CTG FEDERAL - Key Persons
Brad got his start working on sonar applications utilizing Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) for the U.S. and Australian navies at General Dynamics. He moved on to help design and build the only secure multi-tenant workstation at the time: the Common Display System (CDS) for the U.S. Navy. Brad's area of focus is on architecting complex systems that require more than a ‘Gimme three servers and a SAN' approach. Examples include Lustre, Cloudera Hadoop, HPC, and VDI environments that utilize GPU technology. Brad is FlexPod certified.Brad received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Washington State University and a master's degree in acoustics from the University of Idaho. The technical nature of his degrees taught Brad that engineering schools are not necessarily there to teach people how to do specific things (they did, albeit narrowly), but rather how to apply the fundamentals of engineering to everything one does. Brad transitioned from pure engineering into a pre-sales engineering role, better fitting his personality and style. He spent five years at NetApp as both a sales engineer and later an account manager, and he then transitioned to the value-added reseller (VAR) world for an additional six years.Brad has a more colorful personality than his background may suggest. Brad veers towards the outlandish, believing whole-heartedly that life is meant to be experienced fully (just check out his LinkedIn profile). He has two kids, Amara and Kaian, and an amazingly talented wife, Apollina. His preferences are tacos, Topo Chico, Husqvarna, Delta, and Marriott (in that order).
Brian has 20-plus years of hands-on data center IT management, IT sales, engineering and business leadership experience. His IT leadership spans many sectors, including small business, high-tech/Fortune 500, medical institutions and universities, federal civilian and military agencies, and intelligence commands. Brian specializes in mission-critical IT systems, having worked on them from the perspective of customers and end-users, OEMs and manufacturers, and resellers and integrators, and brings solid thought leadership to federal IT modernization discussions.Married with five children, Brian enjoys spending leisure time with his family, traveling, and studying baseball as a lifelong fan and volunteer coach. Brian also operates a non-profit corporation responsible for leading, mentoring and training youth and student athletes in his community and works and travels on behalf of Compassion International, a charitable organization that supports church-based child development for needy children around the world.
With over 24 years of sales experience working for multiple VARs, Clay brings a wealth of knowledge and sales leadership to CTG Federal. He helps manage the growing CTG sales team while continuing to engage in sales efforts directly with key customers. Having worked with all branches of the Federal Government and contractors, Clay understands how to navigate the Federal Government's IT requirements and fiscal constraints. It's Clay's mission to help ensure CTG Federal provides innovative and best of breed solutions to all their clients.Clay currently resides in the Washington DC area. He enjoys playing golf & tennis, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
Dennis Yoon is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps (1994 - 2000) where he attended the University of Maryland to study Information Systems Management and earned various IT certifications. After his military service, Dennis joined a small Federal Systems Integrator to begin a career in IT where he managed a variety of systems - including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange, Sun Microsystems Solaris, Oracle Database, Storage Area Networks, and server virtualization - for several Defense Department customers from 2000 to 2007. Following that, Dennis served in several roles, including as a sales engineer for NetApp Public Sector, specializing in Oracle and VMware deployments on NetApp Storage solutions, and as a technical sales specialist at a value-added reseller.Dennis spends his free time with his wife and son, whom he enjoys coaching on his golf game. His passion is helping wounded veterans and others in need.