Power Moves: Ashburn IT firm Telos has two new VPs to aid company growth

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The new faces at Telos

Today, Ashburn, Virginia cyber and IT firm Telos Corporation announced two new additions to its leadership team.

Josh Salmanson will be the company’s new senior VP of technology solutions and Lee Canterbury was named as VP of corporate growth, the company said. Canterbury has previously held executive roles at SAIC, General Dynamics IT and other fedtech firms. Salmanson’s credentials include leadership roles at a number of local IT firms, including a CTO role at Lockheed Martin. Most recently, he was managing director at the Iron Forged Group.

Telos said that both of the new hires have a track record of growing businesses in the tech sector.

“Josh and Lee will bring a dynamism and energy that will be necessary to increase the velocity of our new business pursuits while strengthening the position of our technologies and increasing win rates across our federal and commercial portfolios,” said Mark Griffin, executive VP of security solutions at Telos, in a statement. “Adding this top talent to our roster is critical to positioning Telos’ technology and solution stack to address our customers’ evolving challenges.”

Clement Chen is DSFederal’s new CEO

Government data science and digital solutions company DSFederal has named Clement Chen as its new CEO, succeeding founder Sophia Parker.

Previously, Chen held roles as a naval officer and VP at defense giant Lockheed Martin. Most recently, he was the chief strategy officer and business unit operating executive for Leidos Health Group. In the new role, he’ll be zoomed in on the company’s strategic, financial and operational goals, DSFederal said. Parker will remain with the company as chairwoman and head its people-oriented ventures such as client relationships, partnership and employee engagement.

“I am humbled and excited to be joining DSFederal,” said Chen in a statement. “Sophia and the team have built a vibrant company that is poised to continue its growth and I look forward to working across this talented organization in delivering on the vision to improve human life through transformative solutions. Together, we can apply data science, analytics and technology in making the world a healthier and better place.”

Meet MetroStar’s new open-source director

Reston, Virginia-based MetroStar has appointed Tim Marcinowski as its new senior director of open-source solutions.

Marcinowski is the founder of Perlogix, a startup that worked in DevOps, cyber, data operations and open-source software for federal customers including the US Census Bureau, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and the Environmental Protection Agency. MetroStar said that it’s eager to tap into his expertise in open-source strategy in secure environments.

“I am always open to conversations about accelerating open source projects with a developer-first mentality,” Marcinowski said in a statement. “This role gives me the ability to work within an organization that invests in not only the next generation of technology but also their people. By giving back more than code, we can support data science communities and empower them to leave an everlasting impact in the industry.”

Perlogix COO, Kyle Marcinowski, will also be headed to MetroStar, where he will take on a role in the finance and operations division to develop growth strategies.

Here’s who else is making moves in February:

• The Women Business Collaborative, which is based in DC, has selected current COO Gwen Young as the org’s new CEO. Young will succeed Edie Fraser, who is moving to the role of chair of the board. Both will assume their new positions in mid-March.
• Elizabeth Schmidt is the new senior VP for tech and consulting services for Maximus, a Tysons, Virginia government services provider. She comes to the role from a partner position at IBM Consulting.
• Reston’s Empower AI, formerly NCI Information Systems, appointed Jeff Bohling as its new CEO. The leadership change follows a move from 2022 when KKR took a majority stake in the company.
• Dragos, based in Hanover, Maryland, named Kurt Gaudette as its VP of global threat intelligence. He was previously part of the Department of Defense’s Senior Executive Service, working in foreign intelligence data.
• Reston tech giant Leidos appointed Srini Iyer as CTO of the company’s health group, which offers healthcare tech to hospitals, providers, federal agencies and other health-related entities.
• Compendium Federal Technology, a tech and engineering firm based in Lexington Park, Maryland, appointed Frank Sturek as its new CEO, succeeding former owner Jeffrey Eagan. The move follows the company’s recent sale to Philadelphia-based Boathouse Capital GDI.
• Herndon, Virginia’s SOCIALDEALER named John McAdams as president. McAdams was most recently the social advertising platform’s VP of sales and succeeds Jeff Clark.
• Matt DeFrain was appointed managing director of cyber and operations resilience practice leader for MorganFranklin Consulting, based in McLean, Virginia. There, he’ll lead the firm’s CORe practice, building customized threat resilience programs.
• Daniel Kurtenback is the new chief growth officer for the Krach Institute of Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, which is based in DC.