Art Hurtado - President & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Hurtado is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in management and technical positions in communications for both the commercial and government sectors. Prior to co-founding Invertix, Mr. Hurtado was the Senior Vice President, Telecommunications, for CACI, Inc. and served as the Chief Scientist during the early stages of development of the Public Safety Wireless Network. He also served with distinction as an officer in the U.S. Army, where he managed a variety of communications and intelligence systems programs. Mr. Hurtado holds a MSEE from New Mexico State University and a BS in Chemistry from Southwest Missouri State University.

Bryan Judd - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Judd has over 17 years of experience in financial management and corporate administration. He is responsible for the company's finance functions as well as legal, contracts, banking and the administration of employee benefit programs. Prior to Invertix, Mr. Judd was the East Coast Business Manager of SM&A Corporation, a public consulting services company with annual revenues of over $100 million (subsequently acquired by L-3). In addition to his financial reporting responsibilities, he was instrumental in successfully integrating the financial systems and employee benefits plans of acquired companies. Mr. Judd holds BS degrees in Finance and Accounting from George Mason University.

Craig Parisot - Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Parisot has primary responsibility for corporate strategy, technology, marketing, communications, and business development activities. He has over 16 years of public and private sector experience including service as an officer in the United States Air Force and support to the U.S. Intelligence Community. Mr. Parisot received his MBA from California State Polytechnic University and a BA degree in English from the University of South Carolina. He serves on the Board of Advisors of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), the Board of Directors of Volunteer Fairfax, and a member of the Emerging Professionals in Intelligence Committee (EPIC), part of the AFCEA Intelligence. Among his other interests and pursuits in business and the community, he is a PMI certified Project Management Professional.

 

Dr. Dan Law - Vice President & Chief Scientist

Dr. Law has 16 years of experience in technology development and management in fields including cloud computing, plasma physics, bio-technology, and wireless communications. He currently develops and implements corporate technology strategy, oversees company labs, leads forum of company technologists, facilitates internal and external technology communications, and leads IR&D and IP development efforts spanning 3 corporate mission areas. Dr. Law has a B.A. degree with high honors in Astronomy and Physics from Wesleyan University, a PhD in Plasma Physics from Oxford University and has completed two post-doctoral fellowships, one developing techniques for plasma processing at Oxford University and one working on statistical techniques for gene classification at the University of Singapore.

 

Deborah Beckworth - Vice President & Business Unit Manager

Ms. Beckworth brings over 30 years of combined military intelligence and corporate experience to Invertix. She holds a MS degree in General Administration from Central Michigan University and a BA degree in Education from the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga, where she was a distinguished military graduate. A retired U.S. Army Colonel, her 27-year career culminated in key command and staff positions including Commander, 102d Military Intelligence Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, Republic of Korea; Commander, 704th Military Intelligence Brigade, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), Ft. Meade, MD; and J2, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)/Allied Command Operations (ACO) supporting NATO/multi-national operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Balkans, and Africa. Since retiring from the military in 2006, Ms. Beckworth has served in both small and large defense corporations, successfully leading business development, capture, and profit and loss operations valued at $20 million annual revenue.

 

Greg Hearne - Vice President & Business Unit Manager

Mr. Hearne is an experienced technical manager, executive and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in both commercial and government operations. Mr. Hearne founded the OakHill Group, Ltd. in 1996 – later acquired by Laguna Ventures, Inc. (LVI) – to provide specialized engineering services in the Department of Defense Intelligence arena. Mr. Hearne is a U.S. Air Force veteran where he served as an intelligence analyst/supervisor in the U.S., Europe and Asia from 1978 thru 1983 and holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from Villanova University.

 

Peter Kane - Vice President & Business Unit Manager

Mr. Kane has a broad technical background engaged in the full life cycle of national level programs from core research through development and operations. He has lead teams through the development and integration of space and ground systems enabling some of the first ever capabilities in communications and remote sensing. Peter received a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Colorado in 1980 and a MSEE from Colorado State University in 1987. Now living in Las Cruces, NM, he is married with two grown children.

 

Barbara Trent - Vice President

Ms. Trent joined Invertix following a successful Military Intelligence career with the United States Army, retiring as a Colonel in 2008. In her current role she is responsible for the management and development of the company's business in support of Border Security and is based out of the Las Cruces, NM office. Previously she was responsible for the management and development of one of the company's business units with clients spanning the intelligence, defense, and R&D communities. Ms. Trent received her commission following graduation from the New Mexico Military Institute and received a BS in Criminal Justice from New Mexico State University. During her 29 years of service, she had several assignments supporting overseas operations including deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan as the Deputy Science Advisor for the U.S. Army's Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) and the Army's G2 and her final assignment as the Military Deputy to the Director of the National Security Agency's Science Advisor.