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Mike Uster

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Chief Information Officer at V2X Inc
📍 Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Mike Uster is the Chief Information Officer at V2X Inc. and the 2024 Washington Exec CIO of the Year. He previously served as CIO & CTO at ManTech, where he led a 150-person team, drove a zero-trust transformation, and scaled early GenAI deployments. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at Biola University.

Outside of his executive roles, Mike appears to be a reflective individual, having taken time for a silent retreat between major career moves. He is focused on the human side of leadership, emphasizing judgment and the importance of making decisions with incomplete information, especially during a crisis.

Unique Fact: He championed a "Proven Here First" mindset, using his own enterprise IT organization as the initial testing ground for innovative solutions before deploying them for customers.

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Experience
38 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Personality Overview

How Mike shows up

Fast Adopter
Confident & Optimistic
Achievment Oriented

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Priorities

Topics Mike cares about

Zero Trust Security
He led a full-scale zero-trust transformation at a previous company, resulting in a perfect score on the CMMC 2. 0 assessment.
Enterprise AI
He has hands-on experience scaling some of the first generative AI deployments within the government services industry.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Chief Information Officer
V2X Inc
8-2015 - 12-2025
CIO & CTO, Sr. Vice President at ManTech
ManTech
5-2005 - 8-2015
Senior Vice President, Business Process Management
ManTech
2004 - 2005
CFO and Director, Finance and Contracts
Object Sciences Corporation
1997 - 2004
Sr. Contracts Manager
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
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Education
Bachelor of Arts
Biola University
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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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