Great Falls Cohort 2010 - 2011
Michelle Anderson • Matthew Benton • Steve Berger • Cindy Connor • Phil Corso • Alden Davidson • Robert Doolittle • Katie Hoffman • Julie Hines • Tim Hoke • Jeremiah Jones • Chakravarthy Kopparapu • Christopher Little • Ahmed Mejjallid • Ryan Pulket • Christopher Smith • Thomas Hill • Brian Whitaker
Michelle Anderson has over eleven years of professional experience working for Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., a leading U.S. plumbing wholesaler with sales over $9 Billion annually. She began her career in sales, where she quickly worked her way up to several different management positions responsible for driving sales goals, managing sales associates, and daily operational functions. Most recently, she was Manager of Showrooms where she was responsible for developing and executing the strategic business plan of seven showrooms with annual sales of $60 million. She is currently in Residential Outside Sales and focuses on developing business relationships and sales with local builders, designers, and architects. Michelle graduated from Indiana University in 1998 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Minor in Business.
For the past six years, Matt has been employed by NVR Inc., a national leader in the homebuilding industry, and has held several positions for the Ryan Homes brand in both production operations and sales and marketing. Currently, Matt serves as a Project Manager with the NV Homes brand and is responsible for all construction management and operations in various communities around the Northern Virginia region. Prior to earning a bachelor’s degree in Operations Management from James Madison University, Matt spent 5 years in the United States Air Force proudly serving his country as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician (“Crewchief”) on the A-10 Warthog.
Stephen Berger is a Project Management Professional and an Associate for JB&A Inc. He is currently working as a consultant for the relocation of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to the New Campus East (NCE) construction project at Ft. Belvoir. NCE is a 2.5M square feet construction project that will consolidate NGA from four current locations to one campus with an estimated cost of over $3B. His primary focus is to ensure the directorate’s interests are met in design and construction, while informing the workforce and preparing their move. Prior to working for JB&A Inc, Steve was a Captain and a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He flew the C-130 aircraft and deployed three times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Steve received a Bachelors of Science in Social Sciences from the United States Air Force Academy.
Cindy Conner is a Capture Manager at Harris Corporation (IT Services). Haris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets workdwide. Previously, she has also worked as a Capture Manager at Energy Enterprise Solutions; she has been a Finance Officer at Darrell Green Enterprise; Commercial Business Consultant at Wells Fargo; and, Investor Relations at Wilmington National Finance and Bell South.
Cindy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Temple University.
Phil Corso has lived in Northern Virginia since moving from New York City. Since that time he has been employed as a Commercial Project Manager by Long Fence Company. His responsibilities include implementing and overseeing major company accounts including federally funded operations. These jobs range from TSA sponsored renovations of international airports to an ongoing project along the United States and Mexico border. In addition to his work at Long Fence, Phil is an avid golfer and enjoys traveling. He graduated from George Mason University in 2004 with a degree in Government and International Relations.
Alden Davidson is the Associate Director of Exhibits with the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). NDIA is a not-for-profit association that brings industry, government and academia together in support of national security through conferences and exhibitions. Alden has over six years of experience in the tradeshow industry and in 2008 completed her Certification in Exhibit Management (CEM). She is responsible for sponsorship sales for all twenty tradeshows, directly manages five tradeshows annually and consults on an additional fifteen through exhibit and sponsorship sales, marketing, logistics, and operations. Additionally, Alden is responsible for various information technology aspects for each of the twenty tradeshow websites. Previously, Alden owned her own business as a licensed Realtor in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. Prior to this position, she worked in sales and marketing for a start-up company in Washington, D.C. Beforehand, Alden also worked as a Legislative Correspondent in the United States Senate. Before moving to Washington, D.C., Alden earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from The University of Nevada, Reno. She currently lives in Alexandria, VA with her husband, son, daughter and one rambunctious dog.
Rob Doolittle has been a professional communicator for more than 25 years, helping individuals and organizations achieve their business objectives through the strategic use of communications techniques that include advertising, media relations, special events, printed publications and electronic media. Since 2006 Rob has been the staff vice president for communications at General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD), where he is responsible for supporting all aspects of the corporation’s communications with key audiences through the media, the internet and other direct and indirect channels. Before joining General Dynamics in 1999, Rob was the media relations manager for a unit of GTE Corp., providing local and national media relations and strategic communications planning support. From 1982 until he joined GTE in 1997, he worked for several Washington, D.C.-area public relations and marketing companies, providing support and counsel to a diverse group of clients. Rob has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the George Washington University, and lives in northern Virginia with his wife and two teen-aged children.
Katie Hoffman is the Manager of Defense Enterprise IT Solutions at Northrop Grumman managing a multi-billion dollar pipeline of business opportunities and customer accounts around the world. Northrop Grumman supports commanders who manage far-flung forces via global command, control and communications systems; police and firefighters who will access high-speed data and video over a new broadband wireless network; battlefield commanders who use a tactical Internet to lead their troops; Department of Homeland Security staffers who rely on their classified network infrastructure; intelligence analysts who rely on their systems to get actionable information into the right hands at the right time; missile defense analysts who model and simulate scenarios at the Joint National Integration Center; states, counties and cities who rely on the management of their information infrastructures to deliver responsive services to their citizens; and businesses that adopt new software solutions to make their enterprise processes run more smoothly and efficiently.
Tim Hoke is an Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton’s Business Analytics practice area. Tim specializes in the Department of Defense markets, focusing on internal control and financial reporting compliance, strategic level enterprise resource system implementation and assessment, project and program improvement initiatives, and overall DOD financial management. Tim recently returned from a year long tour in Baghdad, Iraq where he functioned as the Adjutant for the Brigadier General Director of the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission – Army, the organization tasked with the training, equipping, and mentoring of the Iraqi Army. Prior to joining Booz Allen, Tim functioned as a change management lead for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in their implementation of the new US Army personnel and pay system, and several years as the Managers’ Internal Control Program Manager for the Defense Commissary Agency. Tim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Russian Language from Southern Illinois University and certification as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
Jeremiah Jones is currently serving as the Special Assistant for Congressional Affairs and Stakeholder Engagements at Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cybersecurity and Communications (CS&C). In this role, Jeremiah is responsible for coordinating congressional affairs and stakeholder engagements across CS&C’s National Communication Systems, Office of Emergency Communications and the National Cyber Security Division. He serves as the Assistant Secretary’s special liaison to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Office of the Inspector General (OIG), with responsibility for three auditing offices. Additionally, he is responsible for ensuring the Department’s cyber-related and communications engagements are aligned with the Government’s Auditing Standards and promote fiscal responsibility for American taxpayers’ monies. As a military veteran with over 10 years of service, he served honorably as a special assistant/advisor to senior military officials and presidentially appointed officials. He has overseen critical functions, including legal and naturalization matters, administration, and sponsorship programs. Internationally, he has bolstered critical US-foreign relations in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and a deployment to the Horn of Africa. While assigned to the Horn of Africa, he served as the first enlisted chief of communications and six sigma coordinator to the Commander, Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa. In this role, he led communications across a region two-thirds the size of the United States - 11 east African countries and Yemen and developed innovative solutions for the organizations. He is the recipient of the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal for his oversight of relocation operations for aging veterans relocated as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. He is a graduate of several military leadership schools and has a Bachelor’s in Science in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.
Chakravarthy has 12 years of professional experience in the IT field. He currently works for Booz Allen Hamilton as an associate, technical team and project manager. Booz Allen Hamilton is a leading strategy and technology consulting firm. Some of his clients are: the National Science Foundation and FDIC. He started as a programmer analyst and technical team lead at Maxim Group, Inc in Knoxville/Memphis,TN. He has worked at Acxiom Corporation in Conway, AK as a technical team lead, solutions architect and project manager at various clients’ sites. Chakravarthy holds a MS in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in India.
Christopher Little is a Senior Financial Analyst at the MITRE Corporation, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), where he works in the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) in support of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). At MITRE, he provides sound and accurate financial data and develops ad hoc financial capture scenarios while performing as a member of a world class financial team. He reports all findings to outcome leaders, directors and program managers, assisting them in making critical business decisions while working in the public interest. Prior to joining MITRE, he spent over eight years in various management and analyst roles at CACI International, Computer Sciences Corporation, Dyncorp International, Northrop Grumman and Unisys. Additionally, Christopher has successfully boot-strapped two service sector franchise operations, Duct Doctor USA of Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, into profitable, recognized industry leaders. Christopher has served six years as a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) with the 29th Light Infantry Division. While serving, he volunteered for active duty with the 82nd Airborne Division and was stationed in the Middle East. He wakes up thankful, everyday, to be married to his lovely wife, Dominique. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Radford University.
Ahmed Mejjallid was a compliance officer and financial analyst with Ebram Investments in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ebram is a diversified investments company which activities include initial concept creation, project financing, and the establishment and management of subsidiary companies. Ahmed joined the management team at Ebram in 2006 and has been in charge of operations and procedures for the financial services arm of the firm. For the past five years, Ahmed has been responsible for facilitating private placements for a verity of companies in different sectors and industries such as telecommunications, healthcare, mining, publishing and real estate throughout the Middle Eastern region. Previous to Ebram, over the past ten years, Ahmed has worked as a senior financial analyst, mortgage broker, financial advisor and corporate actions specialist in firms in Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Ahmed received his bachelor’s in business administration from Northeastern University, Boston, in 2001 with a concentration in Finance and Insurance.
Brian Pulket is the Co-Owner and Vice President of OT 4 Kids, Inc., a Pediatric Occupational Therapy clinic in Arlington serving 45-50 children and families per week throughout Northern Virginia. Brian is also a US Army Sergeant Major, currently serving as the Inspector General (IG) Sergeant Major of the National Guard Bureau, overseeing the IG mission and managing the assistance function for the 472,000 members of Army and Air National Guard serving globally. He is originally from Baltimore, Maryland but now calls Alexandria, Virginia home. He has been blissfully married to his wife Christi for nearly 18 years, and they have one amazing seven-year old son, Ethan. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from National-Louis University.
Christopher Smith is proven senior manager & leadership consultant. He currently is serving as an IT Projects Manager at Serco Inc., one of the world’s leading service companies. In his client facing management role, he is responsible for overseeing various high profile IT projects. Christopher is tasked with improving services by managing people, processes, technology & assets effectively. Prior to joining Serco, Christopher provided financial leadership as a Program Manager for the firm’s IT Defense market. He supported all aspects of contract financial management & was responsible for strategic planning, monthly forecasting, & financial analysis. As a financial manager, he & his team provided all the required programmatic support but most important, improved & re-engineered business processes, prepared cost analysis, formulated, executed & tracked multimillion dollar annual budgets. Christopher has also worked for the Walt Disney Company, Andersen Consulting, Accenture, Unisys, & LMI. Some of his current & past consulting clients include: GE Capital, NASDAQ, Wachovia, Dept. of Education, Navy, Verizon, Air Force, HUD, House of Representatives, WHS, Defense Intelligence Agency, Counter Intelligence Field Activity, & the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has served as an instrumental leader in numerous key positions requiring strong leadership, supervisory & interpersonal skills. He has gained & displayed valuable experience designing, planning, developing & implementing state–of–the–art information technology systems. He also has served in leading support roles in the design & conduct of management consulting, human capital consulting, & organizational development programs. Outside of work, Christopher is very active in volunteer service activities within his church. He has served as head coach for several competitive sports teams & currently is training for his next triathlon. He also enjoys spending quality time with his daughter, playing golf, baseball, softball, football, swimming & basketball. A graduate from James Madison University, he holds a Bachelor degree in Business Management.
Brian Whitaker is a field representative and business consultant for Kol Bio-Medical, a local Chantilly company specializing in distribution of advanced medical devices. His primary responsibilities include sales and services to all hospitals and surgery centers in the state of Virginia. Before joining Kol Bio-Medical, Brian worked selling Konica copiers and printers at an Arlington based distributor. He received his bachelors in Business Information Technology from Virginia Tech, and currently resides in Reston, VA.
Michelle Anderson • Back to Top
Michelle Anderson has over eleven years of professional experience working for Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., a leading U.S. plumbing wholesaler with sales over $9 Billion annually. She began her career in sales, where she quickly worked her way up to several different management positions responsible for driving sales goals, managing sales associates, and daily operational functions. Most recently, she was Manager of Showrooms where she was responsible for developing and executing the strategic business plan of seven showrooms with annual sales of $60 million. She is currently in Residential Outside Sales and focuses on developing business relationships and sales with local builders, designers, and architects. Michelle graduated from Indiana University in 1998 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Minor in Business.
Matthew Benton • Back to Top
For the past six years, Matt has been employed by NVR Inc., a national leader in the homebuilding industry, and has held several positions for the Ryan Homes brand in both production operations and sales and marketing. Currently, Matt serves as a Project Manager with the NV Homes brand and is responsible for all construction management and operations in various communities around the Northern Virginia region. Prior to earning a bachelor’s degree in Operations Management from James Madison University, Matt spent 5 years in the United States Air Force proudly serving his country as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician (“Crewchief”) on the A-10 Warthog.
Stephen Berger • Back to Top
Stephen Berger is a Project Management Professional and an Associate for JB&A Inc. He is currently working as a consultant for the relocation of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to the New Campus East (NCE) construction project at Ft. Belvoir. NCE is a 2.5M square feet construction project that will consolidate NGA from four current locations to one campus with an estimated cost of over $3B. His primary focus is to ensure the directorate’s interests are met in design and construction, while informing the workforce and preparing their move. Prior to working for JB&A Inc, Steve was a Captain and a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He flew the C-130 aircraft and deployed three times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Steve received a Bachelors of Science in Social Sciences from the United States Air Force Academy.
Cindy Conner • Back to Top
Cindy Conner is a Capture Manager at Harris Corporation (IT Services). Haris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets workdwide. Previously, she has also worked as a Capture Manager at Energy Enterprise Solutions; she has been a Finance Officer at Darrell Green Enterprise; Commercial Business Consultant at Wells Fargo; and, Investor Relations at Wilmington National Finance and Bell South. Cindy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Temple University.
Phil Corso • Back to Top
Phil Corso has lived in Northern Virginia since moving from New York City. Since that time he has been employed as a Commercial Project Manager by Long Fence Company. His responsibilities include implementing and overseeing major company accounts including federally funded operations. These jobs range from TSA sponsored renovations of international airports to an ongoing project along the United States and Mexico border. In addition to his work at Long Fence, Phil is an avid golfer and enjoys traveling. He graduated from George Mason University in 2004 with a degree in Government and International Relations.
Alden Davidson • Back to Top
Alden Davidson is the Associate Director of Exhibits with the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). NDIA is a not-for-profit association that brings industry, government and academia together in support of national security through conferences and exhibitions. Alden has over six years of experience in the tradeshow industry and in 2008 completed her Certification in Exhibit Management (CEM). She is responsible for sponsorship sales for all twenty tradeshows, directly manages five tradeshows annually and consults on an additional fifteen through exhibit and sponsorship sales, marketing, logistics, and operations. Additionally, Alden is responsible for various information technology aspects for each of the twenty tradeshow websites. Previously, Alden owned her own business as a licensed Realtor in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. Prior to this position, she worked in sales and marketing for a start-up company in Washington, D.C. Beforehand, Alden also worked as a Legislative Correspondent in the United States Senate. Before moving to Washington, D.C., Alden earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from The University of Nevada, Reno. She currently lives in Alexandria, VA with her husband, son, daughter and one rambunctious dog.
Rob Doolittle • Back to Top
Rob Doolittle has been a professional communicator for more than 25 years, helping individuals and organizations achieve their business objectives through the strategic use of communications techniques that include advertising, media relations, special events, printed publications and electronic media. Since 2006 Rob has been the staff vice president for communications at General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD), where he is responsible for supporting all aspects of the corporation’s communications with key audiences through the media, the internet and other direct and indirect channels. Before joining General Dynamics in 1999, Rob was the media relations manager for a unit of GTE Corp., providing local and national media relations and strategic communications planning support. From 1982 until he joined GTE in 1997, he worked for several Washington, D.C.-area public relations and marketing companies, providing support and counsel to a diverse group of clients. Rob has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the George Washington University, and lives in northern Virginia with his wife and two teen-aged children.
Katie Hoffman • Back to Top
Katie Hoffman is the Manager of Defense Enterprise IT Solutions at Northrop Grumman managing a multi-billion dollar pipeline of business opportunities and customer accounts around the world. Northrop Grumman supports commanders who manage far-flung forces via global command, control and communications systems; police and firefighters who will access high-speed data and video over a new broadband wireless network; battlefield commanders who use a tactical Internet to lead their troops; Department of Homeland Security staffers who rely on their classified network infrastructure; intelligence analysts who rely on their systems to get actionable information into the right hands at the right time; missile defense analysts who model and simulate scenarios at the Joint National Integration Center; states, counties and cities who rely on the management of their information infrastructures to deliver responsive services to their citizens; and businesses that adopt new software solutions to make their enterprise processes run more smoothly and efficiently.
Julie Hines • Back to Top
Julie Hines is a Consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, a strategy and technology consulting firm. She supports federal government clients in the areas of strategic planning, statistical and decision analysis, financial management, Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC), and business process improvement. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with extensive experience in software analysis and implementation. Prior to joining the federal government sector, Julie worked for Watson Wyatt as an Actuary providing pension plan consulting services to Fortune 1,000 companies. Julie received a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science with a focus on Business Administration from The Pennsylvania State University.
Tim Hoke • Back to Top
Tim Hoke is an Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton’s Business Analytics practice area. Tim specializes in the Department of Defense markets, focusing on internal control and financial reporting compliance, strategic level enterprise resource system implementation and assessment, project and program improvement initiatives, and overall DOD financial management. Tim recently returned from a year long tour in Baghdad, Iraq where he functioned as the Adjutant for the Brigadier General Director of the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission – Army, the organization tasked with the training, equipping, and mentoring of the Iraqi Army. Prior to joining Booz Allen, Tim functioned as a change management lead for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in their implementation of the new US Army personnel and pay system, and several years as the Managers’ Internal Control Program Manager for the Defense Commissary Agency. Tim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Russian Language from Southern Illinois University and certification as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
Jeremiah Jones • Back to Top
Jeremiah Jones is currently serving as the Special Assistant for Congressional Affairs and Stakeholder Engagements at Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cybersecurity and Communications (CS&C). In this role, Jeremiah is responsible for coordinating congressional affairs and stakeholder engagements across CS&C’s National Communication Systems, Office of Emergency Communications and the National Cyber Security Division. He serves as the Assistant Secretary’s special liaison to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Office of the Inspector General (OIG), with responsibility for three auditing offices. Additionally, he is responsible for ensuring the Department’s cyber-related and communications engagements are aligned with the Government’s Auditing Standards and promote fiscal responsibility for American taxpayers’ monies. As a military veteran with over 10 years of service, he served honorably as a special assistant/advisor to senior military officials and presidentially appointed officials. He has overseen critical functions, including legal and naturalization matters, administration, and sponsorship programs. Internationally, he has bolstered critical US-foreign relations in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and a deployment to the Horn of Africa. While assigned to the Horn of Africa, he served as the first enlisted chief of communications and six sigma coordinator to the Commander, Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa. In this role, he led communications across a region two-thirds the size of the United States - 11 east African countries and Yemen and developed innovative solutions for the organizations. He is the recipient of the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal for his oversight of relocation operations for aging veterans relocated as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. He is a graduate of several military leadership schools and has a Bachelor’s in Science in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.
Chakravarthy Kopparapu • Back to Top
Chakravarthy has 12 years of professional experience in the IT field. He currently works for Booz Allen Hamilton as an associate, technical team and project manager. Booz Allen Hamilton is a leading strategy and technology consulting firm. Some of his clients are: the National Science Foundation and FDIC. He started as a programmer analyst and technical team lead at Maxim Group, Inc in Knoxville/Memphis,TN. He has worked at Acxiom Corporation in Conway, AK as a technical team lead, solutions architect and project manager at various clients’ sites. Chakravarthy holds a MS in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in India.
Christopher Little • Back to Top
Christopher Little is a Senior Financial Analyst at the MITRE Corporation, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), where he works in the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) in support of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). At MITRE, he provides sound and accurate financial data and develops ad hoc financial capture scenarios while performing as a member of a world class financial team. He reports all findings to outcome leaders, directors and program managers, assisting them in making critical business decisions while working in the public interest. Prior to joining MITRE, he spent over eight years in various management and analyst roles at CACI International, Computer Sciences Corporation, Dyncorp International, Northrop Grumman and Unisys. Additionally, Christopher has successfully boot-strapped two service sector franchise operations, Duct Doctor USA of Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, into profitable, recognized industry leaders. Christopher has served six years as a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) with the 29th Light Infantry Division. While serving, he volunteered for active duty with the 82nd Airborne Division and was stationed in the Middle East. He wakes up thankful, everyday, to be married to his lovely wife, Dominique. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Radford University.
Ahmed Mejjallid • Back to Top
Ahmed Mejjallid was a compliance officer and financial analyst with Ebram Investments in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ebram is a diversified investments company which activities include initial concept creation, project financing, and the establishment and management of subsidiary companies. Ahmed joined the management team at Ebram in 2006 and has been in charge of operations and procedures for the financial services arm of the firm. For the past five years, Ahmed has been responsible for facilitating private placements for a verity of companies in different sectors and industries such as telecommunications, healthcare, mining, publishing and real estate throughout the Middle Eastern region. Previous to Ebram, over the past ten years, Ahmed has worked as a senior financial analyst, mortgage broker, financial advisor and corporate actions specialist in firms in Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Ahmed received his bachelor’s in business administration from Northeastern University, Boston, in 2001 with a concentration in Finance and Insurance.
Brian Pulket • Back to Top
Brian Pulket is the Co-Owner and Vice President of OT 4 Kids, Inc., a Pediatric Occupational Therapy clinic in Arlington serving 45-50 children and families per week throughout Northern Virginia. Brian is also a US Army Sergeant Major, currently serving as the Inspector General (IG) Sergeant Major of the National Guard Bureau, overseeing the IG mission and managing the assistance function for the 472,000 members of Army and Air National Guard serving globally. He is originally from Baltimore, Maryland but now calls Alexandria, Virginia home. He has been blissfully married to his wife Christi for nearly 18 years, and they have one amazing seven-year old son, Ethan. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from National-Louis University.
Christopher Smith • Back to Top
Christopher Smith is proven senior manager & leadership consultant. He currently is serving as an IT Projects Manager at Serco Inc., one of the world’s leading service companies. In his client facing management role, he is responsible for overseeing various high profile IT projects. Christopher is tasked with improving services by managing people, processes, technology & assets effectively. Prior to joining Serco, Christopher provided financial leadership as a Program Manager for the firm’s IT Defense market. He supported all aspects of contract financial management & was responsible for strategic planning, monthly forecasting, & financial analysis. As a financial manager, he & his team provided all the required programmatic support but most important, improved & re-engineered business processes, prepared cost analysis, formulated, executed & tracked multimillion dollar annual budgets. Christopher has also worked for the Walt Disney Company, Andersen Consulting, Accenture, Unisys, & LMI. Some of his current & past consulting clients include: GE Capital, NASDAQ, Wachovia, Dept. of Education, Navy, Verizon, Air Force, HUD, House of Representatives, WHS, Defense Intelligence Agency, Counter Intelligence Field Activity, & the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has served as an instrumental leader in numerous key positions requiring strong leadership, supervisory & interpersonal skills. He has gained & displayed valuable experience designing, planning, developing & implementing state–of–the–art information technology systems. He also has served in leading support roles in the design & conduct of management consulting, human capital consulting, & organizational development programs. Outside of work, Christopher is very active in volunteer service activities within his church. He has served as head coach for several competitive sports teams & currently is training for his next triathlon. He also enjoys spending quality time with his daughter, playing golf, baseball, softball, football, swimming & basketball. A graduate from James Madison University, he holds a Bachelor degree in Business Management.
Thomas Hill • Back to Top
Tom is a site superintendent, project engineer, and estimator for Finley Asphalt & Sealing in Manassas Park, Virginia. His work has primarily been at Daingerfield Island National Park in Alexandria, Virginia, and at Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, part of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission. Previously, he worked as senior project manager, quality control manager, and general superintendent at Atlantic Contracting and Material Co, Inc. Previously he worked at Piedmont Contracting in Warrenton, Virginia assisting the general manager, superintendents, and foreman with field engineering, material procurement and managing and operating heavy equipment. Tom earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. Tom resides in McLean, VA.
Brian Whitaker • Back to Top
Brian Whitaker is a field representative and business consultant for Kol Bio-Medical, a local Chantilly company specializing in distribution of advanced medical devices. His primary responsibilities include sales and services to all hospitals and surgery centers in the state of Virginia. Before joining Kol Bio-Medical, Brian worked selling Konica copiers and printers at an Arlington based distributor. He received his bachelors in Business Information Technology from Virginia Tech, and currently resides in Reston, VA.