Paul Rice

President and Director, Retired

PEC Solutions, Inc.

Company Address
PEC Solutions, Inc.
12750 Fair Lakes Circle
Fairfax, VA 22033

Phone: (540) 349-9923
FAX: (540) 347-0441
Email: paul.rice@mac.com

Background
Mr. Rice was founder and President of PEC Solutions Inc., and served there until the company was acquired by Nortel Networks in 2005. He received a B.S.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia and performed graduate studies at The George Washington University. During his career, Mr. Rice held a variety of senior engineering and management positions within the ADP/telecommunications industry. Prior to founding PEC in 1985, he held operating management positions with Computer Sciences Corporation for 10 years. Mr. Rice has lectured on topics including methodologies for performing cost/technical tradeoff analyses, strategic acquisition planning, enterprise process analysis, technology refreshment in Federal programs, performance benchmark development, and communications systems technologies. He served on the faculty of the GSA Trailboss Acquisition Manager's Training program and the Trailboss companion course for implementation management, and has addressed a variety of Government forums including GSA IRMCO, FOSE, FGIPC, The George Washington University Law Center, the National Contracts Management Association, AFCEA, and various state and local government technology forums. He has testified before the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals on matters relating to information technology acquisition, benchmarking, and cost/technical tradeoff analysis in best value acquisitions. Mr. Rice currently focuses his efforts and philanthropy on educational and arts causes. He serves as a trustee for the UVa SEAS Foundation, The Sweet Briar College, The Highland School, and several local arts advancement organizations. His foundation has provided leadership funding for facilities including UVA's Rice Hall, the Highland Center for the Arts and Rice Theater in Warrenton, VA, The Prince William Cancer Center, and the Barrier Island Study Center in North Carolina. Mr. Rice resides with his wife and two children in Warrenton, Virginia.