Executive Moves

Jon Katz, chief operating officer of IPT Associates since 2019, has been elevated to a dual role as president and COO at the federal information technology and professional services provider. Katz will lead initiatives to grow IPTA’s market footprint, internal operations, delivery teams and customer relationships, the company said Monday. He will plan, direct and organize the […] More

Tanja Guerra has been appointed as chief human resources officer of Alpha Omega Integration as part of the company’s growth strategy. Her appointment aligns with Alpha Omega’s priorities for its expansion, which include organizational maturity, client relationships, quality and talent management, the Vienna, Virginia-based organization announced on Tuesday. Gautam Ijoor, CEO of Alpha Omega, said that Guerra […] More

Materials technology platform developer Lyten has chosen Eric Fick, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general, to serve as president of its federal solutions business. In his new role, Fick will lead projects that leverage the company’s 3D Graphene strategic materials technology to develop and produce innovations for government customers, Lyten said Wednesday. The president […] More

John Phillips, an industry veteran who previously served at IronNet Cybersecurity and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, was named vice president of federal sales at network security company MixMode. In his new role, Phillips will oversee the growth of MixMode’s federal business and the adoption of its artificial intelligence-powered platform by federal partners, the company said Wednesday.  […] More

Slingshot Aerospace has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Leslie Hildebrand as senior vice president of government business development and strategy and Pieter Kreuk as chief financial officer. In a statement on Wednesday, Melanie Stricklan, co-founder and CEO of Slingshot Aerospace, said the two executives will play pivotal roles in shaping the future of the […] More

Lewis Shepherd, senior director of research and emerging technologies strategy at VMware, was added to the technical advisory board of Quantum Computing Inc. The executive will draw from his more than three decades of government and industry experience in research and development innovation to provide QCI with product visibility, market intelligence and insight, the quantum […] More

Heather Dallara, a government contracting executive with nearly 20 years of defense and intelligence industry experience, has been appointed president for program year 2025 of the National Contract Management Association. She has been a member of the NCMA board of directors since 2017 and aims to help advance the contract management market and support defense […] More

Ralph Tursi, a former deputy assistant director of the FBI, has been appointed senior director for law enforcement business at General Dynamics‘ information technology arm. In his new role, Tursi will oversee business strategy development, program and product delivery to address the Department of Justice’s IT requirements, the defense contractor said Thursday. Tursi held various […] More

Barbara Graham, a former vice president at General Dynamics‘ information technology arm, has transitioned to Science Applications International Corp. to serve as senior VP of its Navy business unit. In her new role, Graham will guide strategy, business development and program execution spanning SAIC’s $1 billion portfolio of offerings for Navy and Marine Corps customers, SAIC announced […] More

Aaron Weis, former Navy chief information officer, was named managing director of technology at Google‘s public sector arm, ExecutiveBiz has learned. The move took effect Monday and Weis is now tasked to oversee GPS technology strategy development and execution for Google Cloud Platform. Reporting to Vice President Leigh Palmer, the new managing director will also […] More

Brian LaMacchia, a Microsoft who previously led its security and cryptography team, has joined Quantum Computing Inc. as a technical advisory board member. He was the second appointee named to the panel, which was created in February to guide and advance QCI’s technology commercialization and product rollouts, the company said Tuesday. LaMacchia worked with Microsoft for over […] More

Troy Sutherland, formerly a director at government services provider PeopleTec, has joined Hexagon‘s U.S. government-focused subsidiary as director of sales and business development, according to a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. He will work at the headquarters of Hexagon US Federal in Huntsville, Alabama. Sutherland spent more than two years at employee-owned small business PeopleTec, where […] More