The Federal Circle Adds Five Advisory Board Members

Aug. 25, 2010 - PRLog -- Press Release

The Federal Circle Adds Five Advisory Board Members

Washington, DC - August 24: The Federal Circle (TFC) announced today the addition of five new members to its Advisory Board. These additions significantly increase the depth and breadth of experience and range of contacts of the TFC team. The new members are:

• Joe Burke, Senior Manager in Ernst Young’s Transaction Advisory Services practice. Since joining the practice in 2005, he has provided financial and accounting advisory services to private equity and corporate clients for buy-side and sell-side transactions on stand-alone, carve-out and roll-up transactions ranging from over $10 billion to less than $5 million in transaction value.

• Jay Jones, Vice President of Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEN) North America Public Sector Solutions with responsibility for, and involvement, in the strategic identification and winning business with Public Sector clients domestically. He is also the strategic business adviser to the corporate executive leadership on Global Public Sector clients.

• Perry Keating leads Corporate Development and Strategy for Avaya Government Solutions. Avaya Government Solutions is focused on providing the US Federal Government with Avaya’s leading business communications applications, systems and services. He is responsible for developing and executing the overall strategic vision for this organization.

• Sam Malhotra is a veteran executive with proven IT industry vision and extensive business
management experience. He is CEO of Subsystems, which provides Professional Services in Information Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing, Information Security, and Enterprise Program Management support to the Federal Government.

• Michael Tinsley is Chief Executive Officer of NeoSystems Corp, a Managed Services Provider that delivers comprehensive, on-site, business accounting services to government contractors. Michael founded NeoSystems in 2000 after 20 years of industry experience that gave him a vision for providing quality, efficient, and innovative accounting services.

“The Federal Circle is a resource for federal contractors. These new Advisory Board members extend TFC’s ability to deliver high-quality advisory services, mentoring and educational programs. Each one of them has decades of experience and extensive high-level contacts in the federal contracting space,” says Dr. Smith, TFC’s Managing Partner.

TFC’s has assembled a team of highly experienced and well-connected professionals who can, by working as a team, provide valuable assistance to federal contractors. These additions to our Advisory Board represent a major step towards achieving that objective. New board member Perry Keating puts it this way: "I am honored to join such an esteemed group. The experience and proven track record of all the
members is impressive to say the least. Bringing together the best of the US Federal contractor community for the good of both the community and the American People is exciting. There has never been a time quite like this in history where the combination of the US Federal Government and its contractors must work together for the good of the country. The Federal Circle will be a big part of that."

Jay Jones put it similarly. "The Federal Circle is a tremendous opportunity for like minded federal contractors; both small and large businesses, to share ideas and observations. TFC provides valuable information and services to the government contracting community. I am a strong supporter of TFC and honored to be a member of their advisory board."
TFC is dedicated to assisting government contractors by assembling a top-level team and providing A-Level support.

According to new board member Joe Burke, "The deep talent and broad experience of The
Federal Circle team is impressive. It has been a pleasure working with each of the members to share valuable insights and industry contacts. I look forward to continuing my support and contributions to TFC. They are rapidly becoming the new A-Team in town."

“In my 28 years of servicing the Federal Contracting industry, I have not seen a better forum where senior industry executives can create meaningful relationships that translate into real value for themselves and their companies.” Sam Malhotra

About TFC: TFC (www.TheFederalCircle.com) organizes seminars and events focused on the interests of government contractors. Additionally, it provides mentoring and advisory services to mid-market government contractors. The Federal Circle partners with teams and existing companies, arranges funding for acquisition and/or expansion and helps its partners win big in the federal space.

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Contact:
Dr. Earl R. Smith II, Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
3988 Georgetown Court NW, Washington, DC 20007
(202) 337-4473 DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com

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The Federal Circle offers advisory services to companies working in the federal contracting space. It’s core team and network of advisers represent a rich resource for companies trying to generate traction in these very competitive markets