Sentek Global promotes Andrew Nugent to President, names Hamlin Tallent VP of Corporate Ops

PRLog (Press Release) - Jul. 27, 2012 - Sentek Global, a rapidly growing provider of government and commercial consulting programs, announced today the promotion of Andrew Nugent to President and Hamlin Tallent as Vice President of Corporate Operations.

The company has also brought in Susan Snow, Principal at OSAS Inc., in a senior financial executive consultant capacity, reporting directly to Founder and CEO Eric Basu.

“Andrew and Ham have been key catalysts of our double-digit annual growth over the past 10 years,” said Basu. “Their commitment to exceeding client expectations in the most efficient and effective ways possible make them ideal to fleet up to these new executive roles. We’re also excited to be able to tap into Susan’s strategic insight as we execute our continued growth plans. Her knowledge and experience in helping long-term  technology companies prosper is renowned and we’re fortunate to have her as part of the team!"

Nugent was previously Sentek Global’s Vice President of Command & Control Systems, and was a key technologist supporting the adoption of new technologies within the Joint and Navy C2 environments. He also 'dual-hatted' as the System Architect at the Global Command and Control System - Maritime Variant (GCCS-M) and within the Navy NECC Component Program Management Office (CPMO). Nugent has more than 17 years of military and government consulting expertise, most notably in the command and control systems environment. A former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer, he holds a Masters of Science degree at the University of Southhampton and a Bachelors of Science from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Tallent served as the company’s Vice President of C4ISR systems before taking on his new executive role. Prior to Sentek Global, Rear Admiral Tallent was the Director of Operations for the United States European Command and was responsible for advising the commander on all operational issues including command and control of U.S. forces in the organization’s area of responsibility from Norway to South Africa. He specifically led counter terrorism efforts in Africa and his team developed the Trans Sahara Counter Terrorism Initiative: a blueprint for developing coalitions through capacity building. Tallent also served in Fighter Squadron Twenty-One (VF-21) as well as Fighter Squadron One Fifty-Four (VF-154), and was a Catapult and Arresting Gear Officer on USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). Additionally, he was the Air Wing Operations Officer for Carrier Air Wing Three on USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), and commanded Fighter Squadron One Forty-Two (VF-142) and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14).

Snow’s experience spans public accounting, financial services, consumer product manufacturing and defense contracting. She has managed HR, IT, finance, operations, sales, marketing and contracting in her various roles. Recently, Snow proved her mettle in taking a challenged company through a difficult four-year operational and financial turnaround that ultimately resulted in the profitable sale of the corporation. The problems she successfully addressed in this role included senior management changes, evolving through the defense contracting process, implementing strategic planning and a thorough financial and operational turnaround.