Executive Spotlights

Craig McIntire currently serves as vice president of the Department of Homeland Security Account within SAIC’s Civilian Business Group. In this role, he oversees the full spectrum of the company’s DHS portfolio, which includes a wide variety of information technology and engineering services. His career began at Sperry corporation, where he designed and developed systems […] More

Before entering the private sector in 2021, Rick Driggers garnered extensive experience working within the U.S. government. He launched his career right after high school when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and later moved to the Department of Defense and then the Department of Homeland Security, where he gained a deep understanding of the […] More

Geoff Gage, vice president of public sector customer success at Dataminr, came to the company following an extensive career with the U.S. Navy. He was drawn to the company for the opportunities it provided to continue supporting national security missions, work with “an amazing team of customer success experts” and learn more about artificial intelligence […] More

As chief growth officer of SAIC’s Civilian Business Group, Murtaza Ahmed leads expansion efforts for the business group, playing a key role in the company’s heightened focus on its civilian segment. He joined the organization in June 2023 and assumed his current role in January. Prior to SAIC, Ahmed held leadership positions at numerous government contracting enterprises, […] More

Haresh Vataliya, CEO of vTech Solution, has navigated a path of strategic growth and innovation for nearly two decades. Unlike most companies that start with a product or service in mind (“the Uber of aglets”), or the sole focus on financial success, vTech Solution started as an answer to an important question: “How do we […] More

Founded on the eight-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Mark Drever and partners developed Xcelerate Solutions with the intent of focusing its enterprise security, strategic consulting and digital transformation services to protect national security. Over the course of the last 15 years, Mark Drever has solidified Xcelerate as a trusted partner of agencies like the […] More

Ram Mattapalli embodies the self-starter ethos in government contracting, having established the strategic information technology company Zolon Tech in 1998 and grown it exponentially over the last more than 25 years. Zolon has matured into a reliable provider of cybersecurity, cloud, mobile device management and app development to national security, defense and intelligence agencies. The […] More

SMX is a mid-sized provider of information technology services like cloud, command, control, communications, cyber and advanced engineering to a wide variety of government agencies, as well as private sector clients. Melinda Armsworthy has been with the company over 17 years, steadily making her way up the ladder, and is now vice president of contracts […] More

Beverly Roberts began her career in healthcare as a researcher specializing in retroviruses. Her work brought her to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where she continued her research while gaining skills in information technology. After 14 years with the agency, Beverly pivoted to the private sector, where she has held leadership roles with […] More