Carl Marchetto joined Orbital Sciences Corp., Dulles, Va., as executive vice president and general manager of the company’s largest business unit, the space systems group. Marchetto succeeds Jack Danko, who is transitioning into semi-retirement after nearly 20 years with Orbital. Marchetto most recently was corporate senior vice president and chief operating officer of an Eastman Kodak Co. business unit.
Elizabeth Cusick, a presidential rank award winner, joined Reston, Va., IT research firm Input Inc.’s consulting group. As former deputy director for the Center for Medicare Management operating unit at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Cusick was responsible for payment policy and operation of the Medicare fee for service program.
Sam Maccherola joined ProSight Inc., Arlington, Va., as vice president of the enterprise investment management software developer’s federal division. Maccherola most recently was president of Tenix America, U.S. subsidiary of Tenix Pty Ltd. of Australia.
Lewis Kinard was named CEO and general counsel at case and matter management software developer Practice Manager Group LLC of Aurora, Colo. Kinard most recently was chief operating officer at the company.
Scott Starsman joined IT services provider Avineon Inc., Alexandria, Va., as chief engineer of defense systems, leading research and develop efforts in support of Avineon’s defense contracts. Starsman was most recently stationed at Naval Sea Systems Command as the East Coast lead for the Strike Force Interoperability program.
David Saunders joined IT reseller TVAR Solutions of McLean, Va., as president and CEO. Saunders most recently was vice president of government sales at Symantec Corp.
David Nadler, a partner in law firm Dickstein Shapiro LLP, was named vice president for law and policy at the Bethesda, Md., chapter of the Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association.
Gordon Marshall joined training consultancy Mastering Business Development Inc., Charlotte, N.C., as director of business development in the company’s Atlanta office. Marshall most recently helped lead business development efforts at Insituform Technologies Inc.
Mark Smith, formerly a vice president with GTSI Corp., Chantilly, Va., has returned to the company as supply-chain vice president. Smith most recently was Americas operations and logistics director at Tandberg Inc.
Rick Jensen joined intelligence software developer Digital Reasoning Systems Inc., Brentwood, Tenn., as director of federal sales.
Ted Milone joined radio frequency identification technology developer Odin Technologies Inc., Dulles, Va., as federal practice director for the woman-owned, small disadvantaged business. Milone most recently was Defense Department health-care account manager in BearingPoint Inc.’s health services division.
Jason Rinsky joined DRS Technologies Inc., Parsippany, N.J., in the new position of senior vice president for corporate taxation. Rinsky comes to DRS from Pricewaterhouse-Coopers LLP, where he provided tax services to multinational corporations.
Martin Pastula, U.S justice and public safety partner business manager at Microsoft Corp., was elected to the board of directors for public-private partnership advocacy group Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute of Washington.
Lisa Cines, managing officer of accounting and consulting firm Aronson and Co., Rockville, Md., was named chair of accounting company association Moores Rowland International Co.’s North American region.
Philipp Hulcher joined Thales Communications Inc., Clarksburg, Md., as Army business development manager on the communications team. Hulcher most recently was director of government sales and marketing at Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp.
Christopher Fountain was named president and CEO of IT security provider SecureInfo Corp. of San Antonio and McLean, Va. Fountain most recently was SecureInfo’s president and chief operating officer.
Richard Peterson joined IT security and network integration provider Federal Network Services Inc., Woodinville, Wash., as east regional manager, responsible for driving sales of infrastructure components and business development. Peterson will be in the Washington office. He most recently was director of federal programs for Lockdown Networks Inc.
David Durick joined payment processing company Smart Payment Solutions Inc., Arlington, Va., as director of business development, heading the newly opened office in Nashua, N.H. Durick most recently was an independent consultant for Rocky Mountain Retail Systems Inc.
William Decker joined Science Applications International Inc., San Diego and McLean, Va., as senior vice president and chief engineer for the intelligence and security group. Decker, the former director of the acquisition directorate at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, most recently was senior vice president and director of the systems engineering division of Analytic Sciences Corp.
Mark Zalubas was named chief technology officer at IT consultancy Merlin International Inc., Vienna, Va. Zalubas, who has been with the company as its chief architect since 2005, will focus on the long-term product and technology direction of the company.
Debra Hoopes joined military wireless handheld computer maker Catcher Holdings Inc., Hamilton, Va., as chief financial officer. Hoopes most recently was a partner with Tatum LLC, and last year was CFO at Intersections Inc.
Don Clarke joined digital assets protection provider Cloakware Inc., Vienna, Va., as chief financial officer. Clarke most recently was executive vice president and CFO at Visual Networks Inc.
Promoted
At Northrop Grumman Corp.: At the company’s Ship Systems sector, Pascagoula, Miss., Tim Farrell to sector vice president and general manager of Navy programs.
At Microsoft Corp.: Curt Kolcun to vice president of the company’s U.S. federal government business in Washington. He previously was general manager of Microsoft Federal.
At Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, Calif.: John Maguire to general manager of the company’s new NASA division, Rosslyn, Va.; David Bearden to principal director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Advanced Systems Directorate in Pasadena, Calif.; and Francesco Bordi to principal scientist, responsible for liaison with the NASA chief engineer at the agency’s Washington headquarters.
At Microsoft Corp.: Ralph Young to vice president of worldwide public sector business. Young most recently was vice president of the company’s enterprise and partner group in the western United States.
At Avineon Inc., Alexandria, Va.: Xiaodong Hong to director of the company’s technical solutions group, responsible for managing TSG projects and personnel and delivering highly specialized geographic information systems consulting and application development services.
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