Leadership Team

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William C. Hoover,
President and CEO

William C. Hoover, President and CEOWilliam C. Hoover has been a leader in the information systems and services market sector for more than twenty-five years. Since joining AMERICAN SYSTEMS in June 2005, Mr. Hoover has led the development of the corporate Vision/2012 and strategy that will provide the focus for the company’s continued growth as a privately-held, employee-owned company.

Before taking the helm of AMERICAN SYSTEMS, Mr. Hoover served as President and COO of Dynamics Research Corporation, where he led the development of the company’s business growth strategy, focusing on maximizing return to shareholders by delivering documented and repeatable business solutions in identified strategic business areas.

Prior positions held by Mr. Hoover include President and Chief Executive Officer of FutureNext Consulting (FNC), commercially-focused systems integration and consulting services company; Senior Vice President of Oracle Service Industries; Executive Vice President of BDM International, Inc.; and President & COO of PRC, Inc. Mr. Hoover began his career as a product engineer for Ford Motor Company.

Mr. Hoover also founded and led several consulting firms, serving mid-tier companies in transition, where he used his significant and successful experience to manage dynamic organizational change while simultaneously building shareholder value.

Mr. Hoover is a veteran officer of the U.S. Navy, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. He is active in his industry and community and serves on several professional-/industry-related boards, including: ITAA/Enterprise Solutions, Board of Directors; Electronics Industry Association, Board of Governors; AFCEA International, Board of Directors. Mr. Hoover has served as Co-Chairman of Leukemia Society of America, National Capital Region’s Gala Fundraiser; was a member of the George Washington University/Loudoun Campus, Board of Advisors from 1996 to 2000; and currently sits on the Marymount University Business School, Board of Visitors. Mr. Hoover was named to the Federal 100 List in 2009, and named "Executive of the Year" at the 2009 Greater Washington Area Government Contractor Awards.

Mark Danisewicz, Chief Financial Officer

Mark Danisewicz, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Danisewicz has more than 25 years of experience in the government contracting services and IT sector.  As AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ Chief Financial Officer since 1997, he has successfully led the company’s finance and accounting groups as AMERICAN SYSTEMS has grown from $60M to $270M+ in revenues.

Mr. Danisewicz led the development and implementation of the transition from a company owned by its founders to a professionally governed and managed majority-owned Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company.  He has been the driving force in seven acquisitions and has provided the financial and managerial oversight as those organizations have been fully integrated into AMERICAN SYSTEMS.

Mr. Danisewicz earned an Accounting degree from John Carroll University.  In addition to his role as AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ CFO, he is on the company’s Board of Directors.  He is also on the Board of Directors of the Professional Services Council (PSC).

Mr. Danisewicz was named 2008 "CFO of the Year" by Virginia Business magazine in the large private company category.

Peter Smith, Chief Operating Officer

Peter Smith, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Systems Group

Since joining AMERICAN SYSTEMS in 1980, Mr. Smith has held a variety of technical and management positions throughout the Company. He has been a leader in the identification and development of holistic solutions that meet customer needs and ensure successful completion of their missions.  Mr. Smith has been instrumental in advancing customer programs related to the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, and Department of State, among others.  As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Smith currently directs business development and delivery of the Company’s strategic offerings in identified strategic business areas.  Mr. Smith received a B.S. in Physics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University.

Brian Neely, Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer

As CIO and CTO for AMERICAN SYSTEMS, Mr. Neely leads the overall vision, planning, and management of all technology and information management-related resources throughout the enterprise. Mr. Neely began his career at AMERICAN SYSTEMS in 1996, and has been instrumental in the company’s strategic and operational plans, including acquisition, growth, and sustainable development…supporting thousands of users distributed at hundreds of locations globally.

With over twenty years of hands-on experience and a background of intense formal education, Mr. Neely effectively fuses the business and the technology worlds. On the business side, Mr. Neely partners with the organization to enable the business strategy by focusing on increased IT efficiency, innovation, awareness, and agility. Mr. Neely’s acute business sense comes from seven years as a C-level executive in a progressive technology organization, building on the knowledge and insight gained as an alumnus of the Wharton School of Business (University of Pennsylvania) and through executive certifications in Management & Leadership and Strategy & Innovation earned at MIT’s elite Sloan School of Management. On the technical side, Mr. Neely has an engineering background and over 15 years of real-world information technology experience, staying current through active involvement in the ever-evolving technology community. This experience builds on his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Virginia Tech, his Masters in Information Technology from Carnegie Mellon’s nationally top-ranked Heinz School of Policy and Management (graduating summa cum laude), his CIO Certification from CMU and the Federal CIO Council, and his Chief Information Security Officer (CISO/CSO) Certification from Carnegie Mellon’s Cyber Security Lab (Cylab).

Mr. Neely was selected as one of ExecutiveBiz’s Top 10 CTOs; is certified in Lean Six Sigma, ITIL, & CMMI, and is a practitioner of PMP, COBIT, and ISO 9001; Mr. Neely is an active Fellow of the Wharton School of Business, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Technology, Entertainment, & Design (TED).

Chris Braccio, Vice President, Human Resources

Ms. Braccio joined AMERICAN SYSTEMS in 2007, and is currently responsible for the strategic alignment of human talent to achieve the corporate mission. As VP of Human Resources, she oversees the company’s entire human capital function including talent management, compensation, benefits, HRIS as well as community affairs and charitable programs.

Ms. Braccio has more than 25 years of HR experience and has held senior HR leadership roles at World Kitchen, StarBand Communications, and Sunrise Assisted Living as well as HR positions at Fortune 500 companies such as GTE (now Verizon), Contel, Eaton Corporation, and National Semiconductor.   She received her M.S., with honors, in Human Resource Management from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S, magna cum laude, in Business Management from the University of Connecticut.   She is a member of various HR organizations including the Washington Technical Personnel Forum, WorldatWork, National Association of Professional Women and the Society for Human Resource Management.  She has served for more than 10 years not only as a member of the Board of Directors for the Washington Area Compensation and Benefits Association but also as a Committee Member for the Human Resource Association of the National Capital Area.  Ms. Braccio serves on AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ Ethics and ESOP Employee Education Committees.

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Joe Kopfman, Vice President, Contracts and Administration

Joe Kopfman, Vice President, Contracts and AdministrationMr. Kopfman joined AMERICAN SYSTEMS in 1978, and has more than 30 years of experience in government and commercial contracting. As Vice President of Contracts and Administration, he manages the contracts, legal, purchasing, pricing, Mergers and Acquisition, security, facilities, and general administration support departments within the company. Mr. Kopfman earned a B.S. degree in Accounting from Radford University. He is a member of the National Contracts Management Association and is active in the Professional Services Council.