Former Director of IT Oversight and Component Acquisition Executive at NGA is the latest addition to Deep Water Point’s growing IC team
MCLEAN, Va. – October 10, 2018 – Deep Water Point, a leader in federal market consulting, welcomes Ms. Karyn Hayes-Ryan as a Principal in their Intelligence Community (IC) sector team. Ms. Hayes-Ryan is a senior business development and management leader with over 30 years of experience executing major Department of Defense (DoD) and IC acquisitions. She has managed national program operations and resources, as well as staffed and led strategy and operations organizations. Her targeted focus area will include dramatically growing clients’ market share in the IC and cyber security sectors.
“Karyn is a highly respected and known leader. Our clients will no doubt benefit from her expertise and guidance. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to include her on our team,” said Rob Brunngraber, Partner and IC Sector lead, Deep Water Point.
Ms. Hayes-Ryan brings her extensive experience in intelligence, serving most recently as Component Acquisition Executive/Director of Acquisition Services for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). She led and managed a 900-plus member acquisition workforce and oversaw all NGA acquisition functions, directed acquisition policy and provided programmatic and technical oversight for architectures and acquisitions. She previously oversaw all program and IT as the NGA Director of IT Oversight and Deputy Component Acquisition Executive. She had also been responsiblefor acquisition, execution and oversight of all contracts for commercial imagery, data, products and services.
As an executive at theNational Reconnaissance Office (NRO), she was the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, responsible for NRO strategic direction, acquisition, and operational activities and collaboration with NGA and the National Security Agency. Prior to that, as Deputy Chief of the Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) Directorate, she developed and executed IMINT and GEOINT strategy and acquisition and managed day-to-day operations.
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