Mark Madigan is the Founder, President and CEO of IT Cadre. With 34 years of systems engineering, software development and executive management experience, Mark is responsible for developing and executing long term strategies as well as working directly with clients, his management team, and employees to meet customer goals and objectives through innovative solutions.

Mark served as an Army officer, managed systems engineering, software development and integration teams for IBM Federal Systems and served as an MCI Director of Technology for software application development, testing, and operations before establishing IT Cadre. His combination of technical skills and extensive management experience in large corporate environments gave him an understanding of complex customer problems and the difficulties in implementing sound, cost effective solutions.

Mark founded IT Cadre in 2001 on the idea that innovative engineering solutions come from teams of smart, inspired and hardworking people that are given the freedom and opportunity to challenge the conventional hit-or-miss approaches to solving customer problems. IT Cadre established a new engineering practice called Visualization Engineering® built upon sound engineering principles, deep technical skills, experience, and creativity. Our engineers utilize a powerful set of processes and tools to bring clarity and direction to customer problems.

In a time when only 30% of small businesses survive ten years, IT Cadre has flourished. In the past ten years, under Mark’s leadership and vision, IT Cadre has won significant contracts with government and commercial clients and provided customers the difference they needed to succeed.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with a concentration in Computer Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point. As an Army Officer, he was Airborne and Ranger qualified and served in the 4th Infantry Division.

Mike Morrisroe is the Chief Engineer and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of IT Cadre. His strategic vision and technical efforts have been instrumental to IT Cadre’s innovation and success in the federal and commercial market space.

Mike is the principal architect of IT Cadre’s Visualization Engineering^® methodology developed to quickly analyze complex customer problems, resolve roadblocks and conflicts, and envision solutions. Using Visualization Engineering®, IT Cadre significantly reduces the amount of time necessary to deliver system and software solutions to customers.

Prior to joining IT Cadre, Mike held multiple engineering and management positions at MCI where he revitalized legacy applications and engineered staffed and led the development of MCI’s residential local systems. Mike graduated 14th in his class at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. As an Army Officer he served in Operations in Bosnia and Somalia.

Maria Madigan is the Vice President of Marketing and Community Relations at IT Cadre. Maria is responsible for overseeing marketing as well as developing and implementing IT Cadre’s community outreach program. IT Cadre looks to show leadership not only in its innovative engineering solutions but by strengthening the relationship between businesses and their communities.

During the last 25 years, Maria has worked in a variety of marketing, communications, and advertising sales venues. As a founding member of IT Cadre, Maria was responsible for creating IT Cadre’s marketing programs and setting up the internal business operation functions. Today, Maria is a key member of the IT Cadre senior management team, creating strategic marketing initiatives, overseeing communication functions, and leading the community outreach program.

IT Cadre’s community outreach program looks to support community organizations in need. IT Cadre is a strong supporter of organizations that focus on children as well as the men and women who serve in the US Armed forces. Our support of the Wounded Warrior Project, local education institutions and community health organizations gives IT Cadre the opportunity to give back to those who have served our country and helps the most vulnerable individuals at risk in the community.

Maria has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Communications with a minor in Fine Art from the College of New Rochelle and Iona College in a cooperative program.

Darcy's strength lies in building strong relationships based on understanding her customer's objectives and problems while investing in their mission. As the Senior Director of Business Development, she leads her team in partnering with leaders seeking a fresh way to navigate from where they are today to where they need to be to implement strategic and cultural change. Building on 20 years of success, IT Cadre's methodologies and innovative Visualization Engineering^® capability, further enhanced by ViEW, enable leaders to align their organization to achieve a transformational vision. The Trusted Insight^® IT Cadre provides helps leaders solve long standing challenges based on deep analysis of the Current State, Desired Outcomes, Future State and Strategic Roadmap with added Transformation Support to see a change initiative all the way to success. With a finely tuned focus on the Voice of the Customer, Darcy matches customer needs to IT Cadre capability with unparalleled value meeting time and budget constraints.

Darcy has over 27 years of global experience in business and market development with large, multi-national corporations and the federal government. During her career, she has played key roles in business, strategy and market development and is accomplished in understanding customer needs. Her prior experience includes roles at and for DuPont, NASA, Rohm & Haas, Westinghouse Process Controls and Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI).

Darcy has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Richmond.

Jim Morgan is IT Cadre’s Senior Director, Delivery. In this role, Jim works closely with customers to develop technical solutions to business problems. He has over 30 years of experience in Information Technology and extensive senior management experience leading large and complex project implementations.

Jim’s career started with U.S General Accounting Office where he supported Congress by preparing audits, reports and testimony on the efficiency and effectiveness of various Federal Government programs. After GAO, Jim was a lead consultant to the Internal Revenue Service on a cash reconciliation and Financial System Implementation. Jim then transitioned to telecom where he worked for 13 years at MCI and Verizon as the Director of the Program Management Office. In this role, he led fast-paced, complex implementations to support residential, business and federal customers.

Jim earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin, and earned his MBA from Penn State University. He is also PMP certified.

Josh Martin is our Chief Operating Officer and leads the delivery teams at IT Cadre. Josh is a proven leader with 25 years of operational experience and a hands-on technical background. He specializes in helping our customers figure out the "big problems".

Prior to joining IT Cadre, Josh held the position of Development Manager and Principal Engineer at Monster Government Solutions. At Monster, he led development teams across multiple, large-scale releases of Monster’s web-based applicant tracking software. Previously, he was a senior software engineer for General Electric, and is a graduate of its Edison Engineering Leadership Program. Josh was also the president and cofounder of AtticLegend.com, an early social networking site.

Josh Martin was awarded his Masters degree in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Richmond.

Dave Antos is the Senior Director, Delivery at IT Cadre. He joined IT Cadre as an experienced professional ready to help accelerate IT Cadre to the next level of growth. He supported the United States Post Office contract with data analysis, test and client management in support of the enhanced technology platform launched fourth quarter 2011.

Dave has over 30 years of experience managing the delivery of software development from concept to reality. His clients, staff, peers and management recognize the drive and passion he has for communication and delivering on project commitments. He has proven experience and knowledge of all facets of the project lifecycle in times of crisis and prosperity.

Dave started his career mid 80’s selling MCI Long Distance service before settling into a technology focus working on many strategic software projects like MCI Friends and Family, MCI Local service and Voice over Internet Protocol. As a Director in IT for MCI, WorldCom, and Verizon he led numerous projects and teams to successful launches. The fast paced Telecom experience helped to sharpen his organization skills with the ability to manage several concurrent initiatives under constant change.

Dave has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Business Administration from Towson University. Dave and his wife have one son in college, and another in the United States Marine Corps. He is an avid saltwater fisherman when he can break away for recreation.

Rob joined IT Cadre after a 26-year career in the Air Force where he was privileged to serve with America’s finest sons and daughters: Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers and Marines. From the Cold War through Desert Storm, and Operations ALLIED FORCE, IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM, Rob held strategic leadership positions in many domains, including commanding combat bomber units, directing a major AF command’s nuclear portfolio, finding and fixing enterprise-wide problems in the nuclear force and leading civil capacity development in Iraq. After returning from Iraq, Rob became the Air Force’s Director of Inspections where he created, developed and implemented a new performance management system across a global 700,000 person, $120 billion organization. Rob delivers trusted insight^® and thoughtful solutions to help clients see and solve their toughest problems.

Rob earned a Bachelor's Degree in Astronautical Engineering from the U. S. Air Force Academy, a Master's Degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College of National Defense University, a Master’s of Aerospace Science Degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a Master’s Degree in Military Operational Art and Science from the Air Command and Staff College of Air University. He is PMP® certified.

Jenny O'Brien is the Chief Financial Officer. Jenny is responsible for all aspects of the finance function including regulatory reporting and contract compliance. Jenny is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Virginia and has twenty-nine years of progressive accounting experience. She has worked with both large companies and small start-up ventures. As Director of Finance and Contracts, she works directly with IT Cadre’s top management to successfully meet the financial challenges of a growing company in the competitive DC market.

In her current role, Jenny works extensively with budgeting, profit planning and projection, operations analysis, as well as government compliance and reporting. In her previous roles as a Corporate Controller and Director of Financial Systems, she has extensive experience in financial systems migration, maintenance and support. Her background includes experience in public accounting, health-care, hospitality and government contracting industries. Jenny’s knowledge and background provide a solid foundation for IT Cadre’s continued growth.

Jenny O'Brien has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Colorado State University.

Jim Hofstetter is the Senior Director, Delivery at IT Cadre. He is responsible for transforming customer requirements, objectives and current environment into the design and roadmap of the best possible solution. Jim’s organization develops and uses a robust set of visual-based tools that aid the accessibility of complex systems engineering efforts so that they are understandable to management, technical teams and end users. This encourages the resolution of issues, improves communication and translates into a faster implementation of the solution.

Jim has more than 29 years of experience in the Government IT consulting and telecommunications industries with more than 10 years in systems engineering and architecture. Prior to joining IT Cadre, he was one of the Chief Operational Support System Architects for Sprint’s WiMAX project. He has also worked as a software developer for a NASA contractor at two separate NASA facilities. Jim was then webmaster for a satellite communications company and a solutions architect for a telecommunications solution provider as well as several civil agencies in the US Government.

Jim Hofstetter holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.

Jeanne Godfroy is a Director of Delivery at IT Cadre with over six years leading delivery teams and other projects. Her favorite part of the job is working with clients and fellow Cadre members to analyze, unravel, and tackle tough problems and unique requests.

Before she came to IT Cadre, Jeanne served as an Army Intelligence officer in Bosnia, Iraq, Korea, and other locales. She studied--and then taught--International Relations and Counterinsurgency and was one of the co-authors of the Army's history of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She has also dabbled in the fields of history and cybersecurity, and she recently published her debut novel.

When she is not working, Jeanne enjoys reading, creative writing, long walks, snowboarding, and hanging out with her husband, son, dog, and cat (individually or all at once!).

Jeanne holds a Bachelor of Science in History from the United States Military Academy at West Point and both a Masters and Ph.D. in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University.

Rick Brown is the Chief Information Security Officer at IT Cadre. He leads Visualization Engineering projects in support of IT Cadre's customers to help them become more effective, efficient, and secure. Rick takes a customer through a fast-paced journey where they gain a better understanding of their information technology (IT) and operating environments, as well as their risks to mission, program, and cybersecurity. Then, Rick works with the customer to agree and commit to a strategic plan to address those risks. Rick also represents IT Cadre in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity Program.

Prior to joining IT Cadre in 2015, Rick worked for Innovative Decisions, Inc. (IDI) as a Principal Analyst after serving 21 years in the Army in a variety of specialties including Signal Corps, Airborne Infantry, Operations Research, and Program Management. Rick has over 27 years of experience leading technical and risk management teams and projects. He has directly advised senior government and industry leaders on technology projects and operations since 2006. He has operational experience in culturally diverse areas including Afghanistan, Iraq, and Korea.

Rick is active outside of the workplace and enjoys representing IT Cadre in fitness events supporting the community. He also stays very busy with events surrounding his children. Rick is helping grow the next generation of cybersecurity professionals by serving as an Adjunct Professor at Marymount University teaching graduate cybersecurity courses.

Rick attended Indiana University on a four-year Army ROTC scholarship where he earned Bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Business Management. He holds Master's degrees in Information Security and Assurance (George Mason University) and Operations Research (Georgia Institute of Technology). He is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) and has earned the Certification in Risk and Information System Controls (CRISC).

Jonas has over a decade of broad experience advising leaders and their organizations on their most complex challenges to include re-engineering core business processes, facilitating strategic alignment across business units, and implementing enterprise-wide technology initiatives. Prior to joining IT Cadre, Jonas consulted for Booz Allen Hamilton as an Associate. He also served in the United States Army as a Signal Corps Officer where he commanded in Germany and Iraq.

Jonas holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, an MS in Information Technology from the University of Maryland Global Campus, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM).

Leena Lowe is a customer-focused Director of Delivery with a proven track record of over 15 years of experience in enterprise systems analysis, operational process analysis, product and corporate development, network systems implementation, and vendor and project management.

Leena has led complex visualization analyses for multiple federal agencies that aid in improving the overall function of large enterprises by identifying areas of opportunity for rationalizing redundant IT system solutions, quantifying current state costs and future states savings targets, addressing existing pain points through procedural change and infrastructure improvements, and defining end-state implementation plans in terms of key deliverables, timeframes, and interdependencies.

Leena previously worked in the telecommunications industry, where she was a Senior Manager and Advisory Engineer in Network Engineering. In these roles, she was responsible for engineering planning, certification testing, vendor management, and capital spending for an international, multi-vendor voice network. She also worked on special assignment to Corporate Development, where she identified and led opportunities to divest non-core network assets.

Leena is active outside of the workplace as a practitioner and instructor of yoga, and serves on the Board of Advisors for a non-profit organization focused on the delivery of well-being services in the community. She and her family are avid travelers and enjoy quality time together hiking and biking in nature.

Leena holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tulsa where she served as an engineering student leader and graduated with honors.

Mike Senn is the IT Cadre Program Director for the Department of Veterans Affairs Account Management Office Service Support contract. Mike is a proven leader with over 29 years of operational experience in the US Army and with IT Cadre. He specializes in helping our customers acknowledge and address their challenges to enable them to solve tough problems and achieve their desired outcomes.

Prior to joining IT Cadre in 2020, Mike spent over 27 years in the Army, retiring as a Colonel in the Strategic Intelligence career field. Mike began his Army career as an Armor officer, holding a variety of command and staff positions, to include a deployment to Bosnia as the commander of a cavalry troop. He spent the last half of his career in the US Intelligence Community leading intelligence professionals and advising senior intelligence leaders. Mike's intelligence assignments included serving as the senior military intelligence advisor to the US Ambassador for Afghanistan, the executive officer to the Director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, and the Chief of Staff and Operations Director for the National Intelligence University. Mike has operational experience in culturally diverse areas including Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Bosnia.

Mike, his wife Kristen, and his three children live in Fairfax Station, Virginia. He is active in the local community, representing IT Cadre at charity events. Mike enjoys attending concerts with his wife, sporting events (especially DC United!) with his boys, and spending quality time supporting his daughter.

Mike attended the United States Military Academy, receiving a bachelor's degree in Geography. In addition, he holds master's degrees in Geography (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill), Engineering Management (Missouri University of Science and Technology), Strategic Intelligence (National Intelligence University), Strategic Studies (US Army War College). Mike also earned a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of South Carolina.

Bill Ward is an IT Cadre Director leading delivery teams as they solve big problems for clients. He has over 35 years of experience employing structured problem solving and his understanding of group dynamics to tease out root causes and help teams and organizations overcome obstacles to improve their operations.

Prior to joining IT Cadre in 2015, Bill was privileged to serve over 28 years in the Air Force in a variety of specialties. His assignments included command of a flying squadron and an operations group, conducting airlift to support numerous named operations across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He was responsible for business management of the DoD's Transportation Working Capital Fund (Airlift), and exercised oversight of Air Force assigned missions of 61,000 members of the Air Force Auxiliary. He completed his Air Force career as the Pacific Air Forces liaison to Headquarters Air Force in the Pentagon. Since joining IT Cadre he has worked on behalf of clients in federal government, DoD, and the private sector.

Bill is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. He holds Master's degrees in Management from Webster University, Military Arts and Sciences from the Army Command and General Staff College, and Strategic Studies from Air University. He is PMP^® certified.

Bill and his wife have four adult children.

Chuck Coffey is a Principal Engineer at IT Cadre. He leads Visualization Engineering teams, participates on project teams, leads internal and product development efforts, and leads the companies support efforts. He holds a patent related to Visualization Engineering, and led the team that developed IT Cadre's ViEW digital products.

Chuck has been with IT Cadre since 2009, and has earlier experience leading IT departments for research and publishing firms making the transition to Windows-based architectures, transitioning from traditional to digital publishing, and moving onto the web. He also led the IT department for a major, high-volume, patent law firm.

Chuck studied Physics and Computer Science at the University of Maryland. He was co-owner and co-driver of a professional automobile racing team and currently swims, bikes, and runs in triathlons.

Rob is a Principal Engineer at IT Cadre where he leads delivery teams that help customers achieve their complex strategic objectives by quickly understanding their current environment and turning that into a design and roadmap for their target solution.

Prior to joining IT Cadre in 2018, Rob was a Global Architect at The AES Corporation and has previously held numerous leadership positions at major corporations such as MCI, Verizon and Northrop Grumman. During his 30+ year career, Rob has been engaged primarily in creating operational technology solutions for both commercial users and government agencies. Before this, Rob worked in the Physics Department at the College of William and Mary.

Rob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from King's College, London and a PhD in Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics from Bristol University, England.

Warren Saccente is a Principal Engineer at IT Cadre. In this role, Warren's responsibilities range from leading project teams, participating on project teams, internal technical work such as programming, supporting the Business Development team and providing support and mentorship to junior IT Cadre employees.

Warren joined IT Cadre in 2012 and prior to that held roles covering all aspects of IT; including system design, software development, database administration testing, infrastructure build-out and management, production deployment and support and has been an individual performer, first line manager, senior executive, and a technical and management consultant. Warren's career has included both private industry and government support with an extensive telecommunications background. As Vice President, Technical Operations and Software Development at a mobile application provider, in addition to leading a large department, Warren participated in merger and acquisition activities and an Initial Public Offering (IPO).

Warren has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the former College of Insurance, now renamed St. John's University's School of Risk Management, Insurance, and Actuarial Science. Warren lives in rural western Loudoun County's wine country and enjoys visiting Virginia wineries. Warren was IT Cadre's first-ever grandfather.

Andy Phalan is a Director at IT Cadre with over ten years' experience in helping organizations visualize their business processes, IT systems' interactions, and complex data sets and transforming them into more efficient and capable forms. As a Visualization Engineer, he has worked in technical fields designing Storage Area Networks, the network security of complex mainframe and Oracle systems, and rationalizing data centers. For business process understanding and improvement, Andy has led projects covering diverse areas from Personnel and Talent Management to IT Service Management. And in the intersection of business with IT, he has lead projects with enterprise email, IT service management, and research data management, compliance, and storage.

Outside of IT Cadre, Andy stays active as a Scoutmaster of a Boy Scout Troop, hiking sections of the Appalachian Trail and the back country of the Eastern Seaboard. Having grown up as an Army Brat and served in the Army, he also enjoys traveling overseas and trying to visit every museum in the DC Metro Area at least once.

Prior to joining IT Cadre, Andy served in the US Army as a tanker, an infantryman, and a foreign area officer with assignments and deployments to Haiti, Guam, Thailand, Philippines, Spain, Germany, and Afghanistan. He graduated from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science, and Johns Hopkins University with a Masters in International Public Policy.

Alfred Rivera retired after a distinguished thirty-five year career in service to our nation as a member of the Department of Defense. Mr. Rivera held numerous positions in the Defense and Federal Information Technology arena with experience including Cyber Security, Cloud Computing Services, and Enterprise Services supporting global needs for the Federal Government.

Prior to Mr. Rivera's Federal retirement in Jan 2018, he was the Director, Development and Business Center, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). In this capacity, he had overall responsibility for the development of DISA's core services and capabilities supporting the Department of Defense's mission partners and for mission partner engagement and requirements processes for the Agency to include technical feasibility studies, new innovation, proposal development, and overall mission partner portfolio management.

Prior to assuming this key leadership position, Mr. Rivera was the Principal Director for Enterprise Services. In this position, he had overall responsibility for the operations and sustainment of DISA's 14 Enterprise Computing Centers and delivered DoD's enterprise services that were under DISA's responsibility.

"I was thrilled with the pioneering solutions IT Cadre developed for my Agency during my tenure and am excited to be able to contribute and further promote their innovative solutions across the federal space."

As a distinguished leader in the U.S. Air Force, General Tom Hobbins was Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, NATO Allied Air Component Command, Ramstein; and Director, Joint Air Power Competence Centre, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He served as the Director of Plans and Operations for U.S. Forces Japan, Director of Plans and Policy for U.S. Atlantic Command, the Director of Operations for U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and Deputy Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. A command pilot, the general has more than 5,100 flying hours, primarily in fighter aircraft.

General Hobbins graduated from the University of Colorado in 1969 with Bachelor of Science in Business Finance. He earned a Masterís in Business Administration from Troy State University in 1977, graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College in 1981 and the Air War College in 1985.

“When I reviewed what IT Cadre had accomplished for their customers, in terms of manpower, financial resource savings, and optimized enterprise business structure, I was very impressed. Their Visualization Engineering® techniques are so effective, that one can envision how complexity affects people, process, systems and data in an integrated form. It is incredibly effective for the most senior leadership to understand impacts and in making decisions. I see real opportunity to apply this discipline in government as well as commercial IV&V. For example, IT Cadre could use their methodology to consolidate complex non-integrated, medical record systems that could positively impact our veteran programs. I want to be part of this uniquely talented organization that has so much to offer Industry and Government. Participating on IT Cadre’s board allows me this opportunity."

Marene Allison, former Vice President and CISO of Johnson & Johnson, is a seasoned cybersecurity expert, advisor to multiple companies and board member. Ms. Allison has a deep knowledge of business drivers and cybersecurity as well as the governance needs of large and small companies alike.

As Vice President and CISO for Johnson & Johnson, Marene had responsibility for protecting J&J's IT systems and business data worldwide. This included ensuring that the J&J cybersecurity posture supported the business's growth objectives, protecting trust in the J&J brand, while meeting legal and regulatory compliance requirements. She was a member of the J&J's Regulatory Compliance Council and reported regularly on cyber risk to the Johnson & Johnson Board of Directors. Before joining the corporate world, Allison served as a Special Agent in the FBI working on undercover drug operations in Newark, New Jersey and terrorist bombings in San Diego. Marene received her Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was part of the first class to include women.

Due to her exceptional skills and industry contributions, Marene has received numerous awards, including being inducted into the CSO Hall of Fame in 2022. She was a board member of H-ISAC (Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center) and ASIS International. Marene was also part of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services as well as on the Overseas Security Advisory Committee. She Currently serves on the Department of Homeland/CISA cybersecurity advisory committee. She is the President and one of the founders of West Point Women.

"IT Cadre is a game changer. In less than 15 days they can begin to map out an organization and begin to provide clarity to the leaders on what is necessary to make significant improvements in government and corporate organizations. By looking at process, people and technology they provide leaders a road map and financial plan to improve efficiency, add value and increase employee engagement to the mission." - Marene Allison

With extensive experience as a leader and advisor, Tom Ayres was appointed by the President to serve as the 20th General Counsel of the U.S. Air Force. In that role, he was the Chief Legal and Compliance officer for an organization with an annual operating revenue equivalent to a Fortune 20 company.

He also led a team to draft and then implement the legislation creating the Space Force, simultaneously becoming the first General Counsel for the U.S. Space Force. Tom spent the bulk of his professional career on active duty in the Army. In his final position in uniform, Major General Ayres supervised, recruited and trained the Army's 10,000-member Judge Advocate General's Corps, supporting 1 million soldiers and 200,000 worldwide civilian employees.

Throughout his career, Tom has been at the forefront of advising strategic leaders to transform organizations to adapt to the age of information technology, big data, and virtual services. With extensive litigation experience early in his career, he also completed multiple combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq as the principal legal advisor to commanders during combat operations. During his time in the Pentagon, Tom was responsible for compliance and investigations service-wide, and often also advised entities as diverse as the military academies, the NFL, and government leaders in Israel, Colombia and Myanmar, on technology transformation and compliance strategies.

Tom is a distinguished graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He began his military career as an airborne rifle platoon leader in Italy. He then earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Law.

"In this era of strategic competition, the Federal Government desperately needs to improve its technical and administrative systems in all aspects of defense, infrastructure, veterans' affairs and health services. With the pace of change and technological innovation, we must increase rather than decrease our advantage over our international competitors. To accomplish that goal, we must optimize the business of government. I have been the beneficiary of IT Cadre's unique thought approach and have seen their methodology brought to bear and overcome some of our current challenges. I am incredibly pleased and excited to have the opportunity to team with the extraordinarily talented, skilled, and principled professionals at IT Cadre, and to assist providing unique and critical solutions to our government agencies and our nation." - Major General Tom Ayres