Who We Are

IBSS’ talented professionals and exceptional leaders exemplify the passion, integrity, and ability we bring to our business, employees, and clients. We are proud of our diverse, inclusive, employee-centric corporate culture – an ethos that is carried from our CEO and President and collectively encouraged and sustained by every IBSS employee.

Leadership Team

Sonya Velasco

Sonya Velasco

Owner & Chief Executive Officer

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.

Bruce Arvand

Bruce Arvand

President & Co-Founder

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.

Navid Rahimi

Navid Rahimi

Chief Information Security Officer

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.

David Romola

David Romola

Chief Operations Officer

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).

Rahul Dayal

Rahul Dayal

Vice President of IT Programs

Mr. Dayal is responsible for expanding the company’s Enterprise IT and Cybersecurity line of business. Mr. Dayal has worked in the IT industry for over 20 years, specializing in digital transformation and business optimization solutions for the public sector. Mr. Dayal received his B.S. degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in Information Systems Management and holds professional certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and an Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Practitioner.

Matt DeLao

Matt DeLao

Vice President of Business Development

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.

Daniel Pennell

Daniel Pennell

Vice President of Business Development

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.