Management Team

Darrell L. Crapps

President and CEO

Darrell L. Crapps is President and CEO of SENTEL Corp. Under his leadership, SENTEL Corp. has evolved into a full services provider of C4ISR, Information Technology, specialized security and engineering solutions to the federal government and commercial enterprises. The SENTEL philosophy is straightforward and simple: We perform focused work dedicated to providing practical solutions to complex problems while building and maintaining long-term strategic partnerships with each customer.

Mr. Crapps acquired SENTEL in 2007 and quickly made a significant impact on the 30-year-old organization. In five years’ time, SENTEL’s revenues have soared by 89%, firmly positioning the company as a leader in the areas of test engineering, sensor integration, systems engineering, and integrated logistics services. After acquiring 24/7 Solutions, Inc., in 2010, SENTEL has established a solid footprint in the intelligence community and boasts a uniquely talented pool of experienced, respected and relied upon professionals supporting mission critical operations globally.

Customers partner with SENTEL for its depth of capabilities, industry expertise, and proven record of success. With offices strategically positioned throughout the U.S., and an expanding international presence in areas including Korea, UAE, Afghanistan and Egypt, SENTEL is well positioned to serve customers around the world and across multiple disciplines.  The company’s commitment to quality and efficient service and its “Deliver as Promised” philosophy have been keys to its continued success and steady growth.

In 2011, SENTEL earned a spot on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest growing companies, and has been recognized as a leading architect of battle-tested IT solutions to the US military. The company also has become a mainstay on the Washington Business Journal’s Fast 50, a biannual list of the region’s fastest growing companies by revenue.

Mr. Crapps holds a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law, and graduated with honors from Morehouse College where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Management and Finance. He sits on the boards of WC Holding, Inc., which owns SENTEL, and the Northern Virginia Urban League. He is an active member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council and the National Defense Transportation Association. He is also a former Board Member of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. 

Gen. Roger Schultz

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Roger Schultz is SENTEL’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He will be responsible for leading all operational programs in each of the company’s four business segments, including Engineering Services, Information Technology, Logistics and Intelligence (SENTEL’s wholly-owned subsidiary 24/7 Solutions.)

Prior to joining SENTEL Lieutenant General Schultz served as a Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and President of a Services Company, Universal Systems & Technology (UNITECH) Inc., LLC. Following the acquisition of UNITECH by Lockheed Martin Corp, Roger served as a Program Management Director.

He retired from the Army National Guard as a Lieutenant General in October 2005 after more than 42 years of service in operational positions within the State of Iowa and at the national level. This included three tours of active duty and a seven-year stint directing Soldier and unit readiness, mobilization and emergency management for the Army National Guard. He was the first Soldier to reach the rank of lieutenant general within the Army National Guard Directorate.

General Schultz began his military career while still in high school. He served 4 years as an enlisted Soldier prior to his graduation from the Iowa Military Academy.  He was commissioned as an Infantry Officer.

An expert in operational logistics and emergency management, General Schultz held several key leadership positions in the National Guard at both the state and national levels. He served as a Brigade Commander, Operations Officer, Chief of Staff, and Deputy Adjutant General for the Iowa National Guard. Following his service in the Iowa National Guard General Schultz served as the Deputy Director of Operations on the Department of the Army Staff. In that capacity, General Schultz was also responsible for coordinating all Department of Defense military support, including disaster relief operations, to civilian authorities.

As Director of the Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, in Washington, DC, he was responsible for the formulation, development and implementation of all programs and policies affecting the Army National Guard. In this capacity, he was the longest serving director in the history of the National Guard.

General Schultz is a licensed commercial pilot (Commercial and Multi-Engine Land Instrument Rating). He is a 1963 graduate of Le Mars Community School in Iowa, holds a B.S. degree in Management from Upper Iowa University, and masters in Public Administration from Shippensburg University.

Gen. William E. Ward

Senior Advisor

William E. (Kip) Ward is the Senior Advisor to the President and CEO of SENTEL Corp. He has advisory responsibility for expanding SENTEL's operational programs in the global sector. SENTEL Corporation is ideally positioned to provide its engineering and logistics solutions to an ever increasing set of international partners.

A retired Army General Officer, Ward, the inaugural Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), successfully established the nation's newest and uniquely positioned interagency geographic command responsible for all U.S. defense and security activities on the African continent and its island nations with staff representatives from State, Commerce, Treasury, Homeland Security and other U.S. Cabinet Departments and Agencies. Prior to commanding AFRICOM where his visionary leadership promoted the value of forging relationships, creating partnerships, enhancing regional cooperation and the importance of sustained security engagement in pursuing U.S. national interests, Ward was the Deputy Commander, United States European Command, responsible for the Command's day to day activities.

Ward is a decorated combat veteran and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Morgan State University in Baltimore and a Master of Arts Degree in Political Science from The Pennsylvania State University. A Master Paratrooper, he is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced courses, Ft Benning, Georgia, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth, Kansas, and the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. General Ward was an assistant professor, Department of Social Sciences, teaching political science and public policy at the United States Military Academy, West Point.

Selected by the then U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to serve as the United States Security Coordinator, Israel-Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Ward brought a degree of fairness and equity praised by both parties. He has held other key Army, Joint and Combined command and staff assignments over a distinguished forty (40) plus year career including NATO Force Commander in Bosnia, Commander 25th Infantry Division and Vice Director for Operations, J-3, The Joint Staff, during the September 2001 terror attacks. In the Pentagon, he was at the center of determining and carrying out the U.S. government's defense and interagency response actions to the attack. He is a distinguished and steady leader having commanded at every level from platoon as a Lieutenant to geographic command as a General. Ward has spent his life in selfless service to the Nation, safeguarding America's interests at home and abroad and has an enviable reputation for his teamwork.

Allan Shure

Chief Financial Officer

Allan R. Shure is the Chief Financial Officer and has executive responsibility and authority for corporate infrastructure operations and leads his team to deliver excellent service to internal and external customers. He is skilled in strategic pricing, sound internal controls, financial growth, due diligence and acquisitions. In 2005, he was the winner of the Greater Washington Technology Council’s Private Company CFO of the year award.

With over 40 years public and private industry experience, he most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Artel, Inc., a $200 plus million Government contractor. He has extensive experience as the senior financial executive in rapidly growing private and public companies in the Government contracting arena. With tenures at SAIC as a Corporate Vice President for Administration and the Titan Corporation as Vice President of Finance, he has a sound grasp of the operations of large public industry leaders involved in both acquisition based and organic growth. His experience in leading the financial organization through rapid growth in public companies adds leadership to Sentel’s strategic objectives.

As CFO at NetStar-1, Inc., FCBS/General Dynamics and STG, Inc, he was responsible for all financial, contractual and administrative functions within very dynamic, rapidly growing companies and the principal executive leading acquisition selection, qualification and execution.

With over 20 successful acquisition and integration events, many of which he led the effort, he enabled management teams to navigate the path to success and growth while insuring employees responsible for the company’s success and the customers that relied on the company’s services were not adversely impacted. Many of the employees that worked in administration in those companies have worked with him at more than one of those companies and share his vision of support to both internal and external customers.

A native of Norfolk, Virginia, he received his BS in Business Administration in Accounting from Old Dominion University and is a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is on the advisory board of a number of small companies in the area.

O.B. McCane

Advisor

O.B. McCane is an Advisor of SENTEL Corp Logistics Division. The focus of the division spans the full range of staff augmentation and logistics support services for customers at CONUS and OCONUS locations. Mr. McCane is a graduate of Kentucky State University with a BS in mathematics. After attending officer's candidate school, he was commissioned in the Ordnance Corps and assigned as a Nuclear Weapons and Materiel Officer. During his 30 year military career Colonel(R) McCane earned dual master degrees in Finance and International Relations, and held logistics command and staff positions at every level from company to depot, and departmental and joint staffs. Colonel(R) McCane's final assignment was as Chief, Technical Inspection Division, Office of the Inspector General of the Army, where he was responsible for assessing the effectiveness of Army-wide nuclear and chemical surety programs and programmatic inspections systems, and the development of related policy and guidance.
 
Prior to joining SENTEL, Mr. McCane spent 6 years as an independent logistics management consultant, then joined Dimensions International in 2005 and served as its Technical Director of Logistics Management Operations until its acquisition by Honeywell Corporation. He then spent two years in the same position for Honeywell Technical Solutions, Inc.

Chet C. Young

Vice President of Logistics

Chet C. Young is the Vice President of SENTEL’s Logistics Division, which provides a full range of innovative logistics support services worldwide.  He graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, with a BS in Political Science, and was commissioned as a United States Army, Quartermaster Officer. Additionally, he holds a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the United States Army War College, and a Master of Public Administration degree from Shippensburg University.  With over 33 years of government and commercial experience, his career includes numerous positions in strategic, operational, and tactical logistics, focused on operations; planning; policy development; supply chain management; and training

Colonel (R) Young has held logistics command and staff positions within the Army and joint environment including numerous Division assignments, Headquarters Army Materiel Command, and Headquarters, Department of the Army Staff, in addition to assignments with Defense Logistics Agency, and the Marine Corps University. His final military assignment was as Chief, Troop Support Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff - G-4, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC., responsible for providing guidance and oversight of pertaining to Army policy, programs and processes, equipment, systems and support, relating to aerial delivery; Soldier clothing and individual equipment; mortuary affairs; laundry and bath; petroleum; subsistence/food services; and water distribution and production.

Prior to joining SENTEL, Mr. Young served as Director of Logistics Operations, at Dimensions International, Inc., and continued in that position until after its acquisition by Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI). Upon leaving HTSI, he served as the Director of Logistics, for Logistics Systems Incorporated, and then Director of Logistics – Operations, at SENTEL Corporation before assuming his current duties as Vice President of Logistics.

Michael J Smith

Vice President, Sensor Technology Group

Michael J Smith is Vice President for the Sensor Technology Group and leads the Sensor Development, Engineering, Integration and Support business area. This includes applications related to Chemical Biological Defense, Force Protection and Border Security Programs.

Prior to joining Sentel, Michael was Director of Scientific & Engineering Applications Group for ITT Corporation. During his 13 years with ITT, Michael led several major programs in support the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Program. As a senior technical program manager, he managed the $500M ECBC Research & Technology Support ID/IQ Contract and the $485M CBRNE Mission Support ID/IQ Contract. Additionally, Michael successfully led the Worldwide Collection of Backgrounds and Interferent Signatures Program to establish a compendium of environmental signatures that affect the performance of chemical and biological detection sensor technologies and modalities. He was the program manager for the Sensor Location Optimization Tool Set (SLOTS) Development Project; an advanced artificial intelligence research effort to adjust detector placement solutions to meet operationally defined criteria. Michael led the Restoration of Operations (RestOps) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) Information Management System Project to integrate CB sensor systems, installation incident reports, and event tracking at Osan AB, Korea to provide persistent situational awareness. Transitioned this system to PACAF for incorporation in the Air Force's C2 system, TBMCS-UL. This team was awarded the ITT Silver Ring of Quality and the US Army Materiel Command Greatest Inventions Awards.

Michael also spent 13 years as a Department of Defense civilian, as a Research Physicist. He conducted research in the Applications of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, and Laser-based Detection of Biological Agents. In 2006, Michael was awarded Science Spectrum magazine's Emerald Award as a Senior Investigator for his contributions to Science. Michael holds a degree in Physics from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Michael Carter

Vice President, Special Projects

Michael Carter serves in the role of Vice President, Special Projects for SENTEL Corporation and ensures the organizational alignment, business planning and capture for strategic and global business iniatives in meeting the long term objectives of the corporation. He is a 20 year veteran of the US Marine Corps where he served as a counterintelligence officer. Over the course of his career he has established himself as a proven, senior executive in the federal government and department of defense professional, managed services industry.

Mr. Carter enlisted in the US Marine Corps in January 1972 and completed his basic training at the US Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina. In January 1977 he was appointed a Warrant Officer and completed Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Virginia. In 1984 he led, as Officer-in-Charge, the security organization supporting the Presidential Helicopter Squadron, Marine One (HMX-1). Collaterally, he served as White House Liaison Officer supporting the security and logistical requirements for the White House Military Office and President Ronald Reagan's administration. Highlighted duties during that period included supporting: all events of the US/European Economic Summits and Reagan/Gorbechev NATO Alliance Peace Talks. In 1988 Mr. Carter was appointed Security Advisor, to the Director, White House Military Office. He retired in June 1992 at the rank of Chief Warrant Officer -4.

Prior to joining SENTEL Mr. Carter served as President of Altos Federal Group, a comprehensive healthcare, human capital contractor that provided solutions to federal defense clients both CONUS and OCONUS. With tenures at Science Applications International Corporation, STG Inc, Sytel Inc, and Kelly Government Solutions, Mr. Carter has a sound grasp of profit/loss; is an expert in new and organic business development; has been a key player in mergers and acquisitions; and has proven himself to be a successful leader, change agent and entrepreneur in the federal sector. He is acknowledged industry-wide for ground breaking efforts in driving large scale projects building organizational effectiveness and propelling revenue growth. Mr. Carters' diverse and extensive background is far reaching into the niche business areas of the federal civil agencies to include: Department of Veterans Affairs, and the life science/bio-medical research and development business verticals.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri he received his BS in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska and in June 1982 successful completed the 129th session of the Federal Bureau of Investigations' National Academy at Quantico, Virginia. Mr. Carter resides in Fredericksburg, Virginia with his wife of (40 years). He is the father of two and is an active grandparent to four grandchildren.

Gregory A. Vogel

Vice President, Test Engineering and Evaluation

Gregory Vogel has extensive and diverse Domestic and International experience in the Federal Government Marketplace.

Mr. Vogel brings more than 30 years experience in management, business operations, program management, business development, planning, and finance and accounting, including eight years with Lockheed Martin and 15 years at IBM.

Most recently, Mr. Vogel served as Vice President for NSA, DOD and Civil Market Components for Everest Technology Solutions. In addition, Mr. Vogel served in executive positions at immixGroup and ePlus Government.

Mr. Vogel is a graduate of Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management as well as the International Trade Policy and Management Masters program at George Mason University, and attended the MBA program at American University.

 

Amy LaCivita

Vice President of Contracts

Amy LaCivita is the Vice President of Contracts at SENTEL Corporation. Ms. LaCivita has the executive authority and responsibility in the company for contracts, subcontracts, purchasing, consulting agreements, government property, teaming agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and cost proposals. She joined the team in February 2009 with more than twenty years experience.

Prior to joining SENTEL, Ms. LaCivita served for ten years as Vice President of Contracts of Dimensions International, Inc., managing a staff of fourteen contracts professionals, until they were acquired by Honeywell. During that ten-year period, the company grew from $30M in annual revenue to $210M in annual revenue. Accomplishments included receiving “Outstanding” rating on GSA Schedule Contracts Compliance Reviews (IT, MOBIS and Logistics Worldwide), receiving “Outstanding” ratings on DCMA Small Business Compliance Reviews, and maintaining an “Approved” status on Government Property Audits.

At Honeywell, she had the role of Contracts Manager of the Logistics Division of Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honeywell, where she served for a year and a half.

Her previous roles included Subcontracts Manager of the Civil Programs team at Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc. and Senior Subcontract Administrator at TRW (now Northrop Grumman). While at TRW, Ms. LaCivita formed a continuous process improvement team to reduce the contract closeout cycle time. As a result of the team’s efforts, the time to close a contract was reduced by half. Her team’s achievement was recognized when they were awarded the TRW Systems Integration Group’s East Division Continuous Process Improvement Award in 1994.

Before beginning her career in contract administration, Ms. LaCivita was a music teacher in the Prince George’s County, Maryland public school systems. While teaching she was voted Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the faculty at Gwynn Park High School in Prince Georges County.

Ms. LaCivita graduated summa cum laude earning a B.A. in Education from The Ohio State University. She holds a Master's of Science in Technology Management from the University of Maryland, and a Certificate in Contracts and Procurement from the University of Virginia. She is an active member of the National Contract Management Association and serves the community as a member of the City of Fairfax Band, the Virginia Grand Military Band, and the Cathedral Brass.

Sandy Brucker

Director of Contracts

Sandy Brucker is the Director of Contracts at SENTEL Corporation. She joined the team in January 2009 with more than twenty-five years government contracts experience.

Prior to joining SENTEL, Ms. Brucker served for seven years with Dimensions International, Inc. (DI) as the Director of Contracts. During her seven-year tenure with DI, the organization grew from $52M to over $210M in consolidated revenues and expanded to over 30 locations worldwide.

DI was acquired by Honeywell, Inc. in 2007. At Honeywell she had the role of Contracts Manager in the Logistics Division of Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI), where she served for a year and a half. She was a key member of the both the acquisition and transition teams.

Prior to working for DI, Ms. Brucker was the Contracts Manager at MCI Telecommunications Corporation responsible for the contracts response to their FTS2000 proposal. Her previous roles included Contracts Manager at Booz Allen Hamilton and Senior Contracts Administrator at JAYCOR and McDonnell Douglas Corporation. Throughout her career, Ms. Brucker has worked with most every civilian (including the FAA) and DOD agency and has a special interest in logistics and international efforts.

Ms. Brucker earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Michigan State University and a Certificate in Contracts and Procurement from the University of Virginia.

Gladys Mitchell-Reed

Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer

Gladys Mitchell-Reed is the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for SENTEL. She manages the corporate-wide ethics and compliance program initiatives and assists the company in continuing to maintain the highest level of ethical standards in daily operations. She also provides guidance to employees on how to make appropriate decisions when faced with ethical dilemmas.

Previously, Ms. Mitchell-Reed served as Chief Ethics Officer for Dimensions International, Inc. (DI), Lockheed Martin, and Affiliated Computer Services Inc. for a combined 10 years of ethics program experience. She is member of both the Ethics Officer Association and the Ombudsman Association and is a mediator certified by the Justice Center of Atlanta, GA.

Ms. Mitchell-Reed has more than 22 years of local and federal government experience, notably in key senior management positions within the Department of Human Services, as well as 15 years of experience in the private sector.

Ms. Mitchell-Reed received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the District of Columbia. Her post-graduate education continued with the Senior Fellows Program at Harvard University and the Appraisal Program at the University of the District of Columbia.