WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSSS.NET, a leading provider of mission-critical technology solutions and one of the fastest-growing, women-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned government solutions providers in the country, announced today it has hired Raymond C. Tye as senior vice president. Reporting to company president and CEO Lisa Wolford, Tye is responsible for day-to-day program operations for customers in the eastern U.S., overall government market expansion in Washington, and the support of overall business strategy development and implementation.
“We are very excited about having Ray on our team. He brings more than 25 years of experience working in fast-paced, high-growth government sectors and will be a great asset to our organization,” said Wolford. “Ray shares our intense commitment to customer success as well as our character — trust, reliability and respect. His industry knowledge and expertise will greatly contribute to our mission of delivering high-quality solutions to our diverse clients.”
Tye's career includes a wide range of senior leadership positions in organizations ranging from Fortune 100 firms to government agencies to startup companies. Most recently, he served as vice president of the National Security Solutions business unit at USIS, where he was responsible for delivering a wide range of security, technical and analytical solutions and business operations support to the intelligence community, Homeland Security and other federal agencies.
Prior to joining USIS, Tye served as principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he provided security solutions support for a number of federal agencies. He was responsible for developing and implementing strategic plans, identifying mission-critical functions, and providing program support for government and commercial accounts, with a focus on the development, convergence, and integration of IT security, cybersecurity, physical security and privacy solutions.
A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Tye enlisted in 1973, was commissioned as an officer in 1981 and retired from military service in 2000.
Tye holds a Master of Business Administration from Texas State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas Business Honors Program. He is a certified information security manager, a designation granted by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.
About CSSS.NET
CSSS.NET is a leading provider of mission-critical technology solutions and one of the fastest-growing, women-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned government solutions providers in the country. CSSS.NET delivers award-winning solutions in cybersecurity, IT engineering, critical systems engineering, telecommunications network management and program management. CSSS.NET has an Operations Center in Bellevue, Neb., from which it supports a wide array of government customers in defense and civilian sectors, including the U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, Veterans Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Agriculture and Small Business Administration. CSSS.NET has been honored with a number of awards for its outstanding services, commitment to hiring veterans and growth as a small business, including the 2012 Inc. Hire Power Award, Veteran Small Business Services Champion of the Year award by the Small Business Administration, and Top 100 FedList Telecommunications Network Management Contractors by the Federal Times. CSSS.NET is based in Washington, D.C., and was founded in 1997 by Lisa Wolford, a nationally recognized business leader who started her career as a field radio operator in the Marine Corps. For more information, go to www.csss.net.
