Meet the TransTechSol Team
Chris Strasser
Dr. Chris Strasser is managing director of TransTechSol, LLC which he launched in 2011 to focus on the intersection of virtual technologies, oversight and compliance policies, and intelligence mission. Previously, Chris was a senior staff officer at the National Security Agency (NSA) and an executive with Raytheon and Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC).
Chris has more than 25 years of experience with the NSA as a Department of Defense civilian as well as a U.S. Naval Officer. At Raytheon, he led the initial development of a $500M program in analytics, including cooperative research and development of analytic capabilities, a staffing pipeline, subcontractor management, and automated program management portal applications. At CTC, Chris successfully led their first effort to be the prime contractor for a competitive multi-award $1 Billion IDIQ, which resulted in over $100M in awards for CTC’s Intelligence business. Using lean management techniques, he institutionalized capabilities that allowed the orchestration of two-week task order response and effective management of more than 50 subcontractors.
Chris has written and presented extensively about leadership, program management and transformation initiatives to achieve improved return on investment in public sector agencies. He currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at the College of William & Mary and previously taught at George Washington University and Saint Vincent College. He earned a Doctorate of Management as an NSA fellow, with Phi Kappa Phi honors, as well as an MS in Telecommunications Management from University of Maryland University College, and a BS in Industrial and Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is also a Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III certified program manager.
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Dr. Chris Strasser is managing director of TransTechSol, LLC which he launched in 2011 to focus on the intersection of virtual technologies, oversight and compliance policies, and intelligence mission. Previously, Chris was a senior staff officer at the National Security Agency (NSA) and an executive with Raytheon and Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC).
Chris has more than 25 years of experience with the NSA as a Department of Defense civilian as well as a U.S. Naval Officer. At Raytheon, he led the initial development of a $500M program in analytics, including cooperative research and development of analytic capabilities, a staffing pipeline, subcontractor management, and automated program management portal applications. At CTC, Chris successfully led their first effort to be the prime contractor for a competitive multi-award $1 Billion IDIQ, which resulted in over $100M in awards for CTC’s Intelligence business. Using lean management techniques, he institutionalized capabilities that allowed the orchestration of two-week task order response and effective management of more than 50 subcontractors.
Chris has written and presented extensively about leadership, program management and transformation initiatives to achieve improved return on investment in public sector agencies. He currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at the College of William & Mary and previously taught at George Washington University and Saint Vincent College. He earned a Doctorate of Management as an NSA fellow, with Phi Kappa Phi honors, as well as an MS in Telecommunications Management from University of Maryland University College, and a BS in Industrial and Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is also a Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III certified program manager.
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Donna Bartee
Donna Bartee is a national security law and compliance attorney as well as a cyber-security law and policy expert.
Prior to joining TransTechSol in 2018, she was a senior cyber-security policy principal with MITRE supporting the Department of Homeland Security. In addition, she has nine years of experience as a senior attorney in the National Security Agency's General Counsel Office supporting information assurance/cyber-security operations and providing legal advice on incident response, defense monitoring and privacy and data governance.
Donna is a retired Navy Judge Advocate with a JD from American University and a BS in Nursing from the University of Florida. She also has completed graduate certificates in Telecommunications and Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University and Strategic Intelligence Operations from the National Intelligence University. She serves as an adjunct professor in George Washington University's Law and Graduate Studies programs.
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Donna Bartee is a national security law and compliance attorney as well as a cyber-security law and policy expert.
Prior to joining TransTechSol in 2018, she was a senior cyber-security policy principal with MITRE supporting the Department of Homeland Security. In addition, she has nine years of experience as a senior attorney in the National Security Agency's General Counsel Office supporting information assurance/cyber-security operations and providing legal advice on incident response, defense monitoring and privacy and data governance.
Donna is a retired Navy Judge Advocate with a JD from American University and a BS in Nursing from the University of Florida. She also has completed graduate certificates in Telecommunications and Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University and Strategic Intelligence Operations from the National Intelligence University. She serves as an adjunct professor in George Washington University's Law and Graduate Studies programs.
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Christie Bibbs
Christie Bibbs is a Senior Systems Engineer at TransTechSol with 22+ years of experience working with the National Security Agency.
Christie works closely with her clients to identify, document and automate end-to-end processes for protecting access to, and ensuring secured sharing of, highly sensitive reporting. Her background involves a broad range of functions to include large-scale IT project planning, implementation/integration, requirements gathering, legacy data migration, configuration management, digital rights management and technical writing.
Christie is a U.S. Air Force veteran and holds a BS in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix.
Christie Bibbs is a Senior Systems Engineer at TransTechSol with 22+ years of experience working with the National Security Agency.
Christie works closely with her clients to identify, document and automate end-to-end processes for protecting access to, and ensuring secured sharing of, highly sensitive reporting. Her background involves a broad range of functions to include large-scale IT project planning, implementation/integration, requirements gathering, legacy data migration, configuration management, digital rights management and technical writing.
Christie is a U.S. Air Force veteran and holds a BS in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix.
Kristin Bronkar
Kristin Bronkar is an Operations Specialist for TransTechSol. Kristin has extensive experience managing the workflow of organizations while facilitating the execution of daily business activities.
Prior to joining TransTechSol, Kristin was a luxury travel consultant where she directed business operations, maintained client relationships, and supported marketing efforts. In addition, she has successfully managed high-volume retailers while directing her team in areas of accounting, finance, human resources, and recruiting.
Kristin earned a BS in Marketing from Saint Vincent College. She lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, Matthew and step-son, Aidan, and spends her weekends with family exploring the outdoors with their dogs and attending Aidan's sporting events.
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Kristin Bronkar is an Operations Specialist for TransTechSol. Kristin has extensive experience managing the workflow of organizations while facilitating the execution of daily business activities.
Prior to joining TransTechSol, Kristin was a luxury travel consultant where she directed business operations, maintained client relationships, and supported marketing efforts. In addition, she has successfully managed high-volume retailers while directing her team in areas of accounting, finance, human resources, and recruiting.
Kristin earned a BS in Marketing from Saint Vincent College. She lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, Matthew and step-son, Aidan, and spends her weekends with family exploring the outdoors with their dogs and attending Aidan's sporting events.
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Krista Harris Cheatham
Krista Cheatham advises TransTechSol clients on developing compliant systems and analytics. A former lawyer for both the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Krista has a deep understanding of Intelligence Community (IC) authorities, procedures, and policies and their impact on IC systems. Her legal expertise has enabled her to work directly and through agency policy and compliance organizations to translate some of the most complex legal regimes into practical training modules, system requirements, and effective guidelines used by analysts and technologists. Krista's technical acumen has allowed her to assist legal and policy stakeholders to better understand the technology they intend to task and regulate.
Prior to joining the IC, Krista worked as a commercial litigation attorney in three top tier law firms, representing technology and telecommunications firms and satellite service providers in patent infringement and insurance coverage matters. This is where she developed her knack for working with technologists – including expert witnesses – to make sure they understood the applicable legal requirements and to help them accurately document how the products or systems in question were designed.
Krista has 20+ years of experience as an NSA and ODNI lawyer and as a Naval Officer. In addition, she has 15+ years of experience translating legal requirements into system requirements. She received a JD from Georgetown University Law Center, an MS in Systems Technology from the United States Naval Postgraduate School, and a BS in English from the United States Naval Academy.
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Krista Cheatham advises TransTechSol clients on developing compliant systems and analytics. A former lawyer for both the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Krista has a deep understanding of Intelligence Community (IC) authorities, procedures, and policies and their impact on IC systems. Her legal expertise has enabled her to work directly and through agency policy and compliance organizations to translate some of the most complex legal regimes into practical training modules, system requirements, and effective guidelines used by analysts and technologists. Krista's technical acumen has allowed her to assist legal and policy stakeholders to better understand the technology they intend to task and regulate.
Prior to joining the IC, Krista worked as a commercial litigation attorney in three top tier law firms, representing technology and telecommunications firms and satellite service providers in patent infringement and insurance coverage matters. This is where she developed her knack for working with technologists – including expert witnesses – to make sure they understood the applicable legal requirements and to help them accurately document how the products or systems in question were designed.
Krista has 20+ years of experience as an NSA and ODNI lawyer and as a Naval Officer. In addition, she has 15+ years of experience translating legal requirements into system requirements. She received a JD from Georgetown University Law Center, an MS in Systems Technology from the United States Naval Postgraduate School, and a BS in English from the United States Naval Academy.
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Tracey Dulany
Tracey Dulany is a Senior Systems Engineer with 22+ years of experience managing large scale system and infrastructure implementations. She has served the Department of Defense for more than decade in a variety of positions including organizational chief.
Tracey has managed several mission-critical federal government integrated data flow systems and has program management experience over $82M. She has also led two major infrastructure builds and has extensive testing and continuous integration experience. Tracey brings a breadth of knowledge to TransTechSol ranging from training cloud architecture and programming to lead systems engineering, program management and technical writing.
Tracey holds an MS in Cybersecurity from the University of Maryland University College and an MA in Instructional Systems Development from University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Tracey Dulany is a Senior Systems Engineer with 22+ years of experience managing large scale system and infrastructure implementations. She has served the Department of Defense for more than decade in a variety of positions including organizational chief.
Tracey has managed several mission-critical federal government integrated data flow systems and has program management experience over $82M. She has also led two major infrastructure builds and has extensive testing and continuous integration experience. Tracey brings a breadth of knowledge to TransTechSol ranging from training cloud architecture and programming to lead systems engineering, program management and technical writing.
Tracey holds an MS in Cybersecurity from the University of Maryland University College and an MA in Instructional Systems Development from University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Dawn Edmiston
Dr. Dawn Edmiston has served as marketing advisor and board member of TransTechSol since its founding in 2011. She is the Clinical Professor of Marketing in the Raymond A. Mason School of Business at the College of William & Mary. She was selected as a 2020 Fulbright Scholar in Estonia, served as the 2018 William & Mary Dungan BBA Innovative Teaching Fellow and was honored as the 2017 Marketing Management Association Master Teacher.
Prior to joining academia, Dawn held marketing management roles with IBM Business Consulting Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting Services, and Discovery Channel Networks. She is a national speaker on the topics of digital marketing and professional branding. A video of Dawn's session on marketing with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development can be accessed here.
Dawn's educational background includes an EdD in Educational Policy, Planning and Leadership from William & Mary with Kappa Delta Pi honors, a Doctor of Management from University of Maryland University College with Phi Kappa Phi honors, an MBA from Columbia Business School with an international exchange programme at London Business School, and a BS from Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Dr. Dawn Edmiston has served as marketing advisor and board member of TransTechSol since its founding in 2011. She is the Clinical Professor of Marketing in the Raymond A. Mason School of Business at the College of William & Mary. She was selected as a 2020 Fulbright Scholar in Estonia, served as the 2018 William & Mary Dungan BBA Innovative Teaching Fellow and was honored as the 2017 Marketing Management Association Master Teacher.
Prior to joining academia, Dawn held marketing management roles with IBM Business Consulting Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting Services, and Discovery Channel Networks. She is a national speaker on the topics of digital marketing and professional branding. A video of Dawn's session on marketing with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development can be accessed here.
Dawn's educational background includes an EdD in Educational Policy, Planning and Leadership from William & Mary with Kappa Delta Pi honors, a Doctor of Management from University of Maryland University College with Phi Kappa Phi honors, an MBA from Columbia Business School with an international exchange programme at London Business School, and a BS from Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Jasmine Epps
Jasmine Epps is a U.S. Navy veteran who was a participant in Skilled EDGE, a six-month internship program for transitioning service members offered through TransTechSol. During Jasmine’s Skilled EDGE internship, she utilized her analytic skills as a Signals Intelligence Analyst and applied them to a Senior Process Engineer position focused on analytic compliance.
Jasmine currently provides system engineering services in support of analytic compliance requirements and manages the requirements through the Analytic Vetting Group. As a trained Cryptologic Technician, she provides valuable insights relative to critical analytics. In addition, Jasmine engages in the Verification of Accuracy process, and reviews documentation to determine technologically feasibility and if the representations of compliance for capabilities are accurate by communicating with various stakeholders and monitoring system incidents.
Previously, Jasmine served as a signals analyst and performed search and survey in order to develop mission and supplement environmental discovery efforts conducted at Signals Development Centers on a 24/7 joint operations floor. In addition, Jasmine has worked as a paralegal for two Naval Commands and has significant experience with collecting, organizing, and summarizing case materials from reports and evidence.
Jasmine will earn a B.S. in Legal Studies from University of Maryland Global Campus in spring 2021, and also holds an A.S. in Political Science from Richard Bland College of William & Mary.
Jasmine Epps is a U.S. Navy veteran who was a participant in Skilled EDGE, a six-month internship program for transitioning service members offered through TransTechSol. During Jasmine’s Skilled EDGE internship, she utilized her analytic skills as a Signals Intelligence Analyst and applied them to a Senior Process Engineer position focused on analytic compliance.
Jasmine currently provides system engineering services in support of analytic compliance requirements and manages the requirements through the Analytic Vetting Group. As a trained Cryptologic Technician, she provides valuable insights relative to critical analytics. In addition, Jasmine engages in the Verification of Accuracy process, and reviews documentation to determine technologically feasibility and if the representations of compliance for capabilities are accurate by communicating with various stakeholders and monitoring system incidents.
Previously, Jasmine served as a signals analyst and performed search and survey in order to develop mission and supplement environmental discovery efforts conducted at Signals Development Centers on a 24/7 joint operations floor. In addition, Jasmine has worked as a paralegal for two Naval Commands and has significant experience with collecting, organizing, and summarizing case materials from reports and evidence.
Jasmine will earn a B.S. in Legal Studies from University of Maryland Global Campus in spring 2021, and also holds an A.S. in Political Science from Richard Bland College of William & Mary.
Phenesia Eusebio
Phenesia Eusebio is a Principal Systems Engineer and technology strategist responsible for designing and developing automated solutions to increase knowledge of, and adherence to, compliance standards, practices and policies in support of U.S. person privacy laws.
Phenesia has more than 20 years serving the National Security Agency, initially as a Far East (Korean) Cryptologic Linguist for the United States Air Force, and then, as a software developer and systems engineer, working with diverse clients to define their needs, vet requirements across multiple stakeholders and provide full life cycle support on complex IT enterprise projects. Phenesia has also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton as a Project Lead and Task Manager and as the Deputy Program Manager of a large scale systems delivery program, valued at approximately $40 million.
Phenesia earned an MS in Technology Management and BS in Computer and Information Science from the University of Maryland University College. She is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional and ScrumMaster, and holds an ITIL V3 Foundation certificate.
Phenesia Eusebio is a Principal Systems Engineer and technology strategist responsible for designing and developing automated solutions to increase knowledge of, and adherence to, compliance standards, practices and policies in support of U.S. person privacy laws.
Phenesia has more than 20 years serving the National Security Agency, initially as a Far East (Korean) Cryptologic Linguist for the United States Air Force, and then, as a software developer and systems engineer, working with diverse clients to define their needs, vet requirements across multiple stakeholders and provide full life cycle support on complex IT enterprise projects. Phenesia has also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton as a Project Lead and Task Manager and as the Deputy Program Manager of a large scale systems delivery program, valued at approximately $40 million.
Phenesia earned an MS in Technology Management and BS in Computer and Information Science from the University of Maryland University College. She is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional and ScrumMaster, and holds an ITIL V3 Foundation certificate.
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson is a seasoned Principal Systems Engineer, focused on the areas of U.S. person privacy compliance and STEM-related mentoring activities for TransTechSol. Previously, he was a Project Manager and Systems Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) and a Systems Engineer and Training Manager at Lockheed Martin.
Dwayne has more than 20 years of experience supporting Department of Defense clients in a range of roles, including training development and management, full systems and software development lifecycle support, project management, and employee development. At BAH, Dwayne was a Technical Task Order Lead responsible for the management of a 5-year $35M project providing strategic planning, development, testing, configuration management, help desk, and security accreditation support for the client. At Lockheed Martin, Dwayne worked as a Systems Engineer on the NLOS Program providing requirements development and systems decomposition support.
Dwayne is passionate about the development of youth-related life-skills and STEM activities. Through his non-profit dive organization, Charm City SCUBA, he works with Baltimore City middle and high school students on environmental stewardship as well as their swimming skills and SCUBA diving certification(s). He also served for three years as the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Engineering Partner Advisory Committee Chairperson for Baltimore City Public Schools.
Dwayne is a PMI certified Project Management Professional, and DRII certified Associate Business Continuity Professional. He is also trained in Lean and Six Sigma concepts and received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Morgan State University.
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Dwayne Johnson is a seasoned Principal Systems Engineer, focused on the areas of U.S. person privacy compliance and STEM-related mentoring activities for TransTechSol. Previously, he was a Project Manager and Systems Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) and a Systems Engineer and Training Manager at Lockheed Martin.
Dwayne has more than 20 years of experience supporting Department of Defense clients in a range of roles, including training development and management, full systems and software development lifecycle support, project management, and employee development. At BAH, Dwayne was a Technical Task Order Lead responsible for the management of a 5-year $35M project providing strategic planning, development, testing, configuration management, help desk, and security accreditation support for the client. At Lockheed Martin, Dwayne worked as a Systems Engineer on the NLOS Program providing requirements development and systems decomposition support.
Dwayne is passionate about the development of youth-related life-skills and STEM activities. Through his non-profit dive organization, Charm City SCUBA, he works with Baltimore City middle and high school students on environmental stewardship as well as their swimming skills and SCUBA diving certification(s). He also served for three years as the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Engineering Partner Advisory Committee Chairperson for Baltimore City Public Schools.
Dwayne is a PMI certified Project Management Professional, and DRII certified Associate Business Continuity Professional. He is also trained in Lean and Six Sigma concepts and received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Morgan State University.
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Renee (Alexander) Johnson
Renee Johnson is an attorney and compliance expert, currently serving as a principal systems engineer with TransTechSol. She leverages her legal, policy and compliance expertise to support National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence activities.
Prior to joining TransTechSol, she served as the Chief Operations Officer for the NSA Compliance Group. As an oversight and compliance leader, she wrote and reviewed NSA compliance policy and guidance, advised senior leadership on issues related to mission compliance, and managed implementation of compliance solutions in special interest areas. Her previous NSA experience includes tours within the Business Management and Acquisition Directorate, the Information Assurance Directorate, the SIGINT Directorate and the Office of General Counsel. Most notably, in response to the 2013 DIRNSA Delegation of SIGINT Authorities to USCYBERCOM, Renee was selected to develop the Intelligence Oversight Program for the Command. In this role, she revamped and expanded the Program - writing documents and procedures to improve general comprehension of the legal and policy responsibilities associated with SIGINT accesses and analysis, establishing a trained cadre of Intelligence Oversight Officers and Auditors, and advising USCYBERCOM leadership regarding legal, policy and compliance issues. Under her leadership, DoD and USSTRATCOM officials assessed the USCYBERCOM Intelligence Oversight Program as "Excellent" and "Outstanding."
Renee has a deep knowledge of SIGINT authorities and policies, which she developed in positions of ever-increasing responsibility within mission and compliance organizations during her 34-year career at NSA. Renee holds a JD from the Georgetown University Law Center and a BA in Criminology from University of Maryland, College Park.
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Renee Johnson is an attorney and compliance expert, currently serving as a principal systems engineer with TransTechSol. She leverages her legal, policy and compliance expertise to support National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence activities.
Prior to joining TransTechSol, she served as the Chief Operations Officer for the NSA Compliance Group. As an oversight and compliance leader, she wrote and reviewed NSA compliance policy and guidance, advised senior leadership on issues related to mission compliance, and managed implementation of compliance solutions in special interest areas. Her previous NSA experience includes tours within the Business Management and Acquisition Directorate, the Information Assurance Directorate, the SIGINT Directorate and the Office of General Counsel. Most notably, in response to the 2013 DIRNSA Delegation of SIGINT Authorities to USCYBERCOM, Renee was selected to develop the Intelligence Oversight Program for the Command. In this role, she revamped and expanded the Program - writing documents and procedures to improve general comprehension of the legal and policy responsibilities associated with SIGINT accesses and analysis, establishing a trained cadre of Intelligence Oversight Officers and Auditors, and advising USCYBERCOM leadership regarding legal, policy and compliance issues. Under her leadership, DoD and USSTRATCOM officials assessed the USCYBERCOM Intelligence Oversight Program as "Excellent" and "Outstanding."
Renee has a deep knowledge of SIGINT authorities and policies, which she developed in positions of ever-increasing responsibility within mission and compliance organizations during her 34-year career at NSA. Renee holds a JD from the Georgetown University Law Center and a BA in Criminology from University of Maryland, College Park.
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April LeViere
April LeViere directs TransTechSol's administration and policy development in the areas of accounting, finance, human resources, and contracts and procurement. In addition, she oversees the design of TransTechSol’s compensation and benefits program as well as compliance with federal contract regulations.
Previously, April was the lead corporate recruiter for Amerisafe Consulting & Safety Services responsible for sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation and hiring full-time and contract professionals within multiple industries across the United States. Prior to joining Amerisafe, April successfully managed recruiting efforts at Arthur Andersen and Deloitte Consulting.
April is an honors graduate of Washington & Jefferson College, where she earned a BA in English Language and Literature. An accomplished athlete, April has completed more than 25 marathons and half-marathons. She is passionate about youth fitness and coaches a fast pitch travel softball team for young girls.
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April LeViere directs TransTechSol's administration and policy development in the areas of accounting, finance, human resources, and contracts and procurement. In addition, she oversees the design of TransTechSol’s compensation and benefits program as well as compliance with federal contract regulations.
Previously, April was the lead corporate recruiter for Amerisafe Consulting & Safety Services responsible for sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation and hiring full-time and contract professionals within multiple industries across the United States. Prior to joining Amerisafe, April successfully managed recruiting efforts at Arthur Andersen and Deloitte Consulting.
April is an honors graduate of Washington & Jefferson College, where she earned a BA in English Language and Literature. An accomplished athlete, April has completed more than 25 marathons and half-marathons. She is passionate about youth fitness and coaches a fast pitch travel softball team for young girls.
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Matt Lukenich
Matt Lukenich is a Senior Systems Engineer with 14+ years of experience supporting the Federal Government and Department of Defense in a variety of technical positions.
In the course of his career, Matt has served in roles ranging from software developer to technical director. He has extensive experience designing and managing complex, mission critical software systems. In addition, he is a certified Scrum Master and has served as technical lead for large, diverse development teams. Matt brings a focus on agile development processes combined with proven, repeatable software patterns.
Matt holds a BS in Computer Information Systems from University of Maryland University College.
Matt Lukenich is a Senior Systems Engineer with 14+ years of experience supporting the Federal Government and Department of Defense in a variety of technical positions.
In the course of his career, Matt has served in roles ranging from software developer to technical director. He has extensive experience designing and managing complex, mission critical software systems. In addition, he is a certified Scrum Master and has served as technical lead for large, diverse development teams. Matt brings a focus on agile development processes combined with proven, repeatable software patterns.
Matt holds a BS in Computer Information Systems from University of Maryland University College.
Stephen (Steve) Majerowicz
Steve Majerowicz is a Senior Systems Engineer at TransTechSol supporting life-cycle analysis of compliance systems for the National Security Agency (NSA). In his nearly 40-year career, Steve has served in all major directorates at the NSA from bench engineer to program manager to technical director.
Steve began work at NSA in 1983 in the Communications Security (COMSEC) Organization as a Materials Engineer in the Microelectronics Reliability Laboratory. He was selected to lead a special project team in support of the U.S. Department of State and then returned to COMSEC to manage the QUADRANT Branch specializing in the development and evaluation of U.S. COMSEC equipment. Steve subsequently managed the Reliability Laboratory in the Special Processing Lab and then transitioned to the National Reconnaissance Office, where he served as the Senior Action Officer, responsible to the Director of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT). Steve returned to NSA as the Acquisition Program Manager supporting all collection activities at the Agency and then assumed the role of Program Executive Officer and Chief of the Enterprise Management Program Executive Office. Steve helped form a new Compliance Office at NSA and led the formation of new technology and processes to enhance compliance vetting. He then accepted the role of Engineering Leader in Global Access, concentrating on improving the quality of SIGINT data, and created the "Smart Data" effort at NSA. He completed his career at NSA as the Technical Director of the Office of Compliance for Capabilities.
Steve graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Engineering Science in Materials Science & Engineering as well as a Master of Science in Engineering, again in Materials Science & Engineering. He also earned a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University/Industrial College of the Armed Forces (NDU/ICAF) and is a Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III program manager.
Steve Majerowicz is a Senior Systems Engineer at TransTechSol supporting life-cycle analysis of compliance systems for the National Security Agency (NSA). In his nearly 40-year career, Steve has served in all major directorates at the NSA from bench engineer to program manager to technical director.
Steve began work at NSA in 1983 in the Communications Security (COMSEC) Organization as a Materials Engineer in the Microelectronics Reliability Laboratory. He was selected to lead a special project team in support of the U.S. Department of State and then returned to COMSEC to manage the QUADRANT Branch specializing in the development and evaluation of U.S. COMSEC equipment. Steve subsequently managed the Reliability Laboratory in the Special Processing Lab and then transitioned to the National Reconnaissance Office, where he served as the Senior Action Officer, responsible to the Director of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT). Steve returned to NSA as the Acquisition Program Manager supporting all collection activities at the Agency and then assumed the role of Program Executive Officer and Chief of the Enterprise Management Program Executive Office. Steve helped form a new Compliance Office at NSA and led the formation of new technology and processes to enhance compliance vetting. He then accepted the role of Engineering Leader in Global Access, concentrating on improving the quality of SIGINT data, and created the "Smart Data" effort at NSA. He completed his career at NSA as the Technical Director of the Office of Compliance for Capabilities.
Steve graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Engineering Science in Materials Science & Engineering as well as a Master of Science in Engineering, again in Materials Science & Engineering. He also earned a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University/Industrial College of the Armed Forces (NDU/ICAF) and is a Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III program manager.
Adam Sharp
Adam Sharp advises TransTechSol clients on privacy compliance of complex data systems. Adam is not only comfortable with technology, but also brings a deep knowledge of intelligence-related privacy law and intelligence community reform efforts to the TransTechSol team. Additionally, Adam handles the legal matters of TransTechSol.
Adam has more than 20 years of experience in compliance and compliance-related roles. Prior to joining TransTechSol, Adam was an attorney in the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology practice group at Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, LLP (Morgan Lewis). At Morgan Lewis, Adam performed legal research, analysis and writing, due diligence, negotiation support, litigation discovery, and project management. Prior to his career as an attorney, Adam served as a Senior Watch Officer at a National Security Agency field station and as a consultant for firms including Booz Allen Hamilton and BearingPoint where he focused on strategic planning, process development and improvement, performance measurement and compliance. He has also worked as an Air Pollution Engineer with his family’s business, Sharp Environmental Systems.
Adam is a Maryland-barred attorney and received his JD from Georgetown University Law Center and BA in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University. He is formally trained by a Chief Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other surveillance law, and by FBI and ODNI attorneys in intelligence community reform. He is also a member of Mensa. Prior to becoming the father of three boys, Adam enjoyed performing community service for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, to include organizing fund raising events. In addition, he has performed pro bono work for a non-profit for the speech-impaired.
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Adam Sharp advises TransTechSol clients on privacy compliance of complex data systems. Adam is not only comfortable with technology, but also brings a deep knowledge of intelligence-related privacy law and intelligence community reform efforts to the TransTechSol team. Additionally, Adam handles the legal matters of TransTechSol.
Adam has more than 20 years of experience in compliance and compliance-related roles. Prior to joining TransTechSol, Adam was an attorney in the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology practice group at Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, LLP (Morgan Lewis). At Morgan Lewis, Adam performed legal research, analysis and writing, due diligence, negotiation support, litigation discovery, and project management. Prior to his career as an attorney, Adam served as a Senior Watch Officer at a National Security Agency field station and as a consultant for firms including Booz Allen Hamilton and BearingPoint where he focused on strategic planning, process development and improvement, performance measurement and compliance. He has also worked as an Air Pollution Engineer with his family’s business, Sharp Environmental Systems.
Adam is a Maryland-barred attorney and received his JD from Georgetown University Law Center and BA in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University. He is formally trained by a Chief Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other surveillance law, and by FBI and ODNI attorneys in intelligence community reform. He is also a member of Mensa. Prior to becoming the father of three boys, Adam enjoyed performing community service for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, to include organizing fund raising events. In addition, he has performed pro bono work for a non-profit for the speech-impaired.
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Kamia Smith
Kamia Smith is a Senior Systems Engineer with more than a decade of experience supporting the Federal Government as an intelligence research analyst in the U.S. and overseas.
Prior to joining TransTechSol, Kamia worked for Deloitte Consulting as a Senior Operations Transformation consultant where she served as the deputy team lead on a project conducting a capabilities-based assessment for a DoD client and supported a Federal agency’s data privacy initiatives. Additionally, Kamia has supported the intelligence community in various capacities, including as an Intelligence Research Analyst for the U.S. Department of State and as a SIGINT Development and Target Analyst Reporter for the National Security Agency. While at the National Security Agency, Kamia completed rotational assignments in the Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency office, the Office of General Counsel, and the Strategic Analysis Division’s Cryptologic National Intelligence Officer Organization. Previously, Kamia was a Senior Intelligence Research Analyst on a DoD legal team representing Guantanamo Detainees at DoD’s Office of Military Commission.
Kamia earned a JD from Catholic University and a BA in Political Science from Howard University. She is a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and in her spare time enjoys the outdoors with her two dogs.
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Kamia Smith is a Senior Systems Engineer with more than a decade of experience supporting the Federal Government as an intelligence research analyst in the U.S. and overseas.
Prior to joining TransTechSol, Kamia worked for Deloitte Consulting as a Senior Operations Transformation consultant where she served as the deputy team lead on a project conducting a capabilities-based assessment for a DoD client and supported a Federal agency’s data privacy initiatives. Additionally, Kamia has supported the intelligence community in various capacities, including as an Intelligence Research Analyst for the U.S. Department of State and as a SIGINT Development and Target Analyst Reporter for the National Security Agency. While at the National Security Agency, Kamia completed rotational assignments in the Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency office, the Office of General Counsel, and the Strategic Analysis Division’s Cryptologic National Intelligence Officer Organization. Previously, Kamia was a Senior Intelligence Research Analyst on a DoD legal team representing Guantanamo Detainees at DoD’s Office of Military Commission.
Kamia earned a JD from Catholic University and a BA in Political Science from Howard University. She is a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and in her spare time enjoys the outdoors with her two dogs.
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Tim Tiger
Tim Tiger is a Senior Systems Engineer with more than 20 years of experience with the National Security Agency, Department of Defense and United States Army. He delivers analytic compliance requirements expertise and advises developers on requirements for agency systems to maintain compliance with privacy laws and regulations.
Prior to joining TransTechSol, Tim had more than a decade of systems engineering and program management experience with Leidos (formerly SAIC). In this role, Tim managed a number of mission critical, high-dollar value projects where he became well-versed in compliance related issues and ensured that systems met internal and external mandated requirements. Tim is experienced in coordinating across different organizations, liaising with end-users as well as technical experts. Additionally, Tim has 16+ years of service as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Army (combined Active and United States Army Reserve). His experience includes a wide array of tactical and strategic intelligence collection and analytical systems and databases, as well as liaising between high level offices within the Intelligence Community, major military commands and partners.
Tim is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and the University of Maryland University College where he earned an MBA and MS in Management.
Tim Tiger is a Senior Systems Engineer with more than 20 years of experience with the National Security Agency, Department of Defense and United States Army. He delivers analytic compliance requirements expertise and advises developers on requirements for agency systems to maintain compliance with privacy laws and regulations.
Prior to joining TransTechSol, Tim had more than a decade of systems engineering and program management experience with Leidos (formerly SAIC). In this role, Tim managed a number of mission critical, high-dollar value projects where he became well-versed in compliance related issues and ensured that systems met internal and external mandated requirements. Tim is experienced in coordinating across different organizations, liaising with end-users as well as technical experts. Additionally, Tim has 16+ years of service as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Army (combined Active and United States Army Reserve). His experience includes a wide array of tactical and strategic intelligence collection and analytical systems and databases, as well as liaising between high level offices within the Intelligence Community, major military commands and partners.
Tim is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and the University of Maryland University College where he earned an MBA and MS in Management.
Blythe Wells
Blythe Wells is a Senior Systems Engineer with 20+ years of experience supporting Federal Government and DoD clients in a variety of management and technical consulting roles. Blythe has spent 13 of these years specifically dedicated to the National Security Agency as a trusted advisor and consultant to senior leaders. She is currently focused on architecting technical solutions to ensure U.S. person privacy compliance.
Previously, Blythe was a senior consultant for firms including PCI Strategic Management and BearingPoint, focused on program management including policy evaluation strategy development, mission support, and organization change. Blythe also served as a U.S. Army civilian supporting policy and regulation creation, evaluation, and interpretation. Blythe is experienced with coordinating across multiple mission areas, working with developers and system users to understand and meet mission critical needs.
Blythe holds a BA in Business Management from Mary Baldwin College and is a graduate of the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership. She is passionate about youth education and leadership and can often be found volunteering in youth leadership and sports organizations.
Blythe Wells is a Senior Systems Engineer with 20+ years of experience supporting Federal Government and DoD clients in a variety of management and technical consulting roles. Blythe has spent 13 of these years specifically dedicated to the National Security Agency as a trusted advisor and consultant to senior leaders. She is currently focused on architecting technical solutions to ensure U.S. person privacy compliance.
Previously, Blythe was a senior consultant for firms including PCI Strategic Management and BearingPoint, focused on program management including policy evaluation strategy development, mission support, and organization change. Blythe also served as a U.S. Army civilian supporting policy and regulation creation, evaluation, and interpretation. Blythe is experienced with coordinating across multiple mission areas, working with developers and system users to understand and meet mission critical needs.
Blythe holds a BA in Business Management from Mary Baldwin College and is a graduate of the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership. She is passionate about youth education and leadership and can often be found volunteering in youth leadership and sports organizations.
