Dr. Robert A. “Bobby” Savoie currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Geocent, an information technology and engineering services company headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana.  Geocent was formed in 2008 and is now working with government and commercial clients throughout the U.S. in the fields of Information Technology, Engineering Services, and Defense and Aerospace Manufacturing Support. Since its formation in 2008, Geocent has grown more than 500%, added over 200 IT, engineering and technology professionals, and now has eleven offices in six states, plus project locations in three additional states.

Some of Dr. Savoie’s recent honors include:

• UNO President’s Medallion for Distinguished Service, 2018
• LSU College of Engineering Hall of Distinction, 2014
• University of New Orleans Distinguish Alumnus of the Year, 2013
• NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal, 2011
• Laureate of the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame, 2011
• eWardBest Application of Technology, 2010
• eWardGrowth Company of the Year President, 2009
• Loyola University, College of Business Alumnus of the Year, 2008

Dr. Savoie currently serves on the boards of the National World War II Museum; Loyola University; the University of New Orleans (UNO) Foundation; Greater New Orleans, Inc.; and the LSU Health Foundation New Orleans.  He was appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal, and reappointed by Governor John Bel Edwards, to represent the State of Louisiana on the Aerospace Alliance Board, which focuses on advanced manufacturing in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.  Dr. Savoie previously served as a director, trustee, and senior advisor for the Atlantic Council of the United States; the Louisiana Technology Council; the U.S. Small Business Technology Foundation; the Boy Scouts of America; the Academy of the Sacred Heart; the J. Bennett Johnston Science Foundation; Isidore Newman School; and the Ochsner Health Foundation.

In August 2004, after a 28-year career as an Engineer and CEO, Dr. Savoie left Science & Engineering Associates (SEA), where he had served as CEO since 1999, to return to school to pursue his doctorate in engineering and to devote more time to civic and humanitarian activities. Dr. Savoie previously founded Integrated Resources Group (IRG) in 1986 and served as CEO until IRG merged with SEA in 1997. Dr. Savoie became President and then CEO of SEA and guided the company through an extraordinary growth period during which the company transitioned from a small consulting firm to a $124 Million per year technology corporation with four subsidiaries and 14 offices in 10 states nationwide. Under Dr. Savoie’s leadership, SEA’s revenue grew 700% in five years. After its merger with ITS to form Apogen, SEA continued to grow and ultimately became part of QinetiQ North America. While CEO of SEA, Dr. Savoie served as the General Manager of a 25 company Management and Integration contractor team for the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Information Technology Center in New Orleans, which grew to encompass 1300 people and 1000 IT professionals.

While serving as a CEO of successively larger companies, Dr. Savoie continued his work as an engineer and consultant, primarily in nuclear power and defense. Most recently this has expanded to include NASA’s next generation Space Launch System (SLS), large government information systems and numerous economic development activities. Dr. Savoie has served as a principal consultant to the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy on several programs of national significance including radioisotope production, international nuclear safety and nuclear non-proliferation.  For over ten years Dr. Savoie assisted the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management at the Yucca Mountain Project, the nation’s high level nuclear waste repository. He served in a consulting capacity at the DOE Hanford Facility; the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant; the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Sandia National Laboratory; Argonne National Laboratory; and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  Dr. Savoie’s work on behalf of NASA includes the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Stennis Space Center (SSC) and Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF). He has facilitated the resolution of issues ranging from the reengineering of military information systems and NASA space systems to medical radioisotope production, nuclear regulation, non-proliferation and non-lethal lasers.

Dr. Savoie received his Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Sciences with a specialization in Engineering Management in May of 2009 from the University of New Orleans; an MBA from Loyola University (1981) and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from LSU (1980).

Mr. Rick Gremillion serves as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Geocent, and he serves on the Geocent Board of Directors. Mr. Gremillion is responsible for the day-to-day business operations and leading the company to achieve steady annual growth, high customer and employee satisfaction, and continued operational improvements. He has over 25 years’ experience leading professional services and solutions companies that support public and private clients. He is well versed in establishing corporate vision and strategic direction, planning, and execution.

Mr. Gremillion graduated cum laude from Southeastern Louisiana University with a bachelor’s degree in computer science. He began his career as a software engineering consultant and manager for Pellette & Associates. From there he worked for Syscon Corporation and SEMA, Inc.  His projects ranged from nuclear power plants to the development of a financial package for the U.S. Navy (the Navy deployed the financial package worldwide to over 1000 sites and still uses it today). Additionally, Mr. Gremillion worked on top-secret surveillance software programs and many asset management and logistics projects.

In 1994, he became a partner and Executive ​​​Vice President for Diamond Data Systems (DDS) overseeing all operations. He helped the company grow extensively and developed a high-performance culture. In 2005, Mr. Gremillion was promoted to company President and successfully guided the company though a short-term survival and long-term rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In 2008, he led DDS through a corporate merger with Prescient Technologies to form Geocent.

Mr. Gremillion is involved in various aspects of the community and is active in the following organizations; member of the Armed Forces Communications, Electronics Association (AFCEA), member of the Navy League, served on the State of Louisiana Workforce Investment Council as appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal; and served on the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Technology Council.

Mr. Gremillion has received numerous accolades during his career including Employee of the Year honors, several letters of commendation, and three prestigious U.S. Navy Plank awards.

Mr. Jeff Tomeny currently serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Geocent. He has been a leader in the technology industry for over 20 years. As an entrepreneur and executive, he has been a versatile manager acting as Chief Executive Officer, CFO, and Chief Operating Officer, COO, for the various businesses he has led. His primary area of focus has been financial management, with significant experience in strategic financial planning, accounting, mergers and acquisitions, and statistical methods., he has been founder or co-founder of several successful technology-based businesses in software development, information technology infrastructure support, World Wide Web marketing, and technical training. He is a Louisiana State University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in quantitative business analysis.

Mr. Tomeny began his tenure with Geocent in January 2002. As CFO, his responsibilities include all aspects of finance, accounting, human resources, and administration. He plays a key role in strategic planning and direct support of operations. Since Mr. Tomeny joined Geocent, the company has experienced dramatic improvements in its financial results; revenues have increased sharply; earnings have improved significantly; and the corporate balance sheet has strengthened each year. Geocent focuses heavily on developing a platform for future growth by investing in its infrastructure, personnel, and processes. Mr. Tomeny has been primarily responsible for managing this cycle of investment while still achieving aggressive revenue and profitability goals.

​Throughout his career, Mr. Tomeny’s business philosophy has been focused on outstanding customer service, quality of work, and a commitment to disciplined financial management. The organizations he has led have been successful in consistently balancing the desire for aggressive growth with the need for thoughtful and measured financial discipline.

Mr. Patrick Scheuermann is Geocent’s Executive Vice President and Corporate Strategy Officer (CSO), located at Geocent’ s headquarters in Metairie, Louisiana. He is known for his ability to solve problems and successfully implement programs that many people would have seen as being too difficult to tackle.

In November 2015, Mr. Scheuermann retired after 27 years with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Shortly after graduating from the University of New Orleans with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, he joined NASA in 1988 as a propulsion test engineer at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. He supported the testing of a developmental spacecraft propulsion system for NASA’s Advanced Launch System/National Launch System programs. In addition, he served in other engineering lead and management roles.

Mr. Scheuermann became the project manager at John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) for NASA’s Reusable Launch Vehicle program and project manager for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program working closely with the U.S. Air Force. From 1991 to 1994 at SSC, Mr. Scheuermann was the project manager for the National Aerospace Plane project. This project was a joint effort by NASA, the Department of Defense, and industry to research and demonstrate hypersonic technologies for the development of a single-stage-to-orbit vehicle.

From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Scheuermann participated in the Congressional Fellowship Program, serving in Washington D.C. as a legislative fellow for the U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi.

From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Scheuermann was the chief operating officer of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, where he was responsible for day-to-day management and operation, and led the facility’s recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Scheuermann served as Director of the John C. Stennis Space Center where he implemented the agency’s mission in rocket propulsion testing; developed and maintained NASA’s world-class rocket propulsion test facilities; and ensured SSC continued to serve as the systems engineering center for the agency’s applied science activities.

From September 2012 to his retirement in November 2015, Mr. Scheuermann was Director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. He was head of one of NASA’s largest field installations, with nearly 6,000 on- and near-site civil service and contractor employees both at Marshall and at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. He provided oversight to the broad range of propulsion, scientific, and space transportation activities contributing to the nation’s current space program.

During his NASA career, Mr. Scheuermann received numerous awards and honors. In 2016, he received NASA’s most distinguished and prestigious award, the Distinguished Service Medal and the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Service.  In 2006, he received NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal for leading recovery efforts at Michoud following Hurricane Katrina. He successfully completed the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program in 2005. He received NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal in 2001, cited for demonstrating substantial improvement in engineering, aeronautics, spaceflight, and space-related endeavors. He received a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2001 from the University of New Orleans. In 1998, he was a finalist in NASA’s astronaut candidate selection program.

Mr. Wayne “Ridge” Bourgeois, MBA PMP, serves as the Senior Vice President of Geocent’s Mission Solutions & Services Business Unit (MSS). He is headquartered in our New Orleans, LA, office. His responsibilities include managing projects being conducted out of the Charleston, SC; Stennis Space Center, MS; Baton Rouge, LA offices; and other remote locations such as McLean, VA and San Diego, CA. The MSS Business Unit is centered on the delivery of services and exceptional execution of programs for Geocent customers, broken out by “capability-based” Portfolios that align with Geocent’s existing capabilities, technology focus areas, and Centers of Excellence (COE). 

Mr. Bourgeois is a Louisiana State University graduate with a degree in information systems and decision sciences. He earned his MBA from the University of New Orleans. He dove directly into his first position where he provided program support to Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) – New Orleans contractors. Soon after he was recruited by QinetiQ North America where he served as a program manager from 2001 to 2010. There he learned and mastered every aspect of the business from business development, operations, execution, product delivery, and support. Mr. Bourgeois specializes program management; development of software and systems for the military command and control; emergency management/chemical biological radiological and nuclear; geospatial; maritime domain awareness; defense support of civilian authorities; and Navy emergency preparedness liaison domains. He has been and continues to be a major contributor to Geocent’s success. 

Mr. Bourgeois served as the president of the Gulf Coast Government Contractors Association from July 2010 to June 2012. He is currently on the board for the local Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) chapter. He and his wife, Gretchen, live in Mandeville, LA, where in his spare time, he enjoys volunteering as a soccer, basketball, baseball, and football coach with local youth clubs, which gives him the opportunity to coach his three sons Gavin, Cade, and Hudson. 

Mr. Eddie DeVore joined Geocent in 2016 and currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Geocent’ s Business Development & Growth (BDG) Business Unit. Mr. DeVore is located in our Huntsville, AL office. He provides business development, capture management, and program management leadership and focuses on business growth across a spectrum of information technology and engineering disciplines.  Mr. DeVore is known for his ability to evaluate business needs, build strong teams, and define and implement stable processes and system solutions. 

Mr. DeVore graduated from Troy State University with a B.S. degree in Business Administration with Computer Science Emphasis.  He also is a graduate of the National Defense University (NDU) Information Resources Management College (IRMC) Advanced Management Program (AMP).  Eddie is a member of numerous industry, Government, and community organizations pertinent to the work that Geocent manages and pursues. 

Mr. DeVore has over 30 years of professional and technical experience in the information systems, software engineering, and military aviation fields.  He has a comprehensive systems integration background in both technical and managerial aspects of business with proven leadership capabilities and strong organizational and analytical skills on large-scale programs in support of Government and commercial organizations. 

During the last 20 years, Eddie has provided expertise and leadership in project and program management of development and acquisition programs for DoD and NASA, including long–term employment with large systems integrators such as Boeing, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), QinetiQ North America (QNA), and USfalcon, Inc. 

Mr. DeVore focuses on Geocent opportunities to grow existing work organically, through new business opportunities, by taking current Geocent capabilities to new customers, in nurturing and building strategic partnerships with our teammates, developing a broader set of prime and subcontractor contracting vehicles, and in adapting the capabilities we have today into enhanced capabilities and entering those new market segments.  Eddie’s role includes working with operations and corporate leadership on overall strategy and vision consistent with the company’s objectives. 

Mr. DeVore and his wife Melissa live in Athens, AL. In their spare time, they enjoy sports and recreational activities at their country home on Wheeler Lake with their family and friends, including their five children and eight grandchildren. 

Ms. Josie Delaune currently serves as the Vice President of Human Capital for Geocent and is responsible for the HR strategy and compliance of all Geocent employees. She leads the company in employee relations, training and development, succession planning, recruiting and retention, benefits, and payroll with a focus on maximizing the experience of every Geocent employee. Before joining Geocent, Ms. Delaune was a member of the HR team at Lockheed Martin and a graduate of Lockheed’s HR Leadership Development Program.

Ms. Delaune holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Education from Louisiana State University and Masters of Business Administration from Arizona State University. She maintains the designations of Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and Certified Professional (SHRM-CP). She is certified as a LEAN/Six Sigma Green Belt and EEAC Equal Opportunity Professional.

Ms. Delaune is a member of GNO, Inc’s NextGen Council and the Young Leadership Council (YLC). She is a member of both the national and local chapters of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). She is also the co-founder of COP NOLA, a workforce development project under the New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation. She was selected to the 2018 class of CityBusiness “Women of the Year”.

Ms. Torrie Hebert is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Geocent’s business units serving the technological and engineering needs of Geocent’s clients. In this capacity, she oversees project quality and timeliness

Prior to joining Geocent in 2010, Ms. Hebert served as the Deputy Contract Program Manager on a Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance contract under the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in New Orleans.   Ms. Hebert has over twenty-five years’ experience in the management and execution of information technology projects ranging from prototyping and development​ to system sustainment and reengineering. Ms. Hebert received her bachelor’s degree in computer science from Louisiana State University.

A native of New Orleans, Ms. Hebert serves on the board  of GNO, Inc. and is a volunteer and former board member of the New Orleans Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  She also volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House in New Orleans.

Mr. Keith Alphonso serves as Executive Director of Solutions Architecture for Geocent. Mr. Alphonso has successfully executed several major corporate initiatives including

• Driving the Geocent culture of innovation to achieve over 5 major innovation awards including multiple innovator of the year and best use of technology awards, Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Company of the year and the Tibbets Hall of Fame award.
• Implementing R/R&D initiatives within Geocent that advance the state of the art in LiDAR processing, complex data integration and visualization, cloud computing, Augmented and Virtual Reality and Internet of Things.
• Developing innovative solutions that have contributed over $80M to Geocent’s bottom line.

Mr. Alphonso graduated with his Masters in Computer Science from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1988, and began his involvement in complex scientific technology development began in 1989 at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Marine Science, where he developed wave-current modeling software. He worked on the NASA Technical Services contract for five years supporting the scientific systems group and received numerous awards and accolades for his contributions to the program. In 1995 Mr. Alphonso founded the consulting firm Nation Computer Services and he led that company’s 1999 merger with Diamond Data Systems (DDS); DDS and Prescient merged to form Geocent in 2008.

Mr. Alphonso has served in numerous consulting roles on highly technical scientific projects. These projects include developing supercomputer models, developing sophisticated visualization software for meteorological and oceanographic data, and work on complex Internet and Web-based systems for both commercial and federal customers. Mr. Alphonso brought this capability to Geocent and has built an organization around them. As CTO, he continues to advance Geocent’s capabilities and product offerings.

Dr. Subhayu Sen currently serves as the Executive Director for Research and Development for Geocent. He provides technical supervision to a team of Boeing Materials and Process engineers on all aspects of material selection, process development, and qualification for the Space Launch System (SLS) Core and Upper Stage. He serves on the Boeing Additive Manufacturing Implementation Board overseeing all Additive parts being implemented as part of SLS.

Some of Dr. Sen’ s recent honors include:

• Pride of Boeing, 2016
• NASA Tech Brief Certificate, 2014
• NASA’s Group Achievement Award, 2010
• Performance Excellence, BAE Systems Chairman Award, 2005
• NASA Group Achievement Award, 2004

Dr. Sen has 20 years hands-on and leadership experience in conducting funded material science investigations. He has been selected as lead experimentalist and project scientist for space shuttle and international space station experiments. He’s been awarded several NASA Special Studies projects to develop multifunctional materials for deep space radiation risk mitigation and net shaped aluminum component fabrication for weight reduction in SLS core stage.

He has successfully designed, developed and validated flight hardware for on-orbit operations. Led a process development and test team to optimize process variables for Ares 1 solid rocket booster nozzle fabrication. Dr. Sen has an excellent track record for developing scientific proposals and executing funded research including SBIRs and Microgravity Science.

Dr. Sen received his Ph.D. and M.S in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the University of Alabama and his B.S in Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.  He has authored over 50 publications in international referred journals, and he was inducted as BAE SYSTEMS worldwide Fellow, an honor extended to less than 1% of its employees.

Mr. Brett Camet currently serves as the Vice President of Business Development for Geocent. He focuses on the company’s business development initiatives with an emphasis on capturing new strategic markets and managing the overall growth efforts of the organization.

With over 25 years​ of business development experience, Mr. Camet develops and manages key relationships with all management levels in federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security; Veterans Affairs; Naval Information Warfare Centers (NIWC) Atlantic and Pacific; the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Finance Center (NFC); and the Marine Force Reserves. He assists in the development of strategic industry partnerships; manages and reviews business development efforts of Geocent consultants; and focuses on short term and long term strategic growth and capture management for the company. His efforts have resulted in opening key markets and offices in Charleston, SC in support of the Navy and 2 offices in DC in support of Homeland Security.

Mr. Camet is a University of New Orleans graduate with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He is an active member in the business and information technology community both locally in New Orleans and in other markets such as Washington, DC and Charleston, SC. He belongs to the Louisiana Technology Council; the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Bayou Chapter; the AFCEA Low Country; the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce; the Local Project Management Association; the New Orleans Procurement Technical Assistance Center; the Charleston Defense Contractor Association; and the Gulf Coast Government Contractor Association.

Mr. Camet has stayed informed in his field through participating in technical related seminars and training as well as business development and leadership programs including Management by Strengths Leadership; Sandler Sales Training; Sandler Management Training; and Shipley Proposal and Capture Management Training. He has also benefited by engaging in motivational seminars by Peter Lowe, Anthony Robbins, and Jim Rohn, and enjoys challenging himself, his peers and others throughout the organization to keep ahead of the curve. ​

Mr. Jared M. Ladner serves as Chief Architect and Technical Director for Geocent’s Mission Solutions & Services Business Unit. As Chief Architect, Mr. Ladner has been responsible for working closely with DoD and Federal clients to identify, develop and demonstrate multi-domain technologies and concepts that address high-priority DoD, Federal, and warfighting needs. Mr. Ladner works closely with Geocent personnel and team members to lead them in implementing quality, solution–oriented, open architecture systems. Mr. Ladner supports DoD and Federal clients including Navy, Naval Information Warfare Centers (NIWC), US Marine Corps, Joint Staff, NASA, Department of Homeland Security including the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), FEMA, and USCIS. Mr. Ladner is responsible for ensuring Geocent solutions follow Open Architecture design principals and utilize industry standard methodologies including DevSecOps and full automation.  

Mr. Ladner is a graduate of Southern Mississippi University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science received in 2004. He is certified in DoDAF Enterprise Architecture from California State University in association with the FEAC Institute. Mr. Ladner has 14 years of experience in software web-based development, design, agile process, and leading teams to develop web–based software for the DoD and Federal clients.  

Cale Husted serves as Executive Director at Geocent.  Mr. Husted is responsible for the oversight, execution, and growth of all IT projects under the Mission Solutions and Services (MSS) Business Unit. Mr. Husted works closely with Geocent’s Portfolio leads, Program and Project Managers, and Geocent Business Development Group to ensure Geocent is providing cutting edge, industry best practice solutions with a focus to align with Geocent’s strategic plan, goals, and values.  He has 15 years of experience in program and project management in both private and federal sectors. 

Mr. Husted graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting.  He began his career as Senior Financial Analyst at KB Home, a Fortune 500 Company.  From there, he joined Sauer-Danfoss as a Senior Analyst for the global Accounting team and later joined SAIC (now Leidos) as a Program Analyst, starting his work with the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Additionally, Mr. Husted holds his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. 

Mr. Husted is involved in various aspects of the community and is active in the following organizations: Project Management Institute (PMI) – Greater New Orleans Chapter and the Clemson Alumni Association – New Orleans chapter.