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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

Tony Cortinas is vice president and one of the founding partners of Marathon Consulting. He oversees marketing and finance for the company. He also leads the digital marketing practice, which includes website design and development, search engine optimization (SEO) and pay per click (PPC) projects.

Cortinas began his IT career in networking where he became a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). He then moved to web and application development for clients in sectors including automotive, retail, banking, education, healthcare, government, marketing and real estate.

Cortinas is a certified PMP (Project Management Professional) and focuses on internal processes  to ensure that projects finish on time and on budget.

A native of Fairfax, Virginia, Cortinas is a graduate of the College of William & Mary with a degree in business administration (concentration in IT).

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.