Our Team
Our staff provides broad management and technical depth, encompassing program management, system design/definition, software development, database development/administration, business planning analysis, and technical writing/publications development.
Corporate
- Frank Briese, President. Mr. Briese (University of Maryland) leads SDI technical and corporate activities. He possesses twenty-five years experience with space,
aerospace, software, and communications programs, including space
development projects, prototype and production avionics, maritime domain systems, and
developmental terrestrial systems. His significant program management
and system planning experience across a variety of technologies enables SDI to address broad-based challenges.
- William Vangroll, General Manager. Mr. Vangroll (Marymount University) coordinates projects and major technical
reviews and performs project planning, documentation development,facilities coordination, and requirements analysis. His background in customer spacecraft launch activities includes pre-ship planning, launch site support, and post-launch activities.
Software Design & Development
- Brendan Adams, Software Engineer. Mr. Adams (The College of William & Mary) performs software engineering, coding, and testing, along with support to SDI database implementation efforts. He is developing the innovative firefighter RFID Tour Roster and Ride List software applications using C# and .NET technologies; for this program, he is providing significant assistance to overall system design and implementation. He is lead developer for SDI test software efforts including a broadband network test application, an RFID test application, and a user provisioning performance benchmark test application.
- Joshua Adams, Software Intern. Mr. Adams (Virginia Tech) assists with SDI's software engineering and development efforts.
- Paul Hinders, System and Network Administrator. Mr. Hinders (St. Mary's College of Maryland) performs system and network administration and development and maintenance of key data flows for the CMA project. He assists
with hardware and software installation at deployment sites and monitors system performance.
- Roger Paz, Software Engineer. Mr. Paz (Radford University) performs software development activities including analysis, design, coding, and test. His knowledge of programming languages includes Ada 95, Java, Java
Server Pages, Visual Basic 6.0, Perl, Prolog, Lisp, and PHP with his efforts focused primarily in Java technologies. Mr. Paz also performs analysis and assessment of commercial software packages and Web technologies development including J2SE 1.5, Eclipse SDK 3.2, and MyEclipse 5.0M1.
- Dale Meisenbach, Software Engineer. Mr. Meisenbach (North Carolina State University) performs system analysis and software design and implementation. He is developing the firefighter RFID system database and Web application and contributing to the overall architecture design to ensure first responder remote access capabilities. His software development expertise includes knowledge of Java, ASP.NET, JSP, and C programming languages, and proficiency with defect tracking, x86 Assembler, database and web technologies. His dual degrees in Computer Science and Economics provide a strong background for application development within the business analysis area.
- Bart Posselt, Web Technologies Manager. Mr. Posselt's (George Mason University) expertise includes Web
programming, database integration, e-commerce, and Web security. He uses
MS SQL Server, MySQL, and MS Access. His knowledge of programming
languages includes ColdFusion, SQL, PHP, Perl, CSS, and VBScript. Mr. Posselt
performs IIS, FTP, SQL Server, MySQL, and ColdFusion server administration.
Publications & Technical Documentation
- Amy Flanagan, Senior Technical Writer. Ms. Flanagan (George Mason University)
performs systems analysis and technical documentation activities
for government and commercial clients. She develops a variety of technical and
non-technical documents, including specifications, standards, user guides,
newsletters, program plans, reports, and web sites. Ms. Flanagan possesses
specialized experience investigating and defining program security plans and
procedures. She has hands-on experience navigating the certification and
accreditation process from definition of protection levels to preparation of
certification plans and procedures.
- Jeff Peters, Senior Technical Writer. Mr. Peters (The College of William and Mary) performs system planning, documentation, review, and training activities for SDI's government software development projects. He creates a variety of technical documents, including User and System Administration guides, transition plans, white papers, and requirements documents. Mr. Peters is skilled at performing user-level software testing and documenting accurate procedures. He performs configuration management and maintains hardware inventories. Mr. Peters' experience in education and educational publishing provides a strong background for training system users, both through written material and live instruction. He effectively interprets and relays user feedback to elicit improvements in design.
- Sara Ross, Technical Writer. Ms. Ross (BA The Ohio State University and MFA New School University) performs technical documentation development activities for SDI government and commercial clients. She is experienced with a broad range of publications, user and program documentation, and regulatory writings. Ms. Ross' experience includes significant hands-on IT user documentation development across a wide spectrum of computing and communications devices. Additionally, she is experienced with specialized regulatory affairs writing encompassing the process to develop, adjudicate, and publish.
- Ricky Barrios, Technical Writer. Mr. Barrios (Georgetown University) researches, develops, and performs technical documentation activities in support of government and commercial clients. Mr. Barrios documents software development processes, configuration management, and a range of technical and non-technical deliverables. Mr. Barrios is experienced documenting and maintaining data management processes, including the drafting, editing, distribution, and archiving of disparate data sources.
Technical/Business Planning & Analysis
- Gabriel Gerni, Project Analyst. Mr. Gerni (The College of William & Mary, University of Maryland) performs system planning and coordination including project planning, economic analyses,and case studies. He performs research and investigation to develop studies, white papers, business documentation, and technical documentation in support of government and private sector clients. His experience also includes Web development, network administration, and testbed configuration. His knowledge of programming languages and other development tools includes ASP, CSS, PHP, and VBScript.