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SRC, Inc. has promoted JERRY CARGES and LAURIE GLOSS to assistant VP roles. As the new assistant VP of mission production programs at SRCTec, Carges will be responsible for managing production programs, supporting business-development opportunities, and transitioning state-of-the-art prototype systems to the SRCTec production facility. Carges has been with SRC for 30 years, most recently […]
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SRC, Inc. has promoted JERRY CARGES and LAURIE GLOSS to assistant VP roles. As the new assistant VP of mission production programs at SRCTec, Carges will be responsible for managing production programs, supporting business-development opportunities, and transitioning state-of-the-art prototype systems to the SRCTec production facility. Carges has been with SRC for 30 years, most recently as director of surveillance systems. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Boston University and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University.
Gloss has been named assistant VP of procurement. In this role, she will lead SRC’s procurement, supply-chain management, and materials planning. Gloss has nearly 30 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management across various industries. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Gannon University and a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in supply chain from Canisius College.
SRC also announced the promotion of JASON HUGHES, JESSICA LAVINE, and ERIC VALENTINE. As the newly appointed director of programs, Hughes will manage a team responsible for identifying opportunities, winning workshare through competitive bid, and executing tasking in support of National Air and Space Intelligence Center contract vehicles and customers. Hughes joined SRC more than 20 years ago as an electronic-warfare analyst, and most recently served as a senior manager of electronic-warfare programs. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Park University.
LaVine has been named a director of business development. In this new role, she will be responsible for developing new opportunities while maintaining established relationships for SRC. LaVine also serves as a senior technologist within business development, where she draws on more than 15 years of engineering experience and acts as a technical advisor interfacing between business development, the operational business divisions and engineering. LaVine has been with SRC since 2006, and previously served in senior systems and applications-engineering roles. She holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Union College and a master’s degree in astronomy from the University of Florida.
Valentine now assumes the role of mission and strategy director. He will be focused on translating customer missions and trends to business-specific strategy. Valentine joined SRC as a systems engineer in 2006, and most recently served as an engineering-program manager. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Clarkson University, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University, and a master’s degree in business administration from Colorado State University.

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