Harris CapRock Leadership Team
Corporate Management
Tom Eaton, President
As President, Mr. Eaton is responsible for implementing Harris CapRock’s strategic goals and objectives and driving the growth of its core business. Prior to this role, he served as Global Operations Officer, where he was responsible for all aspects of service delivery on a global basis and for ensuring the highest quality customer experience.
Before that role, he also served as President of the company’s Government Solutions business for three years. Mr. Eaton has previously held various leadership roles within the international satellite, government, and telecommunications sectors. Prior to joining CapRock, he was appointed to create and became President of G2 Satellite Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PanAmSat, providing communications solutions to the U.S. and other governments; and he held the position of EVP of PanAmSat’s global sales and marketing. Preceding PanAmSat, Mr. Eaton headed Intelsat's global sales and customer support organization. Mr. Eaton was also a co-founder and Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Integrated Network Services, Inc. and Director of Marketing for Sprint Communication Corp.'s Video Services Division. Mr. Eaton holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Mercer University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia.
Andrew Lucas, Global Operations Officer
As Global Operations Officer, Andrew Lucas is responsible for overseeing the operation and deployment of the business’ global satellite and terrestrial network infrastructure. He plays a key role in leading Harris CapRock’s global network operations, customer support centers, field services, and regional operations internationally. Prior to this, he served as Business Manager for Schlumberger Global Connectivity Services (GCS) until its acquisition by Harris Corporation in 2011. While with GCS, Mr. Lucas was instrumental in driving the business forward, delivering increased revenue, profitability and service quality through focus on business efficiency, method and structure. Mr. Lucas has also held multiple positions with Data Marine Systems. Mr. Lucas has over 20 years experience in the satellite communications industry with significant focus on technical and operational capabilities.
Jason Juranek, Strategic Growth Officer
Jason Juranek serves as the Strategic Growth Officer of Harris CapRock and is responsible for several areas including driving the strategic growth plan, strategic oversight of the completion of all integration activities, the Emerging Business Opportunities initiative, and the development of a robust Harris pull-through and Harris CapRock push-through strategy.
Prior to holding the position as Strategic Growth Officer, Mr. Juranek served as Vice President of Finance and Treasury for former CapRock’s government solutions business. He has also held senior leadership roles with Vangent, Inc, General Dynamics and DynCorp. Mr. Juranek earned his Executive MBA from George Washington University in Washington, DC and also holds a bachelor’s in Business Management and MS in Accounting.
Alan Aronowitz, Vice President and General Counsel
As Vice President and General Counsel, Alan Aronowitz serves as Harris CapRock's corporate compliance officer responsible for all legal matters involving the company.
Mr. Aronowitz most recently served as Vice President and General Counsel of a global business unit of a multinational diversified energy services company, headquartered in Houston, where he was responsible for all legal matters, with particular emphasis on international, corporate and commercial transactions. Additionally, Mr. Aronowitz has served as the Assistant City Attorney for the City of Houston and as an attorney for Locke Liddell Sapp LLP, a law firm with over 400 attorneys, where he specialized in real estate, corporate, banking, and commercial finance transactions.
Mr. Aronowitz received his Juris Doctorate degree with honors from the University of Houston Law Center and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance with honors from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Aronowitz is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Doug Shorter, Vice President, Global IT Services
Doug Shorter serves as Vice President of Global IT Services for Harris CapRock where he is responsible for establishing the foundation and strategic IT vision for both infrastructure and applications across the business.
Prior to holding this position, Mr. Shorter spent 27 years with Harris Corporation as a vice president providing various levels of technical and management leadership in managed IT services, products and solutions to government and commercial customers. In his experience with Harris, Mr. Shorter assumed VP Patriot program responsibilities in 2006 for a 10 year, $1 B program responsible for communication and IT support services worldwide and in 2002, implemented a new business area within Harris providing IT engineering and technical services to a variety of government customers including the NRO, NGA, NSA and DISA.
Mr. Shorter has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from The Citadel and a master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of South Carolina. Additionally, he has completed various leadership and management programs and has been recognized with several awards of outstanding performance.
Kevin Callaghan, Controller
As Controller for Harris CapRock, Kevin Callaghan serves as the organization’s financial leader, responsible for managing all facets of its financial structure and processes. Mr. Callaghan oversees accounting records and financial reports, internal control programs (SOX), tax and treasury requirements, and internal and external audits. Mr. Callaghan also serves as a Business Standards Advisor (BSA) for Harris CapRock.
Prior to holding this position, Mr. Callaghan served as the Controller for Division Operations in Harris Corporation’s Government Communications Systems Division. In his 30 years with Harris, Mr. Callaghan has held various management and Controller roles at corporate headquarters, the government business and in commercial telecommunications businesses. This includes significant international experience and being an integral part of new business acquisitions, serving as financial integration lead. As a key player in new business growth, Mr. Callaghan’s career within Harris has taken him across the U.S. and Canada to take on roles to integrate and support new business units.
Mr. Callaghan holds a BS in Accounting from St. Francis College in Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Central Florida. Mr. Callaghan is a Certified Public Accountant and an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Marian Cacciatore, Vice President, Human Resources
Marian Cacciatore serves as Vice President of Human Resources for Harris CapRock. In this role, Ms. Cacciatore is responsible for leading the global Human Resources team as well as all aspects of the organization’s integrated talent management program, including talent acquisition and planning, leadership development, training, performance management and career planning, and employee relations.
Ms. Cacciatore has more than 20 years of experience in Human Resources. Previously, she held roles of increasing leadership and responsibility within Harris’ Government Communications Systems business. Prior to joining Harris, Marian gained extensive Human Resources and operational experience in a variety of industries, including financial services, utilities, philanthropy and higher education.
Ms. Cacciatore holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of South Florida and a MA in Human Resources from Rollins College. She also achieved her Master Certified Coach designation from the International Coaching Federation upon completing the Executive Coaching Program at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Vertical Industry Presidents
Keith Johnson, President, Energy Solutions
Keith Johnson serves as President of Global Energy Solutions where he is responsible for leading the strategy, growth and direction of the business’ Energy team. Prior to its acquisition by Harris Corporation, Mr. Johnson served as CapRock Communications’ Senior Vice President of Global Customer Support and as Vice President of Global Corporate Development.
Mr. Johnson has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining CapRock, Mr. Johnson founded and served as President for Transworld Telecom Systems Inc., a company focused on providing systems integration projects to the energy, telecommunication, and government markets. After much success, CapRock acquired Transworld Telecom and as a result Mr. Johnson served as CapRock's General Manager of Systems Integration. Mr. Johnson also held the positions of Executive Vice President for CapRock, where he was responsible for providing strategic planning, sales, and direction for the company and additionally served on the Board of Directors during its IPO launch on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.
Mr. Johnson attended Texas A&M University and Houston Baptist University, and holds a Bachelor of Science degrees in both Marketing and Business Management.
David Myers, President, Government Solutions
As President of Government Solutions, David Myers oversees the direction and growth of the business, which focuses exclusively on serving military and federal civilian agencies. With broad experience across both business and technical roles, Mr. Myers has been responsible for the launch of several ground breaking products in the satellite communications industry.
Prior to this role, he served as EVP & General Manager for the government team, where he led the development of CommandAccess™, the industry’s first military-grade satellite subscription service incorporating commercial X-band satellites. During his tenure at Spacenet Inc., where he served as SVP of Marketing & Corporate Development, Mr. Myers launched a number of product lines including Connexstar™, a first of its kind “off-the-shelf” broadband satellite service exclusively for enterprise clients. He also led the development of Spacenet’s first nationwide carrier-class VoIP telephone service, as well as the ION™ series of ruggedized rapidly deployable satellite equipment systems.
Mr. Myers holds an MBA in Technology Marketing from Rice University, a Master of Science in Telecommunications from Madison University and undergraduate degrees in business and international relations from Southern Methodist University.
Rick Simonian, President, Maritime Solutions
Richard Simonian is President of the Maritime Solutions business unit within Harris CapRock. His group specializes in managed communication systems and services for the global commercial maritime community and provides deep-ocean buoy communication systems and subsea engineering. He has driven numerous acquisition activities to grow the managed satellite services market for Harris.
Mr. Simonian was previously responsible for pursuit and program execution for the Department of Homeland Security and other Civil agencies with emphasis on the US Coast Guard. Mr. Simonian also served as Vice President of Engineering at Harris, overseeing 1000 system, software, and support engineers. His business area provided U.S. Government agencies with large, complex communication and information processing systems for various uses. He led the achievement of SEI CMM Level 4 within the Division. He has extensive background in program management and engineering processes, research and development planning, and management of information technology advances.
A Harris employee since 1985, Mr. Simonian has held various positions of increasing responsibility in program management, systems engineering, software engineering, engineering processes, and executive management. Mr. Simonian holds a M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Florida College of Engineering and a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the Ohio State University.
Regional General Managers
David A. Cavossa, Vice President and General Manager, Government Solutions
As Vice President and General Manager, David Cavossa oversees all government sales, business development, strategic planning, and space segment management. Mr. Cavossa is also responsible for leading all customer program teams and coordinating government affairs activities. With over a decade in the industry, Mr. Cavossa has extensive experience supporting the government community in both the public and private sectors.
Prior to joining CapRock, Mr. Cavossa spent six years at the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) where he led the organization as executive director. During his tenure at SIA, Mr. Cavossa was the chief advocate for the commercial satellite industry and responsible for coordinating education, outreach, regulatory and legislative strategies on a broad range of issues including; homeland security, defense, trade, export controls, space transportation, broadband, and the protection, planning, and acquisition of commercial SATCOM by the U.S. Government. Mr. Cavossa now sits on SIA's Board of Director's and is a past chairman. As one of the satellite industry's leaders, he focused the efforts of the association on educating the public, the press, policy-makers, and government on the critical role satellites play in our national, economic, and homeland security. Before joining SIA, Mr. Cavossa worked at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. in the offices of external relations and legislative affairs.
Mr. Cavossa earned a master's degree in science, technology and public policy from The George Washington University Space Policy Institute as a Space Policy Fellow. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree in physics/astronomy and political science from Wheaton College, in Norton MA.
Eduardo Correa, Vice President and General Manager, EMEA
Eduardo Correa serves as Vice President and Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is responsible for the business' operations within these regions as well as its Aberdeen teleport facilities, where he is based.
Mr. Correa has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining the organization, Mr. Correa held multiple management positions within the oil and gas industry involving engineering, project management and operations management of telecommunications and infrastructure solutions. He has led the deployment and commissioning of major telecommunication solutions and services for operations branches, LNG plants and offshore platforms. Most recently, Mr. Correa served as the Angola operations manager for a major oilfield services company, where he was responsible for the Reservoir Software, Information Management and Infrastructure Services departments, serving local and international operators in the region.
Mr. Correa holds an HND in Applied Physics and Electronics from The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Ron Wagnon, Vice President and General Manager, Americas
Ron Wagnon serves as Vice President and General Manager of North America for Harris CapRock. Mr. Wagnon is responsible for driving revenue growth, consistent service delivery, project management and customer care within North America. Previously, Mr. Wagnon served as Global Business Development Executive for the Gulf of Mexico Region where he was responsible for growing the company’s market share and surpassing revenue goals by meeting energy customers’ communication requirements on a global basis.
Over the course of 19 years, Mr. Wagnon has held a variety of managerial and sales positions in the telecommunications sector, while developing a thorough understanding of customers’ requirements. He has been a member of the CapRock team since 1997, managing relationships with key customers such as Diamond, Transocean, and Pride.
Mr. Wagnon graduated with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M.