1901 Group appoints two seasoned industry leaders, Bob Beck as its senior director of business development for Department of Defense market and Zack Orchant as its director of business development for the Homeland Security market. Both will support driving growth and building long lasting customers and partners, the Reston, VA-based company announced March 27.
Beck is a well-known figure with over
30 years of experience in government business development, financial
management, and implementing strategies within the public sector marketplace.
Beck joins 1901 Group after serving as Vice President and General Manager for
IPsoft Government Solutions (IGS) building a portfolio of artificial
intelligence (AI) and cognitive computing offerings including an AI ability to
assist veterans in completing disability claim forms. Beck served as the DoD
Account Executive with CSRA (now General Dynamics Information Technology)
doubling the company’s Cyber Security practice during the first year of
implementation. Within the industry, Beck has also held Vice President of
Business Development positions with L-3 Integrated Systems (now CACI
International Inc.) leading a $255 million competitive procurement for the JDISS, and roles
with Titan Corporation and Raytheon.
“I am excited about the
prospects of bringing 1901 Group’s services and technologies tailored to meet
the requirements of our DoD customers,” said Beck. “Powerful capabilities such
as enterprise cloud are needed by mission owners who will gain significant
efficiencies. Through a hybrid concept of operations comprised of 24×7 managed
services delivered from our Enterprise IT Operations Center, 1901 Group is well
positioned to meet the cloud needs of DoD across the tactical edge to the home
front.”
Orchant brings over a decade of
experience as a leader in developing strategic direction and pursuit of
multifaceted opportunities within government agencies such as DHS, DOJ, Federal
Financials, and Federal Healthcare organizations. He built a successful career
where he served as a Business Development Executive with United Data
Technologies where he successfully led and executed the pursuit of onboarding
to the GSA GSS program. Prior that, Orchant led pursuits at CDWG for the
Department of Homeland Security Enterprise Computing Service Program and
Department of Justice ITSS-5 Program, and at MicroTech he captured contract
wins including a $17.5M multi-year task order for Army CID Law Enforcement
Advisory Program and FBI ITSC BPA. Orchant has also held Business Development
positions with Telos Corporation and Symantec Corp.
“Hybrid, public, and private cloud solutions are at
the forefront of discussions within the customers I have supported for over a
decade” said Orchant. “The services, solutions, and innovation that 1901 Group
brings to bear in the market place, only further enhances the achievement and
outcomes of the mission’s objectives our customers are faced with every day.”
“Both Bob and Zack have proven records of long-term business relationships with our customers and industry leaders and we are really excited to have them as part of the 1901 Group team.” said Paul Wilkinson, EVP of business development. “They have demonstrated their notable experience and we look forward to the new opportunities and growth each will bring to our company’s portfolio and our contracts within the DoD and DHS markets.”
Source: 1901 Group
By Loren Blinde
March 29, 2019
