and technology challenges. Prior to founding GSG, Mr. Chapman championed awareness of the cyber risk to IoT connected systems used in the Nation's critical infrastructure sectors; a relatively new concept to the world of IT cybersecurity.
Whether creating narratives to address the needs of CIOs and CISOs, or defining win strategies that incorporate the portfolio of tech and service from industry leaders like ServiceNow to industry veterans like SysNet and Lifecycle Sherlock, Mr. Chapman has been consistent in focusing on the customer, the objectives, and in the success of the mission.
Patriotic and community-oriented, veterans' groups and the councils and working groups of ACT-IAC, AFFIRM, and the FBI's InfraGard have been important to affiliations to Mr. Chapman . Craig also participates in the All Hazards Consortium (www.ahcusa.org), whose mission is focused on supporting the work of First Responders through secure information sharing before and after homeland security events. In addition to his own company, Craig is promoting a focus on Loudoun County's rise as a technology region to provide thought-leadership and development contributor to addressing cyber risk. He's actively looking for others similarly interested.
A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor of Science in Business & Risk Management, Craig is happily married with two sons, he finds time to be a Director on the board of the Loudoun Chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). With the FCA, he is able to share an incredible resource to athletes, parents and coaches in promoting faith, fellowship, and good character-building in student-athletes.
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- Assistant
- Commissioner
- Assistant Commissioner for Enterprise Strategy Management in GSA 's Federal Acquisition Service
- Assistant Commissioner, Office of Travel, Transportation, & Logistics, General Services Administration
Crystal Philcox is the Assistant Commissioner for Enterprise Strategy Management in GSA's Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), which provides buying platforms and acquisition services to Federal, DoD, State and Local governments for a broad range of items from office supplies to motor vehicles to information technology. Crystal leads a number of strategic initiatives for FAS, including executing the Federal Marketplace strategy, an effort that brings together policy, process and technology to improve the buying experience for agencies and provide a more streamlined opportunity for suppliers to offer their products and services. This effort includes delivering a digital presence to support the improvements. Crystal also leads an acquisition data and analytics organization that helps the government buy smarter using category management practices. Crystal also held leadership positions in the Information Technology Category and the Technology Transformation Service at GSA.
Before joining GSA, Crystal served for three years as Chief of Staff for the Internal Revenue Service. During her time at IRS, she held various leadership roles including in the Earned Income Tax Credit program, the Health Coverage Tax Credit program, a data analytics organization, an organization that worked with community-based partners to prepare tax returns for low-income and other underserved taxpayers, and an organization that transformed the tax code into more than 1,100 forms, instructions, and publications. Crystal has a BA in English Literature from the University of Texas, an MA in English Literature from George Mason University, and a Master's Certificate in Project Management from The George Washington University. She has spoken at conferences and webinars on various topics including acquisition, customer experience and technology.
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- Founder and Director, Secure by Design LLC
- Founder, Director, Secure by Design LLC, and Director, Cyber Sportsmen - Federal IT Leadership Group
Dan has been in Federal IT contracting for over 25 years and has closed large multimillion-dollar (‘make a difference') deals while on teams for OEM's, resellers and system integrators.
Dan recently worked with the Census Decennial 2020 program supporting the security team (under the prime T-REX).
Dan's LLC, Secure By Design focuses on getting startups and early-stage firms into the Federal sector and expanding their Sales and Business Development processes. ‘Innovation inspires' is his mantra with the belied that the Federal sector can embrace leading edge technologies to more efficiently serve their mission. He is currently supporting innovative firms in the fields of Cyber, XR (VR/AR) and Digital Transformation. Dan is a father to a son in high school and spends his free time either on horseback or shooting sporting clays.
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- Member of the ATARC Industry Advisory Board
- Senior Director of Public Sector Channels and Alliances, Elastic
- Senior Manager, Strategy & Business Development / Public Sector
A dynamic IT leader, business developer, consultant, project manager, subject matter expert and organizational change agent, Darryl E. Peek II is a Senior Manager, Strategy & Business Development at Salesforce.
Prior to Salesforce, Darryl held a variety of positions with U.S. Department of Homeland Security including Director of Operations in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO). He was responsible for the OCTO's strategic planning, human capital, financial operations, communications, and portfolio management. In addition, he was the OCTO lead for the Software Acquisitions Transformation (Agile) Pilots, which involves streamlining the acquisitions lifecycle for IT programs within TSA, FEMA, USCIS and ICE; as well as, lead for the Network 2.0 initiative with the OneNet Team to assist in modernizing the DHS network infrastructure.
He joined OCIO/OCTO from the DHS National Protections and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of Cybersecurity and Communications' (CS&C) Federal Network Resilience (FNR) Division. He was responsible for improving efficiency of IT security operations by developing solutions which meet business objectives in addition to the implementation of quality strategies. His knowledge of federal government and industry standards along with legislation which includes EOs, FISMA and OMB IT and cybersecurity related memorandums makes him a formidable authority in various technology topic areas. Over the course of his career, he has established a diverse professional background in information technology, including acquisitions, strategy, systems development, systems testing, systems integration, operations, data analysis, cybersecurity and management in both private and public sector organizations.
During his career, Darryl has helped a previous organization achieve Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Levels 3-5 for Development Appraisals, International Standards Organization (ISO) 9000 Quality Management Systems, 20000 IT Service Management, and 27001 Security Operations certifications.
Darryl earned his B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, followed by a Masters in Systems Engineering from Penn State University. He is an award-winning speaker through Toastmasters International Organization and regularly presents on topics such as organizational change, IT, cybersecurity, and personal achievement. Darryl currently resides in Clarksburg, MD with his wife and two children.
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- Member of the ATARC Industry Advisory Board
- Founder & Inaugural Director for Global GeoTech Center
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- Member of the ATARC Industry Advisory Board
- Field CTO, Public Sector, MuleSoft, Salesforce
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- Chief Technology Officer
- Chief Technology Officer for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
David Larrimore is the Chief Technology Officer for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
He won't lie to you, he is pretty proud that every day he gets to do what he loves for an organization that has a phenomenal mission.
With over 10 years of experience in federal IT, David is literally bursting at the seams with creativity, innovation, and a positive attitude. Each day brings a new challenge, and each day brings a new opportunity to drive how ICE manages and delivers technology forward.
David has an extremely diverse background ranging from Cloud Strategy at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Data Analytics and Digital Services at the U.S. General Services Administration, and IT Operations at Aspex Inc. and the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
It's hard to believe that he attributes much his ability to constantly drive IT transformation on his Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Communication from Salisbury University.
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- Director of Telecom Supplier Engagement at the U.S. General Services Administration
- Director, Telecom Supplier Engagement
David Peters is is the Director of Telecom Supplier Engagement at the U.S. General Services Administration, where he leads a multi-billion dollar supplier relationships for all GSA government-wide telecommunications contracts including EIS, Networx, mobility, satellite, network integration/support, and relay vehicles.
David has also served as Director of Mobility and Nice Programs at GSA, directing network service program teams responsible for network service acquisition programs including mobility, satellite, network integration/support and relay services.
Prior to his tenure at GSA, he was a Group Manager and Program Manager with Verizon and also a Sales Executive with AT&T Global Markets. David has also worked for the U.S. Department of Interior and the Naval Surface Warfare Center during his distinguished career.
David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA in Marketing/Management Information Systems from Penn State University. He also completed an Executive Program in Supply Chain Management Strategies and Innovations at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
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- Principal Director, Azure Government Engineering / Microsoft
A senior executive that thrives in leading high performance, global teams in matrixed organizations, David Rubin is the Principal Director, Azure Government Engineering at Microsoft.
Before joining Microsoft, David was the Director, Service Engineering for the U.S. Department of Justice. As the head of IT Engineering and a member of the Senior Executive Service, he enabled the DOJ to modernize a wealth of technology services across Law Enforcement and Investigation, National Security, Crime Prevention and Victim Assistance, Litigation, and Incarceration and Prisoner Management across over 40 component agencies.
He also served as Chief of Collaboration & Identity Services and Head of Mobility for the Federal Bureau of Investigation where he was responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of four IT operational/engineering organizations with 200+ geographically dispersed professionals.
Prior to his work in the Federal Government, David worked for JPMorgan Chase as a Senior VoIP Consultant, Barclays Capital as an Assistant Vice President and Lehman Brothers as an Assistant Vice President.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baruch College and a Master of Science degree in Information Systems from The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School.
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- Senior Vice President - Digital Transformation / Incentive Technology Group
- Senior Vice President, Digital Transformation, ICF
David Yang has more than 25 years of experience in the technology sector holding various executive positions responsible for driving the growth and adoption of leading-edge technologies.
David is currently a Senior Vice President at ITG where he works alongside clients in the public and private sector to create and deliver digital transformation initiatives. He is responsible for driving adoption of emerging technologies enabling digital transformation in the public and private sector to include Appian, ServiceNow, Salesforce and Amazon Web Services.
Prior to ITG, David was a Vice President at ICF; a Vice President at DMI; Director, Homeland Security at Sapient and an Account Executive at Appian.
He holds the rank of Captain as a Volunteer Firefighter/EMT with the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department in Prince George's County, MD.
David has a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising Design from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Baltimore.
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- President Civilian & Health Operating Group, ASRC Federal / Dean Scontras / Senior Director, Federal / Public Sector, Wiz
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- Senior Advisor
- Senior Technical Advisor / U.S. Department of Energy
- Senior Technical Advisor for the Department of Energy
Denise Hill serves as the Senior Technical Advisor for the Department of Energy (DOE), where she leads comprehensive, agency-wide efforts to effectively design develop and execute programs that effectively enhance meeting DOE mission needs she is currently the DOE IPv6 Transition Manager and is leading the development and implementation of the Program Management Office services within the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Denise has served as a senior advisor with a successful record for development and implementation of Departmental information management tools, products, and capabilities in support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, social networking, Google Mail, collaboration, web conferencing and video streaming to name a few.
In prior positions, she established the DOE Open Government Program and served as the DOE's Director, IT Capital Planning and Architecture responsible for DOE's $2.1B IT Portfolio, Consolidated Infrastructure program, Information Sharing Environment, and the Department's Enterprise Architecture programs.
Prior to coming to DOE, Denise worked for the Department of Education Federal Student Aid and the Social Security Administration in variety of leadership and managerial positions.
Denise is a Past President of GITEC, an ACT-IAC Fellow, and enjoys volunteering.
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- Member of the ATARC Industry Advisory Board
- Vice President Government Affairs, REI Systems
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- Acting Associate Director for the Office of Data Services
- Chief Data Scientist / Acting Associate Director, Office of Data Services, National Technical Information Service ( NTIS ), Department of Commerce
- Chief Data Scientist and ODS Acting Director, National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dr. Chakib Chraibi serves as Acting Associate Director for the Office of Data Services and Chief Data Scientist in the U.S. Department of Commerce, NTIS (National Technical Information Service). In his current position, Dr. Chraibi provides expertise and assistance to governmental agencies in harnessing innovative and emerging technologies to deliver data-driven solutions and achieve mission outcome within the NTIS framework. Dr. Chraibi serves on the Commerce's Data Governance Board, OPM's Data Science Focus Group, and ACT-IAC's AI Working Group. He is also the Government Chair of the ATARC Predictive Analytics Working Group. Prior to his Commerce Department position, he was a software engineer at Bull Systems before transitioning to academia where he held multiple positions in several academic institutions, including Professor, Department Chair, and Dean. Dr. Chraibi received a Doctorate of Science with high honors from the University of Bordeaux, a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Binghamton University (awarded the STEM Distinguished Dissertation Award), and a Professional Certificate in Data Science from Columbia University.
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- Architect at the Department of Transportation 's ( DOT ) Office
- Principal Solutions Architect
Edward Dowgiallo is an Architect at the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and Federal Transit Administration's Office of Information Technology. In this role, he helps DOT business lines create digital transformation strategies and works with technology teams to put guard rails in place for proper delivery of that strategy. Edward joined DOT three years ago from the private sector. In those three years, Edward insourced tools such as JIRA to enable agile delivery, rewrote the FTA's SDLC to support agile delivery, implemented a DevOps pipeline for low code projects such as Appian, created a governance framework for technology and data, and conducted pilots of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. Outside of the Department of Transportation, Edward participates in numerous non-profits that facilitate communication about emerging technology projects in robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, low code, and block chain.
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- Program Manager
- Working Group Program Manager
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- Member of the ATARC Industry Advisory Board
- Federal Business Development Manager, SentinelOne
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- Member of the ATARC Industry Advisory Board
- Federal Sales Director
- Regional Sales Director, Pluralsight
Gail Azaroff is a proven sales professional with experience in federal business development and technology solution selling. She serves as the Federal Sales Director for Pluralsight, a global leader in online training for IT professionals. Previously, Gail served as the Vice President of Adayana, a learning services and strategic communications consulting firm, selling to federal Civilian agencies since 2004.
Gail spent 20 years working for leading technology companies including AT&T and Computer Associates. She has developed an expertise in custom learning solutions though her work at Saba Software, SkillSoft, and Adayana. She has pursued and captured new clients and large programs in the federal sector. Through her sales leadership, she significantly grew her Civilian client portfolio.
Gail displays a strong client-facing presence and has built long-term customer relationships. She builds trust with clients and across organizations. She establishes strong alliance relationships/partnerships with leading technology and consulting firms along with special designation small businesses.
During her career, Gail has demonstrated the flexibility to think strategically and develop innovative solutions. Her insights enabled Adayana to develop new lines of business. She has developed an expertise in federal budget cycles, procurement processes, and contract vehicles. She develops capture strategies and takes the lead role in the preparation of winning proposals. She is an effective speaker/presenter and has the ability to present to large and small audiences.
Gail participates in a variety of industry organizations. She has served as the Vice Chair and Chair of the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council's Human Capital Shared Interest Group. Her support was recognized by the Driving Dialogue award. She also has a leadership role on the IES Women in Sales Advisory Board.
Gail is committed to serving her community. She supports the Children's Inn, the Jewish Federation, and the Dick and Jody Vilardo Foundation.
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- Chief Information Officer
- Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USDA Chief Information Officer ( CIO )
Gary Washington was selected as the USDA Chief Information Officer (CIO) in February 2018. Formerly the CIO for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Washington also has served as CIO and Director of the Information Technology Division for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Prior to his appointments as the CIO of USDA, APHIS and NRCS, Washington was a portfolio manager in the Electronic Government Office in the Executive Office of the President-Office of Management and Budget, where he was responsible for managing the Internal Effectiveness and Efficiency portfolio. Additionally, Washington managed the financial management, human resources and infrastructure lines of business, and the E-gov initiatives.
Washington also worked at the Food and Drug Administration, where he was the Director of IT Governance and the Deputy Director of Infrastructure, and at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, where he was the service manager for one of the first nationwide seat management programs.
Washington spent 5 years in private industry as well as 10 years as a Computer Operator and Command Control Specialist in the U.S. Air Force. He is an elected member of the Association for Federal Information Resource Managers and a 2006 graduate of the Industry Advisory Council Partners Program. Washington is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Strayer University in Washington D.C.
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- Senior Business Development Executive
- Senior Growth Executive, Booz Allen Hamilton
Gary Williams is a Senior Business Development Executive responsible for the identification of opportunities that bring Booz Allen Hamilton's corporate expertise to the aid of Federal Government Civilian agencies.
Gary has over 30 years of experience providing systems integration and consulting services to the public sector. He has a unique blend of experience in IT solutions development, program management, and business development. Gary brings a track record of excellence delivering and managing services while employed by market leaders in systems integration and consulting to include EDS, Accenture, CGI, CSC and SAIC.
As a technologist, under contracts for the U.S. Army, Gary created and ran secured operating systems environments, modernized legacy applications and installed and managed data center operating systems and applications. As a mentor and instructor Gary has taught systems engineers application development design, various development languages, processes and techniques.
His program management experience includes holding the role of Account delivery executive responsible for the delivery of IT services to accounts with the U.S Postal Service, the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force.
As a leader in business development Gary has been responsible for bringing solutions to State and Federal government organizations. State solutions have included tax systems for North Carolina, Child Welfare systems to Puerto Rico, and purchasing systems to Washington D.C. Federal solutions include full IT for USDA agencies, fleet management consulting for U.S. Postal Service, Data Center solutions for the Small Business Administration, as well as constituent services systems in support of the Department of Education.
Gary, a cum laude graduate, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Virginia State University.
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- Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus and the University of California San Diego
Gene Anderson is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus and the University of California San Diego, teaching linux, networking, cloud technology, crypto and cyber security. He holds two US Patents related to counterespionage and is a co-inventor on a third patent in cyber cloaking tactics familiar to DoD and intel (the good guys). He's a USAF veteran having made Series 200 Air Target Charts during Vietnam, holding higher clearances starting at the age of 18. Though retired from the day-job and freeway commutes, he provided classified threat briefings to the Admirals at SPAWAR (now NAVWAR), supported the design and administration of shipboard computer systems, supported deep packet inspection designs with 15th Air Force and US intel agencies, administrated databases and operating systems and even pulled wires under those raised floors. He's no stranger to those all-nighter fire drills.
Before companies started migrating to the cloud he was an IT Manager and Director of center operations, supervising administrators and coders. He has installed computer systems in the UK, Augsburg, Paris, Bratislava, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo and Melbourne. It was a fun experience, but he'd have to say the creepiest thing he ever did was visit the Paris Catacombs.
Gene has been a pilot since 1985, having earned his multi-engine and instrument tickets. He now flies the B737 in a simulator and hangs out with other pilots in a group called the Old Bold Pilots that was a feature segment on Fox News in 2015. He's big into WWII history, where his high school sweetheart wife of fifty years says "ugh, he was born 30 years too late". He got to hang out with the Hollywood actor and pilot Cliff Robertson in the Hamptons and in San Diego. He started a book project with Fox Studios to cover in depth the making of the 1949 movie Twelve O'Clock High starring Gregory Peck, where he traveled to England, interviewed actors, interviewed 8th AF veterans, including Paul Tibbetts(!), visited the 8th AF headquarters at High Wycombe, visited the sound stages, film libraries at Fox and UCLA. Everything was going great until the Fox lawyers clamped down on the list of photography planned for the book. Gene's other toys include motorcycles, scuba bubbles, parachutes and PC gaming (just not very well).
Gene and his wife live in San Diego County.
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