EPEC Board of Directors

Jon Lareau

Executive Director, CTO

703-879-2416Jon's work has been recognized by multiple intelligence, defense and commercial industry organizations for his exemplary results working in complex technical environments. His leadership principles are fueled by a dedicated work ethic and ability to focus on consistently delivering innovative results of exceptional quality both on time and on budget. His experience includes multiple projects developing quick, low-cost solutions to hard technology problems. He is also a published inventor, author, and contributing member to technical societies such as AMS (American Mathematical Society), SPIE (International Society for Optics and Photonics), IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). Jon has proposed, marketed, developed and managed new and novel processing techniques for various customers, including cutting edge sensor design and image formation processing, LADAR/LiDAR & 3D structure from motion sensor systems and algorithms, data ingest + fusion techniques, machine learning and inferencing, orbital physics, computational geometry, and cloud-based web-applications. He holds degrees in the following: MS Computer Science, BS Electrical Engineering. His experience includes: R&D, Program/Team Leadership and Management, Product Concept and Design, Business Development, Image/Signal Processing, Computer Vision, Computational Physics/Mathematics, Imaging and 3D Sensors, Sensor Image Formation and Fusion, Agile Software development, and Development Operations. Like all the board members, Jon’s in-kind donations, and contribution of leadership, intellectual property, and expertise are provided on a volunteer basis.

Ken Lubeck

Director

703-879-2416Ken has over 20 years of Product & Project Management experience in the web application space, and specializes in feature development for end-to-end product lifecycle management. He is an expert in SaaS Product Management, Agile Methodologies, Product Management, and Six Sigma business process improvement techniques. He also specializes in delivery plans for complex projects in technology functions/domains, including software architecture. Ken is our lead on development of tools using Artificial Intelligence, and developing dashboards for EPEC Data and Reports. He provides unique subject matter expertise with Analytics & Reporting and Business Intelligence for major corporate clients as well as new products for EPEC Team.

Erin Joyce

Corporate Secretary-Head of Operations

703-879-2416A veteran of the news media industry, and editorial management of large communications operations, Erin has managed, recruited and trained editorial staffs and interns for success. Her media career includes research on election systems, information technology, financial services, partnerships, and construction technology. Her experience spans speech-writing, policy messaging, and project management resulting in profitable new media products, events, and award-winning content across multi-platforms. As managing editor of Engineering News-Record magazine for McGraw-Hill publications, she led the successful digital transformation of eight print and digital publications geared for architects, engineers, contractors, and owners in construction. She serves as volunteer administrator and communications director for Electoral Process Education Corporation. She holds a MS in digital media from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

Rick Naigle

Senior Process Engineer / Analyst

703-879-2416Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy (Engineering) Master of Science, The Georgia Institute of Technology (Operations Research). Certified LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt. Green Belt Trainer with 42 years of active Army and defense contract experience. Rick is a retired Active Army Airborne Ranger Infantryman with leadership, operations, and functional staff experience in Light, Mechanized, Intelligence, Special Operations, and Airborne units. As a defense contractor, he provided project and program expertise as a principal engineer, senior mission assurance manager, and senior continuous improvement engineer. His experience includes project and program team web sites with embedded process performance measures. His commitment to excellence is inspired by The Cadet Prayer, United States Military Academy: “Make us to choose the harder right over the easier wrong, and never be content with a half truth when the whole truth can be won."

Chris Rohland

Board of Directors/Technical Advisor

703-879-2416Chris is a veteran of the United States Navy with decades of experience in enterprise-level information technology environments. His work spans multiple technical support roles for commercial and federal customers across all business and operational units. His  technical expertise includes design and support for multi-million dollar projects across geographically disbursed information systems, mission-critical operational aspects of commercial technology, and classified environments. His knowledge of the tech industry covers communications, cyber, data, physical layers, and operational security. As a board member and technical advisor, Chris brings his unique knowledge and perspective about technology best practices to the EPEC charitable mission.