Gary Petrakes

Gary Petrakes has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Gary currently works as a Senior Software Engineer at Ace Info Solutions LLC, a position they started in June 2021. Prior to this, Gary held the role of Consultant at the US Forest Service, where they were a senior team member contributing to critical path projects for the USDA and Forest Service. From 2001 to 2021, they served as the President of GPTI, overseeing day-to-day management and business development, including sales calls, presentations, and developing proposals in response to federal and state RFPs. Before that, they worked as a Senior Systems Engineer at TranTech, Inc., where they performed Rapid Application Life Cycle Development and created an Enterprise ERD model for the AHRQ. From 1996 to 2000, Gary was a Senior Systems Engineer at EER, serving as an application developer/team lead for the Enforce system on the INS ITP account. Gary also worked as a Programmer/Analyst at Altis Federal Systems, Inc. and as a Senior Programmer at Computer Data Systems, Inc., where they led projects on the INS contract. Gary's roles have involved working with various platforms and databases, including Oracle and IBM AIX RS-6000.

Gary Petrakes has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Gary also has a Bachelor of Science in Information Science from the University of Maryland Global Campus. No specific start or end dates were provided for their education at either institution.