Signal - February 2017

AFCEA Europe named Maj. Gen. Erich Staudacher, GEAF (Ret.), its new general manager. He joined AFCEA in 2009 and has served as president of the Bonn E.V.

Chapter since 2011.

Gen. Staudacher recently retired from
the German Armed Forces after 42 years
of military service. He served in combat
missions based in Italy and Uzbekistan,
commanded the Technical Group of FBW No. 32 at Lechfeld
Air Base from 1994 to 1996 in southern Germany and served
as deputy commander of the Armed Forces Support Com-
mand in western Germany.

In addition to his command assignments, Gen. Staudacher has held a variety of senior leadership positions, including the military assistant to the director of the joint armed forces staff at the Ministry of Defense; the military adviser to the ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations; and the director of the German Air Force headquarters in Berlin and Cologne.

The general holds a master’s degree in aeronautical and space technology from Bundeswehr University Munich and a bachelor’s degree in economics from FernUniversität Hagen.

New Corporate
Members

Listed below are the latest organizations to become corporate members of AFCEA International. A capabilities statement for each new member will be published in this issue or in the future. A complete list of corporate members is available online at www.afcea.org/ membership/corporate/corporates.jsp.

AccessData Ace Electronics Defense Systems ARMA Global ARTi Inc.

Atlas Technologies Inc.

Bryant Solutions CLS America Inc.

David T. Scott & Associates LLC Federal Data Systems General Dynamics Mediaware General Micro Systems Inc.

Global Access Supply Inc.

Global Technology Corporation goTenna Hawaii Technical Representatives Inc. IPT Associates LLC Kapsuun Group LLC Lirex BG P&J Robinson Corporation Patton Consulting Group LLC Risk Mitigation Consulting Inc. S2Alliance Thomas Edison State University United Data Technologies

Linda Tanzo-Alvarado
SAN DIEGO CHAPTER

Linda Tanzo-Alvarado joined the San Diego Chapter a year ago. Since then, she has taken on the duties of deputy for publicity, becoming an active member of the chapter’s Executive Committee. Her two-year tenure began last summer.

Alvarado has embraced her role and has been instrumental in coordinating registration and attendance for all chapter events. Her willingness to assist in all aspects of chapter operations, no matter how large or small, has contributed greatly to the chapter’s success and reputation.

Alvarado’s experience in information and operations management at Systems Technology Forum Ltd. is an asset to the chapter. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business management and her project management certificate from the University of Phoenix. She is also a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, certified by Villanova University. Six Sigma is a methodology used to improve business processes with statistical analysis rather than guesswork.