“Octo Consulting Group (Octo), a premier next-generation IT Federal services provider, today announced the hires of Simon Godwin as Vice President of Federal Civilian programs and Craig Summers as Vice President focusing on commerce accounts.” “Both Simon and Craig have extensive experience within the public sector, which aligns perfectly with Octo’s goal of developing solutions that meet the rapidly changing modernization needs of agencies,” said Mehul Sanghani, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Octo. “These additions are further evidence that Octo is focused on providing our civilian government clients with a fresh perspective on IT strategies, which will enable agencies to take a massive leap forward with emerging technologies and better achieve their mission goals.” “Simon Godwin joins Octo with a proven track record of success, having held a variety of leadership positions with an operational and technical focus including providing Agile, DevOps, software development as well as IT operations and management services for civilian customers.” “Godwin received his BS degree in Applied Physics from the University of Delaware and an MS degree in Computer Science from George Mason University. He has held lead roles on a variety of mission critical civilian programs including in the engineering and development of the ePassport and Passport Card for the State Department.” “Craig Summers joins Octo with 25 years of experience in strategic leadership, having held senior leadership positions at several companies serving the government community including CollabraLink Technologies, where he was Vice President of Technology, and positions at the same level at MAXIMUS Federal, Acentia LLC, and 2020 Company, LLC.” “With its wide range of transformative IT solutions, Octo presents a unique opportunity for Commerce clients to jump ahead and experience true modernization,” said Summers. “Octo is at the forefront of the IT revolution hitting the Federal government and I look forward to contributing my part to further the company’s positive momentum, growth and operations with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and all of our valued commerce accounts.” Read the full press release here. Source:  Octo Consulting Group Names Two New Vice Presidents to Lead Its Civilian and Commerce Divisions – July 26, 2018. Octoconsulting.com.