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ABRAXAS CORPORATION
Official Website: http://www.abraxascorp.com
Official about page: http://www.abraxascorp.com/services.php
Country: Please specify country
Location: 131 National Business Parkway, Suite 208, Annapolis Junction, Maryland 20701-1027 USA

6845 Elm Street, Suite 310, McLean, VA, 22101 USA 205 Van Buren St., Ste 310, Herndon, VA 20170 USA

Founded: 2001
Business: US National Security community identity creation/persona management, Data Retention, Software/Hardware design, Behavior analysis/Interrogation, Forensics
Contact
Phone: 301-490-9816
Fax:

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Background

  • ABRAXAS CORPORATION operates as a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation as of December 20, 2010.
  • Abraxas opened its Chinese branch in 2004.

"The use of contractors is especially heavy at the CIA. Abraxas Corp, a firm conveniently located near the agency in McLean, Virginia, and home to many former CIA veterans, creates false identities for an elite group of overseas case officers." Harper's Magazine


"Abraxas (owned by Cubic Corporation) was created after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. to national security agencies with “risk mitigation technology” and software. Its primary government client is the CIA. It also provides private intelligence services to multinational corporations, private equity funds, and financial institutions. In 2007 it won notoriety within the intelligence community when it was discovered that Abraxas personnel were recruiting executives inside the CIA cafeteria.

Abraxas was founded by its CEO, Richard “Hollis” Helms, a 30-year veteran of the CIA who retired from the agency in 1999. Helms had served the CIA for 12 years overseas, mostly in the Middle East. He was also head of the National Resources divisions of the Directorate of Operations, which is responsible for the directorate’s US activities. In the months after the 9/11 attacks, Helms began taking notice of the many retired intelligence officers who were being hired by defense contractors. “Most contractors did not understand the uniqueness of the problems, nor the potential these people represented,” he said in a 2005 interview with Entrepreneur Weekly. “So I seized the moment, because I could identify extraordinary people who were available.” On its Website, Abraxas describes its services as follows:

"Abraxas draws upon cutting-edge technologies to create customized software solutions to fit the needs of our clients. …At Abraxas, we solve the most complex mission-critical technical problems faced by our customers with innovative solutions. Abraxas’ end-to-end software and system development engineers are committed to the client’s mission, and deliver customer support that exceeds expectations. …Abraxas is a leader in the design and development of multilingual data warehouse projects of over one billion records. We exploit complex databases to ensure that customer data is both protected and accessible, allowing efficient analysis across native-language applications. We have the expertise to design, implement, operate and maintain the entire data warehouse stack including: hardware design, physical and logical database implementation, data management, and analytical tool implementation..Abraxas develops and deploys trusted content management systems in support of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Abraxas is a $65 million company with more than 200 former intelligence officers on its payroll. CEO Richard Helms describes it as “the largest aggregate of analytical counter-terrorism capabilities outside of the US government.” Many Abraxas employees work as contractors in CIA stations overseas and desk positions in CIA headquarters in Langley, VA. Indeed, Abraxas enticed so many CIA officers to leave the agency for better paying contractor jobs that, in 2005, CIA Director Porter Goss asked it, and a few other companies, to stop recruiting in the CIA’s Langley cafeteria. (In a 2007 comment, reportedly directed at Abraxas, CIA Director Michael Hayden remarked that the CIA had become a “farm system” for contractors.)

Helms, Abraxas’ founder, tapped into a rich vein of intelligence talent to grow his company. Abraxas’ first president was Richard Calder, the CIA’s former deputy director for administration. In 1999, Calder set a precedent at the CIA by bringing in PricewaterhouseCoopers, the global accounting firm, to help the CIA adopt “business-like procedures and to analyze CIA products and services for potential outsourcing from other intelligence agencies. Other key executives include: Barry McManus, Abraxas’ vice president of “deception detection services,” who was the CIA’s chief polygraph examiner for 10 years, and served in “worldwide operational activities” during his 30-year career with the agency; and Terry Wachtell, who put in 22 years at the CIA “working against narcotic, terrorist and hostile intelligence service targets,” according to Abraxas’s website.

Abraxas was first identified as a CIA contractor by James Bamford, the author of several books about the National Security Agency. In 2004, he reported in the New York Times that Araxas had hired former head of the CIA Directorate of Intelligence’s South Asia Group, Mary Nayak, as a consultant to the CIA group that reviewed pre-9/11 intelligence.

Recent contracts/events:

  • In September 2006, the Los Angeles Times blew the cover on one of the company’s most sensitive projects – crafting “covers,” or false identities and front companies, for the agency’s nonofficial cover (NOC) program. The outsourcing of one of the CIA’s most sensitive and dangerous tasks was seen as a startling development for the agency. Officers in the NOC program – such as Valerie Plame, whose official cover, until she was outed, was as an energy specialist for the fictional law firm Brewster-Jennings & Associates – operate overseas without diplomatic immunity and face possible prosecution and worse if captured by a hostile government. Abraxas had obtained the work, the Times said, after the CIA faced pressure to devise “more imaginative cover arrangements that might give operatives closer access to terrorist networks.” It’s unclear whether Abraxas still holds that contract.
  • In February 2008, Abraxas announced that Alan Wade, the former chief information officer of the CIA, would join the Abraxas advisory board. According to an Abraxas press release, Wade had spent 35 years with the agency and retired to private practice in 2005. “Alan’s assignments at the CIA involved technical programs in the United States and overseas, principally in the areas of telecommunications and technical security. During the last 15 years of his government career he held a series of executive positions, including the director of communications, director of security, and chief information officer,” Abraxas said. Other members of the Abraxas advisory board include Tom Ridge, the former governor of Pennsylvania and the first secretary of Homeland Security; Army General John Gordon, the former deputy director of the CIA; and former Federal Judge Eugene Sullivan, the former general counsel to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

Tim Shorrock


"Abraxas Corporation is a leader in online privacy, identity creation and protection solutions. Our solutions define the security posture of the personal, financial and operational lifeline of our customers through the use of trusted and secure advanced technologies and methodologies. Abraxas Corporation solutions ensure the safe and secure online presence of public and private sector Internet users. Abraxas offers trusted and proven security solutions uniquely adapted for government agencies across the national security community. Abraxas


"ABRAXAS CORPORATION designs, develops, and delivers risk mitigation technology solutions for public and private sector clients in the United States.

The company provides system design and development, data warehousing and management, content management, and information assurance (IA) and security services. It also offers design and testing services, including functional verification, firmware, and physical design and verification; and components on-shore fabrication, testing, and assembly services for application specific integrated circuits in defense applications.

In addition, the company provides IA services comprising policy and procedure development, regulatory compliance reviews, information system security analysis, incident response pre-planning and management, customized system-specific security awareness training, and insider threat evaluation, as well as digital forensic services that include forensic laboratory design and setup, enterprise forensic policy and practice consulting, digital evidence seizure and chain-of-custody training, enterprise forensic monitoring and insider threat identification, and anti-forensics for military, government, and law enforcement markets.

Further, ABRAXAS CORPORATION offers online privacy and identity protection, application hardening, and risk identification and resolution solutions. It serves corporations, hedge funds, and private equity firms, as well as aeronautic clients." Businessweek


History of ABRAXAS CORPORATION and 'spinoff' Companies

  • 2006: Abraxas Corporation (abraxas.com) was "Part of the Vedior Group of Companies"

See Wayback Machine

  • 2007: "Abraxas was a founder member of ATSCo (Association of Technology Staffing Companies), originally formed in 1999. Today, Abraxas is actively involved in the running of this body, Godfrey Morrell, Abraxas' Managing Director is a member of the Executive Committee." and "Abraxas Plc. Registered Office: United Kingdom House, 180 Oxford Street, London W1D 1NN. Registered company number 1178725" Wayback Machine


RANDSTAD TECHNOLOGIES (formerly Vedior)

NOTE: Unknown if the same Abraxas Corporation, as of 9.23.2012

  • RANDSTAD TECHNOLOGIES "It was founded in 1974 as Abraxas. Now, it’s Randstad Technologies, the specialist IT arm of the world’s second largest staffing organisation."

In 1974 the company was founded as Abraxas, part of the Vedior Group. Then became Randstad Technologies.

ANONYMIZER
  • 2010: Creation of Ntrepid with Anonymizer.
  • 2008: Anonymizer, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ABRAXAS CORPORATION

"Abraxas acquired Anomymizer in May of 2008, naming Lance Cottrell, founder and CTO of Anonymizer, as Chief Scientist for the firm.

The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Allied Capital invested $52mil in Anonymizer shortly thereafter. Anonymizer was known for being one of the first corporate application offerings to promote secure and anonymous web browsing. Abraxas headquarters is based in Annapolis Junction, MD." ProjectPM

"Anonymizer has developed a complete portfolio of capabilities focused in protecting online identities and privacy. They were the first to bring such a service to market, and, after 12 years of perfecting it, have become the undisputed market and technology leader."

Phone: 1-858-866-1319 San Diego, California

ABRAXAS ENGINEERING
  • August 3, 2007: ABRAXAS ENGINEERING operates as a subsidiary of ABRAXAS CORPORATION

" Abraxas Engineering engages in the design and support of application specific integrated circuits. It designs custom computer chips for various Department of Defense microelectronics projects, including the Trusted Access Program, which provides on-shore silicon fabrication for defense applications. The company was formerly known as Intrinsix Corp., Federal Systems Division. As a result of the acquisition of Federal Systems Division by Abraxas Corporation from Intrinsix Corp., Federal Systems Division's name was changed. The company is based in Woodstock, Maryland." Businessweek

"Mr. Bommer joined Abraxas in 2007 after owning and running the day-to-day operations of Bommer Engineering, a privately held engineering firm for over 25 years..."

++Note: Is this the same Abraxas?

ABRAXAS APPLICATIONS / TRAPWIRE
  • US Dept of Homeland Security spent $832,954. in 2010 on demo of ABRAXAS TRAPWIRE in DC and Seattle
  • May 1, 2007: ABRAXAS APPLICATIONS created with spin-out of TRAPWIRE BizJournals

" Abraxas Applications is a risk mitigation technology and service company that designs, builds and markets software products intended to prevent terrorist and other criminal attacks against critical infrastructure, key assets and personnel. TrapWire, the first Abraxas Applications product, leverages the company's deep domain expertise in the areas of counterterrorism and surveillance operations by enabling security personnel to detect patterns of pre-attack surveillance activity and issue threat warnings in sufficient time to prevent attacks and interdict the perpetrators. Abraxas Applications is headquartered in Reston, Virginia."

NTREPID

See Telecomix Blue Cabinet Wiki page NTREPID

NTREPID / EDGE Research & Development (R&D)

"Edge Research & Development is a division of Abraxas Corporation with a strong foundation across software engineering, federal law enforcement, cyber security and computer forensics..."

NTREPID / VIRTUS TRANSLATOR
NTREPID TARTAN

and also NTREPID TARTAN - Quantifying Influence


ABRAXAS YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES (aka GEO CARE)(?)

Website Home page

2840 Liberty Avenue / Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Phone: 1-800-ABRAXAS


Abraxas Youth & Family Services became part of the GEO GROUP, as the subsidiary GEO CARE. See GEO GROUP LOCKS UP GROWTH

In 2010 Geo Group to buy Cornell for about $385 million

Cornell 2-26-2010 SEC 10K filing

More data on Cornell connections

CORNELL ABRAXAS Inc. listed as a wholly owned subsidiary of GEO GROUP 2011 SEC 10-D Filing

"The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) is the world’s leading provider in the delivery of diversified correctional, detention, and residential treatment services to government agencies around the globe." Ownership

See also GEO GROUP in Businessweek and GEO CARE in Businessweek.

Products

"Our behavioral analysis and information elicitation program features "The Human Audit," a unique approach that's been proven effective in a variety of settings including United States Government investigative and national security communities, the finance industry, and the executive protection and law enforcement communities. Our Deception Detection team assesses specific needs and tailors each solution to your unique collection requirements."

  • Solutions Information Assurance (IA), Digital Forensics, Detecting Deception Eliciting Responses (DDER),
  • Software

Abraxas draws upon cutting-edge technologies to create customized software solutions to fit the needs of our clients.

At Abraxas, we solve the most complex mission-critical technical problems faced by our customers with innovative solutions. Abraxas' end-to-end software and system development engineers are committed to the client's mission, and deliver customer support that exceeds expectations. We employ deep domain expertise in the following core areas:


  • System Design and Development

Abraxas engineers develop and deploy robust applications on the forefront of new technologies, from tactical applications to enterprise scales applications. Our use of Java language helps our engineers ensure the integrity of our products, providing customers with solutions in far quicker-than-average development times. We specialize in Full Life-Cycle Development, Agile Development, J2EE (JDBC, JMS, JSP, EJB), Oracle, J2SE, C/C++, and Open Source technologies.


  • Data Warehousing and Management

Abraxas is a leader in the design and development of multilingual data warehouse projects of over one billion records. We exploit complex databases to ensure that customer data is both protected and accessible, allowing efficient analysis across native-language applications. We have the expertise to design, implement, operate and maintain the entire data warehouse stack including: hardware design, physical and logical database implementation, data management, and analytical tool implementation. Abraxas engineers have experience in the following data management technologies: Oracle (RAC, Text, ASM, Partitioning), Storage Area Networks, Foreign Language Processing, Persistence Frameworks (IBatis, Hibernate, Spring), Query Performance Tuning, and Extraction Transformation and Load (ETL).


  • Content Management

Abraxas develops and deploys trusted content management systems in support of the U.S. Intelligence Community. We have successfully integrated the following commercial content management systems into sponsor systems: Stellent, IBM Content Manager, and Share Point. We have also integrated advanced technology to augment commercial solutions, including: Secure WebDav, Entity Extraction, Auto Categorization, Text Search, and Semantic Web.


  • Information Assurance and Security

We recognize that security is paramount for our customers. We build in applications security from the beginning, deploying numerous systems for the Federal government and often exceeding HIPPA regulations and standards. Capabilities include Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Mutually Authenticated X.509 Certificates, Transport Layer Security (TLS), and LDAP.

Countries using products

USA. United Kingdom, China, Greece, Australia...

Reports

News / Stories about ABRAXAS

  • 2.1.2013: Why Is Barrett Brown Facing 100 Years in Prison? By Patrick McGuire VICE

Contractors, many of them former employees, are doing sensitive work, such as handling agents. A review of the practice has been ordered. By Greg Miller

News / Stories about ANONYMIZER

  • 2008: Abraxas Corporation acquires Anonymizer, Inc. Anonymizer PR
  • 2006: Seeking Spies Why the CIA is having such a hard time keeping its best US News & Report (Abraxas included)
  • Information about Cubic press statement[1]
  • 9.17.2004 "A Bold Upstart With CIA Roots: Fast-growing Abraxas Corp. was founded after 9/11 by agency veterans. But some fear security risks in such work." LATimes



News / Stories about TRAPWIRE

  • 2.1.2013: Why Is Barrett Brown Facing 100 Years in Prison? By Patrick McGuire VICE
  • 8.21.2012 Hackers warn government: come clean on surveillance system or face attack The Australian
  • 8.20.2012 Cubic continues campaign to distance itself from TrapWire ‘big brother’ surveillance company Daily Caller / Yahoo News
  • 8.19.2012 NYT said it wasn't a story. Then the story was banned DailyKos
  • 11.12.2006 Trapwire: Preventing Terrorism(pdf) by R. Daniel Botsch and Michael T. Maness (Abraxas). Pub. Crime and Justice International Magazine Nov / Dec 2006
  • 8.20.2012 Cubic continues campaign to distance itself from TrapWire ‘big brother’ surveillance company Daily Caller / Yahoo News
  • 2007: Abraxas spins out firm to focus on TrapWire sales BizJournals

Tech & Business Partners

  • TRAPWIRE

People Responsible

Investors - Allied Capital Corporation

Abraxas raised $52,000,000 on August 13th, 2012, from Allied Capital. See also Nov 2009 SEC 10Q Filing for ALLIED CAPITAL CORP private investment (Loss) of $3.5 million in ABRAXAS CORPORATION. See more data here

ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION is a division of The ALBRIGHT GROUP, that was acquired in 2008 by Stonebridge International, merged to become ALBRIGHT STONEBRIDGE, including ALBRIGHT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT. The Global Team - Strategic Affiliations include; Bespoke Approach (Australia), Civitas Group LLC (Washington, DC), Global Dealings Group (Global), Gumbi, Dechambenoit & Associates (South Africa), Hogan Lovells (Global), Joschka Fischer & Company (Berlin), Palacio y Asociados (Madrid).

April 1, 2010: Allied Capital merged with Ares Capital

On Jan 24, 2008 it was reported that Goldman Sachs establishes relationship with Allied Capital

According to the New York Times, in 2005 the US Government opened a criminal investigation into Allied Capital Keeping Shareholders in the Dark.

  • Read more about the ALBRIGHT STONEBRIDGE Group in wikipedia.

Board Members - Key Executives for Abraxas Corporation

* Richard Hollis Helms, Founder and CEO

"Richard Hollis Helms serves as Chief executive Officer of Edge Intelligence LLC. Mr. Helms is a Founder of Abraxas Engineering and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Helms is also a Founder of Abraxas Corporation and serves as its Chief Executive Officer."

Keith Kellogg, President of Abraxas (since 9.27.2012)

Prior to this promotion Kellogg served as Senior Vice President for Ground Combat Programs for Cubic Defense. In that role he developed global business with the Department of Defense and international customers. “I am pleased for the opportunity to lead Abraxas,” said Kellogg. “Effective support to the national security of our nation and support for our allies enables a safer world.”

Prior to joining Cubic, Kellogg held several executive assignments with CACI and the Oracle Corporation.

In the military he retired as a Lieutenant General and worked as Director C4 Systems at the Pentagon as principal advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on military command and control. Previous assignments included Assistant Army Chief of Staff for Operations; Commanding General 82nd Airborne Division; and Chief of Army Combat Development, TRADOC, Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Rodney G. Smith, President

Linked-In

"Rodney G. Smith serves as President of Abraxas Corporation. Mr. Smith is responsible for Abraxas's all affairs.

He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served in combat with the First Marine Division in Vietnam.

He trained as an attorney. Mr. Smith served as a local and federal prosecutor as well as a criminal justice policy advisor during the Reagan Administration.

He capped a distinguished career in the National Security community where he commanded two operational divisions, and served an exchange tour as an Associate Deputy Assistant Director of FBI.

Mr. Smith received a Bachelor's degree cum laude from Dartmouth College and a Juris Doctor from Boston University. "


* Katherine M. Green, Senior Vice President

"Ms. Katherine M. Green serves as Senior Vice President of Abraxas Corporation. Ms. Green served as Vice President of Business Capture at Abraxas Corporation.

Ms. Green has more than 27 years of operational and leadership experience in the National Security community. Her experience ranges from niche operational efforts to service as the Executive Director for one of the National Security community's largest issue-based Centers.

With extensive experience in operations and resource management, Ms. Green hsa in-depth understanding of how to effectively leverage and mesh the two disciplines.

Ms. Green holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater."

Linked-In

* John Etgen, Vice President

Abraxas (Maryland)

Linked-In

"Mr. Etgen has over 25 years of national security service in the industry, government, and the military. He is an accomplished leader in business execution and astutely skilled in strategic planning, opportunity identification, capture management, and program execution. Prior to joining Abraxas Corporation, Mr. Etgen was a Department Manager at Applied Signal Technology and Director for Business Development for the Titan Corporation. Prior to entering private industry, Mr. Etgen served in a number of technical and management positions at the National Security Agency.

Mr. Etgen began his career in 1982 enlisting in the United States Air Force as a Morse Systems technician and proudly serving until 1989. He has a Bachelors of Science degree from University Maryland and is a certified Program Manager."

* Barry McManus, Vice President of Training and Education

"Mr. Barry McManus serves as Vice President of Training and Education at Abraxas Corporation, and served as its Vice President of Deception Detection Services. Mr. McManus served as Director of Deception Detection Services of Abraxas Corporation. He is the leading expert in deception detection, behavioral assessment, interviews, and interrogations has more than 30 years of expertise in polygraph examination, debriefing and research.

Mr. McManus has developed sophisticated interview and interrogation techniques and leads Abraxas training programs in behavioral assessment, interviewing and elicitation in diverse cultures to the law enforcement and National Security communities.

He served for more than 20 years as a CIA polygraph examiner and interrogator, including 10 years as the Agency’s Chief Polygraph Examiner, working against terrorists, hostile intelligence services, and other high threat targets. He has conducted extensive research on the uses of the polygraph and developed sophisticated interview and interrogation techniques.

Mr. McManus has created polygraph examination training programs used by the US Government and authored a Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (DODPI) research paper published in the American Polygraph Association Journal. Mr. McManus has designed and taught courses in behavioral assessment, interviewing and elicitation in diverse cultures for law enforcement and intelligence organizations.

He has extensive professional experience in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

An Associate Professor in the Administration of Justice, Mr. McManus earned a BA in Sociology at Loyola University, Baltimore, MD; an MA in Organizational and Security Management at Webster University, St. Louis, MO; and is currently completing work on a Doctorate of Arts in Community College Education at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Mr. McManus has also studied at Oxford University's prestigious Christ Church as an Oxford Scholar. "


* Brigadier General Matt Broderick, USMC, Ret., Vice President of Defense & Homeland Security

Linked-In

"Mr. Matthew Broderick is a Product and Technical Partner at Torch Hill Investment Partners, L.L.C.

He serves as a Vice President, Defense and Homeland Security at Abraxas Corporation. Mr. Broderick served as the General Manager, Assistant Vice President and subsequently Vice President of Operations for Sunterra Corporation.

He joined Abraxas Corporation following three years with Department of Homeland Security as the Director of Operations (J3). Mr. Broderick was also an Assistant Secretary for Operations in the Department of Homeland Security.

He served as the Inspector General for the United States Central Command and Deputy Director of Operations for the United States Marine Corps in Washington DC. Mr. Broderick served as an Infantry Platoon Commander in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969, later attending Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the Naval War College. He retired as Brigadier General from United States Marine Corps. Mr. Broderick is a graduate of Worcester State College."

* Brad J. Juneau, Chief Operating Officer

Management Team

Jimmie (Jim) Balentine, President of Cubic's Mission Support Services (MSS)

Responsible for the development, management, and execution of Cubic's government services business. MSS includes four Cubic subsidiaries: Cubic Applications, Inc. (CAI), Cubic Worldwide Technical Services, Inc. (CWTS), Omega Training Group, Inc., and the Abraxas Corporation. Balentine is also President of CAI, CWTS, and Omega.

Balentine has more than 28 years of senior level corporate experience ranging from program manager through executive levels of management. He joined Cubic in 1994 when Cubic acquired Titan Corporation's Applications Division. Prior to joining Titan in 1987, he worked with Logicon for five years as a business developer, program manager, and division general manager.

Balentine served more than 23 years on active duty as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army and held key command and staff positions from battalion through division, Department of the Army, joint combatant command.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in management and economics from Seattle University, with graduate level studies in computer science at Kansas State University.


Basil "Bill" Trikas, Vice President, Technical Services

at Abraxas Corporation

Linked-In

  • Vice President, Technical Services, Abraxas Corporation

2010 – Present (2 years)

Abraxas Corporation is a trusted partner to the U.S. National Security community, supporting its worldwide mission with both service and technical related programs across a vast array of Intelligence Community organizations. Our staff brings fresh perspectives from engineering, academia, national security, and defense to collaborate on multifaceted problems.


  • Board of Directors, Compass Rose Benefits Group

2009 – Present (3 years)

Compass Rose Benefits Group (CRBG) has been offering a broad range of insurance products for over sixty years. CRBG products and services are only available to civilian employees and retirees of the Intelligence Community, the Department of State, and the Department of Defense.


  • Senior Executive, Central Intelligence Agency

1976 – 2010 (34 years)


Gail Norman, Director of Human Resources / Business Partner

Resume

"PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ANONYMIZER, INC. /ABRAXAS CORP. / NTREPID CORP., San Diego, CA 2006 - Present

Global leader in online privacy, anonymity, and identity protection solutions, which has grown from 33 to over 200 plus employees under my leadership"


Joseph A Marr PhD , Senior Principal Scientist

Abraxas - Inventor of TrapWire


Frederick Turco, President of TrapWire Team
George Kinchen, Senior Intelligence Recruiter

at Abraxas Corporation Linked-In

Past:

Senior Technical Recruiting at SOS International, Ltd.

Senior Technical Recruiter / Military Outreach Lead at General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

Senior Recruiting Consultant at ManTech Mission, Cyber and Technology Solutions Group

CEO / Founder at Smart Source LLC

Senior Corporate Recruiter at ASRC Federal Holdings

Corporate Recruiter / Technical Recruiter at Smartronix Inc.

Regional Recruiting Operations Manager at U.S ARMY


Education:

Columbia Southern University, Liberty University, FEMA Management University

U.S Army Military Police Academy, U.S Army Recruiting, U.S Army Recruiting Management, U.S Army Senior Leadership Management

George Kinchen , MBA's Summary

Experience: Award winning Recruiter since 1990. Retired for US Army 2007 after 24 years of service.

Have held a variety of Lead Military Outreach / Recruiter, Senior Intelligence, Senior Technical and Senior Corporate Recruiting Positions in ever increasing Corporate sizes. Have been very successful in Full Lifecycle Recruiting, all areas of Recruiting to include Strategic Planning, Cyber Recruiting, Intelligence Recruiting, Recruiter Training, Corporate Recruiting Strategies, Proposals Staffing Management, Hard to locate Engineering / Technical Specialities, and Business Development Support. Have worked as Program Manager for several Corporate Programs as they related to Recruiting as well as assisted in writing portions of the proposals.


Specialties include: All areas of Full Lifecycle Recruiting with special emphasis on hard to find Engineering specialists, Cyber Professional Recruiting, Intelligence positions, IT Professionals, Project Planning, Salary Negotiations, Manpower and Staffing requirements, Introductory Business Development and Public Speaking.


George Kinchen , MBA's Experience

  • Senior Intelligence Recruiter, Abraxas Corporation

July 2012 – Present (2 months) Annapolis Junction, Maryland

• Tasked with fostering outstanding relationships between Abraxas and other partnered companies.

• Locates and hires highly qualified and highly cleared (TS/SCI/Poly) specialists for employment within the framework of National Security and Intelligence organizations.

• Formulates and put into action marketing and advertisement campaigns that allows the Abraxas brand to be easily recognizable.

• Draws together staffing metrics to analysis what works and doesn’t work for recruiting in this very small and specialized market.

• Streamline the process of attracting and moving qualified individuals through the process in a timely fashion.


  • Senior Technical Recruiting, SOS International, Ltd.

April 2012 – July 2012 (4 months) Reston, VA

• Assisted in helping to draft a Training Plan for the entire Recruiting Department.

• Was chosen as Lead Recruiter for largest proposal that was being prepared by SOSi which was a $2 Billion dollar contract.

• Was handpicked to be the senior member of a “Surge Team” that was selected to add experience and extra skill to different projects that are deemed critical.

• Assisted in the completion of a major project providing over 300 linguists for a nationwide DEA linguist proposal.

• Assisted in identifying and providing information on a group of Senior “COIN” Counterinsurgency Operators for project in Afghanistan.

• Was chosen as Lead Recruiter for largest proposal that was being prepared by SOSi which was a $2 Billion dollar contract.

• Was hired to act as a “Floor Lead” within the less experienced Recruiters to help them raise their skill level.

• Worked from proposal to bid to award on an Intelligence contract that included hiring and deploying MASINT / All Source Analyst to Germany and Afghanistan


  • Senior Technical Recruiter / Military Outreach Lead, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

April 2011 – March 2012 (1 year) Herndon VA.

• Proven to have an exceptional network within the Military community that has been key in staffing a large proposal.

• Handpicked to start a Military Outreach Program, a first for GD AIS.

• Have supported Intelligence Operations that support and supply linguist for “In Theater” operations and locations.

• Was hired by General Dynamics to assist in staffing of large Cyber programs.

• Handpicked by General Dynamics AIS to fill many of the NSA positions that are required for National Security.

• Have proven to be very successful in finding and hiring some of the best Technicians and Engineers in the Cyber Security Community.

• Has successfully assembled multiple new contacts that will ensure that the Military Outreach is totally successful within the CIA, NSA, and most Military bases throughout MD, DC, and VA and activity in NM, AZ, FL, GA, AL,TX, CO, and CA.

• Has been sought out by multiple Top 100 Companies for assistance with Cyber Security recruiting.


  • Senior Recruiting Consultant, ManTech Mission, Cyber and Technology Solutions Group

November 2010 – April 2011 (6 months)

Results oriented recruiter that specializes in finding and hiring top quality Cyber professionals, Intelligence professionals, Corporate Leadership, and top ranked Engineering professionals in support of Department of Justice, CIA, US Marshalls, FBI, and Homeland Security. Senior Recruiting Consultant in the Cyber and Technology Solutions Group.


  • CEO / Founder, Smart Source LLC

April 2010 – April 2011 (1 year 1 month)

George Kinchen is the CEO and Founder of Smart Source LLC and supports a major Government Contractor as a Senior Recruiting Consultant.


  • Senior Corporate Recruiter, ASRC Federal Holdings

May 2009 – April 2010 (1 year)

Personally responsibility for the recruiting of all the High Security / NJVC / National Security Agency and NGA personnel within the entire company. Has forged a solid bond with several sources of military members leaving the service. Was relied upon to complete entire position classification process. Developed several alternate and innovative ways to locate and contact highly cleared individuals. Developed a process for rapidly pipelining qualified candidates for possible opportunities as well as proposals. Responsible for recruiting all Corporate leadership to include VP and President level. Responsible for recruiting all the professionals within the Company Headquarters. Knowledge is sought after by the companies top Executives. Extensive knowledge and very successful acquiring talent for several FAA programs nationwide. Is seen as a "Force Multiplier" due to extensive knowledge and experience. Responsible for participating in the verification and demonstration of several different Applicant Tracking Systems to decide which one the company will purchase Know throughout the industry as an outstanding professional in the Recruiting as well as the Human Resources community.


  • Corporate Recruiter / Technical Recruiter - Smartronix Inc.

June 2007 – April 2009 (1 year 11 months)

Solely responsible for recruiting all Executive level Corporate hires. Began partnership with Transitioning Military and NSA personnel to allow for first contact and first chance at hiring. Personally charged with recruiting all Smartronix contractors assigned to the Cyber Security personnel in the Navy's new "Cyber Space Security Command". Chosen to construct the overall training guide for all Hiring Managers on the Recruiting Processes. Responsible for providing guidance and advice to all Hiring Manager regarding the legalities as well as allowed and not allowed actions while conducting interviews, classifications of positions Both for Hiring Managers and Employees), and management of workforce groups Stepped into the role of Recruiting Manager to lead the recruiting team through its first CMMI external audit with an Exemplary rating. Conducted analysis and correction of business positions and provided complete labor classifications. Collected and maintained demographic information to ensure diversity. Assisted in reconstructing and single-handedly hired a complete Acquisitions Department after all the employees left for several reasons. Assisted in restructuring and hired and entire contracts team as well as an entirely new Finance Department to support them. The entire restructuring and hiring took place in three weeks. Responsible for staffing and all training of employment law as it affects the staffing process for company management. Chosen from a pool of recruiters to be the sole support for the Corporate Headquarters programs and executives. Direct recruiting support for the Company President, CEO and Executive Vice President. Responsible for recruiting efforts on several specialized company contracts and their requirements. Responsible for all positions connected with the company's products division. Responsible for all positions within the corporate services division.


  • Regional Recruiting Operations Manager, U.S ARMY

May 2005 – June 2007 (2 years 2 months)

Responsible for managing and directing the Human Resources support for over 500 recruiters and Area Managers spread out over a four state area. Responsible for all metrics that are required for such a massive recruiting force. Conduct training on all newly integrated and implemented computer software suites. Completed Microsoft Office proficiency training to all members of Operations section. Responsible for the daily gathering of statistical data of the production of all 500+ recruiters. Supervise the collection and maintenance of all statistical data. Analyze regulatory guidance and policies and rewritten these policies when required. Provided guidance and recommendations to the Commander. Responsible for the management and monitoring of two subordinate Military Entrance Processing stations that produce in excess of 3,523 new hires per year. Responsible for the management of the Security Clearance section that investigates any possible impropriety on the part of applicants or recruiters.


  • Regional Recruiting Station Manager

U.S Army

October 2003 – May 2005 (1 year 8 months)

Managed four assigned recruiters. Supervised all operations of a recruiting station that achieved 109% of its assigned yearly quota. Supervised all sales interviews, high school and college presentations, and interaction with County government on behalf of the U.S Army recruiting services. In direct control of in excess of $500,000 of U.S Army equipment and facilities. Executed and supervised all outsourced contracts made for the U.S Army in the region. Developed and maintained a strong relationship with community leaders, administrators and educators in assigned area. Worked with these leaders to market the U.S Army throughout all schools, colleges, career fairs and community events throughout Southern Maryland.


  • Regional Recruiting Station Manager

U.S Army

October 2003 – May 2005 (1 year 8 months)

Managed four assigned recruiters. Supervised all operations of a recruiting station that achieved 109% of its assigned yearly quota. Supervised all sales interviews, high school and college presentations, and interaction with County government on behalf of the U.S Army recruiting services. In direct control of in excess of $500,000 of U.S Army equipment and facilities. Executed and supervised all outsourced contracts made for the U.S Army in the region. Developed and maintained a strong relationship with community leaders, administrators and educators in assigned area. Worked with these leaders to market the U.S Army throughout all schools, colleges, career fairs and community events throughout Southern Maryland.

Conleith Beatty, Sr. Intel Recruiter

at Abraxas Corporation

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Past:

Sr. New Business Development Recruiter at SAIC

Sr. Resource Manager at Convergenz

Sr. Resource Manager at Aquent/Renaissance Worldwide Resource Manager at Aquent/Renaissance Worldwide

Operations Support Specialist at Microstrategy


Education: West Virginia University


Conleith Beatty's Summary

Abraxas is always seeking the most qualified candidates who hold an active TS/SCI with Full-scope or Lifestyle Polygraph and possess experience in the following areas:

Operational Tradecraft, Collection Management, Targeting, Intelligence Analysis, Desk Officers, Technical Operations, Linux/Unix System Administration, System Engineering, Multimedia/Graphic Design, Software Development, Database Administration, and Cyber Forensics Specialties

Targeters, Staff Operations Officer (SOO), Technical Operations Officer (TOO) SIGINT, MASINT, ELINT, HUMINT, CI/HUMINT, CI, IMINT, FVR, CounterIntelligence, Intelligence Analysts, Collection Manager, Targeting Conleith Beatty's Experience Sr. Intel Recruiter Abraxas Corporation

Public Company; 201-500 employees; Government Relations industry

August 2010 – Present (2 years 1 month)

Abraxas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cubic Corporation which develops special technology and implements trusted unique technical solutions to address the global challenges faced by the national security community today and those that it will face in the future. Abraxas employs recognized experts to resolve those challenges and skilled engineers to address the product needs working across all technology domains to ensure the delivery of the most advanced comprehensive solutions.

Abraxas is committed to values that characterize our company and the work of our employees. In everything we do, we strive for: INNOVATION | ADAPTABILITY | COMMITMENT | INTEGRITY | DISCRETION. Driven by these values, we deliver cutting-edge technology solutions for our customers and we continually pursue the most contemporary methods to achieve this goal. We understand the need to persistently seek new approaches to complex problems

Abraxas hires individuals with diverse capabilities rooted in proven, but cutting-edge technologies and methodologies. Our staff brings fresh perspectives from the engineering, academia, national security, defense, and finance domains to collaborate on multifaceted problems. The ethical and honest execution of our mission is paramount in everything we do. Sr. New Business Development Recruiter SAIC

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry

January 2008 – August 2010 (2 years 8 months)

  • SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The company’s approximately 45,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. SAIC had annual revenues of $10.1 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. For more information, visit www.saic.com. SAIC: From Science to Solutions®

Responsibilities include leading large scale and critical incumbent captures, developing and executing capture strategies, developing and executing the DSG New Business recruiting model, and fostering relationships between the staffing community and line management. Sr. Resource Manager

  • Convergenz

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry

January 2004 – January 2008 (4 years 1 month)

Convergenz is a leading consulting services provider that assists large Commercial Organizations, Government Agencies, and Non-Profit Organizations design and implement business and technology solutions.

As a senior resource manager, responsibilities included full life cycle recruiting of the most strategic candidates for our federal and private sector clients. Sr. Resource Manager


  • Aquent/Renaissance Worldwide

Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry

1998 – 2004 (6 years): Resource Manager


Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry

June 1997 – December 2004 (7 years 7 months) Operations Support Specialist Microstrategy

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MSTR; Computer Software industry

March 1996 – 1997 (1 year)


Michael Martinka, Executive Vice President of Software Services
William R. Piekney, Managing Director of Global Collection and Analysis
Terry Wachtell, Managing Director of Deception Detection Services
Mark Ingham, SPHR, Director/Human Resources

at Abraxas Corporation, Since January 2006 Linked-In

Past Work Experience:

Office Administrator, MPR Associates, Inc.

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Research industry

2005 – 2006 (1 year) Alexandria, Virginia


Executive Director/Corporate HR for ManTech

Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MANT; Information Technology and Services industry

July 1993 – January 2004 (10 years 7 months) Fairfax, Virginia


'Gregory Flood', GPHR, Deputy Program Manager

at Abraxas Corporation

Gregory Flood, GPHR's Experience

  • Deputy Program Manager, Abraxas Corporation

January 2012 – Present (8 months) Herndon, VA

Coordinates and tracks project budgets and resources Maintains project schedules and execution plans, and tracks progress against key project milestones. Ensures that the goals and objectives of these projects are accomplished on time, satisfy the project scope, meet contractual obligations, and are completed within budget. Works closely with Program Managers, Division Heads, Project SMEs, and Individual Contributors throughout the project lifecycle, beginning with project initiation, continuing through requirements definition, resource/cost management, schedule management, and ending with project closeout. Responsible for ensuring all project deliverables are met per the contract. Provides status and financial/spend plan reports on a monthly basis. Answers as-needed customer information requests.


  • Portfolio Manager - Security & Special Activities, RONCO Consulting Corporation

September 2011 – January 2012 (5 months) Oxon Hill, MD

Tracked performance of 15 to 20 assigned projects relative to their original SOWs and other contractual obligations.Reviewed all reports from the field and ensure that all personnel, payroll, procurement, logistic or other support issues are referred to the correct office and are resolved in a timely manner.

Coordinated with Parent Company billing department on invoicing.Oversaw the administration of corporate support to the project. Coordinated with Field Managers, Human Resources and Recruiting Departments to assist in the development and execution of accurate personnel requisitions. Track on-boarding process and assist where required. Forecast personnel growth requirements based on assessment of project requirements.


  • Technical Recruiter, RONCO Consulting Corporation

June 2010 – September 2011 (1 year 4 months) Washington D.C. Metro Area

Actively sourced, networked, and advertised for Domestic and International, highly qualified, EOD instruction, UXO technician, Intelligence analysis, Certified canine handler, High level logistical, Corporate internal, TS and SECRET security cleared, and IT personnel for live open positions and RFPs.

See my last performance evaluation


  • Human Resources Intern - Compass group Chartwells K-12

September 2009 – December 2009 (4 months)

Audit and update employee files


  • Human Resources Intern, DeticaDFI

August 2007 – December 2007 (5 months)

Assisted Director of Human Resources, participating in most HR functions for the company.


  • Recruiting Intern, DeticaDFI

May 2007 – August 2007 (4 months)

Assisted recruiting team in search for Cleared Analysts, Software Engineers, and Linguists. Coordinated college/university careers fairs/info sessions and maintained college network.

ABRAXAS BOARD OF ADVISORS

"In joining the Board of Advisers, Mr. Ridge is reunited with General John A. Gordon (USAF, retired). General Gordon has had a distinguished career. Among other key posts he was President Bush's first Homeland Security Adviser. In that capacity he was responsible for developing interagency Homeland Security Policy and advising the President during domestic incidents involving terrorism and natural disasters.

In addition to Governor Ridge and General Gordon, the Abraxas Board of Advisers includes James Roth (retired President and CEO of GRC International, Inc.), and the Honorable Eugene R. Sullivan, a retired Federal Judge and Air Force and NRO General Counsel..." Abraxas Press Release


3.7.2005: "Abraxas Corp., of McLean, VA, has created a board of advisors to offer guidance to the company as it grows into the public and private sectors. Former Virginia governor James Gilmore III, General John Gordon (USAFRet.), once a homeland security advisor to President Bush and deputy director of central intelligence; and Roland Oliver, chairman and president of Monumental Venture Partners, of McLean, VA, have joined the board." - GSN: GOVERNMENT SECURITY NEWS, page 15 =


  • Tom Ridge, US Department of Homeland Security (Former)


  • General John A. Gordon, (USAF, retired)


  • James Roth, (retired President and CEO of GRC International, Inc.)


  • Honorable Eugene R. Sullivan, (retired Federal Judge and Air Force and NRO General Counsel)


  • Roland Oliver, President & Chairman, Monumental Venture Partners

Mr. Oliver serves on the board of two of MVP America, LP’s portfolio companies: Digital Sandbox, Inc., and SonoMedica, Inc. and is on the Advisory Board of Abraxas Corporation and Chairman of the Advisory Board of JB Cubed, Inc. In addition, Mr. Oliver served on the board of Telverse Communications, Inc. through its successful acquisition by level3.com/ Level 3 Communications, Inc.


  • Alan Wade

see Abraxas Corporation Announces Former CIA / CIO Alan Wade as Newest Advisory Board Member

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http://www.abraxasapps.com Email: jeff.nielsen@abraxasapps.com

Phone: +1 703-657-6705 (w) +1 703-338-3453 (m)



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