The Washington, D.C., office of international architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm Leo A Daly welcomes Carl F.X. Gentilcore, P.E., as market sector leader for federal programs.
Gentilcore will be responsible for identifying, developing and managing client relations with key federal government agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, the General Services Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Most recently, Gentilcore served as vice president of the government sector for PSI, Herndon, Va., where he led a business team pursuing major projects nationwide, as well as engineering, environmental and construction contracts with various military and federal agencies.
Previously, he was business development manager with Akima Construction Services, Laurel, Md., an Alaska Native Corporation focusing on design-build and energy-efficiency projects for federal and DoD clients.
Gentilcore also owned his own professional consulting firm, Gentilcore & Associates, Bethesda, Md., where he assisted clients in gathering market intelligence and pursuing engineering and construction contracts. His clients included Battelle, Coastal Environmental, Erdman Anthony, EQM, Hirani Engineering, ICF International and SAIC. +
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