Meet the Management
Phacil prides itself on an oustanding Management Team. Please read the experience summaries below and see for yourself.
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Rafael Collado,
CEO &
Co-Founder |
Mr. Collado is a successful engineer and IT systems executive, specializing in the telecommunications and IT industries. Mr. Collado has founded, built and sold three companies, including: Inabox, acquired by register.com in 2000, BERN Associates, Inc., sold to Prime Cellular in 1996, and Sigma Research, acquired by FastComm Communications in 1993. Mr. Collado also founded Protocom Devices, which he took public in 1985.
Mr. Collado was instrumental in the development of Frame Relay technology and the introduction of MonoFRAD technology to customers including Pacific Bell, US West and GTE. Mr. Collado also developed network management and diagnostic systems, designing X.25 and IBM compatible communications processors for the US Government and private companies.
Mr. Collado was an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department of The Cooper Union Institute in New York, and he attended the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn where he majored in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Collado can be reached at Phacil’s Corporate Office. |
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Sascha Mornell,
President
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Co-Founder |
Mr. Mornell comes to Phacil from register.com, where he served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. At register.com, Mr. Mornell grew the company from 2 employees to a public company in 2000 with over 220 employees, which was taken private again in 2006 for $200 million.
Mr. Mornell has extensive business operations, brand marketing and sales experience. Mr. Mornell managed all of register.com's operational business units, including business development, corporate services, indirect sales, advertising and public relations. He had P&L responsibility for generating in excess of $80 million in annual revenue. Mr. Mornell also worked in product marketing and brand building at the National Basketball Association. Prior to the NBA, Mr. Mornell worked in Japan as a Marketing and New Product Development Manager for Dreyer's, Japan.
Mr. Mornell graduated cum laude from UC Berkeley and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. He can be reached at Phacil’s West Coast Office. |
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Robert Cottingham, Vice President Government
Affairs & Senior Program Manager |
Mr. Cottingham joins the Phacil team after serving as District Director for Congressman Donald M. Payne, United States Representative for the Tenth Congressional District of New Jersey. He has significant experience in strategic planning, intergovernmental communications, crisis management, and local, state and federal political initiatives. He has been active throughout the community serving on numerous Boards and Commissions that address local, state and federal issues affecting the citizens of New Jersey. Mr. Cottingham is also a two-time Olympian, participating in both Seoul (1988) and Barcelona (1992) in Fencing for Team USA.
Mr. Cottingham received his bachelor’s degree from Columbia College of Columbia University in New York and is a Graduate of the Rutgers School of Law. He can be reached at Phacil’s Fort Monmouth/CECOM Office. |
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Eugene "Doc" Murdock,
Vice President & NCR Senior Program Manager |
Mr. Murdock joins Phacil after 20 years in the United States Air Force, to provide senior-level Information Assurance expertise to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for Phacil. He now serves as the National Capital Region (NCR) Senior Program Manager. Mr. Murdock served as a NCOIC of Information Management for the Air Force ROTC Detachment 175 at the University of Hawaii. In 1993, Mr. Murdock joined the Directorate of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Deputy Chief of Staff, Air and Space Operations as the NCOIC of Executive Service, Force Development and Plans Division. Prior to joining Phacil in 2003, Mr. Murdock acted as the Superintendent of Information Assurance and Information Management for the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency. Mr. Murdock has 20+ years experience in Information Security and Management.
Mr. Murdock received his Bachelor of Sciences degree in Computer Science from Hawaii Pacific University and his Masters Degree in Information Systems from Strayer University. |
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Leonard Chartraw, Vice President & SCA Senior Program Manager |
For the past 36 years Mr. Chartraw has been part of senior management for the Stockton Terminal & Eastern Railroad, Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin (DDJC), Defense Distribution Center (DDC), and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Mr. Chartraw now runs Phacil’s GSA contract at Sharpe Army Depot in Stockton, CA as Program Manager.
Mr. Chartraw received his Associate of Arts Degree from San Joaquin Delta College, with several Business/Technical courses at Management Engineering College (Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL), Naval Support Activity Mid-South Navy College (Technical Training Program, Millington, TN), Defense Resource Management Center (Denver, CO), Department of Agriculture, Department of Labor and Defense Logistics Agency. |
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Michael McDermott,
Director of Business Development |
Mr. McDermott comes to Phacil with both military and private industry experience. During his time with the Marine Corps, Mr. McDermott worked in Signals Intelligence Communications and Security with tours in Guantanamo Bay, Camp Lejeune and Headquarters Marine Corps. His government contracting experience includes time with Titan Systems, Carley Corporation and CSC. Mr. McDermott was the Director of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Integrated Systems Training Center (MISTC), Information Assurance Subject Matter Expert for the Marine Corps and an Information Analyst for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) before coming to Phacil. He started with Phacil at the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) as an Information Assurance Analyst before moving over to Business Development. He can be reached at Phacil’s Washington, DC Office. |
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Roxann Aguirre-Catuna, Director of Finance & Accounting |
Prior to joining Phacil, Ms. Aguirre worked in a variety of industries including biopharmaceutical, civil engineering, construction, and government contracting. She now manages finance and accounting operations for Phacil out of the West Coast Office.
Ms. Aguirre holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from San Jose State University with a concentration in Management and International Business. |
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