WE ARE MOBOMO.

Barg Upender

Founder

Barg Upender is the Founder of Mobomo, with over twenty years of software development experience for federal and commercial customers. He specializes in mobile app development, user experience design, Web 2.0 designs, social media, cross-browser development, and Agile project management.

Barg has written numerous articles, and presented workshops at various conferences: he has received many awards for his user experience expertise. With two successful companies (Mobomo and Intridea, a web application development company) to his name, Barg was elected as one of Washingtonian magazine’s Top 100 Tech Titans in the D.C.-metro area.

He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, a MSEE in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, and a M.Sc. in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Hartford. He is a 2008 alumni of the prestigious MindShare CEO Network, the leading entrepreneur network in the DC-metro area.

Ken Fang

President

Ken Fang is the President of Mobomo, LLC, contributing to corporate strategy and business development. He is also a board member of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce. Prior to Mobomo, Mr. Fang founded Altum, Inc. a market leader of enterprise grants management and performance management solutions for government and philanthropic organizations. Mr. Fang has been involved in software development for over twenty years, and has worked for a variety of companies including: American Management Systems, International Business Machines, Broderbund Software, D.C. Health and Company, Atmospheric and Environmental Research Company, and the Pennsylvania State University. He holds a Master of Business Administrator degree from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the Pennsylvania State University, and a certificate in Bioinformatics from Stanford University.

Brian Lacey

CEO

Brian Lacey was named CEO of Mobomo in April of 2015, since the company has grown around 50% in revenue and 50% in employee growth each year. Under his leadership he has led Mobomo to being named to the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies (2015,2016), Best Places to Work (2016), Webby Award (2016), Muse Creative Award(2016), DCA Live Media(2016), Top website and mobile developer by Clutch (2015, 2016).

Brian serves as a thought leader in the industry recently being named as an industry chair to Advanced Technology Academic Research Center.

He received a double B.A. in Economics and Psychology from Claremont McKenna College.

Wendy Kessell

Board Member

Wendy Kessell, CPA is Mobomo’s Chief Financial Officer and a shareholder since 2011. She oversees all financial, human resources and contract security clearance aspects of Mobomo.

Wendy holds a BS in Accounting and Management from the University of Maryland. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA),  Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) and Society for Human Resources Management – Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)

Wendy is a serial entrepreneur.  She is the CEO and owner of CFO ReStart (2017 to present).   She was the CFO and a shareholder of Altum, Inc. (1999-2016),  the CFO, Managing Partner and shareholder of Dimora Enterprises (2014-2020),
the Controller of Keystone Corporation (1992-1994) and owner of Papagjika & Associates, CPAs, a public accounting firm (1998-2008).

Wendy has won several awards for leadership, vision and innovation.  She has been instrumental in the growth and success of several small businesses and is committed to helping Mobomo achieve its highest potential of financial success.

Gerardo Pinkus

Enterprise Creative Director

Gerardo Pinkus has been passionately delivering exceptional graphic design for 8 years now. As Mobomo’s Art Director, he’s the beacon that leads all the design efforts to bring every product delivered to its highest quality. Mr. Pinkus’ attention to detail and talent help him set the desired styles tailored to fulfill every client’s needs.
His first steps in the digital world began years ago designing websites for a variety of clients at design studios. Later on, he jumped on board into the mobile world to which he has devoted his career up to today.

William Haymes

Senior Program Manager

William is a Director with two decades of experience in IT. Working on whitehouse.gov with both the Clinton and Bush administrations, William started his professional life as a graphic designer and worked his way up to be the manager of Web Technologies and Application Support for the White House. Having additional experience with other Washington-based organizations, he’s well equipped to navigate the special challenges that beltway projects can contain. Known for a good sense of humor, William can make the most of any situation and works hard to make everyone’s experiences as stress-free as possible. When not building SharePoint lists or PowerPoint decks, William likes to play with his two dogs, two cats, and three guitars. (Not all at the same time, of course.)

Jason Schulte

Chief Technology Officer

Jason Schulte is Chief Technology Officer at Mobomo. With more than 20 years of software engineering experience, he has exceptional proficiency in managing large engineering teams. Prior to joining Mobomo in 2016, Jason founded and ran his own company, Exceptual Technologies, which focused on providing infrastructure, hosting, and web development for businesses. Jason enjoys providing both technical and professional leadership to the entire Mobomo organization by fostering a culture of innovation, mentorship, and and servant leadership.

Karandeep Kang

VP of Commercial Sales

Karandeep Kang is a Director at Mobomo, bringing extensive expertise in quality assurance, test management, test automation, requirements gathering, and development management. He received a B.S. in Neuroscience from the College of William & Mary.

Ed Pratt

President of Delivery

Ed Pratt is the President of Delivery for Mobomo, responsible for team performance, quality, and customer satisfaction. Prior to joining Mobomo, Ed was a Chief Operating Officer with PricewaterhouseCoopers in technology services and consulting. He was the COO of the BearingPoint commercial, financial services, and Latin America practice, as well as the US Federal Civilian Agencies business segment. Before entering consulting, Ed served twelve years in the US Marine Corps.

He holds a Master’s degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in Systems Analysis & Financial Management, an MBA from Boston University, a BA from Vanderbilt University, and has the PMP certification.

Mark Cooperstock

Vice President, Federal Civilian Business Segment

Mark is Vice President of Mobomo’s Federal Civilian Business Segment. He has been providing Information Technology services to the Federal Government for over 30 years and has taken on progressively more senior leadership roles throughout his career.

He has significant experience managing large scale, complex, IT Services contracts for a wide variety of customers both in the Civilian and DoD markets. Mark is well-versed in Corporate Operations and is passionate about providing outstanding customer service to his customers.

Prior to joining Mobomo, Mark delivered on Civilian and DoD programs, played a key role in process improvement initiatives, and was responsible for managing many back office functions including PMO, HR, and Contracts.

Tom Downs

VP of DHS Business Segments

Tom is Vice President of Mobomo’s DHS Business Segment. He has over 30 years of service and support in the commercial, federal, DOD, IC, and DHS market segments, with a 19-year emphasis on supporting DHS and the component agencies.

He has extensive experience in software development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and operational security, developing strategic roadmaps that align people, processes, and technology to meet and exceed customer mission objectives. He has led the business development and capture efforts for private and public businesses throughout the US supporting multiple vertical markets.

Javier Destefanis

Sr. Technical Project Manager

Javier Destefanis is a Project Manager at Mobomo with over 17+ years of IT and systems engineering experience. His professional career started in Teletech at the Global Development Center. He played as a technical team leader for Global IT projects across the world. He had the chance to work for the US Government for the Census 2010. Also he was honored as the Key Player of the company for his achievements as Project Manager. Also, he has been working for Fox Company going through the migration process of FOX+ channel and Foxplay products. He loves leading or being a key part of the design and management process for challenging products that require the latest technologies. His major expertise is in web and .net applications with a special focus on the database and middle-tier, as well as application’s architecture.

Gabriel Napoli

Experience Designer

Gabriel’s experience as a graphic designer for more than 6 years working on diverse media, such as print and animation, helps him bring that graphic knowledge to the digital realm. This makes him highly conscious about detail in terms of layout, typography and pixel-perfect designing, as well as having a concept driven work strategy. If you catch him after work, you may find him covering non-piano songs.. on a piano.

Adam Frazin

Principle Engineer

Adam Frazin, Mobomo’s lead Technical Architect, boasts over 16 years of post-graduate software engineering experience. A master of Java, Ruby on Rails, C/C++, and countless other frameworks and software, Adam prides himself on making clients’ systems faster and simpler. He continually strives for quality in the development process, and deeply enjoys teaching others how to achieve the same. Adam received a B.S.E in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and an M.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Chris Wachtman

Developer

Chris Wachtman is an experienced front-end software engineer with deep expertise in creating responsive designs that are engaging, as well as 508-compliant. Chris has led efforts in creating the front-end for www.USA.gov, www.GobiernoUSA.gov, and new.export.gov. He regularly contributes his talent to www.nasa.gov, and has created multiple front-end widgets for the new NASA website. Chris is an Android enthusiast, and holds a B.S. in Computer Science (with a Minor in Math) from Virginia Tech.

Silvina Sanguinetti

Experience Designer

Highly talented designer and illustrator, Silvina is always striving to find the latest trends in design to keep her style fresh. She’s been working on mobile design for 2 years now gaining experience rapidly. She has a passion for color which she pours completely into creating outstanding layouts and illustrations.

Joshua Lilly

Experience Designer

Passionate about design, user experience/interface (UX/UI), and front-end web development, Joshua Lilly helps to create beautiful, smart products as a Mobomo Project Manager. He has a professional background in healthcare construction, and is a proponent of the Agile methodology. Joshua holds a B.A. in Architecture, and an M.S. in Building Construction Science and Management from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).

Mariana Paz

Software Engineer

Mariana has worked with digital technology for around 11 years now and has specialised in Drupal in the last 7. A problem solver, she’s good at tracking down bugs and fixing them. Linux user and enthusiast of Free Software, she is part of her local Drupal community in Buenos Aires.
Away from the keyboard, Mariana enjoys playing music, soldering circuits and being by the sea.

Rachelle Pineda

CMMI / ISO Compliance Manager

Rachelle Pineda has over 3+ years of experience working in a IT environment providing process improvement and QA support testing web and mobile applications. Her responsibilities include functional, regression, and UI testing in addition to creating test reports. Rachelle also works with project managers to identify issues and defects and lead user acceptance testing. She enjoys hiking, food, and spending time her friends, family, and dog named Dex.

Leah Lloyd

Senior Business Analyst

Leah Lloyd brings over 30 years of office experience with her, from local law office to international wall art supplier to New York City clothing production management. In her free time, she sews costumes, putters in the garden, and collects cats.

Isaac Battaglia

Technical Supervisor

Isaac Battaglia is a Software Engineer with over 5 years of IT management and programming experience. Isaac loves to learn and is always picking up new technical skills. He uses these skills to tackle upcoming challenges in his professional career and home lab environment. In his free time he enjoys spending time with family, playing ultimate frisbee, gaming, or just going for a run.

Carey Erickson

Project Manager

Carey Erickson is a content strategist managing the content migration side of the NOAA Fisheries project. She brings 16 years of experience in the public sector specializing in content strategy, content syndication, web content management, mobile strategy, social media marketing, and usability testing. With her public administration background, Carey always considers her ultimate client to be the public users of the products she develops.

Carey has proven skills in program management, event planning/training and developing products with minimal resources. She has a BA in Political Science from Colorado College, and an MA and MPA from the University of Kansas.

Michael Quicho

Citrix Engineer

Michael has been a Citrix Engineer and VMWare Engineer since 2005, working as a consultant for a variety of Govt. agencies throughout. At ITA he has included AWS experience into his repertoire, as well as increased his knowledge of Powershell and VB scripting.
On a sideline, Michael also likes to hang out with his wife, lift weights, go to the shooting range whenever he can, play guitar, give his five kids and two dogs a hard time, and work with Gideons International.

Carlton Robinson

Exchange/O365 Engineer

Systems and messaging Engineer with over 14 years IT experience, 10 of which as a senior exchange and MDM Engineer. Currently the office365 messaging engineer at ITA Dept. of Commerce. In his free time he likes spending time with the family including taking the kids to their soccer practices and games. Certifications include Lotus notes, Cisco and Microsoft.

Shad Allen

System Administrator

Shad is a System Administrator with Mobomo with 17 years IT consulting at the US Department of Commerce – International Trade Administration. Previous versions of Shad include Bachelor of Science – Business Administration, IT contingency planning, Lotus Notes application development and rock n’ roll mediocracy.

Marshall Brown

System Administrator

Marshall Brown is a native Washingtonian who attended Rutgers University and is a veteran of the U. S. Army. He has worked in IT for over 11 years. His hobbies include PC gaming, music, art and cars

Tony Robinson

Engineer

Tony is a Systems Engineer who has provided a wide range of IT services on projects in the private sector as well as contractual work for the federal government and non-profit organizations. Tony’s primary background is Windows network configuration which has allowed for hands-on experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy. These skills are now being funneled into cloud development assignments for AWS and Azure. Tony enjoys exercising, spending time with family and friends, and reading (just don’t ask him the last time he picked up a book for leisure…embarrassing).

Darrell Hurston

Engineer

Darrell is prior service Air Force and has been serving the government in the IT field for over 20 years. He is currently working with the Mobomo System Engineering team at the Dep. Of Commerce, ITA. Darrell is a huge boxing fan and enjoys getting on the basketball court when he can.

Priya Surawkar

Cloud Engineer

Priya Surawkar is a Systems Engineer with over 9 yrs of experience in Storage & backups, with integration into cloud infrastructure. Over these years Priya has worked with various vendors and variety of Storage & backup software & hardware. Her current project gave her the opportunity to explore integration with Cloud technology. In her spare time she enjoys travelling & good food with family & friends.

Keith Kelly

Principle Engineer

Keith serves as the Lead Engineer and Architect at Dept of Commerce, ITA. With over 20 years of experience in non-profit, private, and federal sectors, he is OS and platform agnostic. Solving complex problems using the best available tools and approach is what motivates him. Over his career, he has worked with large scale projects for the IRS, Bank of America, Washington Gas, Constellation Energy, and Syngenta as well as smaller, more complex projects that included travel to 14 other countries. As a previous VMWare and OpenStack platform architect, he recognized the benefits and value of cloud computing early on, and made the transition. While preferring AWS platform deployments over others, he is also experienced in Azure, VMWare, and OpenStack cloud offerings and their benefits. Certifications and training platforms include, AWS, Microsoft and Azure , ITIL, VMWare, OpenStack, Drupal, and CompTia. In his spare time, he enjoys music, cycling, golf, urban exploring, and as much volunteer work as time permits.

Peter Hartman

QA Engineer

Peter is a QA Engineer with over 8 years of IT experience. Learning new things and improving efficiency has been a lifelong goal for Peter. When it is time to play, you can find him on his bike or a hiking trail.

Shadia Mansour

Project Manager

Shadia has been a project manager for about 10 years. She initially started in the government subcontracting industry where she directly supported clients from the Department of Navy. She transitioned into the tech industry working for Debug Academy managing several different web development projects. She aims to create impactful web experiences, help clients overcome challenges, and not only meet client expectations, but exceed them. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family!

Jason Murray

Technical Supervisor

Jason has been working as a Web Developer since 2005. In late 2009, Jason was introduced to Drupal for the first time and has been working with it ever since, recently achieving his Acquia Certified Developer certification for Drupal 8. He has a diverse background including nearly 10 years working as a Nuclear Power Operator in the U.S. Navy’s Submarine forces. He lives and works from his home in rural northern New York.

Ariel Kanelson

Software Engineer

Ariel Kanelson brings over 20 years of experience in diverse IT industry, combining skills in software engineering, project management, and product development. Ariel was one of the first developers in joining MercadoLibre.com in 1998 and building the launch version in 1999. He performed as a CTO for 10 years on a local private university. Since 2012, he specialized in Drupal development and site-building. He is also a Certified Scrum Master.

Fabián Sierra

Software Engineer

Fabian Sierra is a software engineer with more than 6 years of web development mostly in Drupal. He likes to learn about new things in the development world and learning a bit of everything.
He wants to be involved with the Drupal community, events, share knowledge and experiences. He likes to spend time with family and friends, old Simpsons episodes, video games and watch sports.

Mike Redman

Technical Architect

Mike Redman is a Technical Architect with experience using the .NET framework, ERP systems, data warehousing and business intelligence. Mike has a passion for learning new technologies in order to come up with creative solutions. He enjoys spending time with his family, sports, and video games in his free time.

Jonah Andriani

Experience Designer

Jonah has a background in graphic design and has worked in that field for over 10 years. He has always had a passion for design and technology and learning more about their impact on the world. Thus, he made a transition into UX Design to help better connect people to brands and experiences. Outside of work, he does photography as a side gig and enjoys capturing the world through a lens. When free, he enjoys spending time with family.

James Tawney

Overnight Systems Administrator

James Tawney is a System Administrator who supports international customers via installation, configuration and maintenance of systems hardware/software. With over 10 years of IT environment experience providing remote support to the applications utilized by the United States Department of Commerce (USDOC). He holds an A.A.S in Information Technology as well as MCITP and Network + certifications.

Jeff Beagley

Technical Architect

Jeff Beagley is an DevOps Engineer with a Software background in Logistics, Petroleum, and Military applications. With a wide ranging background and a lifelong journey in Software Development, he brings automation and efficiency to every step in engineering, releasing, and maintaining software. His experience brings knowledge in; front end frameworks including jQuery, and VueJS, back-end technologies that run on NodeJS, and PHP, infrastructure systems including Docker, Kubernetes, and Microservices, Database Software including Microsoft SQL, MySql, Redis, MongoDB, Apache Kafka, and Elasticsearch. Jeff is passionate about learning new concepts, teaching others, and building applications/architectures at scale.

Victoria Bryan

Program Manager

Victoria Bryan is a Program Manager at Mobomo with over 8 years of of project management experience. Victoria really enjoys the people aspect of managing projects and building relationships with people wherever she goes. In addition to being PMP certified, Victoria has a BA in Psychology and a MA in Forensic and Legal Psychology.

When not hard at work, Victoria enjoys Mediterranean food, traveling, good wine, true crime shows, and long intellectual conversations with her dog.

Jacob Yeager

Software Engineer

Jacob is a PHP/Drupal developer with more than a decade of experience crafting engaging user experiences and highly interactive websites. He specializes in what makes websites tick, building the groundwork and functionality for beautiful designs–which he often also implements. His passion is clean code, which means that things don’t break–but if they do, they are easy to diagnose and fix. When not coding, Jacob loves nothing more than to sit around a table with friends and play board games for hours on end.

James Boardman

Project Manager

James Boardman is a Project Manager at Mobomo with over 3 years’ experience in the Software industry. In addition to being a Certified Scrum Master, James has a B.S. in Business Management from George Mason University. He thrives in a time-sensitive, demanding, and diverse environment. His ability to deliver first-rate results is attributed to excellent time management and organization skills, attention to detail, and a never-ending passion for Software Development. If he is not relaxing with family, you can find him on the golf course, watching hockey, or exploring the outdoors!

Steven Linn

Engineering Manager

Steven Linn is a Software Engineer with over 7 years of Back-end and Front-end development experience in Drupal, working with large-scale sites oriented toward editorial/publishing and education. He is passionate about the open-source and Drupal community, an association member since 2017. Some of his favorite subjects are APIs, client/server development, Linux sysadmin, and Java. He started programming with PHP/MySQL in 2002 to visualize features in a mod for his favorite video game. He graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family, cooking, philosophy, 3D modeling, experimenting with desktop/mobile application development, and playing & modding video games.

Brian Coffelt

Software Engineer

Brian is an Acquia Certified Software Engineer with a love for all things Drupal. He considers himself a lifelong learner always focused on self-improvement. He loves working with others to achieve a common goal and enjoys the satisfaction that comes from quality work. Brian is a devoted husband and proud father of two. He also enjoys classic movies, live music and Carolina Hurricanes hockey.

Eles Curry

QA Engineer

My name is Eles, throughout my career I’ve specialized in different types of testing and have a strong understanding of Software development Life Cycle. I recognize that clear priorities promote efficiency and quality, people can count on me, I  always offer help, and focus on solutions. I learn from my mistakes and adapt with ease.

Marc Bowyer

System Administrator

Marc studied Music Business at Anderson University in Indiana. In his early career as an Audio Engineer, he worked on Gold & Platinum certified recordings with Grammy winning artists. As tech began to crossover with IT, Audio, Video and Lighting. He began taking on more IT related projects.
Marc and his wife have four boys. He is excited to be part of Mobomo team!

Ruslan Fomiuk

QA Engineer

I’m a QA engineer experienced in manual and automated testing of web-based applications. My two preferred program languages are Python and Java. I received my B.S. in Accounting and Audit and am currently working on my Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS). In my free time, I enjoy playing basketball and soccer.

Kevin Huff

Software Engineer

Kevin is a Software Engineer with over a decade of Web Development, DevOps, and IT Management experience. He came to Mobomo after spending years designing and managing custom-built high availability CRM and CMS applications used in a variety of industries. Leveraging many different tech stacks over the years Drupal is now where his heart lives. A lover of science and technology, Kevin spends his time outside of work making new things, reading sci-fi novels and space news, PC gaming, and spending time with his wife and cat.

Amanda Sherman

Senior Technical Recruiter

I bring over ten years of recruitment and customer management experience within the technology industry along with a strong grasp of the domestic and international markets.
I’m originally from the DC area, and during my free time, you can find me on the tennis court or outside with my two Yorkies, Sophie and Finn.
As the Senior Technical Recruiter, I will be supporting strategic initiatives for talent acquisition and candidate/customer experience. I look forward to virtually meeting everyone and being apart of the Mobomo team.

Seif Kobrosly

Developer

Seif is an iOS Software Engineer who has been developing iOS for the last ten years. He has won a number of hackathons in the Washington, DC area including the World Bank and Department of Energy hackathons. When not coding for work, he can be found coding for side projects. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, exercising, playing soccer, and gaming.

William DeVault

Capture Manager

William DeVault has been in technical and management roles since the mid-1970’s. In his experiences he has run capture and/or proposal management (and done a lot of proposal writing) for opportunities as large as $1 billion dollars, and has been certified by both BD-CMM and Shipley for proposals and capture, as well as earning his PMP, his Six Sigma Green Belt, and his ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Lead Auditor certification.

DeVault has worked for or with many of the largest and most successful consulting firms along the DC beltway, as well as been a designer and architect for telecommunications billing systems for companies including AT&T, Globalstar, Sprint, RealCom, GE-Capital ResCom, and MCI. He is also a published author of nearly 30 books.

Iryna Tretynyk

Jr Full Stack Developer

Junior Full Stack Developer with military background. Passionate about creating user friendly and efficient web applications. I love exploring new ideas and possibilities, as well as experimenting with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. When I am not in front of my computer, I like to spend time with my family, visit new destinations, and challenge myself with tackling Colorado 14ers.

Robin Knight

Project Manager

Robin is a results-focused, solution-oriented, and dedicated Project Manager with repeated success supporting, guiding, and facilitating timely and efficient delivery of IT contract requirements for projects contracted by the U.S. Federal Government. He has more than 15-years of dynamic experience in leadership roles. Robin enjoys spending time with his family and watching sports in his free time.Prije

Precious Dixon

Project Coordinator

Precious is a Project Coordinator with over 7 years of Project Management experience. She previously was a Healthcare Project Manager and is transitioning into the IT realm. Precious has a BA in Sociology, MS in Conflict Negotiation and Mediation and also holds a PMP certification. During her free time she enjoys crafts, home improvement and creating memories with friends and family

Daniel Schurman

Project Manager

Daniel Schurman is a Project Manager at Mobomo, bringing aboard 10 years of experience supporting and leading a wide range of projects for public and private clients. From developing reporting dashboards for NOAA to building patrol boats for US and foreign navies, Daniel’s drive and adaptability has developed him into a Swiss Army knife of project management: ready for any scope. Daniel holds a BS in Mass Communications, MS in IT – Project Management as well as PMP and Scrum certifications.

Outside the office, Daniel enjoys snowboarding and mountain biking. When not falling down the side of a mountain, Daniel likes spending time with family, trying new recipes and gaming.