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Robbins-Gioia Appoints Jim Picard, Intelligence Operations Director,
and Bruce Anich, Defense Managing Director, Of Its Defense and Intelligence Division
December 10, 2007, Alexandria, VA—Robbins-Gioia, LLC, the leading provider of project management services, announced today the appointment of Jim Picard, intelligence operations director, and Bruce Anich, defense managing director, of its Defense and Intelligence Division. The two appointees have corresponding roles in the new division.
“The U.S. intelligence community and its component agencies face major organizational challenges in the next few years,” Picard noted. “Our goal is to bring R-G’s people, processes, and more than 27 years of experience together to address these challenges with effective and comprehensive strategic management and planning solutions. In assisting our intelligence customers to develop strategic priorities and align their projects, we will help them achieve successful outcomes.”
Most recently, Picard was account executive of R-G’s Intelligence Community Division. He brings more than 25 years of leadership in leading-edge executive management, consulting and program management experience with U.S. government agencies, international organizations and large-scale commercial enterprises. Previous senior management and consulting positions at Robbins-Gioia include assignments as senior consultant to the Office of the CIO, Department of Homeland Security and Chief of Staff, U.S. Customs. Picard also served as deputy sanctions coordinator for the Office of Bosnia Sanctions Operations for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); senior customs adviser for the Haitian Border Control Mission; and senior customs adviser, Office of Foreign Missions, Department of State. In addition, he has served as a senior international program manager and consultant for the American Red Cross, the United Nations, the European Commission, the OSCE and the World Bank.
“I am pleased to join the R-G Defense and Intelligence Team,” said Anich. “We will continue to provide our DOD customers with the unparalleled program management support and solutions they have come to expect. Our goal is to assist our defense customers in balancing existing programs while advancing a resilient global network-centric infrastructure, enterprise information management and sharing, modernization of shared services, and an agile, responsive workforce. Our team’s direct support of and shared vision with our customers contribute to supporting warfighters around the globe.”
Anich has 29 years of management experience in the Department of Defense and private sector. After serving 20 years in the Marine Corps predominately in the Fleet Marine Forces, most recently at the Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps in Arlington, Va., Anich joined R-G in 1998 as a senior program analyst. In 2000, Anich was named operations manager and program director for the Project Coordination Office, Office of Information Technology, Administrative Office of the United States Courts. He was promoted to Director of the Program Services Group for R-G’s Civil Division in 2006.
“Based on their outstanding track record, we in the Defense and Intelligence Division team have immense confidence in Jim and Bruce’s leadership, innovation, and vision,” said Marie O’Brien, President of Robbins-Gioia’s Defense and Intelligence Division. “I look forward to working with them in finding new ways to meet our customers’ objectives. With Jim and Bruce at the operational helm, 2008 is shaping up to be a great year for our division.”
About Robbins-Gioia, LLC
Robbins-Gioia has been dedicated to delivering management consulting solutions to government agencies and
Fortune 500 companies for 25 years. Robbins-Gioia combines thought leadership, disciplined processes,
industry-based knowledge, and integrated tools to help global customers optimize their business processes,
accelerate change, and establish time, cost, and quality improvements to transform their businesses. For
more information, please call Robbins-Gioia, LLC at 800-663-7138, or visit the web site
at www.robbinsgioia.com.
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