Over the past 25 years, we’ve worked hard to take our organization to the NEXT LEVEL. We’ve gone ALL IN to get us there, and we’ve asked ourselves WHAT IF as we’ve continued that pursuit of excellence. All the while, we’ve shown what happens when we RISE UP, embrace the call of WE ARE STERLING, and focus on CHARTING THE COURSE toward the future…
CEO
Sterling
Former Nasa Astronaut
Highly Decorated Combat Fighter
Former Navy Seal
As the Chief Executive Officer for Sterling, Brad Moore oversees the corporate direction and long-term strategy of the company, focusing on executive planning, strategic development, and financial performance.
Initially serving as Sterling’s Vice President of Professional Services, Moore later assumed the role of President in 2012, followed by a transition to CEO in the fall of 2021. Under his leadership, Sterling has seen dramatic expansion and company-wide revitalization, resulting in substantial growth to the VAR’s workforce, infrastructure, and market shares. Contract wins throughout his tenure have measured over $26B in contractual ceiling, during which time Sterling has also been lauded by third-party entities including Dell Technologies, Cisco, VMware, HPE, CRN, Washington Technology, the Inc. 5000, and many others.
Prior to his time at Sterling, Moore acted as the President of Regency Consulting, Inc., a Midwest-based IT consulting and executive search firm specializing in retainment and contingency.
Former NASA astronaut and highly decorated combat fighter Ron Garan racked up 178 days in space and more than 71 million miles in 2,842 orbits between tours on the US Space Shuttle, Russian Soyuz spacecraft, and the International Space Station. During his time in space, Ron conducted four spacewalks in support of ISS construction and maintenance. Prior to those space journeys, he lived and conducted research on the bottom of the ocean in the world’s only undersea research lab, Aquarius.
Ron has been involved in many global mass collaboration and citizen science programs. He is also a serial entrepreneur and has founded multiple business enterprises/social-impact focused start-ups including Manna Energy Ltd. which is the first organization to successfully register a UN carbon credit for water treatment and has helped provide clean water to millions.
He is the author of the critically acclaimed books, The Orbital Perspective, the recently-released, Floating in Darkness – A Journey of Evolution, and the children’s book, Railroad to the Moon.
Ron is a sought after public speaker who has presented on the world stage at the UN,TED, the World Economic Forum, COP-26, and many other global venues.
Ron is celebrated not just for his research in space but also for his humanitarian contribution to life on Earth.