Retired Air Force Brigadier General to Join Ranks

Reston, VA, May 15, 2012 — Blue Canopy announced today the addition of a new partner, retired Brigadier General Michael Lee, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) to the National Security Team. His primary focus will be bringing Blue Canopy’s capabilities in cyber security, program management, and system architecture to DoD and Intelligence Community customers.

Of the move to Blue Canopy, General Lee said “what excites me about Blue Canopy is its wonderful reputation with its customers, who are always pleased with its innovative solutions, mission execution and agility. It reminds me of being back in the front seat of an F-15, where I can control the outcomes in the context of the overall mission.”

Prior to joining Blue Canopy, General Lee worked with both General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin. He retired from the United States Air Force after a 31 year career. He has served as the military executive at the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), which later became the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). He is a recipient of the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for revolutionizing intelligence support to active duty troops. He has also received the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the Bronze Star.

General Lee sits on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Geospatial-Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) and is a Founding Member of the Washington Cyber Roundtable. He is a Federal Computer Week ‘Fed 100’ award winner in recognition of his leadership in the Federal IT marketplace. He frequently speaks on the integration of GEOINT and Full Motion Video and the Integration of Intelligence Systems.

Founded in 2001, Blue Canopy Group is a woman-owned small business headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It is known for its exceptional quality execution, innovative solutions, and industry experience. Blue Canopy, as well as its wholly-owned subsidiary BC Fed Group, delivers information security, technology integration, system engineering, program management, specialized training,  and IT enterprise performance management services to Federal clients and Fortune 1000 companies as well as National Security initiatives for the DoD and Intelligence Community. Blue Canopy ranked in the highest customer satisfaction percentile by Dun & Bradstreet, was recognized by Gartner for industry-leading IT management, and rated Outstanding on a recent GSA IT 70 audit.

Contact:
Bradley Schwartz, CEO
Blue Canopy Group, LLC
11091 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 777
Reston, Virginia 20190
P: (703) 896-4000
www.bluecanopy.com