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Vir Thanvi Blends Curiosity with Space Enterprise Support
ERT’s Vice President of Enterprise Engineering, Vir Thanvi, was interviewed by Rachel Kirkland for WashingtonExec. The interview covered Vir’s remarkable career and his work at ERT supporting space enterprise initiatives. Vir’s approach blends curiosity with technical expertise, showing how innovation drives progress in this critical domain. “When bold vision is matched with transformative innovation, resilient strategy, vigorous...
Read MoreMark Lee featured as a Guest on the Federal Drive Podcast
“The risk is trying to keep doing things the way you’ve always done it. Modernization is key.” ERT’s CEO Mark Lee joined the Federal Drive podcast with Terry Gerton to share how ERT is transforming its approach to space missions by prioritizing innovation, scalability, and culture. Lee speaks about how transparent leadership and an outcome-driven management style...
Read MoreERT Welcomes Shawn Jenkins as our new Director of Information Technology
In October 2025, retired U.S. Army Major Shawn Jenkins joined ERT as our new Director of Information Technology. In this role, he leads ERT’s enterprise IT strategy, cybersecurity posture, and managed service provider partnerships, ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable technology in support of our customers’ missions. Shawn brings more than 26 years of experience leading...
Read MoreMary Beth Stoddard joins ERT as new Vice President of Business Development
In September 2025, ERT welcomed Mary Beth Stoddard as our new Vice President of Business Development. Mary Beth Stoddard is an experienced aerospace business leader and scientific subject matter expert with extensive experience supporting a diverse range of Government stakeholders, including NASA, NOAA, the DoD, and commercial clients. She has a track record of executing strategic initiatives...
Read MoreERT Executive Team Share Strategies for Growth
At ERT, we’re driving innovation. In an interview with WashingtonExec, our executive team shared insights into ERT’s strategies for growth. Our plans go beyond scale – it is about vision, culture, and adaptability, powered by exceptional leadership and staff. “ERT is winning on ideas … we’re really leaning forward with technology and … find[ing] more efficiencies,” said ERT’s CEO, Mark...
Read MoreVir Thanvi joins ERT as Vice President of Enterprise Engineering
In May 2025, ERT proudly welcomed Vir Thanvi as our new Vice President of Enterprise Engineering. With over 25 years of distinguished leadership experience across U.S. Federal Government agencies in the Exploration and Space Communications realm and the satellite ground systems domain, Vir will be pivotal in shaping ERT’s further expansion into these areas. Before joining ERT, Vir was an executive leader...
Read MoreERT Awarded OASIS+ Unrestricted T&E Contract
ERT is pleased to announce our award of a Technical and Engineering Domain contract in the Unrestricted category under the GSA OASIS+ IDIQ vehicle. OASIS+ (One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus) is a suite of governmentwide, multi-award contracts designed to support federal agencies’ procurement requirements for services-based solutions. This suite of services contracts is...
Read MoreERT CEO Mark Lee Named as Top Space Exec to Watch in 2025
WashingtonExec has named Earth Resources Technology’s CEO Mark Lee as one to watch in 2025. Mark Lee is leading a team to prioritize ERT’s growth in both scale and capabilities, evolving its offerings to meet the fast-changing needs of the space sector. Click here for more information.
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