Author: Jane Edwards|| Date Published: January 11, 2016
Peter Blocker, former vice president of the integrated mission systems business unit at Sierra Nevada, has joined MCR Federal as vice president for the latter companys defense sector business in the U.S. Southeast region.
Blocker will oversee MCRs office in Huntsville, Alabama and work with defense sector clients in Florida, Georgia and Alabama, the company said Monday.
Peter has a mix of vision and experience that provides him with the technical and management skills necessary to lead MCRs growth in this critical geographic market, Vince Kiernan, president of MCR Federal.
Blocker previously worked at MCR as vice president of the companys programs with the U.S. Army and the Defense Department and president of Aerodyne, which MCR acquired in 2009.
Prior to Sierra Nevada, he spent two years as a vice president at Textron Systems operating unit AAI.
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