About Us

We’re not your typical federal integrator, development, and engineering firm. You could call us entrepreneurial geeks who are passionate about designing and delivering effective and efficient services and solutions to better serve our country. Money is great (we are for-profit!), but mission comes first.

From mitigating supply chain problems to designing innovative software to support mission intelligence to figure out how best to share information across your organization, we exist to figure out ways to make your IT solutions and services run better, faster, and more securely. That requires a strong dose of problem-solving spirit, the willingness to look at things in new ways, and the wisdom to design realistic solutions.

Executive Leadership

Jay Dinsick

Co-Founder and CEO

As the CEO and President of DAn Solutions, Jay is responsible for our corporate vision, managing extensive industry and government relationships, and building our reputation for delivering solutions for hard problems. Jay worked on large federal integration programs at Accenture before co-founding DAn Solutions, supporting NASA and DIA. With 18+ years of experience serving the federal government, an M.S. in Computer Science with specialization in Cyber Security, and a certified PMP. Jay is an expert in SharePoint, IT automation, Service Management and IT infrastructure engineering. Jay designs and delivers mission-driven technical services and solutions and oversees the company’s Quality Program for Technology.

Because we’re more than our jobs: Outside of work, Jay loves Miami, Las Vegas, and Red Bull.

Larry An

Chief Financial Officer

As DAn’s CFO, Larry oversees the company’s corporate financial planning and execution. Larry is a seasoned Small Business professional and Certified Public Accountant with expertise in Federal/State Taxation and more than a decade of experience working with large Commercial and Federal Government Clients. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2007, he co-founded and chaired DAn Solutions as Chief Executive Officer, with the goal of bringing new and innovative technologies to Federal Government and Commercial Clients spanning a variety of industries.

Because we’re more than our jobs: Larry is a phenomenal cook with a special gift for identifying the best restaurants in any town, and the best items on the menu.

Rodney Lewis

Executive Vice President

Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 30 years of Information Technology experience to include 14 years as an executive leader of large transformative Department of Defense (DoD) Information Technology (IT) programs within the Intelligence Community (IC); reputation for managing large complex IT programs that deliver, sustain, and enhance enterprise level Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) and IT infrastructure engineering and operations solutions utilizing industry best practices such as PMBOK, ITIL, and Agile; ability to inspire and focus diverse teams to deliver high value products and services; trusted Advisor leading organizational change, new IT tool/business process adoption, and Continual Service Improvement to help achieve Return on Investment (ROI); manage all aspects of multi-million dollar contracts to include cost forecasting, financial management, and staffing; lead and participate in Business Development and Marketing activities such as executing Teaming Agreements, managing proposals, authoring/leading white Papers, and leading systems prototyping efforts.

Jeff Jaxel

Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Jaxel has over forty years of technical experience, including over thirty years of Information Technology (IT) infrastructure operations, integration, engineering, and CND experience gained at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). He also has over ten years of TEMPEST engineering experience achieved during the early portion of his career. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer of DAn Solutions, Inc., and assumed this position after his retirement from the government.

Corporate Management

Capability Leadership

Michael Barnes

Knowledge Engineering (Senior Enterprise CKM)

Michael is a certified PMP project manager and Certified Knowledge Manager (CKM) who provides Knowledge consultation and SharePoint technology services to DAN Solution's customers. He has 23 years of IT federal government contracting experience solely in the DOD/IC realm. His professional career began as a Level 1 helpdesk technician at the Pentagon where he quickly climbed the ranks to network engineer, senior systems engineer and wireless messaging expert before getting his PMP and stepping into management roles. His passion for KM began in 2011 and he has focused his job interests towards creating custom applications that support his customers' business process automation, optimization and transparency. He specializes in SharePoint and training and is a member of the SharePoint Users Group DC (SUGDC) and a regular presenter at SharePoint Saturday conferences.

Because we’re more than our jobs: Mike is an avid skier and gets to indulge his passion regularly in Colorado.

Kelly Nietubyc

Knowledge Engineering (Senior Mission KM)

Kelly is a Knowledge Management/SharePoint Consultant providing direct support to key mission partners in the Intelligence Community (IC). Kelly is a veteran of the US Navy, where she got her start in the IC as a signals intelligence analyst. She has 14 years of experience as an IT professional; 6 of which have been focused on KM and SharePoint customization. The best part of the job for Kelly is meeting new people with unique problems and building solutions to empower them.

Joseph Dunn

Mission Services (Senior Knowledge Manager / Trainer)

Joe got his start in web-based knowledge management decades ago writing basic HTML 1.0 pages for the U.S. Navy. He spent 20 years as a Navy linguist and instructor, working all over the world in cryptology and intelligence. In 2012, he traded in the planes and ships for a career in knowledge management for the DOD/IC. He still managed to keep traveling the world, however, providing IT solutions to U.S. forces and their allies. Now, he's fused his background in intelligence, training, and human resources in ways to create responsive, useful intranet solutions where people enjoy working smarter. He is one of the organizers of the SharePoint Users Group DC (SUG DC) and a frequent speaker at SharePoint Saturdays up and down the East Coast.

Because we’re more than our jobs: Joe is an aspiring science fiction writer, although unpublished (for now).