Executive Moves

Washington, D.C.-based vTech Solution has appointed Marc Andersen, a senior partner at professional services company EY, as a member of its board of advisers. In a LinkedIn post announcing the appointment, vTech said Andersen will bring to the advisory board his experience in business development, community impact and organizational transformation across the public and private […] More

Jose Simonelli has been selected as head of professional services and customer experience at Rancher Government. In his new role, Simonelli will enhance Rancher’s service delivery to help meet the specific needs of various federal clients, the company announced from Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Rancher Government CEO Paul Smith, a 2024 Wash100 Award recipient, said Simonelli’s appointment underscores the […] More

Sean Dunn, former senior director of accounting and special projects at Comtech Telecommunications, was named vice president of business planning and analysis at BigBear.ai, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Most notable in Dunn’s industry career is his combined 16-year stint at the former L3 Technologies company. His previous roles there include VP of mergers and […] More

Brian Vanderhoof, formerly vice president of growth and strategy at LCG, has assumed the role of VP of public sector sales at NTT Data Services, the executive announced on LinkedIn Friday. In his new position, he will be responsible for growing the company’s federal health and civilian business. Before LCG, Vanderhoof served in acquisition, revenue and growth […] More

Jason Mello, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel with over two decades of Department of Defense and intelligence community experience, has joined the advisory board of Outpost Technologies, a satellite technology company offering return-to-Earth capabilities. Outpost said Monday Mello, with his extensive experience and deep expertise, will help drive the company’s growth and impact by […] More

Terran Orbital has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of Peter Krauss as chief operating officer, Adarsh Parekh as chief financial officer and Mathieu Riffel as chief accounting officer. Krauss, a senior adviser to Terran Orbital since January, will assume his new role on June 1 and oversee engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, marketing, […] More

Andrea Cruden, formerly a senior director at Northrop Grumman, has joined L3Harris Technologies as vice president of strategy and business development for space systems. She shared her new position Wednesday on LinkedIn and said that she assumed the role after spending nearly two decades at Northrop, where she most recently served as a senior director […] More

David Bassett, a U.S. Army veteran with over three decades of service, has joined the advisory board of radio frequency and microwave technology provider Ironwave Technologies. Ironwave President and CEO Anthony Lisuzzo said in a statement Wednesday, “Not only is he a skilled technologist, but he brings a wealth of management talent to Ironwave. I am counting on […] More

Glen Ives will assume the CEO post at Castellum on July 1, taking over Mark Fuller’s role at the Vienna, Virginia-based cybersecurity, electronic warfare and software services company as the latter will step down to pursue other interests. In a statement published Wednesday, Bernie Champoux, chairman of the board of directors at Castellum, thanked Fuller […] More

Carrie Wibben announced on LinkedIn Tuesday she had been elevated to president of supply chain and third-party risk artificial intelligence company Exiger. Wibben previously served as president of the company’s government solutions business, a role that since been given to retired U.S. Air Force veteran Cameron Holt. Wibben said she looks forward to deploying the Exiger AI […] More

Garrett Smiley, a federal information technology industry executive, has joined Maximus as vice president of digital infrastructure and technology strategy and chief of staff to the chief digital and information officer. He announced his move to Maximus in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. In this capacity, Smiley will provide operational oversight, executive and decision support, […] More

The National Security Technology Accelerator has appointed Jessica Traw as chief financial officer. Traw, who possesses over 15 years of accounting and finance leadership, will be tasked with the establishment of a scalable infrastructure that maintains compliance while remaining in line with organizational goals, NSTXL said Wednesday. Traw joined NSTXL in November 2023. Her prior […] More