Northern Virginia


Regional View


Lyft finds a place to park in Crystal City by Joan Tupponce


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any commut- ers coping with North-


ern Virginia’s highly congested roadways are turning to the ride- sharing service Lyft to get around.


Launched in 2012,


Lyft helps commut- ers catch rides with friends, classmates and co-workers. Lyft’s smartphone application matches riders with drivers with the tap of a button. “We meet all of our drivers face to face” and conduct extensive background checks, says Steve Taylor, who runs the new regional office. He previously was a management consultant for PwC. Lyft sees the North-


Millennials represent Lyft’s primary customer target group.


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A former employee with a top secret clearance at McLean- based Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has been accused of stealing highly classified computer code used to hack computer systems in countries such as Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. Harold Thomas Martin III of Glen Burnie, Md., was charged with theft of government property and unauthorized removal or retention of classified documents. He worked as a contractor at the National Security Agency. (Washington Business Journal)


Reston-based IBC, a DBS Company, a technology and management consulting firm, has a new name, Dominion Consulting. The company also launched a new website, www. dominionconsulting.com. (News release)


based transportation network company recently spent $350,000 opening a mid-Atlantic office in Arlington’s Crystal City.


Members of New Mexico-based High Plains Federal Credit Union have voted to merge with Alexandria-based PenFed Credit Union. Under the merger, more than 6,000 members will join PenFed, which has 1.4 mil- lion members worldwide and $20 billion in assets. PenFed was established in 1935 as the War Department Credit Union. High Plains Federal is located in Curry County, N.M., home to Cannon Air Force Base. High Plains Federal has two branches and almost $39 million in assets. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and George Mason University have created a partnership designed to help drive the regional economy. Under the agreement, the chamber and GMU will work together in developing degree programs that address regional


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ern Virginia area as a growth market. None- theless, the company knew that it could grow only so much “when yo u are managing a market remotely,” says Taylor. “When a market reaches a certain maturity, we really need people on the ground to establish long-term partnerships and build relationships with drivers.” Millennials


represent Lyft’s prime demographic group. The company especially wants to attract young professionals who have


workforce needs. The chamber and the university also will co- host events, share office space and connect businesses with Mason faculty and researchers. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


Ashburn-based OneGlobe LLC, an IT and professional services consulting firm, has opened a second office in Reston to accommodate plans for an expansion. The new office at 12110 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 652, in Reston will provide capacity for engineering, sales and leadership functions across the company. Founded in 2005, OneGlobe’s core competencies include IT architecture and system development using Agile and DevOps development prac- tices. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


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Deborah L. Crawford has been named to Virginia Biosciences


decided they don’t “need a car and forgo the purchase of a car,” Taylor says. “They say, ‘If I take Lyft, I could save money by not buying a car.’ ” Before setting up


an Arlington office, Lyft had a temporary office in Washington, D.C. The Crystal City loca- tion, however, is more convenient for many of its drivers. “We have a large concentration of drivers that live in this area,” Taylor says. “We wanted a place where we could provide parking, and people could get in and out easily.” The new office will


provide driver support, handling any issues with pay, policies, services and app functionality. It also leads applicants through the process of becoming Lyft drivers. The company already has hired 15 employees and expects to recruit more. “Our target is 32 jobs, and that is a con- servative number,” Taylor says, noting that some of the positions will be in marketing and driver


Health Research Corp.’s board of directors. She is vice president for research at Fairfax- based George Mason University. (News release)


Fairfax-based MainStreet Bank has promoted Abdul Hersiburane to executive vice president and director of business development. Hersiburane joined the bank in 2007 as a relationship manager. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


Alexandria-based Calibre Systems Inc. has named Kimberly K. Horn to its board of directors. Horn is president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States Inc. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


Dick Koch has joined Fairfax-based George Mason Mortgage as managing director, strategic growth & acquisition. Koch was a regional sales


support. Lyft is available


in more than 200 U.S. cities, including eight in Virginia — Alexandria, Arlington, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Tysons Cor- ner and Virginia Beach. The state competed


against Washington, D.C., for the Lyft proj- ect. Arlington officials are pleased that the company is joining the business community. “We’ve made a real commitment to diver- sifying our economy, and we’re doing that by focusing on attract- ing fast-growing technology companies like Lyft,” says Victor Hoskins, director of Arlington Economic Development. “I believe Lyft


and companies like it will find success with Arlington’s highly educated workforce and community amenities, and we look forward to working with Lyft as the company expands and thrives in our area,” he says.


executive for Bank of America. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


Darla Moon has been named chief financial officer at Patriot Group International in Warrenton. She was senior vice president of business operations at ManTech for more than six years. (News release)


Brian Tucker has joined JLL’s Northern Virginia agency leasing team as a managing director. Tucker was an executive director at Cushman & Wakefield. (VirginiaBusiness. com)


The Alexandria-based Society for Human Resource Management has named Shonna Waters vice president of research. Waters was a technical leader in human resources in the federal government. (News release)


Photo courtesy Lyft


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