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<b>Mark Boster</b> has been named chief operating officer for <b>PlatinumSolutions Inc.</b>, Reston, Va. Boster, who is a former deputy assistant attorney general for Information Resources Management and effectively chief information officer at the Justice Department, most recently was an independent consultant on the federal government and has served on PlatinumSolutions' board of advisors for the past year.

has been named chief operating officer for , Reston, Va. Boster, who is a former deputy assistant attorney general for Information Resources Management and effectively chief information officer at the Justice Department, most recently was an independent consultant on the federal government and has served on PlatinumSolutions' board of advisors for the past year. was named to the board of trustees. Smith, executive vice president of Euro RSCG Magnet and general manager of Magnet Communications in Washington, will help re-brand the NVTC Foundation to a broader audience and raise donations for the NVTC Foundation. joined of San Diego as senior vice president of the company's integrated law enforcement and maritime security solutions division. Kelepecz in 1997 became the first woman in the 126-year history of the Los Angeles Police Department to attain the rank of commander.Former Assistant Secretary of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs has been named to the board of directors for , Fredericksburg, Va. Most recently Henry was vice president for federal marketing at Delta Dental of California and president of the Henry Consulting Group, Burke, Va. joined SRI International of Menlo Park, Calif., as director of Washington operations for the Cyber Security Research and Development Center, administered under contract with the Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate. Sachs is a retired Army officer and was previously director for communication infrastructure protection in the White House Office of Cyberspace Security. resigned as president and COO of , Andover, Mass. Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Regan will re-assume Hoover's responsibilities. The company has no immediate plans to replace Hoover. joined of Washington as a partner in the technology executive recruiting team. Pangburn most recently was executive director of the Chief Executive Organization, an international membership organization, and was president of Pangburn & Associates, a Washington political, corporate and charitable event company. joined , Rockville, Md., as vice president of sales. Ramsayer most recently was general manager of state and local government sales and consulting for Microsoft Corp., formerly of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, has joined of Arlington, Va., as director of systems engineering. The company also promoted to general manager of West Coast operations, where he will oversee day-to-day operations of Centurum's San Diego office. Most recently, he was director of operations and technical director. was named senior vice president and deputy sector manager for health care at , Chantilly, Va. Chipman was vice president of professional services at Identix, where he was responsible for delivery of biometric solutions to law enforcement and national governments globally.When , executive of 's Combat Systems Group, retires July 1, , now president of General Dynamics Land Systems, will succeed him. , senior vice president of planning and development will succeed Hall, and , vice president of strategic planning, will replace Heebner. was elected to the board of directors of , McLean, Va. Daniels is former chairman of Network Solutions Inc. and was a senior vice president at Science Applications International Inc., Waltham, Mass., named , and as company officers. Baumgarten is vice president and deputy general manager of Raytheon Technical Services Co. Jones is vice president and deputy general manager of Raytheon Missile Systems. Lynn is vice president of government operations and strategy. joined government business development firm of Seattle as vice president of marketing. Wiegman most recently was a principal with consultancy The Resonance Group. joined of Seattle as senior vice president responsible for the company's software and hardware engineering efforts for Cray X1E, XT3 and XD1 supercomputers, as well as research and development projects, including those known as Cascade and Rainier. Williams most recently was president of IBM's Database Technology division. has stepped down as assistant secretary for programs, plans and budgets at the . was named chief financial officer of , Huntsville, Ala. Barnett has spent the past 12 years at government contractors, including, formerly, Computer Sciences Corp., Quality Research Inc. and Science Applications International Inc. was named senior vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa sales for IT services company , Sunnyvale, Calif. He most recently held a similar position for content management company iManage. was named director and Mid-Atlantic practice leader of IT consultancy , Bethesda, Md. Human resources IT executive Gonzalez comes to the consultancy from Constellation Energy.Former Army joined , Columbus, Ohio, as vice president and senior advisor on homeland security and national defense. Kern led the Army Materiel Command and serves on the board of directors for Anteon International Inc. and EDO Corp.Retired Marine Corps joined Alaska Native-owned , Anchorage Alaska, as senior vice president in charge of the company's intelligence and operations group. After leaving the Marines, Beckwith founded consultancy LeeCor Inc. was named to the board of directors for , Andover Mass. He also will serve on the board's audit committee. Stavropoulos is president of KeySpan Energy Delivery natural gas utility. joined social enterprise management software developer , McLean, Va., as vice president of sales for the Asia Pacific region.Former retired as CEO and president of , Vienna, Va. The board named the general manager for the company's subsidiary Mecar S.A., former , to succeed Meyer. was named president and general manager of division, General Dynamic Network Systems of Needham, Mass. Shanck will direct the division's Chantilly, Va., international systems unit and Page Europa S.p.A., the company's European entity in Rome.Former Drug Enforcement Administration executive joined IT security provider , Rosslyn, Va., as chief administrative officer. Richel will manage administrative operations and spearhead projects with the Homeland Security and Justice departments.Wall Street analyst joined the faculty of the in Williamsburg and Reston, Va., and will teach in both the full-time and executive MBA programs. is now regional director for enterprise architecture and software developer , Fairfax, Va. Missimer will focus on opportunities in the federal market. brought in , and as vice presidents in its Woodland Hills, Calif., electronic systems sector. Hossepian, formerly program management director for Honeywell Aerospace, is vice president of situational awareness systems. Casady comes to the job of vice president of navigation and positioning systems from Raytheon Corp., where he was director of precision guidance systems. Alleyne was promoted to vice president of components, commercial and overhaul and repair from manager of software engineering for space systems., president and CEO of software consultancy Altum Inc., Reston, Va., was named to the board of the , which aims to bring together grant-making agencies and grant recipients.Send personnel announcements to .
Appointed

Mark BosterPlatinumSolutions Inc.

Mike SmithNorthern Virginia Technology Council Foundation

Betty KelepeczCrossflo Systems Inc.

Patrick HenryDefenseWeb Technologies Inc.

Marcus Sachs

William HooverDynamics Research Corp.

Wendy PangburnHeidrick and Struggles

Lee RamsayerIntelliworks Inc.

James ReavesCenturum Inc.Bradley Geiger

David ChipmanApptis Inc.

Arthur VeitchGeneral Dynamics Corp.Charles HallDavid HeebnerPhebe Novakovic

Mike DanielsApogen Technologies Inc.

Raytheon Co.Susan BaumgartenJon JonesWilliam Lynn

Teri WiegmanOnvia Inc.

Peg WilliamsCray Inc.

Parney AlbrightHomeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate

Michael BarnettAnalytical Services Inc.

Patrick BaudouinTrados Inc.

Juan GonzalezRSM McGladrey Inc.

Gen. Paul KernBattelle Science and Technology International

Maj. Gen. Ronald BeckwithChenaga Technical Services Corp.

Nick StavropoulosDynamics Research Corp.

David WebsterCuram Software Inc.

Maj. Gen. John Meyer Jr.Allied Defense Group Inc.Maj. Gen. John Marcello

Steve ShanckGeneral Dynamics Corp.

Bob RichelSubsystem Technologies Inc.

John MerrickCollege of William and Mary

Steven MissimerEverware Inc.

Northrop Grumman Corp.Carl AlleyneMark CasadyGorik Hossepian

Ken FangNational Grants Management Association

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