Ms. Velasco is responsible for IBSS’ vision and mission supporting our clients’ and employees’ success. With more than 30 years of management experience, she oversees all functional areas while developing and maintaining our long-term focus. Her work to instill continuous improvement processes has drastically transformed client organizations with increased information delivery. She has a B. Arch degree from Carnegie Mellon University, and Information Technology Infrastructure Library Service Manager Certification.

Mr. Arvand leverages his more than 30 years of leadership experience in the IT industry to actively contribute to our direction, management, and success. Under his management, IBSS has grown from a two-person, $80,000-revenue company in 1992 to a mid-sized company serving multi-million dollar contracts in the Federal Government marketplace. We have won many awards from Federal Government agencies including the SDB Contractor of the Year from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Bruce holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland with subsequent studies at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

Mr. Rahimi advances our services in cloud and web application technologies for NOAA. He has applied his innovative problem-solving skills for Defense and civilian clients during the past decade. His technical leadership has been vital for the success of many programs. He earned his B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland.

As IBSS’ Chief Operations Officer, Mr. Romola is responsible for overseeing operational leadership, financial management, human resources and recruiting, contracts management, service delivery, and business development. Mr. Romola is an executive professional with comprehensive experience in commercial and Federal consulting and P&L management. He possesses expertise in developing business partnerships and has a proven ability to develop and manage sales teams while implementing process improvements to achieve company objectives. Throughout his career, Mr. Romola has consistently contributed to long-term company growth by leveraging his core competencies in project management, client relationships, team management, strategic consulting, and business analytics. He holds an MBA from Averett University, a B.S. in Finance/Business Information Systems from Virginia Tech, and certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM).

Mr. DeLao brings more than 25 years of business development and capture experience in government contracting. He has built and implemented the business development life cycle process for small, medium, and large companies and understands the challenges of each. Mr. DeLao earned his B.S. degree in Economics from Ursinus College.

With over 15 years of experience in science-focused federal contracting, Dr. O’Neill is responsible for driving growth, expanding strategic partnerships, and advancing our mission to deliver innovative solutions to federal agencies, including NOAA and beyond. Dr. O’Neill is passionate about fostering collaboration, developing talent, and cultivating partnerships with upcoming small businesses that offer the government efficient and best-value solutions. He earned his B.S. in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Mr. Pennell brings 27 years of experience in the IT consulting industry working in both the federal and commercial spaces. He began his career as a programmer and database architect and has managed some of the largest and most high profile programs in the federal space to include the FCC Broadcast Incentive Auction. Mr. Pennell has provided consulting services to a broad spectrum of clients on a broad set of project and program types ranging from an ERP system for Bombardier, a clinical trial system for Pfizer, an electronic medical record system for DoD, and digital transformation for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI). Most recently, Mr. Pennell has served as a business unit leader overseeing portfolios of programs in the DoD and National Security spaces. He holds a degree in economics and certifications in project management (PMP), Lean Six Sigma (LSS), and ITIL.