VT Group names Daniel Bertram President of
Unmanned Systems Line of Business
January 10,
2011
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - VT Group is pleased to
announce that Daniel Bertram has joined the organization as
president of the Unmanned Systems line of business and member
of the Senior Leadership Team. In this role, he will have
responsibility for the vertical and horizontal expansion of VT
Group's Unmanned Systems services offering
worldwide.
Bertram joins VT Group with more than 25 years experience,
including 14 years of successful executive leadership in aviation,
unmanned vehicles and defense systems as a supplier/partner to
domestic prime contractors such as Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop
Grumman and Lockheed Martin as well as international
organizations.
"We are excited to have Daniel Bertram join VT Group," said David
J. Dacquino, CEO, VT Group. "Daniel's expertise and
forward-thinking leadership will prove invaluable to our
organization as we look to substantially expand our capabilities in
unmanned systems."
VT Group's Unmanned Systems line of business offers a pioneering
and proven performance record for skilled service in multiple
unmanned aerial platforms, delivering mission-specific applications
and a full suite of services to the U.S. military, federal agencies
and a variety of commercial industries. In addition to providing
field service representative to its customers globally, this line
of business owns and operates unmanned systems on a fee-per-service
basis.
Most recently, Bertram was president/CEO of Coda Octopus
Americas based in Salt Lake City, and previously president/CEO
of Data Metrics Corporation in Orlando, Fla., both tier two
defense contractors.
"I am excited to lead the VT Unmanned Systems line of
business. This line of business of the company has enjoyed
enviable success and yet has tremendous growth potential in the
fast-paced and rapidly expanding world of unmanned systems," said
Bertram.
Bertram holds a bachelor's degree from Marquette University and a
master's degree from Pepperdine University.
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About VT Group
VT Group's operations provide customer-critical technical
services to the Department of Defense and other government
agencies. VT Group's 2,500 personnel are passionate about serving
their customers. VT Group provides services from design and
acquisition to operation and maintenance of facilities and assets,
through to providing support and training - to everyone from
electrician's mates and aviators to crew captains, financial
managers and logisticians. VT Group recently became a part of
Babcock International Group PLC, the UK's leading engineering
support services organization with 27,000 staff across the globe
who build, manage, operate and maintain assets that are vital to
the delivery of many key public services.
For more information on Babcock, visit http://www.babcock.co.uk/.
For more information on VT Group,visit http://www.vt-group.com.