Pamela Aro
CEO

Pamela Aro, Founder richAro Enterprises, a woman-owned business and exclusive licensing holder of the Pedigree Management and Assessment Framework (PMAF) which is the first general purpose pedigree assessment program that can be used in a net-centric environment. Prior to founding RAE Enterprises Ms. Aro has 25 years of sales and sales management experience in information technology markets.

Ms. Aro graduated Magna Cum lLaude of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) with a Bachelors of Arts in Marketing and Business. Currently she is involved in many community organizations including Toys for Tots annual drive, Vienna Little League, and school PTA in addition to her business responsibilities at richAro Enterprises.

PSP founder Russ Goodrich possesses a thorough understanding of the unique requirements of the public sector marketplace and a deep expertise in public sector IT operations. Mr. Goodrich has more than 25 years experience in federal sales operations including serving as head of SAP's Federal Operations. At SAP America, Mr. Goodrich established its first Federal Business Operations. Today, SAP Federal is the dominant ERP application provider for many DOD and Civilian agencies. Prior to SAP, Goodrich held senior sales management positions with Shared Medical Systems, Sterling Software, and Vignette. Instrumental to his achieving revenue growth in the Public Sector, Mr. Goodrich built key strategic relationships with all system integrators and partners. This extensive network also covers the State and Local and Higher Education markets.

Mr. Goodrich is a graduate of the University of Maryland and served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Goodrich has been quoted as an industry expert in numerous publications including Government Executive.com, Government Computer Week and Washington Technology. He is involved in many organizations such as ACT, IAC, IPIC and various chapters of Armed Forces Communication Electronic Association (AFCEA). Mr. Goodrich is also an active participant in the annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program.
 

Dr. Kenneth J. Thurber is the President and CEO of Architecture Technology Corporation, a privately-held information technology company that he founded in 1981. Cyber Security Technologies was originally formed as a business unit of ATC, and has subsequently been spun out as an independent corporation. Dr. Thurber currently serves as CST's chief technical officer.

Dr. Thurber is the author of 14 books and over 60 papers regarding computer architecture and local area networks, including the first IEEE Computer Society tutorial book on Local Computer Networks. Dr. Thurber has served on the IEEE Computer Society Governing Board, as Chairman of the 6th, 7th, and 8th Data Communications Symposia, and as chairman of the IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee on Computer Communications, . In 1996, the IEEE Computer Society named Dr. Thurber to its "Golden Core" of individuals making the most significant contributions to computing in the first 50 years.

Prior to founding ATC, Dr. Thurber was a Principal Architect for Sperry's Defense Systems Division, where he was responsible for the architecture of several mainframe systems including the Navy's fleet-wide standard computer. He is a graduate of Montana State University with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.
 

Scott Hastings, Advisor  & Former Chief Information Officer, U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Scott Hastings joins the private sector focusing on strategic planning and new business venture consulting following a 23-year federal career. His government services include roles as chief information officer (CIO) for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program Management Office, and CIO of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Additionally, Hastings served as CIO of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) where he had a key role in the integration of former INS into DHS, renamed Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
 

Dennis J. Heretick, as a member of the Senior Executive Service, he is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. As Justice CISO, Mr. Heretick develops and manages a Department-wide IT security program in support of the War on Terror. He leads the Justice Department in developing and enforcing IT security standards, and shaping the IT security planning process. He also leads in Department initiatives to leverage IT security technology to facilitate information sharing. A comprehensive performance measurement report card and its related processes that he developed have ensured Justice's security program and the efforts of its managers and technical staffs are performance oriented and based on desired customer outcomes.

In April 2005, Mr. Heretick was selected as the recipient of the Federal CIO Leadership Award. This award recognized his accomplishments in implementing a comprehensive Federal IT Security Program. Through his exemplary leadership in implementing innovative, enterprise-wide security solutions, the Department of Justice IT Security Council was selected for the SecurE-Biz 2005 Cyber Security Team Award.
 

Frank Guglielmo brings mixture of Federal and Commercial experience to his advisory role for richAro Enterprises. During his private sector career, Frank has focused on Homeland Security and Law Enforcement initiatives supporting information sharing, records management, seat management and advanced technology initiatives for the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Energy and Labor. During his 27 year Federal Career he served in the Senior Executive Service as the Director of Computer Services for the U.S. Department of Justice where he focused on nationwide delivery of reliable computer and telecommunications services.
 
In 2002 Frank was honored as one of the World-wide Premier 100 Information Technology leaders by Computerworld magazine. Frank holds a master's degree in management of technology, information systems and computer systems from American University, and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Connecticut.
 

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