Bert Crinks - President
- Over 25 years in advanced telecommunications systems engineering for the government.
Expert in:
- Telecommunications trends and impact analysis
- Systems Engineering, from requirements definition to execution.
- Acquisition support, from the development of RFPs to RFP responses
- Involved in game changing government programs that are now the foundation of the
government’s ability to communicate around the globe
- Execution expertise at program manager for IC, DoD, and Department of State Networks
at Qwest
- Eight years at Arion Systems Incorporated at Vice President of Special Programs
John Sherrard - VP, Networks and Operations
- Over 23 years of advanced telecommunications and line management experience in supporting
government customers
- Lead engineer in implementing a proof-of-concept high-speed 10 Gbps Layer 2 Ethernet
encrypted national network
- Nine years at Arion Systems Incorporated as Senior Telecommunication Engineer
- Lead several team of engineers to deploy over 120 ATM switches in a 32 month period
- Expert in coordinating multiple simultaneous phases of implementations
- Three years at Lockheed Martin as Senior Systems Integrator Lead serving the Intelligence
Community
Dr. Wesley Kaplow - VP, Network Solutions and CTO
- Over 20 years of advanced telecommunications experience from equipment design to
complex data networks
- Fiber installation, optical transport, MPLS/IP, Ethernet, and other services
- Comprehensive understanding of the competitive landscape for commercial services
- 11 years as co-founder and CTO for Qwest Government Services
- Lead the design, execution and operations of over $4B in business for Qwest
- Led the capture for over $7B in total program wins
- GSA WITS, FTS2001 Crossover, Networx
- DTS-PO SPECTRUM - East Asia Pacific, Domestic, and Pan-European networks
- Treasury, Justice, NOAA, NIA, NASA, DoE, VA, FAA, DISA, MPO, and many others
Elaina Mangione - VP, Business Operations
- Over 12 years of experience in providing comprehensive accounting and operations
for government contracting
- Top auditor at a top 25 accounting firm for government operations
- Expert in assigning government contractors in accounting services, budgeting, cost
accounting, acquisition and proposal support, Federal Acquisition Regulations, and
Cost Accounting Standards compliance
- Successfully re-engineered processes for companies lacking formal structure and developed
protocols promoting efficiency in ongoing business operations
- Expert in providing support for the numerous government reporting requirements, including
DCAA incurred cost submissions, as well as guiding clients through financial statement
and government audit process