Rising Star: Carey Bandler

DEFENSE DEPARTMENTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTWorld Wide Technology Inc.As the lead business development representative fordefense programs at World Wide Technology,Bandler is responsible for strategic planning, teamingand capture management. This includes workingwith internal and external teams to develop solutionsthat meet the needs of Defense Department customers.He is helping to transform World Wide froma traditional value-added reseller into a systems integrator.Bandler also is active with several associationsthat support the federal information technologyindustry, including the American Small BusinessCoalition, the Washington Breakfast Club and theYoung AFCEANs. For the coalition, he organizedsmall-business industry days with the StateDepartment and the National Security Agency.