Trace Systems Names Government IT Industry Veterans to Executive Team.

Company Adds Terry Severson and Jeff Barrows to Management Team

MCLEAN, Va. -- Trace Systems, LLC, a provider of innovative wireless communications, solutions and services for security, tracking, monitoring, geo-fencing, and mobile tactical communications, has formally announced today that it has added Terry Severson and Jeff Barrows, two seasoned government technology market veterans, to its executive team.

At Trace Systems, Severson will be serving as Vice President of Operations, while Barrows will be the company's Vice President of Programs.

"Through their military and industry experiences, Terry and Jeff are bringing a wealth of knowledge to Trace Systems, as we endeavor to serve defense and homeland security C4ISR, as well as tactical edge networking needs," said Otto Hoernig III, President and CEO of Trace Systems. "Their deep understanding of defense networking wireless communications, as well as previous experience in providing of integrated solutions to the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security will be heavily relied upon as we address our clients' requirements."

Severson, a retired Air Force colonel, brings 40 years of military and industry communications-information technology experience to Trace Systems. Most recently, he served as director of strategic planning for the communications line of business of DRS Technical Services, Inc. Prior to that, he held the same position with Technical and Management Services Corp. (TAMSCO) for two years, before the firm was acquired by DRS. Before joining TAMSCO, Severson was vice president for Advanced Management Technology, Inc., where he had full profit and loss responsibility for providing a wide range of IT support and development services through a team of 130 people to four clients: the Army, Coast Guard, FAA and Transportation Security Administration. Before that, Severson was a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton where he led their Eatontown, New Jersey office, then served as Operations Director for a the consultancy's joint venture in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Barrows, a former Army communicator who used microwave systems on the battlefield in Saudi Arabia and Iraq during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Provide Comfort, worked most recently for Booz Allen Hamilton, where he led the Center for Network and Systems Innovation Facility and the Hybrid Communications Laboratory, advising his clients on Global Information Grid (GIG) systems engineering, network and architectural issues associated with TSAT and terminal architectures, testing over the GIG Evaluation Facility (GIG-EF), and advanced internetworking issues such as tactical wireless communications, mobility, IPv6, BGP, QoS, VoIP, and MPLS.

Before working at Booz Allen, Barrows operated Firefly Networks, a consulting firm. The company designed and deployed wireless Voice over IP and data solutions for the Defense Department and Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. Also, the company designed and deployed secure wireless and satellite networks to meet DoD needs in locations such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Bosnia.

About Trace Systems, Inc.

Based in McLean, Virginia, Trace Systems is a systems integrator and technical services firm that provides comprehensive C4ISR and tactical edge network solutions that meet the requirements of the U.S. defense, homeland security, and intelligence community. Led by an executive team with deep technological and government contracting expertise, Trace Systems is dedicated to helping its clients find innovative solutions to meet their communications requirements. For more information, please visit http://www.tracesystems.com.