Rocky Cintron
President and Chairman of the Board
When Rocky started Force 3 twenty years ago, he had a simple vision: create a great technology company that employed people who were passionate, innovative and excited to come to work each day. With the words, “develop people, power innovation, 100% customer success” echoing through the hallways, Cintron started Force 3 as a PC and networking reseller, and gradually evolved the company into the $340 million engineering and solutions innovator that it is known to be today.
Rocky has been nationally recognized for his entrepreneurship, innovative employee training programs and his ability to steer the company on a constant growth path while adapting to changing industry trends.
Rocky is a member of the CEO Project and serves as a member of the Cisco Executive Exchange. He received his bachelor’s in business and marketing from the University of Maryland and is married with three children.
Jim Bird
Vice Chairman
Jim graduated from college in 1972 after earning a B.A. in Liberal Arts. Seeking more challenging fields of study, he continued his education, attending the University of Minnesota, George Washington University and American University before pursuing the world of Computer Programming. He worked for several companies including Control Data and eventually landed with Cintronix where he met Rocky Cintron, now Force 3′s CEO. In 1991, Jim and Rocky founded Force 3, Inc. Over the years, utilizing his varied background, Jim has fulfilled many roles, from primary engineer to COO. Currently, he serves as Vice Chairman, heading the Force 3 Foundation.
Les Trachtman
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Trachtman currently serves as Force 3’s Chief Executive Officer. He came to the company in September 2008 and originally served as Chief Strategy Officer. Mr. Trachtman has three decades of entrepreneurial experience in the technology industry. Les has previously served as CEO of several different technology companies including Transcentive and e-OneHundred Group. Prior to these ventures, he spearheaded corporate development for Progress Software and Hyperion Software.
Les currently serves on the board of directors of The Metro Group and Aztech Technologies and is the Entrepreneur in Residence at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Union College and both a JD and an MBA from Emory University. Mr. Trachtman is a frequent lecturer at colleges and universities and is the author of “The Inside Trac,” a blog that details the life of a senior level executive as he balances strategy and developing great people with building scalable and lasting enterprises. Les is married with two children.
Mike Greaney
Chief Revenue Officer
Michael Greaney joined Force 3 in August 2009 as a 26-year technology industry executive. Mike is currently the Chief Revenue Officer, overseeing all Force 3 sales verticals . He has held executive positions in both public and private companies and has experience in a variety of aspects of business management, with particular emphasis on IT sales and sales management. Mike received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland and his Masters of Administrative Sciences from Johns Hopkins University. He is involved in various industry associations, including AFCEA, and is a proud member of the University of Maryland Terrapin Club. Mike currently lives in Laytonsville, Maryland, with his wife and three children.
Chris Knotts
Chief Technology Officer
Chris Knotts is the Chief Technology Officer at Force 3, leading the company’s product and solutions development initiatives. He returned to Force 3 in 2006 to help craft the company’s intellectual property strategy with a focus on unique solutions that solve customer’s business issues. Prior to Force 3, Mr. Knotts was the Director of Government Sales & Marketing at TCS (NASDAQ:TSYS) where he had responsibility for sales, product management, branding activities, and product strategy for the company’s Government business unit. Over the past 18 years, Mr. Knotts has served the industry in various technical, executive, and advisory roles. He served as a wireless technologist with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) at the Pentagon and holds multiple patents on text messaging technology.
Sudhir Verma
Chief Services Officer
Sudhir Verma joined Force 3 in September 2009 and is the Chief Services Officer. Under Sudhir’s leadership, his team focuses on developing and delivering solutions across four Technology Practices to assist our customers in meeting their mission requirements. The Consulting Services group provides pre-sales, post-sales and managed services across Security, Communication and Collaboration, Borderless Networks and Data Center practices. Sudhir has over 15 years of IT consulting experience at all organizational levels, from Sales and delivery to leading a consulting organization in federal as well as commercial space.
Prior to joining Force 3, Sudhir led the Data Center Transformation practice at HP where his focus was developing Data Center practice by bringing value added solutions to the customers. He also had a short tenure at EMC Federal, where he focused on consulting opportunities. Sudhir has been successful in developing strong customer relationships while improving information technology capabilities through innovation and transformation.
