About Aperture
Leadership
Larry Raithel
CEO & President
Larry is an experienced leader and a true change agent. As career naval officer he held numerous senior positions in critical R&D and Technology oriented organizations. He has held various senior leadership positions major defense technology firms including Sarnoff Corporation, Mantech and Engility.
He holds a Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Masters Degree in Naval Architecture from the Naval Post Graduate School. He is active in the VA Tidewater Historical and Arts Community and enjoys spending time with his four grandchildren when not working.
Cameron Raithel
COO
Cameron functions as Aperture’s Chief Operating Officer, leading solution delivery and company growth activities. Cameron has extensive experience leading dynamic, growth focused organizations of all sizes across a variety of DoD and Civilian customer sets. As a builder he is focused on developing transformative solutions for our customers and building a company culture that creates opportunities for the growth of Aperture’s outstanding team.
He holds a Bachelors Degree in Finance from James Madison University and a variety of technical and management certifications.
Ben Hickinbotham
VP Operations
Ben serves as Aperture Solutions Group’s Vice President of Operations. In this role, Ben has responsibility for human resources, business operations, finance, and for driving key initiatives which enhance corporate capabilities and Aperture’s ability to support the missions of our customers.
Prior to joining Aperture, Ben worked at Fiserv, Inc and other FinTech ventures where he had responsibility for major banking networks and led strategic account management for key customers including Visa and Mastercard.
Nick Moran
Director, Digital Transformation
Nick is Aperture Solutions Group’s Director of Digital Transformation. Nick has several years of experience providing IT strategy, managing large enterprise systems, and leading teams within the Federal Government. In this role, Nick leads several program engagements, focuses on growing Aperture’s portfolio, and creates modern solutions for our customers that work.
Prior to joining Aperture, Nick worked at M.C. Dean and Deloitte where he led c-suite technical engagements for key customers including SPAWAR, IRS, USDA, VA, DOS, USPS, OPM, and FDA. He holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Integrated Science and Technology from James Madison University.
Our Core Values
We’re All People First
We prioritize the values that lift others around us up, respect, selflessness, kindness and humility, never losing site of the fact that our work is just one small piece of the fabric of our team and customers.
Honesty & Integrity
Honesty & Integrity govern every decision we make whether related to our employees or our customers and partners. Together with our team members we are committed to earning trust through our ethical actions.
Foster Creativity
Our customer hire us for our transformative creativity which can lead to ideas outside the expected. We encourage our team and partners to get outside the box, examine all solutions until they aren’t a solution.
Always Be Learning
Learning about who we are, learning about the world around us, learning about where we’ve come from. Aperture is committed to being a team of learners, growing each day to be better.
Embrace Change
Our team is hand picked to be change agents. Change always produces challenges and the Aperture team is committed to helping you navigate those challenges on your way to a better future.
Citizen Mindset
We are committed to the “we-not-me” mindset. Recognizing we all play a critical role in making the world around us a better place both in our work and personal lives we are committed to doing our part.