Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: HII Mission Technologies’ Rich Fisne
Rich Fisne Senior Vice President, Contracts, Pricing, Procurement and Compliance, HII Mission Technologies Rich Fisne exemplifies extraordinary leadership in defense contracting, inspiring a team of outstanding contracts, pricing, procurement and compliance professionals with industry-leading skills in relationship management and competitive intelligence. Fisne is a key member of the HII Mission Technologies executive leadership team driving
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Integral Federal’s Heather Gerczak
Heather Gerczak Chief Administrative Officer, Integral Federal Along with her role at Integral Federal, Gerczak was selected to lead the National Contract Management Association as the board chair for program year 2025, which began on July 1. “It is my privilege to lead the association and serve alongside my extremely well accomplished colleagues and peers,”
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Freedom Technology Solutions Group’s Tracy Riley
Tracy Riley Vice President of Contracts, Freedom Technology Solutions Group Tracy Riley’s biggest achievement was the restructuring and retooling of Freedom Technology Solutions Group’s contracts team. By moving individuals into positions that play to their strengths and adding top notch talent, the company is poised to drive efficiency, transparency and reliability to internal customers and
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Amentum’s Brianna Burnell
Brianna Burnell Vice President of Contracts, Amentum Brianna Burnell is honored to lead the contracts organization at Amentum, a global leader in engineering, project management and solutions integration. For over a year, she has guided the company’s team of contracting professionals dedicated to supporting complex missions worldwide. This achievement, coupled with her recent appointment to
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: CACI’s Amanda Christian
Amanda Christian Senior Vice President of Contracts and Subcontracts, CACI Since joining CACI a decade ago, Amanda Christian leveraged her passion for technology, analytics and continuous process improvement to drive transformative change at the company. In 2024, Christian was driven by this same passion as she readily assumed her new position effectively overseeing thousands of
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: ENSCO’s Bindi Patel
Bindi Patel Vice President of Contracts and Procurement & Corporate Risk Officer, ENSCO Bindi Patel successfully led the integration of ENSCO’s contracts and procurement teams. The convergence inspired more innovative solutions for both internal and external customers, as well as increased efficiency and cost savings companywide. She also facilitated an overhaul of ENSCO’s contractual and
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: BAE Systems’ Kevin McCann
Kevin McCann Vice President of Contracts, BAE Systems, Inc. Kevin McCann is particularly proud of the efforts his team made to help bring BAE Systems, Inc.’s acquisition of Ball Aerospace to fruition. It was no easy task, and everyone had a role to play. Why Watch In addition to supporting ongoing integration activities for the
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Maximus’ Michael Palensky
Michael Palensky Senior Vice President of Contracts, Maximus Michael Palensky joined Maximus in 2018 after an impressive public sector career, which included leadership roles with the Agriculture Department and Commerce Department and 17 years as a leader for the Census Bureau. Over the past six years since shifting to the industry side of contracting, Palensky’s
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Microsoft’s Chris Holder
Chris Holder Commercial Sales Director, US Federal, Microsoft Chris Holder leads the contact sales motion for Microsoft’s commercial products with federal government customers. In FY24, he oversaw the licensing sales motions to secure the Defense Department’s commitment to Microsoft’s most secure and most collaborative cloud SaaS products. In the same period, he oversaw $725 million
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Booz Allen’s Linda J. Asher
Linda J. Asher Senior Vice President & Head of Contracts, Procurement and Pricing, Booz Allen Hamilton Linda Asher is most proud of the transformational technology and critical capabilities Booz Allen delivers to clients across missions of national importance, from protecting the nation to transforming health care, exploring space, securing critical infrastructure and more. In an
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: ICF’s Karolyn Gardner
Karolyn Gardner Senior Vice President of Contracts and Pricing, ICF Karolyn Gardner transformed the contracts, pricing and subcontracts team of professionals, elevating their caliber and strengthening their contribution to ICF’s success. Gardner and her team are sought-after partners to the business, providing a balance in evaluation of risks with the opportunity for successful delivery. One
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Maximus’ Michael Palensky
Michael Palensky Senior Vice President of Contracts, Maximus Michael Palensky joined Maximus in 2018 after an impressive public sector career, which included leadership roles with the Agriculture Department and Commerce Department and 17 years as a leader for the Census Bureau. Over the past six years since shifting to the industry side of contracting, Palensky’s
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Microsoft’s Chris Holder
Chris Holder Commercial Sales Director, US Federal, Microsoft Chris Holder leads the contact sales motion for Microsoft’s commercial products with federal government customers. In FY24, he oversaw the licensing sales motions to secure the Defense Department’s commitment to Microsoft’s most secure and most collaborative cloud SaaS products. In the same period, he oversaw $725 million
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Arcfield’s JoAnne Dukeshire
JoAnne Dukeshire Senior Vice President of Business Enablement, Arcfield According to Arcfield CEO Kevin Kelly, behind every winning government contracting business is a dedicated team of contracts, pricing and supply chain professionals that ensure operations run smoothly and strategies are legally and financially sound. So, it was a no-brainer that to maximize the synergies between
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: ENSCO’s Bindi Patel
Bindi Patel Vice President of Contracts and Procurement & Corporate Risk Officer, ENSCO Bindi Patel successfully led the integration of ENSCO’s contracts and procurement teams. The convergence inspired more innovative solutions for both internal and external customers, as well as increased efficiency and cost savings companywide. She also facilitated an overhaul of ENSCO’s contractual and
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: BAE Systems’ Kevin McCann
Kevin McCann Vice President of Contracts, BAE Systems, Inc. Kevin McCann is particularly proud of the efforts his team made to help bring BAE Systems, Inc.’s acquisition of Ball Aerospace to fruition. It was no easy task, and everyone had a role to play. Why Watch In addition to supporting ongoing integration activities for the
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: CACI’s Amanda Christian
Amanda Christian Senior Vice President of Contracts and Subcontracts, CACI Since joining CACI a decade ago, Amanda Christian has leveraged her passion for technology, analytics and continuous process improvement to drive transformative change at the company. In 2024, Christian was driven by this same passion as she readily assumed her new position effectively overseeing thousands
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: ECS’ John Roman
John Roman Vice President of Contracts, Procurement and Pricing, ECS John Roman’s biggest recent achievement has been fostering the advanced development of his department, so his team can continue to scale as ECS grows. This work included: integrating the pricing team with contracts and procurement; documenting policies and procedures; and developing ECS’ customer service environment.
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Accenture Federal Services’ Michelle Lanier
Michelle Lanier Contract Management Lead, Accenture Federal Services Michelle Lanier spearheaded a leadership enrichment initiative for the contract management team and revamped federal government contracting training for contract management and program personnel while stabilizing the contract management team during leadership transitions and guiding them through a significant acquisition. “By investing in the leadership program, I
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Parsons’ Jai Spivey
Jai Spivey Senior Vice President of Contracts, Federal Solutions, Parsons Jai Spivey’s highest recent achievement was building an outstanding contracts team at Federal Solutions, Parsons Corp. Brendan Murphy, senior vice president and deputy general counsel – Federal Solutions, said Spivey is a “dynamic leader at Parsons.” “She is committed to delivering high quality contracts support
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: BrainGu’s Stephen J. Yuter
Stephen J. Yuter Vice President of Contracts, Risk Management & Compliance, BrainGu As part of the BrainGu team, Stephen J. Yuter collaborated to secure the company’s largest contract to date — a $125 million single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity — with the Air Force. This contract is impactful because it is focused on mission outcomes
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: SAIC’s Sandy Hinzman
Sandy Hinzman Senior Vice President of Business Enablement, SAIC Over the past 12 months, Sandy Hinzman embarked on a strategic restructuring of SAIC’s business enablement team, which comprises experts in contracts, pricing and procurement. Her team’s objective is to transcend the conventional siloed approach to business enablement, allowing these vital functions to operate cohesively. By
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: Sierra7’s Brett Friedman
Brett Friedman Vice President of Contracts, Sierra7 Inc. Brett Friedman joined Sierra7 three years ago shortly after a major acquisition as the company was positioning itself for growth and change. In one of his proudest and most impactful achievements, Friedman shifted the contracts department from acting primarily as an administrative support function into the executive
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2024: GE Aerospace’s Mike Lofrumento
Mike Lofrumento Vice President of Contracts, GE Aerospace Last year, Mike Lofrumento led the transformation of a centralized Contracts and Government Property organization to support GE Aerospace’s $9 billion Defense and Propulsion Technologies portfolio. This restructure unified four separate organizations under a focused vision, aiming to deliver exceptional customer value through transparent and collaborative commercial
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