Ronald Cuneo Joins Ascendra's Board of Advisors

November 1, 2010 - Reston, VA — Ascendra, Inc., an information technology and business consulting firm, announced today that Ronald (Ron) Cuneo has agreed to serve on the Ascendra Inc. Board of Advisers.

Mr. Cuneo’s executive experience spans multiple industries with both mature and early stage companies. He is knowledgeable in both the public and private sector markets and has been a consultant to a number of technology firms: US Web, B2B Galaxy, BTG, Tech River, OptiView, and Vienna Web Technologies.

 “We are very pleased to welcome Ron Cuneo to our Board of Advisors. He is a very talented strategist and visionary who will enable Ascendra to continue in our high growth and expansion mode.  His wealth of experience and expertise in the information technology industry is extremely complementary to our service offerings. I have known Ron for almost 30 years and admire his business acumen and leadership skills.  This addition comes at an exciting time for Ascendra as we continue to innovate and bring more value to our customers and partners,” said Ascendra’s President Bill Ryan.

About Ronald Cuneo

Ron Cuneo attended Pace University, where he received a B.B.A. degree in 1966. Shortly after graduation, Mr. Cuneo joined the U.S. Army. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Signal Corps in 1967 after completing Signal Officer Candidate School. He continued his education at American University, where he received an M.S. degree in the Technology of Management in 1977. He completed the Honeywell Harvard Executive Development Program in 1978.

Mr. Cuneo served in marketing and executive management positions in General Electric’s information systems division and later with Honeywell. In 1976, he directed Honeywell’s major defense information systems program, the World Wide Military Command and Control System. He subsequently served as National Market Director for Honeywell’s Xerox program, and in 1981 he became Vice President of Corporate Accounts. In 1982, he was appointed Vice President and General Manager of Honeywell Federal Systems, where in eight years he brought in more than $1.5 billion in federal contracts. Through his leadership, he evolved the company from its traditional role as a provider of proprietary systems into a full-service provider of integrated information systems.

In 1990, Mr. Cuneo was appointed President and CEO of Honeywell Federal Systems. He sold that business to Wang Laboratories in 1995

and joined Wang as President of Wang Federal and Senior Vice President of Wang Laboratories. Following his assignment at Wang, Mr. Cuneo joined U.S. Web Cornerstone as a director and assistant to the CEO. U.S. Web went public in 1997.

In 1998 he joined Oracle as Senior Vice President and General Manager of State and Local for Oracle Government, Education & Health.  He has been affiliated with numerous professional organizations and served for over 20 years on the Board of Directors of the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association. He also served on the boards of the Riggs Bank of Washington, U.S. Web Cornerstone, INET, Vienna Web Technologies, Tech River, and Frontier Securities Management.

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