Leadership

As CALIBRE’s President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Richard Pineda is responsible for establishing and overseeing the company’s strategic direction; establishing corporate policies; and managing the overall business, financial performance, and CALIBRE’s long-term growth. Mr. Pineda comes to CALIBRE through the company’s acquisition of Spear, Inc., a professional Information Technology (IT) solutions provider.

Prior to his current position as CALIBRE’s President & CEO, Richard served as the Co-Founder and CEO of Spear, Inc. Under Mr. Pineda’s leadership, Spear was one of the fastest growing privately held firms in the federal contracting industry and was known for its IT expertise in the areas of cyber, data analytics, network, and end-user support. Spear grew to deliver solutions for clients across the globe from 18 offices in 21 states. Additionally, Spear won the 2017 Greater Washington GovCon Contractor of the Year Award (up to $25M), as well as the 2017 Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF) Government Contractor of the Year ($12M-$25M). It was also named to the 2018 Best Places to Work list by the Washington Business Journal, Washington Technology’s Fast 50 list of the fastest-growing small businesses for 2018 (#25) and 2017 (#5) and was recognized as one of Inc. 500 | 5000’s fastest-growing private companies in 2018 and 2017.

Before founding Spear, Inc., Mr. Pineda was President of Dell Services Federal Government, a Fortune 50 organization. There he was responsible for overseeing the company’s business operations and service delivery to its civilian Federal Government, Department of Defense, and National Security clients.

Mr. Pineda is a member of the Boards of the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), SECAF, Professional Services Council, Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Laurel Grove School Museum Association, and Community Foundation for Northern Virginia (CFNOVA). Mr. Pineda also volunteers as an instructor for the Veteran Institute for Procurement GROW Program, where he mentors Veteran small businesses on leadership, business planning, and decision-making.

Mr. Pineda earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Virginia Tech and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Management Information Systems from George Washington University.

Mr. Pineda and his wife, Kathryn, have three children.

As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Dr. College is responsible for overseeing financial and accounting operations, strategic financial planning, capital structure, treasury management, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k) management, contracts and procurement, quality programs, and strategic communications and graphic design.  Additionally, he retains strategic growth responsibilities in support of current corporate business areas and mergers and acquisitions.

Dr. College previously served as Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and was responsible for conducting industry analysis and preparing strategies for service offerings, client development, and cost management across the company.  He has also served as Division Vice President of both the Performance & Cost Management and Energy, Environment, & Infrastructure Divisions.  He will continue to serve as Provost of CALIBRE University, CALIBRE’s leadership development program, providing direction to ensure the programs remain current and relevant.

Dr. College joined CALIBRE in October 2012 after 34 years of government service as a military officer and civil servant.  Prior to joining CALIBRE, he was the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (now G-9), Department of the Army.  His previous assignments included Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Infrastructure Analysis), Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs (G-8), and Deputy Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation.  Dr. College began his service as a Senior Executive in the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he served as Director, Economic Analysis and Resource Planning Division and Director, Force and Infrastructure Cost Analysis Division.

Prior to joining DoD, Dr. College was an Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy, and served as a Commissioned Officer, Field Artillery, United States Army.

A recipient of the Presidential Rank Awards of Distinguished Executive (2001 and 2007) and Meritorious Executive (1998), Dr. College received a BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics, both from Stanford University.

As the Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at CALIBRE, Ms. Giangiuli is responsible for the Human Capital Strategy, fostering an inclusive and positive workplace culture, ensuring compliance with regulations, and aligning workforce development with CALIBRE’s short-and long-term strategic goals. Additionally, she serves as CALIBRE's Corporate Secretary, and also oversees Talent Acquisition, Payroll Administration, and Corporate Security.

Ms. Giangiuli joined CALIBRE in 2004 and has held several positions within the Human Resources Division. Prior to this role, Ms.Giangiuli was the Senior Vice President, Human Resources serving as a strategic partner in the management and development of CALIBRE’s workforce. She was a member of the Corporate Leadership Team and advised management and the Board of Directors on matter concerning Risk Management, Legal Issues, Mergers & Acquisitions, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Relations and Company Culture as well as Succession Planning, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Executive Coaching.

Ms. Giangiuli’s work to streamline processes, optimize HR systems, and promote diversity and inclusion within the workforce have been recognized twice when she was awarded CALIBRE’s Distinguished Service Award for “Taking Care of Our People”. Ms. Giangiuli has been recognized throughout the DC region and the GovCon industry. In 2020 and 2022, she was named an HR Leader by DCA Live and a finalist for the WashingtonExec Chief Officer Award in 2021. She was the recipient of the HR Impact award by The Washington Business Journal in 2023. Also in 2023, Genesys Works awarded her the “Building Futures” award to recognize her commitment to creating career pathways for underserved youth in the NCR. Most recently Ms. Giangiuli was listed as a Top 100 Human Resources Professionals.

Ms. Giangiuli is committed to providing equal access to work opportunities and basic healthcare in the region and serves on the Board of Directors for Genesys Works - NCR, the Northern Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership Advisory Board, Marymount University College of BILT Advisory Board, and Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital Board of Directors.

Ms. Giangiuli is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM - Senior Certified Professional (SHRM – SCP) and a Strategic HR Business Partner (sHRBP).

Ms. Giangiuli holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Marymount University (Arlington, VA) and a Master’s in Human Resources from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY).

Lieutenant General Richard P. Formica, US Army, Retired, is responsible for leading CALIBRE’s strategic planning and positioning to achieve STRATEGY 2025 goals and objectives. He connects defense and government clients’ needs to CALIBRE capabilities; supports corporate business planning; and provides oversight to CALIBRE’s force management and leader development service offerings.  He represents CALIBRE in various government and business forums.

General Formica joined CALIBRE in June 2014, after 36-year years of service in the U.S. Army. He served as Deputy Director Political – Military Affairs (NATO/Europe) on the Joint Staff; Commanding General, III (US) Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, OK and Baghdad, Iraq; Director, Force Management, Headquarters, Department of the Army; Commanding General, Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan; and Commanding General, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command / US Strategic Command’s Joint Functional Component Command - Integrated Missile Defense, Huntsville, AL.

General Formica received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement from Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island; a Master’s Degree in Military Arts and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; and a Master’s Degree in National Strategic Studies from the National War College.

Beth McCall is CALIBRE’s Vice President, TT&S Product Sales. She drives innovative, digital transformation solutions to the federal marketplace. With over 25 years of experience in the industry, Beth is a seasoned, innovative executive with an expert understanding of the federal IT community. Specializing in evolving and leading dynamic growth organizations, her responsibilities have included all aspects of the IT products and services sales cycle. Beth excels at strategic capture & alliances, management of sales execution, competitive market & financial analysis and pricing strategy.

Prior to CALIBRE, Beth was the Senior Vice President at SPEAR, Inc., a 2012 startup. She worked closely with SPEAR’s co-founders to build a successful IT services business whose growth trajectory in the IT industry was recognized by prominent industry associations, including the Association for Corporate Growth, Small & Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum, and Washington Technology Fast 50. In November of 2018, SPEAR was acquired by CALIBRE.

Beth also served as the Vice President, Federal Civilian at Intelligent Decisions for seven years where she established and managed successful, rapid growth in the federal civilian market. Additionally, throughout her tenure as the Director of Federal Sales for Telos Corporation, she effectively grew the green field federal civilian market. She leveraged her in-depth knowledge of the cyber security market to ensure security software product lines were tailored and successfully launched to the federal civilian market.

Beth earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and a Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

Kristen McLeod, CPA, is CALIBRE’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Kristen leads the existing systems and strategies within the corporate system of systems to enable effective administration and management of financial activities. She ensures that the corporate financial systems and reporting meet statutory, regulatory, and ethical standards as well as cyber security needs. She also serves as a key leader in CALIBRE’s Corporate Leadership Team (CLT).

Prior to CALIBRE, Kristen served as Vice President of Accounting for Cognosante, LLC, where she completed a restructure of the accounting department, implemented ASC 606 revenue recognition standards, completed purchase accounting and system integrations for three company acquisitions and two contract vehicle acquisitions and streamlined the accounting close process reducing days to close from eight days to five days. Kristen also collaborated with the Finance team in developing a revenue and margin review process to ensure accurate and complete financials monthly. She also managed the treasury function to include banking relationships and cash forecasting.

Kristen is a graduate of Liberty University, earning her MBA in Accounting, and of Radford University, earning her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.

Charles Onstott is CALIBRE’s Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this role, Charles fosters innovation and grows the company through the development and application of new and existing enterprise IT solutions. He works closely with CALIBRE’s Growth Team and Operations Divisions to identify opportunities and mitigate risks for delivering the company’s IT services, including identification of competitive services, opportunities for innovation, and assessment of marketplace trends, obstacles, and technical hurdles to the success of the employee-owned business. Additionally, he serves as a key leader in CALIBRE’s Corporate and Executive Leadership Teams.

Prior to CALIBRE, Charles spent 27 years at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), where he served in several capacities. He built and led IT service organizations in IT managed services, cybersecurity, cloud computing, data science, and IT business transformation for major public and private sector clients. In so doing, he has enabled numerous customers to modernize their IT and leverage emerging technologies to achieve outstanding business and mission outcomes. As CTO, he led SAIC’s long-term technology strategy which emphasized fostering a culture of innovation, developing and enhancing innovation capabilities, partnerships, and research and development. Charles is well-recognized in industry, as evident in his WashingtonExec Public Company CTO of the Year award in 2020.

Charles Onstott is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Oklahoma State University. He completed executive education at The Wharton School in strategic alliances.

As Senior Vice President of the Contracts and Procurement, Barbara Richitt creates success for our strategic clients and team partners by leading CALIBRE’s energetic and engaged contracts and procurement professionals.  She is a subject matter expert in all contract-related functions, enabling the effective contract administration and management of purchasing to exceed our customers’ requirements.

Ms. Richitt joined CALIBRE in 2017 with over 20+ years’ experience in Federal and commercial, with executive positions in preeminent Fortune 500 companies across many sectors, including government, finance, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and service industries.

Ms. Richitt holds a Master of Business Administration from John’s Hopkins University.

Mr. Reynolds has served on CALIBRE’s Board since 2010 and brings more than 30 years of experience in business, corporate law, and finance. He retired from the law firm of Nixon Peabody in 2015 where he held numerous positions including General Counsel, Partner, and various management positions. His areas of practice included business and corporate law, financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and partnership arrangements. In 2000, Mr. Reynolds took a year away from the law firm to teach in the public school system of Fairfax County. Prior to joining the firm, he served as confidential law clerk to the Hon. Dominick Gabrelli, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. Mr. Reynolds graduated from Albany Law School where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Albany Law Review and from Lehigh University with a M.A. in History and B.A. in American Studies, where after graduation, he also served as Assistant to the Dean of Student Life for two years.

Karen Dyson culminated her military career in 2017 as Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller), the most senior military officer responsible for budget and financial management, enabling the Army’s global operations during war, technology escalation and shifting world order.

During her career she had the honor of leading troops in Europe and Southwest Asia during times of war and peace.  Her staff experience includes financial and budget support at The White House and the U.S. Army Headquarters, Pentagon.  Under her command in Iraq and surrounding countries, her Brigade initiated e-banking for Iraqi vendors, emplaced stored value cards for soldiers across the battlefield, and refined money movement intelligence reporting.  As a comptroller, General Dyson led reviews and acquired funding for resourcing operations in the aftermath of 9-11, and later, more broadly for the Army. She led resource reductions imposed by Congressional appropriation decisions, stabilizing a complex, unpredictable resource environment across the Army.

General Dyson earned many awards and decorations but is most proud of her Meritorious Unit Commendations reflecting exceptional team accomplishments in missions supporting our nation in times of war. In 2023, she was inducted into the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame.

General Dyson currently serves as a Director on the Boards of Genworth, a public company, where she chairs the Management Development and Compensation Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee; USAA Federal Savings Bank, where she chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee, and is a member of the Compensation and Workforce Committee and Finance and Audit Committee; and the Army Emergency Relief Organization as a member of the Audit Committee. On CALIBRE’s board of directors, General Dyson chairs the Audit Committee.

Lieutenant General VanAntwerp, United States Army-Retired, was elected to the Board of Directors in 2012.

General VanAntwerp retired from the Army after 39 years of service and most recently served as Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).  In this capacity, he oversaw most of the Nation’s civil works infrastructure and military construction on 150 Army and Air Force installations worldwide.

He is currently the Chief of Infrastructure and Executive Development for the Flippen Group, working with organizations to develop their leadership and teams.  In addition, he is Board Chairman of Eagle Creek Renewable Energy LLC and Director on 3 other corporate boards.

General VanAntwerp is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and holds an MBA from Long Island University and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.  He is a registered Professional Engineer.

Lucy Tikoyan, currently the Director of Federal, Civil, and Applications at CALIBRE. Her journey with the company began in 2018 following the strategic acquisition of SPEAR, where she had previously refined her knowledge in project management and talent acquisition. Lucy's management in maintaining SPEAR's legacy accounts of professional IT services seamlessly transitioned into her role at CALIBRE, where she has since been focusing in managing the overall Federal, Civil, and Applications portfolio.

Lucy's involvement with the Employee Owners Advisory Committee (EOAC) is a testament to her dedication to instilling the core values in each of the CALIBRE employee owners. She believes that choosing to join CALIBRE is a deliberate decision, one that reflects a preference for a unique company culture that emphasizes the development and promotion of its people. As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and an aspiring Scrum Master, Lucy is driven to further enhance her contributions to CALIBRE and her clients. Lucy earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration with a minor in criminal justice from The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York.