Akima
The 10,000-employee government services provider has moved 18-year veteran Chris Jenkins to president of its construction and security solutions group.
Mr. Jenkins moves into that operational role from his previous role as the company’s chief administrative officer.
He joined Akima in 2006 as president of the SAVA Workforce Solutions business.
Akima is a subsidiary of Nana, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by approximately 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders.
DCS Co., Ltd.
The 202-employee government services company is planning new promotions from within following a busy 2023 in terms of bookings and executive appointments.
Mike Smith, a 30-year veteran of DCS awarded a potential $2.1 billion contract this spring to support the Army’s ground vehicle development program, has been promoted to executive vice president and Army and Marine Corps division manager. do.
Mr. Smith’s career includes leadership roles in DCS engineering and management services at the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center, the central hub of the branch’s research and development operations.
He also oversaw the expansion of DCS’ prototyping facility in Littleton, Massachusetts, upgrading assemblies, cables, harnesses, and laboratories.
Maxar Intelligence
Private equity firm Advent International has made a series of changes to Maxar’s structure since acquiring the space technology company in spring 2023, highlighted by restructuring to both the two businesses and their management teams. has been done.
The Maxar Intelligence division, which focuses on satellite imagery and geospatial analytics, has hired global technology veteran Arvind Srinivasan as its new chief technology officer.
His career is highlighted by 13 years at Google commercializing the Google Maps Engine cloud platform and leading the engineering team behind the Google Earth enterprise platform.
Mr. Srinivasan most recently oversaw large infrastructure systems at Apple and Facebook parent company Meta.
vibsoft technologies
The open source-focused consulting firm has hired Ryan Borchoz, who joined the company after nearly 20 years at Booz Allen Hamilton, as its first chief growth officer.
In addition to VivSoft’s strategy, Mr. Bucholz will be responsible for aligning the company’s research and development initiatives and its “Enbuild” products with the overall company vision.
Enbuild is designed as a software development accelerator that allows agencies to iterate more automation capabilities into their own cloud-based or on-premises environments involved in the Air Force’s Platform One efforts.
VivSoft is an 8(a) small business headquartered in Brambleton, Virginia.