Cathy Daughenbaugh
President
Andrea Donofrio
Director of Finance
Julia Levinson
Corporate Secretary
John Anagnost
John is an Engineering Fellow with more than 35 years of aerospace engineering experience at Hughes and Raytheon. He recently served as the system engineering and technical lead for several of Raytheon’s largest space electro-optical programs. He was credited by the company to be a major contributor for more than $2B in new business for Raytheon over his career. John is a recognized national expert in line-of-sight systems for precision pointing systems ranging from milliradians to nanoradians. He is also a government recognized expert in OPIR and space imaging sensors.
Jason Baugher
Jason has 30 years in the aerospace industry across multiple mission areas. His career has given him experience in operations, test and readiness, ground system checkout, mission management and ground system acquisition, and mission resilience, strengthening his systems engineering skills. He has been called in to support independent review teams to evaluate their ground systems and readiness due to his knowledge. He enjoys applying his skills to new challenges and keeps an eye on the needs of the user as he works on his projects.
Mark Bauman
Mark has over 22 years of service to the DoD with a background in Geospatial Intelligence. Serving as a leader in the Army he has coordinated geospatial analysis to support all branches of the United States military, numerous government agencies and countless foreign nations through combat and humanitarian assistance missions. His drive and dedication to service has been instrumental in his success across the government.
Matthew Bunton
Matthew has over 20 years of experience in the DoD and Intelligence Community with a diverse background supporting joint and interagency operations and intelligence around the world. As a lead in the geospatial community, he’s served as a Source Requirements and Integration Analyst and assisted in the first ever Early Access Architecture (EAA) for emerging capabilities that reshaped National, DoD and Civil architectures. Matt has a strong history with Military Targeting to include Fusion Cell Lead and Senior Chief Warrant Officer for advance precision targeting for multiple joint deployments and imperative overseas operations. With his rich history of being on the front lines as a Joint Forward Observer and Joint Tactical Air Controller, he brings expertise from a tactical to strategic level from a GEOINT perspective.
Robert Callahan
Rob has a passion for bringing new capabilities to bear on national security issues. He has over 20 years of experience across the IC and DoD in the analysis, engineering, and mission integration of operations, systems, and programs from “cradle to grave”. His background spans mission integration and management across functional, technological, and organizational boundaries.
Suzanne Carmack
Suzie is a #1 best-selling author, global award-winning coach and communication scholar dedicated to helping senior leaders in high consequence fields to thrive even as they experience the stress of success. She has personally coached 100’s of leaders and teams in the healthcare, public health, military, and education sectors, and has brought her thought leadership to the teams of the Pan American / World Health Organization; the U.S. Treasury Executive Institute; the U.S. Department of Defense; the U.S. Air Force; the U.S. Department of Education; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the U.S. Parks Service; and the Health Resources and Services Administration. She served as the lead researcher and author for a series of thought papers that created the Operation Live Well 20-year strategy plan for the Defense Health Agency (2016); the first-ever resilience training for senior leaders of the USAF Air Combat Command (2018); and the first-ever leader well-being training for the 37th Training Wing of the USAF (2022-2023). With 32 years of experience as a multi-disciplinary professor in higher education, she holds advanced degrees in health communication (PhD), kinesiology (MEd), and theatre (MFA) as well as professional certification as a board-certified health coach (NBC-HWC), leadership coach (PCC), and internationally-certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT).
Shane Carroll
Shane has over 28 years of experience in the U.S. Army, Special Operations, and the Intelligence Community. He is a retired Army Special Forces Officer with extensive experience at all levels of Special Operations, with numerous combat deployments with multiple agencies and Services. He has worked both as a multi-INT watch officer at a national-level DoD site and an imagery collection manager supporting worldwide operations through direct dynamic tasking. Shane thrives working on collaborative solutions as part of a high-functioning, can-do team within high-tempo, demanding environments.
Lacy Cook
Lacy is a 47 year industry veteran in the invention and design of optical systems of all forms at Hughes and Raytheon. He has 111 issued US Patents. He is a Hyland Award winner from Hughes Aircraft, a Conrady Award winner from SPIE, a Fellow from the So. Cal. OSA, a multiple Excellence in Technology award winner from Raytheon, and has Pioneer status at the NRO.
Alec Daughenbaugh
Alec graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelors in Criminal Justice and Criminology. He has been the Facility Security Officer with NewBridge Partners since the start of 2024. Alec has a passion for electronic dance music and is currently producing music under the artist name “Sythen.”
Cathy Daughenbaugh
President
Cathy is an executive coach and organizational development specialist who has been working in the intelligence community and with government customers for over 30 years.
Martha Delgado
Martha has over 25 years of experience supporting the Intelligence Community and DoD with systems acquisition, and operations. Her organizational skills help government customers keep track of programs and projects.
Warren Diamond
Warren has over 41 years of experience in Intelligence and DoD systems. He has extensive OPIR and IMINT analysis experience. Phenomenologies include EO/IR, SAR, hyperspectral, multispectral, polarimetric, FMV. Produced both spacecraft flight software and ground software. Long term front end of the business research on congressional budgets, Analysis of Alternatives, Government Reference Architectures, COCOM Integrated Priority Lists, JEONS, Presidents Budget Request, Capability Gap Assessments. Extensive research on new opponent threats in missiles, hypersonics, sensors, EW, spacecraft, aircraft, submarines, cyber operations, doctrines, ASATs, high energy lasers, radio frequency weapons. Research on company acquisitions of space suppliers. Continuous supply of business intelligence to the leadership team prior to RFP releases.
Andrea Donofrio
Director of Finance
Andrea has years of past experience in the finance and banking industry and as an insurance underwriter. She is also an involved mother of six.
Mark Donofrio
Chief, Corporate Operations
Mark is an experienced Program Manager and rapid contracting advisor with both large satellite system and quick-reaction capability acquisition experience. He previously served as both an Air Force Acquisition Officer and a Corporate Contract Program Manager spanning more than 30 years across the DoD Services, special operations and the Intelligence Community. His technical experience includes OPIR, MASINT, GEOINT, LIDAR, and unattended sensors.
Dave Doyle
Dave is an Engineering Fellow with 29 years of software engineering experience at Hughes and Raytheon including design & development of embedded real time software, PC based interfaces to embedded targets and embedded target simulation. He has extensive familiarity with line-of-sight control applications, and most recently worked on multi-target tracking software for missile defense applications. He has worked on numerous strategic systems including real time line-of-sight software for missile defense tracking as well as tactical airborne systems like the Air Force Global Hawk UAV Electro-Optical & Infrared Telescope.
Preston Edens
Preston has over 25 years of experience in the DoD with a background in IT, Project Management and Administration. He has multiple deployments working with International Partners and continually finds creative solutions to complex problems.
Ed Estrada
Ed has nearly 40 years experience in EO systems design and analysis, including scanning and staring EO visible and IR sensors, IR hyperspectral radiometers, and directed energy systems. He has worked on government OPIR systems, Civil Space weather instruments, and “DARPA Hard” proprietary systems.
Stephen Finney
Chief, Business Operations
Stephen has over 25 years experience in USAF, NRO, and NGA programs, developing and operating OPIR systems. As Director of the OPIR Integrated Systems Program Office, he oversaw the joint IC, USAF, and MDA OPIR development activities as they grew from a $50M portfolio to multiple Major System Acquisitions of over $1 billion.
Caitlyn Freidhoff
Caitlyn is a contract management professional with over 10 years of experience supporting government missions. Leveraging her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and experience as a Surface Warfare Officer in the US Navy, Caitlyn is a proven leader who can address technical, programmatic, and organizational issues.
Susana Garcia
Susana has 20 years of experience in the DoD and Intelligence Community. She has a diverse background supporting various analytical efforts the services and defense organizations. Throughout her time in the IC, Susana has provided solutions with a holistic approach by incorporating rich datasets for machine learning efforts and applying image science techniques for value-added analysis.
Carl Hans
Carl has over 25 years supporting the DoD and Intelligence community in the field of data systems planning, acquisition, and program management. He enjoys tackling the hard problems for customers.
Tom Hastings
Tom has over 4 decades experience in system & systems test engineering, operations, product development, business and cost analysis, functional line management, program management, & business startup. Employment with Hughes/Raytheon & Booz Allen, for DoD, IC, Civil, and commercial customers. He has been involved with Space Shuttle Design, System Test of ASATS, Program Development and architecture studies for major Missile Defense programs, management of proposal efforts, development of space qualified lasers, visible, infrared and hyperspectral space payloads, and high energy lasers. His patents include space-based laser communications transponders, laser communication constellation architectures, & unique WFOV remote sensors. He managed a 500-person opto-mechanical engineering organization, participated on executive launch teams, performed major reorganization of a multi-billion-dollar Space division, assisted in the management of OPIR programs such a SBIRS Lo.
Kaylin Haywood
Kaylin possesses over 28 years of experience within the Department of Defense, gained through active duty and support roles in both the Air Force and Space Force. Her expertise encompasses space and missile operations, aircraft depot maintenance, process improvement, requirements and acquisitions, program management, and a variety of overseas assignments to include supporting the United Nations. Certified as a Project Management Professional in 2017, Kaylin applies strategic planning and analyzes lessons learned to develop and execute projects effectively to achieve a common objective. She is recognized as a creative problem-solver who offers innovative approaches and excels at uniting teams to accomplish client goals.
Jennifer Hensley
Jennifer has more than 10 years experience as a Budget Financial Analyst supporting multiple programs in the Intelligence Community and Air Force. She oversaw the execution of the Department of Defense and the Secretary of the Air Force budgets totaling $500M. She is currently supporting the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency in strategizing internal budget structures to fund emerging modernization requirements and advise allocation of existing resources to new efforts.
Rebecca Humbertson
Rebecca has over 30 years experience working with the Army, Air Force, Marines, SOCOM, and across the Intelligence Community with NGA and other Combat Support Agencies. She brings depth and breadth in the Requirements process particularly ISR and sensor integration, with both DoD and the IC. She is a retired Army Intelligence professional with extensive experience in innovative problem solving at all echelons. She is passionate about bringing solutions and seeing organizations excel during Change Management and Organizational Development.
Joe Ichkhan
Joe is an Engineering Fellow with 6 U.S. patents and 36 years of experience in advanced technology development and engineering projects at Hughes and Raytheon. He has worked on over 90 diversified aerospace efforts and recently served as the chief engineer for two of Raytheon’s space electro-optical programs. His specializations focus on advanced opto-mechanical conceptual systems design and architecture development for space and tactical EO and laser systems.
Chet Johnston
Chet has over 25 years program experience developing optical element mounts, structures, mechanisms, slewing mounts, sensor packaging, and instrumentation. He has extensive experience in strategic prototype optomechanical hardware development, from concept through integration and test. Chet has over 20,000 hours of SolidWorks seat time preparing models for method development, customer presentations, analysis & production drawings and is proficient in optical element and structure FEA, specifically modal, thermal, stress- particularly for very low deflection optical surface applications.
MaRyha Kelly
MaRyha has over 22 years of dynamic military professional experience within the Department of Defense. During her Air Force career she provided, strategic planning, operational stewardship, information management, and Aerospace Homeland Defense. MaRyha has a true passion for people and a drive to provide a world class service experience. She is exceptional at leveraging her experience and resources to provide rapid solutions to today’s toughest problems under extreme pressure situations.
Mike King
Mike has over 20 years of experience in the DoD and Intelligence Community with a diverse background supporting joint and interagency operations and intelligence around the world. Throughout his career, Michael has sought to develop innovative solutions to complex operational problems by improving processes and leveraging new technical tools and capabilities.
Ryan King
Ryan’s 30-year career is defined as a global perspective. Serving across four continents and five oceans for the U.S. Navy, he thrived in diverse roles, starting as an enlisted Hospital Corpsman and transitioning to a highly skilled Intelligence Officer. This rich experience fostered a comprehensive skillset in threat intelligence analysis, program management, strategic planning, risk mitigation, and process optimization. Ryan’s passion for continuous learning, cutting-edge technology, and pushing boundaries extends to his team as well. He finds constant inspiration in the belief, “It seems every day ends with a miracle here.”
David LaKomski
David is an experienced thermal design engineer with extensive background in space-based, airborne and ground based systems. He has 40 years of experience in all phases of product development, including initial concept and proposals, design analysis, verification test design and implementation.
Ed Lesnansky
Ed has over 40 years of professional experience in the design and implementation of systems for the IC, DoD, and Civil. His experience includes being the technical lead for a communications program funded over $800M. His technical experience includes systems engineering, software/hardware architecture, communications/networking, and mission processing. He has significant experience in the front end of the business and has participated in many studies, system requirements analyses, research and development, and early system prototyping.
Julia Levinson
Corporate Secretary
Julia was a USAF officer who served as a program manager for military space and ground programs. As a contractor, she served the intelligence community as a space system cost analyst for several major system acquisition programs.
Scott Levinson
Chief, Mission Operations
Scott has over 35 years of experience in USAF, MDA, NRO, and NGA programs. He did extensive work on missile defense sensor systems including radar and OPIR developments. He is a national expert in OPIR flight and ground systems for numerous applications and was a key player in almost every major OPIR architecture and system study since the 1990s. As a corporate Chief Engineer, he served as technical lead on multiple studies that spanned IC & DoD OPIR trades and resulted in multi-billion dollar DoD/IC OPIR investments. He has led several multi-service rapid response capability demonstrations and has served in R&D and major acquisition oversight roles at OSD and ODNI.
Kelsey Linderman
Kelsey has more than 18 years as an experienced Program Control professional. She has demonstrated competence and solid understanding of government project management and is resourceful and proactive in supporting program managers, senior level management, and government customers.
Florence Lu
Florence has over 20 years of experience as a system engineer within the aerospace industry for multiple customers throughout the DoD and Civil. Her strengths include systems engineering, system architecture, sensor design, opto-electronics, and photonics. She has been a lead systems engineer on multiple programs as well as a project lead on innovative programs for new technologies.
Janet Lui
An avid traveler, adventurer and “Jill of all trades,” Janet’s passion for exploring the art of the possible and can-do personality also resonates in her professional career. She is a technical program manager and systems engineer with 20 years of experience developing and delivering critical products and sensors for space and tactical systems. She has the experience and expertise to quickly and successfully work in multiple technology areas (machine learning and AI, EO/IR/RF and active sensors), in many domains (space, air and ground), all phases of the product life cycle (concepts and acquisitions to production) and across all functions (supply chain, IT, security, finance, operations, and contracts).
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Neil Malone
Neil started at Hughes Space in 1983 and immediately started integrating Spacecraft in El Segundo and launch of the Leasat Navy Communications Satellites. He was next the test SME for the shuttle frisbee launch system. His next program was a two-year commitment in Seattle working RF payload studies that turned into 10 years. Following this adventure, Neil remained at Hughes, and worked with Landsat 7, MODIS, JAMI and NPOESS EOIR payloads at Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. Neil then moved to Raytheon Vision Systems to build FPAs for Space, tactical and Astronomy.
Neil retired from Raytheon after 40 years. He spent one year as a contractor integrating cameras into telescopes at Raytheon and another modeling EOIR sensors for SDA proposals.
Neil is now with Newbridge Partners working with many of the same people he’s have worked with for the last 25 years. Neil volunteers for the Civil Air Patrol as an Airborne photographer evaluator, aerospace education officer for the California Wing competing in National StellarXplorers space dynamics competition, High Altitude Balloon Challenge and the American Rocket competition. Neil is presently building a ground station to intercept NOAA and cubesat downlink video and working on a high resolution LWIR water vapor cubesat.
Bogdan Marcovici
Bogdan has over 40 years experience in Missile Warning, Missile Defense, and Space Surveillance mission areas, system architecture, sensor technology, modeling and algorithms. He joined Hughes Aircraft after graduating MIT with electrical engineering and economics degrees, on a Master’s fellowship. He led the Hughes Missile Warning analysis and modeling on DARPA staring sensor development, mission and algorithm analysis, and was Chief Scientist on several DSP follow-on studies, leading to the AFRL funded AIRSS full Earth Starer program, and classified high fidelity starers. As system engineer, Chief Scientist and simulation lead at Raytheon on the STSS (Brilliant Eyes), he was responsible for radiometric performance for detection, tracking, discrimination and tasking for Missile Defense and Space Surveillance. As Director of programs, he focused on multi-technology advanced studies, including a laser based orbital debris protection and de-orbit system concept. At Aerospace, Bogdan led the SBIRS modeling, design analysis and mission performance, and led the development of payload designs for the Next Gen RFI, and developed sensor and FPA designs for resilience, TI utility with multi-spectral designs. He was awarded Aerospace Employee of the Year for those efforts. Bogdan led the Aerospace efforts for Missile Tracking Demo design evaluation, performance analysis through the CDR stage for track custody and fire control capability.
Allan Mattson
Allan has 38 years of Space Systems experience with legacy Hughes Aircraft and Raytheon. His engineering background includes a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Chief Systems Engineer on large programs, Technical Director for Space Systems, Chief Engineer for Space Systems and architect for many programs. His management experience includes roles of major program manager and Director of National Space programs. His new business experience includes capture lead, proposal manager and architect.
Steven Mawhorter
Steven has over 20 twenty years of experience in DoD and IC systems acquisitions. He has worked on both space and ground systems and has extensive experience in systems requirements process. Steven retired from the Space Force and also served in the USAF. He also has experience with space systems launch and early orbit testing, ground system testing, missile intercept testing, lasers, optics and sensor R&D. He strives to achieve successful outcomes for the DoD & IC missions.
Carolyn McCain
Carolyn has nearly 15 years experience in the Intelligence Community (IC) working as an analyst, serving as an executive officer, supporting international partnerships, instructing analytic courses and expanding the online presence and collaboration tradecraft for her customers. She is passionate about helping others, finding new ways to answer new problems, and setting up others for success in a fast-paced and complex world. Carolyn is committed to helping organizations achieve excellence through collaboration operations as we all enter the era of artificial intelligence.
Ray McVey
Ray has a combined 44 years of professional experience with Raytheon Company and The Boeing Company (all heritage Hughes Aircraft Business Units) involving mechanical engineering design, analysis and systems engineering of space and airborne payload systems. While at The Raytheon Company (Heritage Hughes EDSG) Ray developed a high level of expertise in the mechanical design, fabrication and test of optical systems. While at The Boeing Company, Ray provided technical oversight and design input for the products developed by the Boeing Satellite Systems (Heritage Hughes Space & Communications) Mechanisms Department. He was also part of the Management Assurance Team that oversees post launch operations and all in-orbit deployments prior to spacecraft handover to the customer.
Bill Mikelonis
Bill has over 25 years of experience supporting various DoD and IC programs. He has an extensive background in airborne and spaceborne electro-optical collection systems, and in-depth knowledge across the Measurement and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT) and Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) disciplines. He has provided end-to-end remotely sensed data processing & exploitation and phenomenology technical expertise in support of operational requirements and research & development activities. Over the course of his career, his broad domain knowledge and experience has been leveraged to identify and define requirements in support of multiple multi-billion dollar Major Systems Acquisitions.
Rich Miller
Rich is a proven technical leader with over 35+ years of experience in the DoD and IC. He has served as a Senior GEOINT Sensors SME, MASINT & GEOINT SETA advisor and program developer, Requirements & Systems Analyst, and as a Collection Manager. Rich is a retired Army Military Intelligence professional. He has supported a wide range of DoD and IC offices, and various Army strategic and tactical units. Rich’s technical expertise is in the areas of hyperspectral imaging, OPIR, and MASINT ground systems.
Larry Milton
Larry has over 40 years of experience in GEOINT as an Air Force Imagery Analyst, Instructor, Departmental Requirements Officer, Operational Support Specialist, and Senior Study Analyst / Integration Planner. His experience tasking and exploiting national / airborne assets in support of strategic and wartime missions influence our nation’s current planning for the future of GEOINT. From concept to completion, he has lead studies of mission utility, collection architectures, and alternative delivery of functional capabilities. His direct influence has shaped the development and integration of new sensitive GEOINT capabilities and analytical techniques. Larry is a PMI certified Program Manager who has served in business leadership roles directing contracts across the IC.
Patrick Navarette
Patrick has 40 years of experience at Raytheon formally Hughes Aircraft Company. His roles have included detail design, sensor layouts, opto-mechanical test bench layouts, and conceptual of opto-mechanical space systems. Additionally, Patrick has background in opto-mechanical tactical systems packaging. He was also a member of the CREO national modeling team, which developed the Raytheon’s 3d CAD standards.
Danny Nguyen
System/software architect with 35 years of experience at Raytheon, in real-time embedded system/hardware/software object oriented design, architecture, development of sensor controller, EO/IR signal data processing, target tracking algorithms, Model Based System/Software Engineering (MBSE), complex system hardware/software/algorithm integration, problem solving, and deployment of mission critical real-time embedded sensor payload signal and data processing systems for both space and ground Missile Warning / Missile Defense programs.
Teri Noffsinger
Teri is an experienced National Security and Intelligence Professional, award-winning Intelligence Leader, and U.S. Air Force Veteran with over 20+ years of demonstrated success in intelligence operations. She has served in the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) and has extensive experience in current intelligence and crisis operations, enterprise leadership, organizational development, change management, and resource administration.
Nicole Ongor
Since 2014, Nicole has worked for both the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. With over 10 years of experience in project management and integration, Nicole continues to challenge herself with innovate technologies, new enterprise architectures, and joint mission capabilities. Her previous assignment was the delivery, operations, and sustainment of a web-based application platform that provided, in near real-time, secure cross domain communications as well as collaborative functionalities that supported multinational partnerships and data exchange. Today, she supports as a Mission Integration Engineer, under the Source directorate. Working to assimilate new and existing systems for the purposes of optimizing data workflow for imagery exploitation and dissemination. Nicole’s history in these departments have helped broaden her understanding in systems engineering and acquisition lifecycle. From network engineering to mission operations, she has a wide and in-depth knowledge on the tools of today.
Howard Onishi
Howard has over 40 years of experience as a systems engineer working a wide variety of programs for the DoD and IC. His areas of expertise include real-time software development, algorithm development, requirements specification, sensor analysis, signal and image processing, detection theory, multiple target tracking, data fusion and mission performance analysis. He was one of the primary developers of both the on-board and ground data processors for STSS.
Randy Onishi
Randy has 35+ years of experience contributing to the design, development, and integration of ground systems that support missions for IC, USAF, and DoD satellites. His experience includes systems engineering, Concept of Operations development, design and development of ground based hardware and software architectures supporting mission operations and mission data processing, and overseeing the installation and testing of OCONUS ground terminals. Over his career he has worked for a major defense contractor as well as a Federally Funded Research and Development Consultant.
Gary Palmer
Gary has over 40 years experience in system engineering software, planning, design, development and implementation applying interdisciplinary approaches leading teams to effective solutions. He has extensive experience leading the definition, design, implementation, and assessment of the information security infrastructure for high profile projects working within commercial and multiple U.S. Government agencies, bureaus & organizations and possesses deep technical experience in computer and security systems. A seasoned problem solver, Gary has proven success in leading teams, coordinating with management and customers, and meeting requirements to build systems which pass assessment and receive operational authorization. Gary is an avid pilot with multiple advanced ratings in addition to flight instructor. In his spare time, he is typically flying or teaching others to fly. He donates flight time to charities as well as advocating for student pilots.
Anthony “Tony” Perotti
Anthony ‘Tony’ Perotti is an emerging professional in the Intelligence Community. He began his journey as a Uniformed Officer with the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), where he honed his foundational skills in security and diplomacy. Tony then transitioned to the Intelligence Community as a GEOINT/IMINT Hybrid Analyst, working on a multi-agency counterterrorism special access program. He leveraged his expertise to support a Government R&D program by developing remote sensing TTPs, crafting innovative ABI methodologies, and conducting risk assessment experiments. Guided by the principle that “more is lost by indecision than by wrong decision,” Tony emphasizes the importance of taking decisive action and learning from outcomes, rather than hesitating, and missing opportunities for growth and innovation. In his free time, Tony is adventurous. He enjoys hiking, fishing, surfing, dirt biking, traveling, and living life to the full extent.
Angela Phillips
Angela has over 35 years of experience as a system engineering professional supporting the aerospace industry for missions with the USAF, MDA, IC, NASA and international communities. Her strengths include project management, mission/system analysis, system architecture and sensor design. She has served as technical director, subject matter expert and program manager for industry as well as being a liaison between industry and government.
Apearre Radeff
Apearre is a veteran of the Surface Warfare community and currently a member of our contracts team. With over 6 years of formal program management and over 10 years of personnel management and leadership experience throughout her military career, she excels in dynamic environments and strives to continue to serve her community and government in the civilian capacity. Apearre served Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan (FDNF-J) on USS ASHLAND (LSD-48) and USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20), and was the primary coordinator as Decommissioning Officer for USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD-41) to retire the first ship in her class. She has been an Agency Program Coordinator for the Navy’s Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) system managing millions of dollars of federal funds, vertically implemented the Fleet’s new electronic management software (eTagOut) and most recently, directly supported Navy’s Global Force Management (GFM) force generation process at The Pentagon in Washington D.C. In her role as a GFM Operations Action Officer, she worked with the highest echelon of leaders, including OSD, OUSD, DHS, OMB, and across all services and Combatant Commands (CCMDs) to support the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in scheduling the maintenance, training, and deployment of the Fleet, as well as supporting Navy Congressional and Senatorial hearings.
Gary Rahn
Gary is an Aerospace Engineer with 40 years experience in the development and operations of space based remote sensing systems. Over his career he has supported the development of EO/IR and multi-spectral systems for the DoD and NASA. He has in-depth experience in all stages of the system life cycle spanning architecture development, proposal preparation, design development, production, formal qualification testing, and operational support.
Barbara Ramirez
Barbara has more than 30 years of aerospace industry experience. Her professional experience encompasses the Los Angeles Air Force Station, Hughes, Boeing, and most recently, Raytheon Corporation. She is an accomplished and versatile administrative professional who possesses extensive office management. She is well organized and able to multitask while maintaining a high level of professionalism.
Bill Robinson
Bill has over 30 years of experience in DoD and IC programs. A seasoned Program Manager and Project Management Professional, he has led several large SETA programs within the IC. He also has extensive experience in developing future GEOINT requirements for the user community via the Intelligence Community Collection Requirements (ICCR) and Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) processes. Outside of work, you can usually find Bill attending one of his children’s sporting events.
David Rock
Dave has spent his entire career working on stray light issues: analysis, design, software tool development, and testing. During 26 years at Hughes Aircraft/Raytheon he developed the OARDAS stray light software which uses a unique radiometric approach that is based on differential ray tracing. OARDAS proved to be very effective for uncovering serious stray light paths and converging on answers. After leaving Raytheon he wrote the Jenny software and then moved to the Aerospace Corporation, where he used Jenny to evaluate stray light and diagnose problems in many optical systems. While at Raytheon and Aerospace he also developed some innovative photographic techniques for stray light testing. Dave enjoys the challenge of stray light analysis and is always looking for ways to make it easier.
Joe Scott
Joe has over 20 years of experience working side-by-side with government program managers to focus their efforts, coordinate with internal and external partners, and deliver quality products. He has a mechanical engineering education with years of systems engineering and program management experience. He supported development and experimentation of homeland security technologies, fostered modeling and simulation policy and best practices, and explored new and innovative solutions for missile defense. He now supports other government customers with program research, process development and program execution.
Jeremy Secor
Jeremy has over 15 years of experience supporting the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense (IC/DoD). As a Training and Tradecraft expert, he is passionate about emerging sensors and emerging data, data literacy and visualization, and helping his clients solve their complex problems. Certified in 2016 as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Jeremy utilizes his project management knowledge to ensure projects are completed on time, on budget, and exceed the client’s expectations.
Clifford Shanholtzer
Clifford Shanholtzer is a seasoned Geospatial Engineer with over 13 years of dedicated service to the Department of Defense, where he has contributed to multiple operational and tactical deployments across the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Through his extensive experience, Clifford has honed advanced geospatial skills, further refined through comprehensive training with the INSCOM Foundry program, where he completed every available geospatial course. He now brings his expertise to the Regional Content Manager Program in Tampa, FL.
Beyond his professional endeavors, Clifford is deeply committed to youth development and leadership, actively volunteering with organizations such as the Order of DeMolay and Scouts BSA. A lover of music and an advocate for quality family time, Clifford enjoys sharing meaningful moments with his wife and three children.
Sandra Simpson
With over 25 years of distinguished experience in the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence community, Sandra Simpson has established herself as a leader in geospatial intelligence and multi-intelligence integration. Sandra has held key roles at several IC agencies and was promoted to senior executive in 2016. Sandra’s expertise spans various domains, including Analysis, Source, Research, and international initiatives within NGA. She was instrumental in creating and expanding NGA’s 24×7 collaboration capability, known as NICAT, and played a crucial role in establishing collaboration cells across the Intelligence Community. As the architect behind the first Community HUMINT training facility in Willow Grove, PA, she standardized HUMINT tradecraft and enhanced access to essential data resources. In her tenure leading NGA’s Expeditionary office, Sandra supported a global DoD presence by deploying geospatial and imagery expertise where it was needed most. While directing the GEOINT Information Group, she spearheaded the modernization of NGA map data and products into a cloud-based architecture and launched the Regional Content Manager (RCM) program to enhance DoD customer access to NGA’s foundational content.
Gary Strunk
Mission / Systems Engineer with over 40 years of experience in several industry settings including Rockwell International, United Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Collins, Raytheon, SAIC, and Boeing among others supporting Space and Unmanned command and control (C2) systems design. Specific expertise in technology concept exploration, Joint All Domain C2, Human Systems Integration & Engineering / User Experience, Systems Safety, etc. focused on Space, Army, Navy Air Force, Missile Defense Agency, and Intelligence community programs. Specialty areas include Facility layout and design, Mission Engineering & Analysis, Operations Suitability, ConOps development, Model Based Human Systems Modeling and System Performance, Interface Usability Analysis, and comprehensive Human Factors Engineering, among others.
Phil Thabet
Phil has over 25 years of experience supporting engineering initiatives in the Intelligence Community and the Department of Homeland Security. He has served as a chief engineer, engineering manager, operations manager, and requirements lead. His work areas have covered 24/7 operations, software and hardware transitions, requirements development, personnel management, budget management, and system integration. He enjoys working with teams dedicated to missions that support U.S. protection and global interests.
Steven Tollett
Steve has over 24 years of experience serving in Air Force and the DOD as a contractor. He has participated in multiple combat deployments and operations. He appreciates working in fast-paced environments where cross functional communication, teamwork, and agile decision-making empowers the warfighter to achieve mission success
Tracy Wilcox
Tracy has over 18 years of experience working in the IC and DOD communities starting her career in the Army. She has extensive experience in the Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) disciplines working in both the acquisition and analysis shops. In addition to this, Tracy has created missions from the ground up cultivating new and innovative ways to harness the unique talents of each team member. She is passionate about bringing people together whether virtually or in person to enhance the mission while letting each teammate shine.
Nicole Woodyard
Nicole “Nikki” has a lifetime full of career professional accomplishments spanning 31 years of active-duty federal service, both in garrison and deployed environments, with the Department of Defense as a multifunctional logistician and educator. She has spearheaded several DoD initiatives including the development of the initial pilot program for the Army’s RESET Programs, Expanding the Army’s Quality Control and Assurance Programs, Maintenance Terrain Walks and Command Discipline Program HQDA. As a Training Developer with the G3/5/7 Combined Arms Support Command and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, she co-developed the U.S Army Gender Neutralization Initiative and created training doctrine expanding technical, professional education to Ordnance Soldiers from initial to progressive pinnacle senior levels. She has a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, with a concentration in Marketing and a Graduate Certificate in Human Capital, Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Her endorsing quote is, “When you LEARN the PERSON, you DEVELOP the LEADER”.
NewBridge Partners will provide you the technical talent, programmatic expertise, and team building skills, to address any challenge or opportunity you face in the new space and national security environment.
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Andrea Donofrio
Director of Finance