OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The SYNEXXUS Team is comprised of diverse professionals who understand how to design, analyze, and build complex engineering systems that can compete and win on the battlefield of tomorrow – today.
Gregory Glaros
President
geglaros@synexxus.com
Chris Dour
Vice President
cdour@synexxus.com
Chris Campbell
VP of Business Development
ccampbell@synexxus.com
Tommy Allen
VP of Technology
tallen@synexxus.com
Keri Hall
Executive Director
khall@synexxus.com
Chris Lawson
Chief Scientist
clawson@synexxus.com
Jim Miller
Program Manager
jmiller@synexxus.com
Erin Gemmell
Program Analyst
egemmell@synexxus.com
Libby Unruh
Sr. Systems Engineer
lunruh@synexxus.com
Nandita Mangal
Software Design Engineer
nmangal@synexxus.com
Nick Willard
Analyst/Researcher
nwillard@synexxus.com
Gregory Glaros served for two decades as a Strike/Fighter Pilot and dual qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) in the U.S. Navy. Shortly after his Naval service he founded SYNEXXUS INC, a system-engineering holding company and joined the Naval Postgraduate School faculty as a research professor to continue to serve those military officers who serve our nation in combat.
His last tour, with the Department of Defense, was as a direct report to the Secretary of Defense. In this capacity, Mr. Glaros was recognized as one of the nation's intellectual leaders on Network Centric Warfare implementation, information architectures and options theory. Mr. Glaros was the principle architect for several revolutionary, billion-dollar military business initiatives and processes that rapidly linked evolving technology to emerging concepts of operations. As a result he was widely considered a defense entrepreneur who rapidly designed and implemented new technology systems for Department of Defense markets. His leadership and vision created programs that changed the way military systems are designed, managed and procured to include: Re-directed Energy (High Energy Lasers and Airborne Relay Mirrors), TacSat-1 (Tactical MicroSatellites - gaining tactical access to space), Seaborne Composite Coalition (creating national competitive advantage for shipbuilding high-speed composite vessels), Wolf PAC (engineering and command & control of large numbers of geographically dispersed networked assets) and Stiletto (the largest U.S. built high-performance, high-speed composite craft).
He is a 1986 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, received his Space Systems Engineering and Electrical Engineering MS degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School, attended the Naval War College and was an Airwing Strike Leader graduate of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center "Top Gun."
Chris Campbell joined SYNEXXUS in May 2008 as Vice President of Business Development, where he is helping to lead SYNEXXUS's growth through development of current and new business in both the private and public sectors. Chris brings more than 15 years experience in program management, communications, systems engineering, marketing and business development in industries as diverse as defense and intelligence, internet security, and cellular/wireless.
Prior to joining SYNEXXUS, Chris was most recently Program Manager for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) , where he managed multiple programs with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps for SAIC, including SAIC's work with the Navy International Programs Office (NIPO), OPNAV N6 (including Cyber Asset Reduction and Security [CARS]) , Program Executive Office - Enterprise Information Systems (PEO-EIS), and the Program Manager, Navy Marine Corps Intranet Office (PM NMCI), among others. In the commercial marketplace, Chris has led the Marketing and Business Development operations and provided Program Management support for multiple IT start-up companies in Northern Virginia, including TruSecure (now owned by Verizon Business), an information security services company, and TeleworX, Inc. , a wireless engineering software and services firm that designed several of the first digital cellular networks in the U.S., South and Central America and Europe. Chris holds an MBA from Thunderbird and a BS in Business Management from William Jewell College.
Keri Hall has provided management, organization and administrative support in the private and public sector for over 15 years. Mrs. Hall has orchestrated significant improvements in operational efficiencies at the Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau, Mississippi Power Company and Sylvan Learning Center. In each company, she was instrumental in developing business and organizational alignment through improvements in administrative support and coherence to organizational objectives.
Mrs. Hall is an active volunteer with the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, the Marine Corps Officers' Wives Club and Marine Corps Key Volunteer Network.
Jim Miller is a Program Manager supporting the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems & Concepts) Special Capabilities Office. Jim joins SYNEXXUS after managing various flight control and navigation projects for Unmanned and Optionally-Piloted Aerial Systems.
Prior to his work in the UAS market, Jim served as a Communications Officer in the US Air Force where he held the positions of Section Commander, USAF Academy Instructor, Flight Commander, Combined Air Operations Center Crew Commander, Executive Officer, Joint Staff Officer and Information Assurance Manager for the F-35/Joint Strike Fighter.
Jim holds a Master of Engineering from the University of Nebraska, a Bachelor of Science from the US Air Force Academy and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Jim and his wife, Heather, reside in Fredericksburg, VA and have three children: Mattie, Caroline and Benjamin.
Erin Gemmell joined SYNEXXUS in August 2008 and is the Program Analyst supporting the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems & Concepts) Special Capabilities Office. Erin joins SYNEXXUS after supporting various flight control and navigation projects for Unmanned and Optionally-Piloted Aerial Systems.
Erin brings with her, more than 20 years experience in program and organizational management in the private and federal sectors. Ms. Gemmell completed the American Management Associations (AMA) Project Management Certification course of instruction in 2000 and is on course to complete the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification testing in December 2008.
Prior to her work in the UAS market, Ms. Gemmell served in the Commanding Generals office while stationed at HQ USASETAF & 5th TAACOM under the command of LTG Harold M. Davis Jr. supporting the Political Advisor, Chief of Staff and Protocol Officer for the Southern European Region. In addition, Ms. Gemmell has performed as the intake coordinator for the Army's ADAPCP program located at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza Italy, and as the Administrative Analyst for the Army Training Requirements and Resource System Team which is the Department of the Army Management Information System of record for managing student input to training.
Erin and her four children (William, Elizabeth, Rachel and Trysten) are residents of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.
Libby Unruh joined SYNEXXUS, Inc in October 2007 as a Senior Systems Engineer, where she is leading efforts in the quantitative analysis and program management of complex defense systems for various military contracts. Libby has provided engineering support to United States defense programs for over 12 years.
Prior to joining the SYNEXXUS team, Libby was employed by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division. She contributed to multiple programs, including AEGIS Cruiser/Destroyers, AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense, and DDG 1000. Her experience includes combat system test and evaluation, system analysis, program management, and modeling and simulation accreditation.
Libby is a qualified systems engineer and holds a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Lynchburg College and a Master's degree in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.
Nandita Mangal joined SYNEXXUS, Inc in February 2008 as a Software Design Engineer, where she is helping in the design and architectural development of the Electronic Ekeel Data Distribution System. Nandita has experience working in advanced software communications and sensor integration systems.
Prior to joining SYNEXXUS, Nandita was employed as a workflows scientist by the San Diego Supercomputer Research Center and Motorola Inc.
Nandita Mangal holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from University of California, San Diego and a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.