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Dobbs Defense Solutions, LLC, mostly known as D2S, is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). D2S is registered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Enterprise Center. The company is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, among other federal contractors supporting a myriad of information technology and cybersecurity programs.
D2S contract classifications include:
Dobbs Defense Solutions, LLC is an 8(a) certified Minority Owned Business, Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small business (EDWOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), and SDVOSB.
Our executives and employees have more than 35 years of proven experience in information technology (IT), cybersecurity, business intelligence (BI), and project/program management (PM). D2S focuses on delivering IT, BI, cybersecurity, and PM capabilities by employing professional services with exceptional results.
To deliver mission-centric IT, Cyber, and data analytics solutions for our government and commercial clients through the convergence of automation, innovation, training, and education.
To deliver a high-quality IT, cybersecurity, and data analytics solutions through proven and innovative methods.
Lena Stewart is the Chief Human Resource Officer at Dobbs Defense Solutions, LLC. She has been an integral member of Dobbs Defense Senior Executive Leadership Team since joining in 2019. Lena provides oversight of the day-to-day administration and operations of Dobbs Defense Solutions office functions.
Lena brings to the Dobbs team over 17 years of experience in the corporate, state and local market sectors. Prior to joining Dobbs Defense Solutions, Lena resided in Jacksonville, FL where she was employed for nine years in financial services and federal student aid at Florida State College at Jacksonville. She spent six years providing administrative and financial management support in the public school system in Norfolk, VA, and two years in the destination management industry, and investments and insurance management in Newport, RI.
Lena currently holds various degrees, and certificates in Business and Accounting Technology from Florida State College at Jacksonville, and also project management from Syracuse University, NY.
Brett is a decorated U.S. Naval Air veteran with over 20 years of experience. He held several management positions in Maritime Patrol Squadron departments—such roles include operations, training, safety NATOPS, and Certification Instructor, focusing on Mission Readiness. As a University Professor, he has taught courses in business and marketing.
Brett holds a Master’s Degree in Management from Cambridge College. He also received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Design from the University of Maryland.
Ms. LaToya C. Staten is currently the Human Resource Administrator for Dobbs Defense Solutions. In this role LaToya Staten leads our employee recruitment and retention programs, leadership development and industry engagement initiatives.
Prior to joining Dobbs, LaToya was Chief Strategy Officer of Connected2Tech LLC, a boutique technology workforce consulting firm. Her various engagements focused on developing and leading innovative cyber workforce training programs including apprenticeship readiness for opportunity youth and underrepresented populations.
Ms. Staten has led several initiatives focused on advancing public-private workforce and economic development opportunities in key industries such as cybersecurity, the “internet of things”, and innovation.
LaToya holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Michigan State University. She is a Certified Agile Scrum Master and has received additional certificates in Technology Entrepreneurship, Cybersecurity for Leaders, Small Business Consulting, and I.T. Service Management.
Pete Senholzi has more than forty years of hands-on, advanced technology business development, operational support and strategic planning experience and retains an extensive network in both the public and private customer sectors. This experience includes support to both government and large and small private sector organizations. For the past decade, Senholzi has directly contributed to over $1.5B dollars of new awards primarily in the DoD, Cybersecurity and Intelligence market sectors.
Senholzi holds both a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a master’s degree in business/marketing from Drexel University.
Cynthia Miller is a career professional who collectively served 44 years as a Human Capital professional at the National Security Agency (NSA), Office of the Director of National Security (ODNI) and the United States Navy. She retired from federal civilian government service in 2021 having served 17 years in a number of leadership roles at NSA and ODNI.
Selected as NSA’s Chief of Human Resources Group, she created an environment that shaped and enabled successful management, implementation and administration of all plans, policies, services, and programs associated with the entire NSA workforce (civilian, military, and seniors); strategies and design; employee services; recruitment and hiring; diversity; global services; and occupational health, environmental and safety services. These duties were expanded across the Intelligence Community & Department of Defense in her capacity as NSA’s Chief Human Capital Officer.
Ms. Miller is a 2008 graduate of the MIT’s Seminar XX1 – Foreign Relations and International Affairs Fellows Program. She has a BS in Business Administration from Savannah State University, Master’s degree in Business Management from Central Michigan University, and is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College with a master’s level equivalency in strategic planning.
Prior to joining NSA, Ms. Miller served 27 faithful years in the United States Navy as a Personnel/Human Resources Officer; she attained the rank of Captain (O6). Key assignments included major command, commanding officer, and executive officer.