Theresa, Mckinley,

VP of Federal Programs

Theresa 'Tisa' McKinley has over 28 years of experience providing customer-focused management and engineering support for Federal Aviation Administration air traffic, time-based traffic management, and communications automation programs.  She is a subject matter expert in second-level engineering.   She has provided technical leadership in all phases of the lifecycle development including Systems Engineering, Software Development, Adaptation, and Integration, Test and Verification. 

Lawrence Beasley,
VP of Engineering Services

Lawrence “Larry” Beasley is the VP of Engineering Services.  He is responsible for leadership in the areas of engineering, program management, and acquisition management.  Larry has over 30 years of experience supporting the FAA in Requirements Definition, Systems/Software Engineering/Development, T&E/V&V, Site Installations, and 2nd Level Engineering.  He has a BS Computer Science from the University of Louisiana Monroe and a MS in Software Engineering from Monmouth University.  In addition to devoting his career in support of the FAA, Larry is an avid outdoorsman; enjoying hunting, fishing, and golfing.

Frank Beningo, CEO

Prior to founding ATEC, Frank supported the FAA for 12 years in both the Enroute and Oceanic Air Traffic platforms. Frank is an accomplished commercial pilot with over 4,000 hours logged from various contract missions with private, State, and Federal government agencies. Frank has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Stockton University  as well as an FAA Commercial Pilot certificate with Instrument and Instrument Instructor ratings.  When not working to support the ATEC mission, he can be found with his family on the ocean Sailing, Surfing or Paddling.

Chris Alex, CFO

Before joining ATEC in 2012, Chris worked on Wall Street for a major wealth management firm. Chris is responsible for the finance and accounting of the company as well as contracts management and funding. Chris is involved in business development, marketing and growth strategy for ATEC.  In his spare time, he spends time with his family, fishing, and playing golf.

Laura Beningo,
VP of Corporate Affairs

Laura joined ATEC in 2015 and has supported the company’s exponential growth.  As ATEC continues to enter new markets, she works to help our team scale and succeed.  Prior to working at ATEC, Laura was an Optician managing several medical practices throughout South Jersey. She is a US Air Force veteran, serving for over ten years. Laura brings with her considerable experience managing people and process implementation. In her spare time she likes reading, practicing yoga and spending time with her family.

Bud Hanlin, COO

 Bud retired from the FAA in 2010 and has over 38 years of automation and management experience in ATC related NAS systems and operations. This includes FAA Division Manager, Deputy Division, Branch Manager, Section Supervisor, software engineering, and program and project management overseeing operational EnRoute and Oceanic automated ATC systems. In addition to his work, he makes time for family activities, volunteering and exercise which primarily consists of golf.