Our People
Meet some of the mission-oriented people behind the expertise.
John Alfaro
Chief Architect
John provides architecture and technology support for the company and our customers. John has held senior technical, management, and key advisory roles with several financial companies…
government agencies, and multiple startups. Through his career, he has architected multiple innovative solutions utilizing a broad cross section of technologies. Through his big world view and ability to distill information to be understandable to stakeholders from senior leadership to junior developer, he has established himself as a trusted partner. He has over 25 years of experience in Information Technology. His interests include continuous learning, large home projects and spending time with his family.
Arun Bhat
Chief Data Officer
Over Arun’s 25 years in the IT industry, he has been an accomplished Data and Solutions Architect. He specializes in harnessing emerging technologies to successfully modernize enterprise software and data…
modernization platforms, helping customers transform their processes from status quo and maximize the value of their data. Arun has a broad background in product development and consulting. He previously led TRILLION’s product development and has held technical leadership positions on several government and commercial projects. Arun has an MS in Computer Science from West Virginia University. His areas of interest include Open Source, Data and Enterprise Architecture.
Praveen Chandra
Co-Founder and Chief Information Officer
In this role, Praveen sets the technical vision and provides technical solutions across all TRILLION projects. He actively implements strategies to ensure TRILLION’s leadership amongst IT service providers.
He is passionate about leveraging emerging technologies such as cloud computing, big data analytics, machine learning & artificial intelligence to provide optimal solutions to TRILLION’s customers. Under his leadership, TRILLION has successfully delivered large enterprise and mission critical projects in the US Federal and commercial markets. Praveen is instrumental in bringing efficiencies to our solutions by employing modern software development concepts, Agile development methodologies, automation and zero trust security. Praveen is a thought leader and a trusted advisor to many industry executives on software development, enterprise integration and use of emerging technologies. He brings rich experience of over 25 years working in varied industry segments including telecom and IT services. Praveen holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville. He lives in northern Virginia with his wife and two kids and enjoys traveling and watching cricket in his free time.
Cindy DeSalvo
Senior Program Manager
Cindy is Responsible for Program and Project delivery for TRILLION, specifically focused in the Federal industry. She leverages her extensive experience and expertise to ensure best practices across all programs…
Cindy is a broadly accomplished information systems professional with 35 + years’ experience and a solid record of direct contributions to improved business operations in both the private and government sectors. Her strengths include assessing business system needs, documenting requirements, designing appropriate system solutions, and providing overall project management guidance to clients to satisfy their daily operational needs and modernization initiatives.
She has more than 23 years’ experience working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) including direct collaboration with high level agency officials. Her experience in the commercial world included time with American International Underwriters (AIU) implementing inhouse developed applications and process improvements in their New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Italy, Belgium and Mexico offices.
Cindy is a proud graduate of the University of Virginia. She and her husband, Andy, live in Clifton, VA and have two grown children. The DeSalvos enjoy spending time in their garden, traveling, attending live music shows and cheering on their beloved VA Cavaliers and Washington Nationals.
Vertume DuFault
Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration
Vertume is responsible for TRILLION’s finance, human resources, recruiting, and contracts activities. Under his direction, the company has implemented strong controls and new systems to manage the more than ten-fold…
growth of the company since 2018. Prior to joining TRILLION, Vertume held executive leadership positions at Oracle and Marklogic Corp. During the dot com boom, he co-founded a VC-backed interactive TV company. Earlier in his career he worked at a startup in Annapolis MD as a software developer and then moved to Switzerland to open the company’s European sales and technical services office. Vertume holds a BS in Computer Science from Virginia Tech and an MBA from VT’s Pamplin College of Business. He lives in Alexandria, VA with his wife and daughter and is an avid reader of history and science.
Gavin Fugere
Director of Proposals
Gavin is the Director of Proposals within the Business Development team here at Trillion. He works closely with leadership and partners to manage and support all phases and aspects of the proposal lifecycle, …
, including planning ideation, creation, and submission of proposals.
Gavin joined Trillion in August 2019 as a Deputy Project Manager supporting our DISA JFW contract with agile ceremonies and documentation, as well as served as a scrum master on the DISA GFM program, before joining the Business Development team full time. He is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and SAFe Agilist, and has supported our R&D team as a scrum master for our proposal opportunities that require coding challenges.
Before joining Trillion, Gavin served as a Business Analyst and Project Manager for a policy research company for 7 years, supporting requirements analysis, documentation, and project implementation for survey research data collection initiatives with waterfall methodologies.
Gavin lives in McLean, VA, with his wife, Melissa, and our dog, Rory. They enjoy spending time together at home, taking long walks with Rory through our beautiful parks nearby, and travelling to visit family and friends.
James Wilson
Proposal Manager and Writer
James has several years of experience as a Proposal Manager and Technical Writer. James started as a Technical Writer in the Biotech/Pharma industry, writing Standard Operating Procedures and Policy…
documentation. James has worked on the proposal development team for WOSB and 8(a) companies during the last four years. James currently has a degree in information technology and is pursuing a second degree in Business Management with a concentration in Program Management. James enjoys time with his family, and he is the oldest of 5 siblings. James enjoys traveling, cooking, and photography.
Chris Grassmuck
Director of Governance
Chris leads program delivery on many of the Federal Programs, including FEMA, DoJ, FAA and others. In addition to his project work he supports internal process and policy development ensuring high-quality delivery…
across all of TRILLION’s programs. Chris is a passionate delivery executive with over 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. He has extensive technology project & product management expertise including traditional and agile management methodologies. His career includes communications projects at Orbcomm, Comtech Mobile Datacom, Telecommunications Systems Inc, as well as technical and engineering project leadership at IBM. In his downtime Chris teaches and coaches on multiple Program/Project Management processes and exam preparation in the Shenandoah Valley area.
Nicholas Hale
Research and Development Team Lead
Nicholas harnesses new technologies to solve customer business problems. Nicholas has a background in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. Before TRILLION, he worked on programs that applied AI/ML…
to defense problems for organizations like Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Air Force Research Lab, Army Research Lab, and Air Force Office of Scientific Research. He’s worked alongside researchers at Virginia Tech and Sandia National Laboratories to solve hard problems. He enjoys traveling, hiking, and trying new restaurants.
Beth Hendrick
Human Resource and Accounting Supervisor
Beth is responsible for invoicing, sub-k management, and HR functions. She worked at IBM for 16 years, primarily in project management office (PMO) roles, like staffing, sub-k management, contract…
management, and forecasting. Before that Beth worked at AT&T for 15 years, mainly as a project manager. She has an MBA, and a Masters Certificate in Government Contract Management. In her spare time, Beth enjoys breeding and showing dogs, reading, and spending time with her grandchildren.
Michelle Hill
Executive Administrative Assistant
In this position, Michelle works closely with the Sr. Vice President of Finance & Administration, the CEO, and numerous project managers providing administrative assistance. She schedules meetings, books travel…
creates presentations, and works on social events! Before Michelle joined TRILLION in 2021 she had been a stay-at-home mom to four beautiful girls.
Andrew Kelley
Software Architect
Andrew works with our clients and partners to develop sustainable technical solutions to meet their needs. He takes a hands-on approach with project management and leading teams to implement these…
solutions. Andrew is highly skilled in Java, web UI, CI/CD, Cloud Infrastructure, and other technologies. He works on projects across several government agencies, including CBP, FEMA, and DoD. Internally Andrew designs and administers the internship program and supports our internal IT strategies. Outside of work, he loves to play many stringed instruments from banjo and guitar to mandolin and bass.
Ajmal Kudrolli
Chief Technology Officer
Ajmal leads TRILLION’s technology initiatives, serves as a senior technical hands-on role for various client projects, and actively supports the company’s continued business growth. Ajmal applies emerging IT…
technologies to deliver custom solutions for US Federal agencies and has held various key positions including Chief Architect for FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Cloud Architect/Database Architect for the DHS Science and Technology OIP Program, and as Solution Architect led the modernization of FEMA Identity Management System and Disaster Assistance Improvement Program (DAIP) under the IBM EADIS contract. Prior to joining TRILLION, Ajmal played a hands-on role as a Sr. Technical architect at Fannie Mae reengineering, the mortgage loan servicing platform, and delivering the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). As VP at Deutsche Bank, he managed technical consultants to architect and deliver a comprehensive Online Trading application. At EastAlco (Alcoa), he was instrumental in automating various processes within the large-scale integrated aluminum manufacturing plant. He holds an MBA in Finance from University of Maryland, MS in Computer Science, MS in Materials Engineering from Drexel University, and BTech in Metallurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. His areas of interest include Cloud Computing, Migration of Legacy systems to AWS Cloud Platform, Business Process Management, COTS Integration, Data Migration, Data Analytics, Application Security and Performance Monitoring. He follows international Cricket and loves to travel within the US and abroad.
Elizabeth Wooldridge
Business Analyst
Elizabeth is serving as a Business Analyst at the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division in the Office of Information Technology and Cybersecurity…
Over 15 years’ experience in project management, national and international financial IT software, and multi-disciplinary high skill professionals with a goal objective mindset. She is an experienced public health and emergency management professional with experience in grants management, grants administration, public health scientific surveys and research planning, trend setting, conducting, and analyzing scientific studies and surveys.
Elizabeth is a Doctor of Health Sciences from A.T. Still University after receiving her Master of Public Health from New York Medical College, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wyoming. In her spare time, she can be found teaching English as a Foreign Language.
Srinivas (Sri) Malladi
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sri has held several award-winning technical and management positions with a variety of recognized leaders such as GE, NASA, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Oracle. He has been involved with three startup firms…
helping each to deliver sound technical solutions ahead of industry leaders and leading several public sector and commercial projects. As a technical advisor to various US federal agencies, he was a trusted advisor during national crises such as Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. He holds an MS and BS in Computer Engineering. His areas of interest include Big Data, Cloud Computing, SOA, Enterprise Architecture, Grid Computing, Open Source, and DNS. Experienced President and CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in Agile, API development, architecture, designing, Geographic information system, Opensource, Relational Database, IT Strategy, Big Data and Cloud. Involved in incubating startups with venture capitalists and angel investors. Lead Architect and management executive for four high-end technology startups. Contributing code to the open-source community for the last 14 years.
Doug Marcy
Director of Business Development
Doug is the Director of Business Development who also serves as the Capture Manager for Trillion’s Department of Defense (DoD) efforts. He also serves as the Program Manager for two contracts; NETC, MCTSSA, Camp Pendleton, CA and USAF IDSS, Colorado Springs, CO…
Doug is a retired Marine who served as a Communications Officer as well as a Marine Security Guard during his time as an Enlisted Marine.
He then worked as a contractor and served as the Team Lead for the Trojan Spirit and the Support Wide Area Network (SWAN) projects within PM Comm and PM Intel at Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).
Doug came to Trillion Technology Solutions in 2020 when he worked at DHS in the Office of the CIO. Upon completion of the contract, Doug moved to the Business Development team.
He is an avid Harley Davidson rider who enjoys traveling with his wife, Diane, riding his Peloton bike, driving his truck, reading historical nonfiction, and watching the New York Yankees.
Peter Mattens
Senior Data Architect
Peter Mattens is a Senior Data Architect in Trillion. Currently, he is working on the DoD GFM project as the Lead Data Architect and agile team tech lead. In addition to his project work, Peter is a contributor to Trillion’s R&D and business development/proposal work…
Peter has 17+ years of experience as a software engineer with an expertise in data architecture and analytics. He has worn many hats throughout his career including: backend tester, database developer, Java developer, analytics engineer, technical team lead and agile team lead. Some of his career accomplishments include:
- Lead Data Architect for DoD GFM (Global Force Management) project
- Designed and Developed FEMA NFIRS Datawarehouse/Reporting Solution
- Designed and Developed FEMA GMM (Grants Management Modernization) Datalake reporting/analytics solution using AWS services
- Executed full data migration of FEMA Fac-Trax database from Azure to AWS
When Peter is not working, he enjoys camping, hiking, kayaking, skiing, and spending time with his wife and pitbulls (Izzie and Scotty).
Michael McMahon
Technical Project Manager
He is a Technical Project manager for Trillions DHS S&T OIP Portal Modernization contract. As a Certified Scrum Master and SAFe5 Agilist he also provides guidance and coaching to the team and the client on agile transformation and activities…
Michael started his career working for DHS FEMA as a configuration management build engineer before moving onto roles as a Functional Analyst and Technical Project Manager embedded with the federal team for the Disaster Survivor Application Intake system (Disaster Assistance Center). His previous experience being directly involved with the federal client and directly involved with the development team has given him the unique ability to troubleshoot issues from all angles. Regardless of the role he has always enjoyed working directly with the technology that he support. Michael utilizes the deep desire to understand technology with his natural ability to communicate to help clients tackle both technical and managerial issues the occur on projects and provide practical solutions.
Michael has lived locally in NoVA for 12 year and in Virginia his whole life. Outside of work he enjoys spending time outside with his wife and two year old son finding interesting trails, museums, and playgrounds in the area, and attending DCUnited games on weekends.
Vikram Naik
Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Operations
Vikram implements strategies, processes, quality control, and business plans to keep TRILLION at the forefront as a leading IT services provider to its commercial and public sector clients. He actively works…
with the business development team to identify and pursue new opportunities. In addition, he coordinates with all the project leads to ensure TRILLION continues to go above and beyond to meet client expectations and needs. Vikram has worked with several Fortune 100/500 companies and start-ups, enabling him to absorb the best of the two worlds. He is a technologist by training. His experience and interest are in data communications, telecommunications, enterprise applications, emerging technologies, cloud computing, and Agile development. He has received several awards and accolades for successfully leading teams across multiple time zones around the globe. He holds an MBA, MS in Computer Science, and BS in Electronics and Communications. While Vikram is passionate about basketball and cricket and has a keen interest in soccer, ping pong, and badminton, he likes spending time with his family, tinkering outside in the yard, and on DIY projects.
Hari Narasimhamurthy
Director of Innovation and Advanced Technology
Hari’s roles range from business development, solution architecture, solution implementation and signoffs. He has diverse experience in architecture, design, development and management of innovative…
software solutions using web, enterprise, mobile, IoT, cloud, cognitive, artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) solutions for multiple federal and commercial clients. He is currently engaged in developing cross-platform mobile applications for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and cloud agnostic migration architecture for legacy applications. Hari lives with his wife and son in Herndon, although his son is away at college. He enjoys playing sports like softball and tennis as well as watching football, baseball, basketball, and tennis.
Chinwe Orakwue
Software Engineer
In her role as a Software Engineer, Chinwe is instrumental in bringing efficiency to our software solutions by employing modern software development concepts, Agile development methodologies, automation and zero trust security…
She performs technical tasks in a timely manner; involves in Agile scrums and contributes to the releases of various Trillion mission critical projects in U.S Federal and commercial markets. She brings rich experience of over 10 years working with distributed systems, front-end and middleware.
Chinwe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis with her family, watching movies and dancing.
Tom Sampson
Vice President of Federal Consulting & Delivery Executive
Tom oversees service delivery and manages customer relationships with Key Stakeholders on TRILLION’s Federal contracts. He also oversees our process certifications such as ISO and CMMI. Lastly, Tom is heavily…
engaged in Bids and Proposal work, including oral presentations and code challenges, to win new business for TRILLION and our joint venture TERP. He joined TRILLION in February 2018 as the Director of Data Analytics. Tom’s background is software development and Project/Program Management, with a concentration in Business Intelligence (BI), Data Warehousing, and Analytics. He previously worked at the Investment Company Institute (ICI), Federal Home Loan Banks – Office of Finance (FHLB-OF), and most recently at IBM. He has a degree in Economics from the University of Maryland and began self-learning in the IT field while at ICI. Tom worked as a full-stack developer at the FHLB-OF and concentrated solely on BI while with IBM, both as a developer/admin and later as a Project/Program Manager. While with TRILLION he has worked as a PM on several projects including FEMA NFIP Pivot which won the Gary E. Carter award for best DHS Agile Modernization program in 2020. Tom and his wife have two daughters, and a (female) dog. They love to hike, bike, play tennis, travel, and spend time with friends and family. He also loves to play golf and is an avid sports fan. A few of Tom’s favorite teams are the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Capitals, and any Maryland Terrapins or JMU Dukes teams.
David Schwantes
Senior Program Manager
David is a seasoned Delivery Executive with over 30 years of experience providing leadership and solutions within public and private organizations large and small. He is an analytical thinker and finds great satisfaction in building high performing teams that come together to resolve complex issues and deliver exceptional results…
Prior to joining Trillion David worked as an Independent Consultant and at IBM for over 15 years. He provided Program and Project Management leadership for mainly software development and technology infrastructure projects supporting Government clients: Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, Department of Defense, Department of Education, State of Delaware, as well as commercial Healthcare clients: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, Express Scripts, and Welch Allyn. In his early career, he was Director of Operations and Finance for a small technology consulting firm for over 12 years. David has also been active in the PMI Washington DC Chapter for 10 years having spearheaded the PMIWDC Shenandoah Valley Local community that provides project management training and events in Winchester, VA and surrounding Frederick County.
Outside of work, David enjoys spending time with his family in town or at the beach (usually OBX), and can otherwise be found in the neighborhood walking/running with 2 dogs early morning or late night.
Joe Soule
Director of DoD Accounts
Joe’s current focus is as the Lead Technical Manager on a DoD program with the Defense Information Systems Agency where TRILLION is modernizing a series of legacy applications and building a highly reliable, platform…
agnostic, Kubernetes based system that is used throughout DoD. Joe worked for a Fortune 100 company for 7 years before joining TRILLION. Throughout his career, he has held several technical and functional leadership and management positions. His experience spans solution architecture, including application and platform modernization, application security, agile technical program management, and strategic communications. Joe has managed on-premise and cloud implementations for critical applications within DoD and DHS. He is mission-driven and constantly encouraging his teams to look for new and innovative ways to bring value and cost savings to our clients. Joe loves a challenge and believes that often the simplest answer is the right answer when it comes to overly complex implementations. Outside of work, Joe enjoys watching sports of all kinds, now that he feels too old to play himself, and spending time outdoors with his wife Nell and dog Zim.
Kayla Vanderlyn
Front End Developer and UI/UX Designer
Kayla has a background in graphic design and visual communication and assists the company with both designing and developing print and web projects. Kayla has several years of experience with frontend…
frameworks including React and Angular as well as design tools including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. In her spare time, she enjoys baking and reading sci-fi/fantasy.
Rick Walsh
Technical Director, HHS/DOI/GSA Programs
He has been involved in design and deployment of large IT systems for over 30 years. For more than 20 years, Rick was the key Architect and Program Manager for the CentralSquare team, building and supporting the FEMA National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) IA system from its inception along with working closely with Trillion, IBM, and General Dynamics over the years…
Prior to his FEMA days, Rick worked on IT systems at Fidelity Investments and at several startups in the Boston area. Rick resides in Boca Raton, Florida, with his wife and has two adult sons that work in Baseball Analytics. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Boston University. Also, of course being originally from Boston, Rick is a huge Red Sox and Patriots fan.
Cliff Washington
Senior Strategy Advisor
Cliff has more than 47 years of professional experience as an IT expert and strategic planner and Marine Corps Officer in military command, control, communications, and computers (C4). He has ten years of commercial…
experience as a Business Executive, Delivery Manager, Project Manager, IT consultant, and possesses extensive knowledge of Federal IT policy and procedures. Mr. Washington has established senior level collaborative forums, such as the Human Resources Management (HRM) Community of Interest (COI) for the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and readiness. He assisted OASD (NII)/DoD CIO in implementation of DoD Net-Centric Data Strategy and provided project management for the Department of Defense (DoD) Net-Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) Collaboration project. Mr. Washington most recently was a Senior Project Manager, Delivery Manager, and Portfolio Manager with IBM supporting the FEMA EADIS Program.
Brady Wentlandt
Business Development Manager and Logistics Subject Matter Expert
Brady retired from the United States Marine Corps and has more than 28 years of DoD logistics and Supply Chain experience. He is a seasoned manager and strategic planner. Brady has extensive experience in ERP…
implementation, DoD Audit, Program Management, and logistics analysis. Brady has a history of leading geographically dispersed teams in austere environments and creating resource-saving opportunities. Brady, his wife, and their three children have a passion for endurance running.