Revolutional’s Rod Fontecilla Named AI Executive of the Year
Rod Fontecilla of Revolutional has won WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Award for Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year (Private & Public Company). On June 2, WashingtonExec unveiled the winners of the 2026 Chief Officer Awards, its premier recognition of the executives shaping the future of government contracting. This annual can’t-miss event celebrates bold, innovative leaders across
Top AI Execs to Watch in 2026: Revolutional’s Rod Fontecilla
Rod Fontecilla Chief Innovation and AI Officer, Revolutional The achievement Rod Fontecilla is most proud of is building and scaling Revolutional’s AI Labs innovation platform. Today, the platform hosts over 60 minimum viable products the company’s teams designed to support a wide range of missions across the federal government, from fraud detection to health research
Chief Officer Awards Finalist Dr. Rod Fontecilla on Embedding AI in Everything
A beginner’s mind and the capacity for accepting change are crucial to success in today’s AI-driven transformation landscape, according to Dr. Rod Fontecilla. Fontecilla, chief innovation and AI officer at Revolutional, is a finalist for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards in the Private & Public Company Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year category. The event takes
WATCH: Guidehouse’s Rod Fontecilla Talks Tech Trends, Leading Innovation, Solving Client Challenges
WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh sits down with Rod Fontecilla, partner and chief innovation officer at Guidehouse, to discuss the trends and technologies he is focused on at the moment and how they align with client missions. Fontecilla shares his vision for leading innovation within Guidehouse and how he is helping deliver advanced solutions to customers.
Pinnacle Award Finalist Dr. Rod Fontecilla: ‘Challenge The Status Quo When Things Are Not Evolving’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Awards were announced Oct. 8, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place virtually Nov. 12. Next up is Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year finalist Dr. Rod Fontecilla, who’s chief innovation officer and chief data scientist at Dovel Technologies. Here, he talks achievements, future focus areas and rule
Rod Fontecilla Joins Dovel Technologies as Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Data Scientist
Dovel Technologies has named Rod Fontecilla as its chief innovation officer and chief data scientist to direct strategic research and development efforts, help expand corporate technical capabilities and promote the development of innovative solutions for customers. Prior to joining Dovel, Fontecilla served as senior vice president and chief technology officer for Altamira Technologies, where he
Altamira Provides Funding to Advance 2 Machine Learning Solutions after Innovation Grand Challenge
Two cutting-edge machine learning solutions, including one that can auto-correct images taken in low light, have won top prizes at Altamira Technologies’ Innovation Grand Challenge. In the companywide competition, finalists pitched their ideas in a “shark tank” led by Altamira executives for the chance to win funding to advance their projects. “For the second year,
Altamira Hires Rod Fontecilla as New CTO
Altamira Technologies Corp. has hired Rod Fontecilla from Unisys Corp. to be the company’s new chief technology officer. Fontecilla will head the company’s innovation program and assess new technology solutions, Altamira said. He will report to Ted Davies, Altamira’s chairman and CEO, who said he was excited to welcome Fontecilla to the executive team. “The timing
WashingtonExec Hosts Internet of Things Lunch ‘n’ Learn
Earlier this summer, WashingtonExec’s Internet of Things Council hosted a Lunch ‘n’ Learn at Intel Corp. in Fairfax, Virginia. The council was formed to facilitate meaningful exchanges in knowledge, experience and ideas in order to serve the federal government and commercial sectors. The speakers for this afternoon event were Tiffany Sargent, principal engineer and director
Interview With Rod Fontecilla: Data Mining at Unisys
WashingtonExec sat down with Rod Fontecilla, Vice President of Unisys, to discuss managing unstructured social media data, the importance of a secure storage strategy and what questions should be asked when acquiring big data. WashingtonExec: Please tell us a little bit about your background. Rod Fontecilla: I started my career as a professor at the
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