About Us
TeraThink is an exceptionally resourceful team of information technology and management consultants that’s purpose-built to help our clients drive real, rapid progress and make smart, sustainable improvements that lead to less stress and greater operational success. Our seasoned consultants are 100% focused on our government clients, and have a proven track record collaborating with them to dramatically reduce cycle times, do more with less, lower error rates, simplify processes, save money, and equip every client to focus more energy and resources on accomplishing their missions. That’s why we can provide a reference from every organization where we’ve ever worked, and why we’re one of the fastest-growing technology and management consulting firms in the U.S. We exist to continuously provide answers that move our clients further and faster—and advance the great things they do for our country and every U.S. citizen.
“Answers that multiply,” conveys that we are much, much more than staff augmentation resources performing mundane tasks. We are a true consultancy engaging customers, providing answers, and creating solutions that help our clients be far more efficient and effective—and we do that in a way that has a multiplier effect and an ongoing impact for each of them.
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Evolution
TeraThink was incorporated in 2002 with a primary focus of providing enterprise resource planning (ERP) integration services to the federal government. Since then, our service offerings have evolved to a much broader scope concentrated around federal administrative systems. Our offerings span strategy definition and planning through implementation, integration, operations, maintenance, and optimization. We use all our guiding principles—among them, customer satisfaction, innovation, and value—to enhance government operations.
Mission
TeraThink’s mission is to provide sound solutions to our customers, achieving the highest degree of quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. To ensure our customer’s objectives are met, we promote technological solutions that ultimately enhance business processes and increase operational efficiencies.
Leadership
Paul Lombardi
Executive Chairman
Paul has over two decades experience in business and systems consulting and business development that spans federal and commercial industries in both domestic and international businesses. He is the founder and currently serves as the Executive Chairman of TeraThink. For over 15 years prior to merging with Dominion Consulting in 2017, he served as President and CEO, overseeing all aspects of the organization and providing complete leadership to the firm and corporate direction. TeraThink’s consistent success was recognized through 8 consecutive rankings on the Inc. 500/5000 list of fastest growing companies.
In addition to consulting for internationally-recognized consulting firm Accenture, Paul also provided delivery, development, management, and direction of small start-up consulting firms. His broad consulting and executive leadership and management experience encompasses all aspects of business practice, strategic planning, corporate development, financial operations, and business development.
Paul is an active Virginia Tech alumnus serving on the Apex Systems Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Student Advisory Board. He earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Deborah Lee James
Board Member
Madame Secretary Deborah Lee James joined TeraThink’s Board of Directors in 2018. She leads DLJames International LLC, a strategic advisory firm, is a Special Advisor at Bain & Company, and a Senior Advisor to the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS). She is on the Advisory Boards at Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Lincoln Laboratory, Beacon Global Strategies LLC, and LeanIn.Org.
Through January 2017, Deborah served as the 23rd Secretary of the United States Air Force with responsibility for 660,000 military and civilian personnel and a budget of nearly $140 billion. Prior to that role, she served as President of SAIC’s Technical and Engineering sector, a $2 billion, 8,700 person enterprise.
Before joining SAIC, Deborah was the COO for the Business Executives for National Security and spent two years as the Vice President for International Operations and Marketing for United Technologies Corporation (UTC).
Deborah has served on several non-profit Boards of Directors including the USO and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) and Advisory Boards for the PenFed Foundation (as Chairman), the Citadel, and the College of Charleston.
Deborah earned her bachelor’s degree in Comparative Area Studies from Duke University, and her Masters of International Affairs from Columbia University.
Doug Wagoner
Board Member
Doug joined TeraThink’s Board of Directors in 2017. Previously, he was responsible for the delivery of SAIC services and solutions through its 15,500 employees as Sector President before retiring in September of 2017. Prior to that role, he was led SAIC’s Homeland and Civilian Solutions.
Before joining SAIC, Doug served as senior vice president of Data Systems Analysts, where he was responsible for strategic direction and led business development and line operations. In addition, Doug was a senior vice president at Choice Point (Lexis Nexis), starting their public-sector practice and growing it to over $50M in 3 years. Doug started his career at EDS (DXC) and over ten years held positions in financial management and was the CFO for the Mexico based subsidiary.
Doug has been honored by Federal Computer Week with a Fed100 Award in recognition for his work in reforming the security clearance process. He is an eight-year Board Member, and Deputy Chairman, of the USO-Metro. He also serves as Chairman of the National Leadership Council for the President of Virginia Tech.
Doug earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance from the College of William & Mary, and his MBA from Virginia Tech.
Dan Maguire
Chief Executive Officer and Board Member
Dan Maguire is the CEO of TeraThink Corporation which merged with Dominion Consulting in November of 2017. As President and CEO, he oversees all aspects of the organization and provides complete leadership to the firm, furnishing overall company direction. Prior to completing the merger, Dan was a Managing Principal and Co-Founder of Dominion Consulting Inc., a professional services firm headquartered in the Washington D.C. area.
Prior to Dominion Consulting, Dan was a Managing Principal and Owner of Washington Consulting, Inc., a management and information technology consulting that was acquired as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alion Science and Technology in March of 2006. Prior to that, Dan and his management team built Washington Consulting into a $30M+ consulting organization in less than three years, with marquee clients in both the commercial and public sector. Previous to Washington Consulting, Dan spent 8 years within large consulting organizations including Coopers & Lybrand, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and IBM.
Dan graduated from the Pamplin School of Business at Virginia Tech in 1994 and earned an MBA from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia in 2002.
Tim Spadafore
President and Chief Operating Officer
Tim Spadafore is the President and COO of TeraThink, bringing over 17 years’ experience in the Federal Civilian and Defense marketplace. He was the COO of Dominion Consulting Inc. when it merged with TeraThink in November of 2017.
He has been responsible for all aspects of Corporate Management including business development, marketing, budgeting, and company staffing. Mr. Spadafore has expertise in the areas specific to the development and growth of small companies into mid-sized companies. In addition, he is an expert technical and functional manager with over seventeen years of experience in all elements of ERP implementation methodologies, including CGI Federal’s Momentum Financials, Oracle, and SAP.
Tim has both technical and functional expertise in financial system implementations and has a strong accounting experience. These attributes contribute to the development, implementation and maintenance of complex organization-wide systems, requirements analysis and design, technical architecture analysis and design, operations and configuration management, and functional and technical software analysis and resolution of Federal Financial Management System software products.
He earned a BS in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Steve Hamric
Chief Financial Officer
Steve Hamric is Chief Financial Officer at TeraThink Corporation. He brings over 25 years of experience in financial and administrative management for high-tech organizations serving federal and commercial markets. Steve specializes in mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financing, banking, and credit facilities for high growth companies.
Most recently, Steve served as the Senior Vice President and CFO for iGov (2010-2018), a Systems Integrator and IT Services firm focused on the Federal Government. He oversaw the restructuring of the firm which led to the Private Equity backed leveraged buyout and created an ESOP in 2014. Previously, he served as the CFO for Athena Technologies (2001-2008), a manufacturer of navigation and controls technologies for the unmanned systems market. Steve led all activities to raise growth capital and position the company for the eventual acquisition by Rockwell Collins in 2008.
He previously served as CFO and Controller for several venture backed technology companies, including Appfluent Technology and Entevo Corporation. In addition, he has held various accounting and financial management positions at organizations including DynCorp and Airborne Forwarding Corporation.
Steve holds an MBA from the Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Radford University.
Rick Dansey
Chief Growth Officer
Rick E. Dansey is Chief Growth Officer at TeraThink Corporation. In this role, he brings his 28 years of leadership and business growth success to the TeraThink management team. His clients have spanned Defense and Federal Civilian agencies across multiple technology offerings.
Most recently, Rick ran his own firm that focused on Merger and Acquisition (M&A) integration, new technology launch and strategic growth with clients that included start-ups, private equity and Fortune 200 firms.
Previously, Rick was an Executive Vice President at CACI International. This organization was critical to CACI’s growth strategy as a $630 million annual revenue group with 3500 employees. He also played a key role in multiple CACI acquisitions. Before CACI, Rick launched a successful consulting practice in the competitive ERP space. These efforts culminated in the successful acquisition of DSIC by CACI in 2001.
He earned an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Naval Academy. He also has a Masters in Legislative Affairs from The George Washington University.
Paul has over two decades experience in business and systems consulting and business development that spans federal and commercial industries in both domestic and international businesses. He is the founder and currently serves as the Executive Chairman of TeraThink. For over 15 years prior to merging with Dominion Consulting in 2017, he served as President and CEO, overseeing all aspects of the organization and providing complete leadership to the firm and corporate direction. TeraThink’s consistent success was recognized through 8 consecutive rankings on the Inc. 500/5000 list of fastest growing companies.
In addition to consulting for internationally-recognized consulting firm Accenture, Paul also provided delivery, development, management, and direction of small start-up consulting firms. His broad consulting and executive leadership and management experience encompasses all aspects of business practice, strategic planning, corporate development, financial operations, and business development.
Paul is an active Virginia Tech alumnus serving on the Apex Systems Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Student Advisory Board. He earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Madame Secretary Deborah Lee James joined TeraThink’s Board of Directors in 2018. She leads DLJames International LLC, a strategic advisory firm, is a Special Advisor at Bain & Company, and a Senior Advisor to the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS). She is on the Advisory Boards at Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Lincoln Laboratory, Beacon Global Strategies LLC, and LeanIn.Org.
Through January 2017, Deborah served as the 23rd Secretary of the United States Air Force with responsibility for 660,000 military and civilian personnel and a budget of nearly $140 billion. Prior to that role, she served as President of SAIC’s Technical and Engineering sector, a $2 billion, 8,700 person enterprise.
Before joining SAIC, Deborah was the COO for the Business Executives for National Security and spent two years as the Vice President for International Operations and Marketing for United Technologies Corporation (UTC).
Deborah has served on several non-profit Boards of Directors including the USO and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) and Advisory Boards for the PenFed Foundation (as Chairman), the Citadel, and the College of Charleston.
Deborah earned her bachelor’s degree in Comparative Area Studies from Duke University, and her Masters of International Affairs from Columbia University.
Doug joined TeraThink’s Board of Directors in 2017. Previously, he was responsible for the delivery of SAIC services and solutions through its 15,500 employees as Sector President before retiring in September of 2017. Prior to that role, he was led SAIC’s Homeland and Civilian Solutions.
Before joining SAIC, Doug served as senior vice president of Data Systems Analysts, where he was responsible for strategic direction and led business development and line operations. In addition, Doug was a senior vice president at Choice Point (Lexis Nexis), starting their public-sector practice and growing it to over $50M in 3 years. Doug started his career at EDS (DXC) and over ten years held positions in financial management and was the CFO for the Mexico based subsidiary.
Doug has been honored by Federal Computer Week with a Fed100 Award in recognition for his work in reforming the security clearance process. He is an eight-year Board Member, and Deputy Chairman, of the USO-Metro. He also serves as Chairman of the National Leadership Council for the President of Virginia Tech.
Doug earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance from the College of William & Mary, and his MBA from Virginia Tech.
Dan Maguire is the CEO of TeraThink Corporation which merged with Dominion Consulting in November of 2017. As President and CEO, he oversees all aspects of the organization and provides complete leadership to the firm, furnishing overall company direction. Prior to completing the merger, Dan was a Managing Principal and Co-Founder of Dominion Consulting Inc., a professional services firm headquartered in the Washington D.C. area.
Prior to Dominion Consulting, Dan was a Managing Principal and Owner of Washington Consulting, Inc., a management and information technology consulting that was acquired as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alion Science and Technology in March of 2006. Prior to that, Dan and his management team built Washington Consulting into a $30M+ consulting organization in less than three years, with marquee clients in both the commercial and public sector. Previous to Washington Consulting, Dan spent 8 years within large consulting organizations including Coopers & Lybrand, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and IBM.
Dan graduated from the Pamplin School of Business at Virginia Tech in 1994 and earned an MBA from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia in 2002.
Tim Spadafore is the President and COO of TeraThink, bringing over 17 years’ experience in the Federal Civilian and Defense marketplace. He was the COO of Dominion Consulting Inc. when it merged with TeraThink in November of 2017.
He has been responsible for all aspects of Corporate Management including business development, marketing, budgeting, and company staffing. Mr. Spadafore has expertise in the areas specific to the development and growth of small companies into mid-sized companies. In addition, he is an expert technical and functional manager with over seventeen years of experience in all elements of ERP implementation methodologies, including CGI Federal’s Momentum Financials, Oracle, and SAP.
Tim has both technical and functional expertise in financial system implementations and has a strong accounting experience. These attributes contribute to the development, implementation and maintenance of complex organization-wide systems, requirements analysis and design, technical architecture analysis and design, operations and configuration management, and functional and technical software analysis and resolution of Federal Financial Management System software products.
He earned a BS in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Steve Hamric is Chief Financial Officer at TeraThink Corporation. He brings over 25 years of experience in financial and administrative management for high-tech organizations serving federal and commercial markets. Steve specializes in mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financing, banking, and credit facilities for high growth companies.
Most recently, Steve served as the Senior Vice President and CFO for iGov (2010-2018), a Systems Integrator and IT Services firm focused on the Federal Government. He oversaw the restructuring of the firm which led to the Private Equity backed leveraged buyout and created an ESOP in 2014. Previously, he served as the CFO for Athena Technologies (2001-2008), a manufacturer of navigation and controls technologies for the unmanned systems market. Steve led all activities to raise growth capital and position the company for the eventual acquisition by Rockwell Collins in 2008.
He previously served as CFO and Controller for several venture backed technology companies, including Appfluent Technology and Entevo Corporation. In addition, he has held various accounting and financial management positions at organizations including DynCorp and Airborne Forwarding Corporation.
Steve holds an MBA from the Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Radford University.
Rick E. Dansey is Chief Growth Officer at TeraThink Corporation. In this role, he brings his 28 years of leadership and business growth success to the TeraThink management team. His clients have spanned Defense and Federal Civilian agencies across multiple technology offerings.
Most recently, Rick ran his own firm that focused on Merger and Acquisition (M&A) integration, new technology launch and strategic growth with clients that included start-ups, private equity and Fortune 200 firms.
Previously, Rick was an Executive Vice President at CACI International. This organization was critical to CACI’s growth strategy as a $630 million annual revenue group with 3500 employees. He also played a key role in multiple CACI acquisitions. Before CACI, Rick launched a successful consulting practice in the competitive ERP space. These efforts culminated in the successful acquisition of DSIC by CACI in 2001.
He earned an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Naval Academy. He also has a Masters in Legislative Affairs from The George Washington University.
We have a corporate responsibility to give back to the communities where we operate. We established a code of ethics and culture that emphasizes the importance of philanthropy. We are responsible citizens, respecting the laws and customs of each community where we live or conduct business and respect the impact we have on the world around us.
Since our inception, we have supported several local and national charities, including the Loudoun Abused Woman Shelter (LAWS), Habitat for Humanity, The Children’s Inn at NIH, Easter Seals, Northern Virginia Urban League, and the National Foundation for Cancer Research. In addition to significant financial contribution, TeraThink employees have donated their time and participated in charitable and philanthropic events. TeraThink is committed to making a difference as an active philanthropic organization.
TeraThink sponsored and funded the Leadership Tech, Leadership Certificate. Leadership Tech is a co-curricular program at Virginia Tech that helps students become more prepared as professionals as they graduate. We actively participate in programs to help nurture this program as in investment in the future leaders of our country.
Code of Ethics
To our Customers
We act with honesty, diligence, professionalism, integrity, and fairness.
We give our customers top priority and are committed to providing quality, timely service to them.
We conduct ourselves professionally and adhere to the letter and the spirit of all applicable agreements and laws.
To our Employees
We promote an environment that encourages innovative thinking, professional achievement, and career development.
We foster an atmosphere of openness, respect, and trust.
We respect the rights of all individuals to fair treatment and equal opportunity in an environment free of discrimination and harassment.
To our Partners
We are fair and professional in all our business relationships and honor our commitments to our business partners.
We strive to enter into business relationships with partners who adhere to our ethical standards and have the same commitment to customer satisfaction and quality products and services.
To our Community
We are responsible citizens, respecting the laws and customs of each community where we live or conduct business.
We respect the impact we have on the world around us.
We promote a culture that gives back to the community while providing an opportunity for self improvement and team building.
To our Customers
We act with honesty, diligence, professionalism, integrity, and fairness.
We give our customers top priority and are committed to providing quality, timely service to them.
We conduct ourselves professionally and adhere to the letter and the spirit of all applicable agreements and laws.
To our Employees
We promote an environment that encourages innovative thinking, professional achievement, and career development.
We foster an atmosphere of openness, respect, and trust.
We respect the rights of all individuals to fair treatment and equal opportunity in an environment free of discrimination and harassment.
To our Partners
We are fair and professional in all our business relationships and honor our commitments to our business partners.
We strive to enter into business relationships with partners who adhere to our ethical standards and have the same commitment to customer satisfaction and quality products and services.
To our Community
We are responsible citizens, respecting the laws and customs of each community where we live or conduct business.
We respect the impact we have on the world around us.
We promote a culture that gives back to the community while providing an opportunity for self improvement and team building.
DISTINCTION
TeraThink has distinguished itself as a strong consulting firm that delivers value to the federal government.
- We have an established customer base and demonstrated past performance.
- We are able to successfully bridge business challenges with management and technology solutions.
- We have a Global Integrator and Big 4 heritage along with a customer-centric focus.
- We have an established local market presence to meet aggressive timelines.
- We are focused on projects, not on staff augmentation.
- We are viewed as a trusted advisor by our customers.
- We have an employee base of top performers in the consulting community with advanced degrees and certifications, averaging 10 years experience in their fields.
- We have a proven track record of effective delivery and partnership with our customers.
- We have mature business processes and service delivery methodology.