A recent Forbes magazine study ranks the greater Washington area as the second best city for technology jobs in the nation. Forbes conducted the study based on two-year and 10-year job growth numbers for science, technology, engineering and mathematics and tech jobs in the Washington area. Washington’s technology-related jobs grew by 20.6 percent since 2011 and [...]
Kent Buchanan is chief technology officer and vice president of engineering for Harris Corp., where he works to integrate dual-purpose technologies for defense, national intelligence, and healthcare customers, among others. Prior to joining Harris’ leadership team, he spent time at companies such as Motorola and General Electric and served as an Air Force officer, where he [...]
Andras Szakal is vice president and chief technology officer for IBM’s federal division, which provides leadership, expertise and reachback into company’s research and product development organizations. The federal CTO team also manages a high tech lab environment to support partner IRAD’s and technology integration activities necessary to address complex customer initiatives. The team supports the company’s [...]
John “Clay” Hale has spent much of his 25 years in corporate finance working in manufacturing and industrial production. Prior to joining Siemens in 1994, Hale served as a controller for an AVX Corp. electronics manufacturing facility before focusing on manufacturing and banking as an accountant for Price Waterhouse. Hale has since worked across Siemens’ industry sector, [...]
Rick Lober is vice president and general manager for defense and intelligence systems at Hughes Network Systems, where he applies the company’s satellite communications and technologies to the defense and intelligence communities. The 25-year industry veteran oversees how the company applies satellite communications on-the-move for both ground based an airborne platforms. He recently caught up [...]
Dr. Gregg “Skip” Bailey is the director of technology integration in Deloitte’s federal practice, where he develops the consulting firm’s technology vision. He uses his previous experience with data centers, network design and IT management in order to develop that vision for federal customers, including the Justice Department. He recently spoke to ExecutiveBiz about his [...]
ARINC Inc. deployed a passenger information messaging service to Cyprus as part of a pilot project regarding that country’s border control efforts, the company announced Tuesday. Ray Batt, a company director for government and security, said the Annapolis, Md.-based communications and engineering firm sees increased demand for intelligence-led border control systems. The company said in [...]
