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Global Financial Services competence. Ariana's promotion is well-deserved, considering
her technical acumen, exemplary professional demeanor,
(Christy Foronda) profound institutional knowledge of the Library's IT
operations, and above all, her unwavering dedication. Before
Olga Goncharik is promoted to Quality Assurance, joining MIL, Ariana contributed her skills and expertise to
Associate. Olga has impeccably fulfilled the role of a Global GDIT as a Help Desk Tier 1 technician, further enhancing her
BI report and model tester for a decade, showcasing a strong qualifications for this role.
testing background, meticulous attention to detail, and an
extensive understanding of the Global BI system and GFAA
process. Her contributions have played a pivotal role in MIL's Rapid Engineering and Prototyping
track record of delivering high-quality, error-free software to
our clients. Hailing from Belarus, Olga brings a collaborative Solutions (Tom Clark)
and cooperative spirit to our team, consistently demonstrating
a selfless commitment to our collective goals and mission. Phil Jones is promoted to Telecommunications Engineering,
In her new role as a Quality Assurance Associate, Olga will Team Lead. Phil has shown himself to be a very capable
serve as an independent representative of MIL, integral to leader earning accolades from the sponsor for US Navy core
Agile software development endeavors. Her responsibilities network upgrade installations. He is currently leading the
will encompass sharing her advanced testing expertise and infrastructure installation at the United States Marine Corps
adept problem-solving skills. Olga will collaborate closely with Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) and will lead the DDI phase
management, users, and developers, focusing on documenting of US Navy network upgrades. Phil also recently earned a
requirements and devising comprehensive software test BICSI Fiber Technician certification and continues to expand
strategies. Her efforts will be pivotal in identifying and his capabilities and skills. In his new role, Phil will lead a
resolving defects, issues, and unforeseen challenges before the team of infrastructure technicians, overseeing their efforts
implementation of new or updated software into production. and working with them for career growth in the arena of
telecommunications infrastructure technology.
Carl Trilli is promoted to Telecommunications Engineering,
Global Financial Services Team Lead. Although Carl only recently joined the REPS
(Paul Marshall) sector, he has already demonstrated his leadership ability by
jumping in and leading a team of structured cabling installers
Devak Murali is promoted to Developer, Senior Analyst. at MCWL. His leadership has enabled the team to continue to
Devak's outstanding contributions to the U.S. Department function, even with the involvement of subcontractor support
of State community have positioned him as a prominent personnel, when the other team lead needed to be offsite to
industry leader, elevating the status of Data Science to new attend to other projects. With Carl’s help, the installation is
heights and establishing Data Science as a recognized leader remaining ahead of schedule in the installation of several
within the RPA (Robotic Process Automation) development miles of fiber and copper cabling.
community. His innovative approach includes the creation of Brian Lamoreau is promoted to Engineering, Team Lead.
reusable templates, significantly reducing the effort required Brian has demonstrated his leadership ability on several audio
when developing new bots. Devak's expertise has resulted visual (A/V) installation efforts since joining the REPS sector.
in substantial time savings for our clients through efficient Brian’s experience and leadership skills have enabled the
bot development processes. Furthermore, he displayed sector to expand its A/V capabilities by creating a dedicated
remarkable initiative by independently managing the entire team of A/V installers capable of supporting infrastructure
RPA process during a period of extended leave by the Team installations, A/V equipment configuration, and customer
Lead. Devak's achievements exemplify his invaluable role and approval processing. The installation team’s capability has also
exceptional leadership within the organization. freed up A/V engineering staff to support other tasks.

Alex Peksa is promoted to Software Engineering, Team
Information Technology Services Lead. Alex will lead the first software development team for
REPS. While focusing on applications for controlling A/V
(Vin Siebert) systems, the team has a broad range of skills that enable REPS
to expand its capabilities further into software development
Ariana Cortez is promoted to Help Desk Support II. Ariana's ranging from web development to near real time control
journey with MIL began in September 2022 when she joined systems.
as a Tier 1 service desk subcontractor technician for our
Library of Congress contract. Her tenure at MIL has been Brady Spatola is promoted to Engineering, Team Lead. In
marked by exceptional technical prowess and outstanding this role, Brady will lead the REPS efforts in mechanical
customer management skills, consistently earning praise engineering capabilities such as 3-D modelling, finite element
from the clients she assisted. After six months of consistently analysis, stress analysis, and Factor of Safety metrics. Brady
impressive performance, Ariana was offered a promotion to will continue to provide support to programs across the sector
the position of Tier 2 service desk technician. In this new such as Unmanned/Uncrewed Carrier Aviation (UCA) where
capacity, she not only met but exceeded our expectations, he provides design support and analysis such as wind loading
seamlessly transitioning into her role with a high level of for an 80-foot antenna system.
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