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Mission

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Core Values

Mission

Support the State and Federal Government’s mission and goals by providing innovative and flexible information technology services and solutions with emphasis on quality, customer service and cybersecurity.

Vision

To be the first Hispanic woman-owned IT government contractor in the Washington Technology Top 100 List of Government Contractors by 2030, as well as being recognized as a leader in supporting our customer’s mission by providing high quality IT system modernization services.

About Us

ITnova is an IT and engineering consulting company dedicated to support government agencies with innovative and flexible IT solutions. We are dedicated to supporting the Federal and State government’s goals and missions.

We offer digital technologies such as cloud, mobile solutions, and analytics that are creating new opportunities for the public and the private sectors by maximizing profits, boosting efficiency, enhancing quality, and increasing customer service satisfaction. ITnova has the team, tools, and expertise to integrate cutting-edge technologies and improve legacy systems while keeping costs down.

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Sandra Carolina Seldes

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Sandra Carolina Seldes

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Carolina is the Chief Executive Officer of ITnova, LLC. She founded ITnova in 2011 in response to innovative software technology needs in the US. She has over 20 years of experience working with the government sector, including education, aerospace, defense, and transportation agencies. Carolina is an Electronic Engineer, and she has a master’s in finances. In addition, Carolina is certified PMP, CompTIA Cloud Essentials, ITIL v3, CompTIA Sec+, and currently works on the CISSP certification. Carolina loves spending time with her family, and she is a newly cycling addict.

Email:cseldes@itnovaconsulting.com

Gabriel Jaime Rios

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Gabriel Jaime Rios

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

As Dave Ramsey said, “a budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” Gabriel has been, and continues to be, key to ITnova’s growth. He has over 20 years of experience in financial systems, IT, and risk management. Prior to ITnova, he was a senior executive at Avianca, supervising over 200 people and many IT-related projects. Gabriel has an Executive MBA from Sergio Arboleda University, and a specialization in finances, investment banking, and projects from the Externado University. In addition, he holds SAP and COBIT certificates. In his free time, he loves to ride his bicycle and spend time with his beautiful family.

Email:gabriel.rios@itnovaconsulting.com

Allison Hartrick

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Allison Hartrick

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Allison provides strategic directives for business growth and implements guidelines for efficient and effective procedures, while leading customer service initiatives. She is also responsible for overseeing ITnova’s client satisfaction, ensuring that ITnova has clear understanding of our clients, as well as their pain points, ensuring ITnova can provide the best service. Allie lives with her beautiful puppy, Maverick. She loves running, hiking, and everything that involves fitness, and she played D1 soccer.

Email:allison.hartrick@itnovaconsulting.com

James Black

PROJECT MANAGER

James Black

PROJECT MANAGER

Jim is the Project Manager that supports the implementation of best practices, management of stakeholders’ expectations, and the oversight of projects. Jim has a bachelor’s degree in arts from the Princeton University, and several certifications including ITIL V3, Scrum, and DCIS. Same as CEO, Carolina and CFO, Gabriel, Jim loves to go on a bike ride; though he is unable to ride from Maryland to California, where his “daughter lives, with his recently-born cute grandson.

Email:jblack@itnovaconsulting.com

Lauren Baranyay

MARKETING SPECIALIST

Lauren Baranyay

MARKETING SPECIALIST

Lauren develops and implements the marketing plans within ITnova to better define our marketing strategy and target audience. She oversees ITnova’s social media channels and creates content for all platforms. She is currently working with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and services such as chat bots. She enjoys going on hikes with friends and playing with her three dogs! Another fun fact is that she lived in Australia for 5 months.

Email:lauren.baranyay@itnovaconsulting.com

Carolina Villegas

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Carolina Villegas

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Carolina is a member of the Business Development department developing new businesses and creating relationships. She identifies and qualifies potential opportunities with the Local, State, and Federal government. Carolina works with Allie and CEO, Carolina Seldes in the client management process, ensuring that ITnova has clear understanding of the current and potential clients, their pain points, and the ways in which ITnova can partner and collaborate to build long-term successful solutions. She is also responsible for overseeing ITnova’s marketing strategy. Carolina enjoys her multiple tasks, including the support to responses ITnova prepares for the RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, IDIQs, and more. Outside the office, Carolina plays tennis and exercises a lot. She is also in love with her puppies, Freyja, a Samoyed, and Thor, a Rough Collie. When time allows, she cooks for her family.

Email:carolina.villegas@itnovaconsulting.com

Alejandra Pardo

RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST

Alejandra Pardo

RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST

Alejandra carries out the process of obtaining the necessary human talent for the different ongoing projects according to the specific needs in each case. Alejandra has ten years of experience in talent acquisition and learning and development processes. She is passionate about enabling people to shine in their environment according to their talents and abilities. In her free time she loves running and dancing, as well as spending time with her family.

Email:alejandra.pardo@itnovaconsulting.com

Ricardo Salamanca

Graphic Designer

Ricardo Salamanca

Graphic Designer

Ricardo is ITnova’s graphic designer with over 25 years of experience in the management of technology tools that involve 2D, 3D, augmented and virtual reality, and streaming media graphic design. He is the webmaster of ITnova’s web portal. Ricardo supports the Marketing department with some visuals and great ideas! In his free time, he loves to travel and spend time with his wife and two children.

Email:ricardo.salamanca@itnovaconsulting.com

Board of Advisors

ITNOVA

Board of Advisors

ITNOVA

Bari Anderson (Business Development)
Waynne Churaman (Research and Department of Defense)
Dwight Schmidt (Business Development and Aerospace)

Email:board@itnovaconsulting.com

About Us

Our Team

Sandra Carolina Seldes

Gabriel Jaime Rios

Allison Hartrick

James Black

Lauren Baranyay

Carolina Villegas

Alejandra Pardo

Ricardo Salamanca

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