TAKING THE REINS: Doug Wagoner

Vice president and general manager, Data Systems Analysts Inc., Fairfax, Va. July 23 36 Alexandria, Va. Ashburn, Va. Married, two daughters, ages 3 and 5 "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation," by Joseph Ellis - Shawn Colvin - Patricia Cornwell and John Grisham - Robert DeNiro - Golf and working on my 1966 Mustang convertible - Progressive - Tex Mex - "With two kids under six? Are you kidding me?" "The unexamined life is not worth living." ? Socrates Outer Banks, N.C. From my dad, who has had his own business for more than 35 years: "Never shy away from the hard and unwanted task. Take it, embrace it, work at it hard and make it into something great."Bachelor of business administration in finance, the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.Master of business administration, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.Ten years in various positions at Electronic Data Systems Corp. Last position was director of business development for defense.ChoicePoint, vertical market vice president for the public sector and health care."One of my goals at DSA is to establish business beachheads, by winning contracts where federal government IT investment is strong and long term. DSA already has a reputation for long-term customer relationships, and I want to enhance that legacy. Another priority is to transfer traditional government experience in information security and mission-critical communications to the commercial marketplace. These are subjects that are top-of-mind issues for CEOs and government executives alike.""Probably the size of the company compared with the two very large, publicly traded companies where I have spent the majority of my career. It is nice to see the impact you can have on the company as an executive, but it's absolutely thrilling to see the impact your individual performers can make and the satisfaction it brings them. "Unlike publicly traded firms, your decisions are focused on doing the right thing for the company, not the right thing for this quarter."