Mr. Karton joined Systalex in 2004 as its Chief Financial Officer and was named the Chief Operating Officer in 2007 as well. He assumed the role of acting-CEO in 2013 until the Company’s sale in 2022. He has more than 40 years of financial experience in the IT and aerospace sectors with government contractors both large and small. Previous positions include 13 years with Computer Technology Associates, Inc. (CTA) serving as Corporate Controller, Vice President of Business Operations and finally as Vice President and CFO of CTA Government Systems, Inc. He began his career at Lockheed Martin Corporation (then Martin Marietta). Mr. Karton has also served on several Boards for various technology companies in the federal market. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and an MBA and has completed additional post-graduate work in accounting, statistics and federal procurement. He is also an adjunct professor in the Business and Economics Department at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD and has been an invited speaker at SBA conferences and federal procurement forums in the DC area, Delaware and Colorado.