Ray Ivie

"I was a Naval aviator for 23 years, flying off aircraft carriers around the world. During my squadron and operations staff tours, I was a user of national intelligence in the Middle East and Adriatic and in some cases contributed to national intelligence. Once I retired from the Navy, I joined L-3 Communications in TX working on a SIGINT program for the USAF affecting tactical and national missions. I moved back to NVA to work for BAE Systems on the Navy’s DCGS program and then to GD. At GD I led programs, and later business development, for NGA and NRO programs and accounts. I left GD to go to LGS Innovations (formerly Bell Labs), where I had the pleasure of leading a group of businesses working across most of the Intelligence Community on mission technologies and solutions with some of the smartest people and cutting edge technology I’ve ever seen. In April of 2019, LGS was purchased by CACI and I formed the networks operations group leading multiple divisions providing end to end IT networking including infrastructure and operations/sustainment programs for DoD and the IC. "

"My job is to help others do their job. I ensure that my folks receive the resources they need to do their mission, including staff, training, facilities, equipment, R&D, partnerships and finances to meet or exceed our contract agreements and our customer’s missions. At the same time, I provide the strategic guidance and work with my team on business roadmaps to ensure we meet our contract and financial objectives for the company and its shareholders. The third piece is looking for growth through technologies and capabilities to win new customers and expand into adjacencies."

"With COVID-19 upon us, telework and working outside of Gov facilities will grow. We are learning how much can be safely done outside of a SCIF and contractor facilities. Having everyone in close quarters is not the only solution going forward. AI and ML will also be a hot tech to enable the workforce to be more efficient and analytical while applications do the routine operations."

Favorite Book: Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead by Jim Mattis