cBEYONData

Dyson Richards applies three decades of experience and skills building federally focused IT and consulting companies to continue to enhance cBEYONData’s reputation as a leading product development and professional services firm. Dyson works with customers, government leaders, strategic partners and cBEYONData’s practitioners to align corporate offerings with the evolving needs of our current and future clients. Dyson served in the U.S. Navy where he operated nuclear power plants aboard the USS Enterprise. After 8 years of service, he leveraged his Navy roots in the government contracting industry serving in roles of increasing responsibility at Newport News Shipbuilding, Keyfile Corporation, Vredenburg, American Management Systems (AMS), RGS, USfalcon, and Xcelerate Solutions. Dyson holds a M.S. degree in Technology Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a B.S. degree from The New School in New York.

David Schmidtknecht has over 30 years of technical and management experience in the Information Technology industry and is responsible for setting long term sales and delivery strategy for cBEYONData’s suite of products and solutions. In his new role of Chief Solutions Officer, David will focus on leading the development, sales, and customer success of the CFO Control Tower and BAS solution lines. The recent sales success and list of prospects continue to grow at a rapid pace requiring a dedicated executive to support to these solutions. David will focus on providing a strong vision for the CFO CT line of solutions in addition support our CFO CT customers and delivery teams. David is a recognized leader in business analytics and federal financial management and has a long track record of managing a number of successful firms. Prior to founding cBEYONData, David worked as a Vice President at Data Management Group, Controller at Collaborex and, Practice Lead at Noblestar. David has his CPA and PMP and holds a M.S. degree in Finance and B.S. degree in Accounting from Strayer University.

Gray Beck has over a decade of experience in successfully delivering professional services to federal, state, and local government customers. As the CFO, he is responsible for planning and executing cBEYONData’s financial strategy and managing the Company’s finance and accounting functions. Gray’s focus is on optimizing the Company’s financial resources to continue to develop and deliver best-in-class service offerings. Prior to joining cBEYONData, Gray, held CFO roles at Klein-Hersh International and Quadel Consulting. Gray holds an M.S. degree in Finance and a B.A. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis, as well as a PMP certification.

Keith Johnson has over 25 years of technical and managerial experience in the Information Technology field. As the CTO for cBEYONData, Keith manages teams of IT professionals on our various projects, he also provides technology expertise for our proposals and oversees the company’s technology infrastructure, technological planning, and development. Keith has led teams of analysts, programmers, and technical experts in the development of enterprise-wide, mission-critical applications using a variety of development tools across numerous platforms. Keith has managed and implemented numerous data warehouse, business intelligence, and enterprise information management solutions using technologies such as SAP BusinessObjects, MicroStrategy, and Microsoft. Prior to joining cBEYONData, Keith worked as the CTO at Data Management Group, Integration Manager at iFinance, and Data Warehouse Practice Manager at Noblestar. Keith holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

Tom Fallwell has been in the Information Technology industry for over 30 years focusing on Business Intelligence (BI) solutions for customers in industries including Oil and Gas, Medical, Finance, and State and Federal Government. Tom oversees the creation, design and implementation of technical solutions for our customers throughout the project’s life cycle. Tom’s vast experience includes managing teams of individuals on projects as well as within a practice area of an organization focused on delivering Business Intelligence. He is a frequent presenter and contributor to groups fostering BI.  Prior to joining cBEYONData, Tom worked as a Practice Manager at Data Management Group, Project Lead at Noblestar and Director of Services at Quality High-Tech. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas.

During his 28year career, Michael Huffman has spent over 18 years building, growing, and managing organizations, programs, and projects. He has extensive experience with consulting services delivery, including successfully winning and managing Firm Fixed Price and Time and Materials (T&M) contracts. Michael has managed organizations and projects ranging from small projects with one resource to large programs with values exceeding $100M and a staff of over 120 people.  He has 15 years of expertise with large COTS ERP and financials systems including the Oracle eBusiness Suite and CGI’s Momentum. He has direct experience with large system implementations and ongoing operations and maintenance of ERP systems. Michael has federal government financial expertise demonstrated via engagement with IAC/ACT, AGA, OMB and Treasury as the Federal government moves into the cloud and toward a shared services model. He has led the application of agile project management techniques and provides hands on experience implementing agile principles and processes.

At cBEYONData, he is responsible for program oversight of customer engagements, as well as helping to expand on the success the company has serving Federal government customers. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Old Dominion University and a Master’s of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary. He is also a certified PMP as well as holding multiple agile certifications.

Ryan Ferrario has been supporting the Federal Government for over 20 years and has an extensive track record of successfully managing and overseeing concurrent customer IT programs. As the Director of Client Services, he is responsible for overseeing all details for our clients, ensuring that all work is delivered on time and within budget. Ryan has over 15 years supporting Data Analytics and Business Intelligence initiatives within the Federal space, including over a decade doing so with Federal Financial data. He holds both a Top Secret clearance and a PMP certification and has direct experience with large ERP implementations and support. Ryan is a 1999 graduate of James Madison University’s College of Business.

Carolyn Hoskins is an experienced recruiting professional with over 20 years of recruiting and human resources experience. Her recruiting expertise spans across multiple disciplines from project management to information technology to accounting & finance. She has significant experience recruiting cleared professionals in the federal government sector, as well as for Fortune 500, nonprofit and state/local government. Carolyn’s focus at cBEYONData is to manage the recruiting process from sourcing of candidates through onboarding of new employees. Prior to cBEYONData, Carolyn spent 2 ½ years at Data Management Group as the Senior Technical Recruiter. Additional experience includes over 8 years in the staffing industry recruiting and placing high level Accounting & Finance professionals. Carolyn has a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration from George Mason University.

Vicky Allison’s experience spans Federal, state, and local governments, as well as commercial Fortune 500 firms focusing on providing proposal management services including the support of strategic business development goals, solution development, process improvement, proposal lifecycle management, and oral presentation services. Vicky has a substantial track record of winning proposals and task orders in multiple disciplines including information technology services, business intelligence, program management, data center management, system development, and cyber security. As Proposal Manager for cBEYONData, Vicky is responsible for managing cBEYONData’s proposal efforts, which includes providing win themes, proposal strategies, and assisting with writing technical and management volumes; resulting in high-quality, responsive, compliant, customer-focused winning proposals. Vicky holds a Bachelor of Science degree in English, Professional and Technical Writing from Towson University and currently holds an Association of Proposal Management Professionals, Foundation Level certification.

Brenda Rincon has over 20 years’ experience in contracts management, accounting, and human resources (HR) processes and procedures plus 10 years’ experience in job cost accounting.  Brenda has a broad range of experience in the business intelligence arena with Federal, state & local, and commercial customers with expertise in reporting for the Small Business Administration (SBA), GSA Vehicles, STARS II, 8a contracts, and SAP BusinessObjects Software.  As the Director of Internal Operations for cBEYONData, Brenda has a range of responsibilities that includes GSA report preparation; managing the company’s HR related processes for our employees; customer billings; assisting with new contract reviews and contract administration; review of subcontractors’ invoices; and assisting with the management of the Mentor Protégé Program.  Prior to joining cBEYONData Brenda worked as a Media Specialist at BAE Systems, Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Data Management Group, and Administrative Assistant for the Vice President at American Golf.

John Maryanopolis has over 20 years in supporting Business Intelligence and financial applications for CFO offices in both the public and private sector. His expertise includes managing the budget formulation, manpower and revenue projections, as well as all financial reporting for several agencies. As the Director of Financial Solutions, he is responsible for the implementation and growth of cBEYONData's CFO Control Tower for our customers. John holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Florida and a certificate in Project Management from Villanova University.

Theresa Backus Dunn brings more than 28 years of experience in marketing, communications, sponsorship, and public relations to her role as Director of Marketing.  Her primary focus is to continually increase brand awareness and help drive business results.  She has oversight of the website, social media, and all marketing related materials.  Theresa helps to position cBEYONData’s Executive Leaders as experts in Business Intelligence and Data Solutions at key conferences, business forums and speaking engagements.

Theresa has over 18 years in the shopping center industry both in the United States and internationally.  Theresa has worked with some of the most well-respected developers and iconic shopping centers around the world. 

Theresa is a graduate of Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science in Communications. She holds a Master of Arts in International Marketing from George Mason University.