Our Leadership
Leadership Bios
Mr. Ram N. Gupta, President/CEO
Ram N. Gupta is the President and CEO of Future Technologies, Inc. (FTI). He founded FTI in 1992. As President and CEO of FTI he has managed the company’s growth from a start-up firm of one employee to one with approximately 180 employees and annual revenues of about $18 million. Mr. Gupta has a M.S. in Business from Kurukshetra University, an MBA from George Mason University.
Tim Graham, Vice President
Timothy L. “Tim” Graham, Vice President for Future Technologies, Inc. (FTI), has over 25 years of military and senior technical management experience and is responsible for information technology and engineering pursuits of FTI, and oversees the company’s Program Management Office. As Vice President, he is leading FTI’s efforts to realize Software Engineering Institute – Capability Maturity Model Integrated (SEI-CMMI) level III. Tim has a BS/MS in Mathematics.
Robert (Bob) Debold, Director Business Development and Strategic Programs
Mr. Debold oversees the Proposal Development Process while providing overall Business Development and specific Capture Management for FTI. He has over 30 years of specialized experience in Information Technology, Knowledge Management, Federal Sales Support, Major Program Account Management, Business Development, and Marketing in both government and commercial venues. At Honeywell he instantiated an Account Technical Management (ATM) operations support group that implemented TQM in support of the entire business base of the Federal Division. He has served in various senior management capacities for Honeywell Federal Systems, HFSI Bull, Areawide Security Services, and Primus Knowledge Solutions. Mr. Debold’s experiences include bottom-line business development in diverse environments, which include an IPO start-up enterprise, as well as in the global and Federal high-tech information systems services. He began his career as a secondary school educator, has a BS in Mathematics from Providence College and has a Masters in Organizational Management (MAOM) from the University of Phoenix.
LTG (Ret). William P. Tangney, Senior Vice President, Intelligence
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Bill Tangney is FTI's Senior Vice President for Intelligence. Special Operations, and related activities. A career Special Forces Officer with thirty five years of active service, Bill has commanded at all levels from Lieutenant to Lieutenant General and was the Deputy Commander in Chief of the U.S. Special Operations Command at the time of his retirement in November 2002. Other General Officer assignments include tours as the Commanding General of Special Operations Command Central Command; Commanding General of the U.S. Army Special Forces Command; Commanding General of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School; and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Bill graduated from the Citadel with a degree in Political Science in 1967 and obtained an M.A. from the Maxwell School at Syracuse in 1975.
Jay Kasi, Controller & Director of Operations
Jay manages the day-to-day accounting and financial operations. He is responsible for the executive management of the company’s contracts and Human resources Department. He joined FTI in July 1997. Prior to joining FTI from 1988 he worked as Cost Analysis Manager for EER Systems, which was bought by L3/GSI and was responsible for the proposal preparation and interaction with DCAA. He worked as Division Controller for Systematic Development Corporation from 1985 – 1988 responsible for contract management and program control. He holds a Graduate Degree in Finance from Mary Mount University, Arlington, VA and a Graduate Degree in Economics from Madras University in India.
J. Lawrence (Larry) Leonhardt, Vice President for Navy Programs
Larry Leonhardt oversees business operations and growth for Navy interests in information technology, engineering, and program management support services. This includes FTI operations in Dahlgren, VA; Newport, RI; Indian Head, MD; Patuxent River, MD; and Moorestown, NJ. Mr. Leonhardt joined FTI in August, 2000 as a Regional Manager for FTI’s Mid-Atlantic operations in Dahlgren having many years of experience managing programs and operations for U.S. Navy and other customers in the Washington, DC and Dahlgren areas. His previous experience in the field of federal contracting includes management positions with Vitro Corporation and NCI Information Systems. His hands-on and management experience includes software development for the Terrier missile system, software requirements development for the US Coast Guard COMDAC command and control system, system engineering support for Mk92 gun simulation systems, information management system development for the Aegis Combat System, network and computer system support for Navy and university facilities, and program support services for various DoD customers. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the University of Louisville.
Paul Rogers, Director Corporate Development
Paul has over 25 years of progressively responsible positions, both as an operational manager and in business development positions, within the Government technical and professional services contracting arena. His positions have included President of a privately held government contractor and Vice President at two major corporations. At FTI he is responsible for major Corporate initiatives as well as the identification and pursuit of major programs within the Navy and Intelligence agencies. Prior to joining industry he was a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy with several tours aboard ship and command of a River Assault Division in Vietnam. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management and Organizational Development from Pepperdine University.