Former Lockheed exec named Raytheon VP

Ron Stefano has been named vice president of Mission Operations Solutions (MOS) for Raytheon Co.'s Intelligence and Information Systems business.

He will be responsible for MOS program and financial performance, new business development and strategic planning, according to a Raytheon announcement today.

The company's MOS division provides integrated mission support and systems engineering for civil, intelligence and defense agencies in the United States and abroad. It has operations in Aurora, Colo.; Washington, D.C.; Pasadena, Calif.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Huntsville, Ala.; Dayton, Ohio; the United Kingdom and Australia.

For the past five years, Stefano led the Enterprise IT Solutions business area for Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Solutions. During that time, he delivered consistent profitability by developing new opportunities within the departments of Defense and Homeland Security and NASA, among others, the announcement said.

Stefano began his career in 1977 as a software engineer for the Air Force before joining McDonnell Douglas in 1981 as a software systems engineer.

He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's of science degree in Computer Sciences from Hawaii Pacific University.

Raytheon Co., of Waltham, Mass., ranks No. 4 on Washington Technology’s 2010 Top 100 list of the largest federal government contractors.