SRC, Inc. recently announced multiple promotions across the company. TIM CHERMAK has advanced to the role of senior principal firmware engineer. He first joined SRC in 2010 as a digital design engineer. In his new role, Chermak will help to ensure SRC is investing in the appropriate technologies to stay on the cutting edge. He has a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology.

KEVIN PEIRSON now assumes the role of senior manager, software engineering. He started with SRC in 2010 as a lead software engineer. As a senior manager, Peirson will be responsible for managing a group of about 20 software engineers. He is a certified ScrumMaster and has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from SUNY College at Brockport, as well as a master’s degree in business from SUNY Oswego.

DOJANA SALAMA has been promoted to senior manager, hardware electrical engineering. Salama has been with SRC for nearly 12 years. In his new role, he will lead and manage the hardware electrical group, responsible for the design of all electrical hardware for SRC. Salama has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Binghamton University, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Syracuse University. He was named Young Technologist of the Year in 2022 by the Technology Alliance of Central New York for his outstanding contributions to advances and improvements in a STEM field.

MATTHEW TRYNISKI has been promoted to senior VP of defense systems and solutions at SRC. In this role, he will lead the defense systems and solutions division, providing strategic direction and guidance in alignment with SRC’s corporate strategic plan. Tryniski will be responsible for oversight of profit and loss, program execution, personnel and technology development, and customer satisfaction. He has close to 40 years of operational and functional leadership experience at SRC, serving in a broad range of technical, managerial, and leadership roles. Tryniski previously served as assistant VP of multi-domain electronic warfare. He holds an associate degree in electrical technology from SUNY Morrisville, a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from University at Buffalo, and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University. 

Metis Consulting Group — a Manlius–based IT consulting firm and certified woman-owned, disability-owned B-Corp — recently announced that EMILY GARRISON has joined the company as its new chief operating officer. She brings experience in driving business performance and process improvements in digital and broadcast media. Garrison most recently served as operations manager at Digital Hyve, according to her LinkedIn profile. Before that, she worked at WCNY in a variety of roles, including most recently as process improvement manager and corporate events manager. Garrison holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, management from Binghamton University.