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Marathon Q1 Milestone Anniversaries 2019

We congratulate these three exceptional team members on their milestone anniversaries at Marathon Consulting!

Laura Moss

Although Laura joined in October 2012, she was already known to many of the team members at Marathon.  Over the years, Laura has built a reputation as an outstanding solutions engineer, with a diverse skillset on both the software and database side of the house.  When she came on board, she made immediate impacts at clients like Liberty Tax, Anthem, and Dominion Enterprises, before leaving for a stint as a high school math teacher in 2014.  In September 2016, she rejoined the Marathon team and continued where she left off, raising the bar both through her solutions, and customer service.  Her work at places like Swimways and Chartway, mostly in the areas of data warehousing and analytics, has helped distinguish Laura in the eyes of her colleagues and clients alike.  One of many things that has always set Laura apart is her focus on providing exceptional service to the client, no matter what the technology might be.  At her very heart, Laura has always been about solving problems, and her passion for that has never wavered.

Left to right: Tony Cortinas, Harris Pezzella, Cindy Vartuli, Ben Ricks, Tom Marsden
President

Tony serves as president and is one of the co-founders of Marathon Consulting. An experienced leader with over 25 years in Information Technology, Tony guides day-to-day operations and is responsible for driving growth and strategic initiatives for the organization. Tony earned his BBA in Information Technology from the College of William and Mary and began his career in networking before moving into application and web development.

In 2006, he and 3 other founders started Marathon Consulting to fulfill a need for quality IT services in the mid-Atlantic region. During that time, he oversaw marketing and finance for the organization, as well as led the Digital Marketing department. Tony successfully grew the team by over 500%, spearheaded the addition of search engine optimization (SEO) and paid advertising service offerings, and has been instrumental in expanding Marathon's reach and client base across the country.

Tony's passion for leveraging technology is a driving force to bring innovation and value to clients across many industries.

Ben Ricks is Vice President of Marathon Consulting and oversees our technical teams. He is a leading expert in web-based and client/server applications and relies on a broad range of development tools and leading data base management systems like Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle.

Ben began in the IT industry at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and then spent time at Keane, Inc. Throughout his career, he’s worked with clients in industries including education, energy, advertising, tourism, healthcare, communications and manufacturing. Ricks also holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

A native of Franklin, Virginia, Ricks graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Accounting and Computer Information Systems.