About Us
About Starry Associates, Inc.
Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, Starry Associates, Inc. (Starry) is a quality-first provider of information technology (IT), health IT services, financial and program management solutions to federal agencies and enterprise clients. With over 37 years of experience, our clients rely on Starry to deliver a powerful blend of business, technology and analytical know-how to develop, operate, manage and maintain mission-critical systems and processes. Visit us at www.starry-associates.com and experience The Starry Way®.
About CMMI® Institute
CMMI Institute is the global leader in the advancement of best practices in people, process, and technology. The Institute provides the tools and support for organizations to benchmark their capabilities and build maturity by comparing their operations to best practices and identifying performance gaps. For over 25 years, thousands of high-performing organizations in a variety of industries, including aerospace, finance, healthcare, software, defense, transportation, and telecommunications, have improved their performance and earned a CMMI maturity level rating and proved they are capable business partners and suppliers.
Starry is an equal opportunity employer.

Sara Z. Starry
Founder & President
Sara Z. Starry
Founder & President
Sara Z. Starry is the founder and President at Starry Associates, Inc. Since the Company’s establishment in 1982, Ms. Starry has provided leadership, strategic direction and fostered expansion and growth across all company business sectors, programs, and initiatives.
With over 38 years of business and technology expertise, Ms. Starry started her career designing and programming applications. Since then, she has directed and provided substantive effort on projects throughout the Federal government, playing key roles in the successful implementation and support of some of the largest and most complex integrated Federal accounting systems, including the DHHS Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) and DHHS Program Support Center’s Unified Financial Management System (UFMS). Ms. Starry’s and her company’s federal business portfolio also includes complex system design, business process reengineering, implementation support, full system lifecycle support, system methodology documentation, business operations, subject matter expertise, and project management leadership for financial system and administrative support projects.
Ms. Starry is a certified Program Management Professional (PMP) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, with a minor in Information Systems, from the University of Maryland.

Tony Syntax
Managing Director
Tony Syntax
Managing Director
As Managing Director of Starry Associates for nearly 20 years, Tony Syntax is responsible for management and oversight of Starry’s major corporate functions. Mr. Syntax participates in business development efforts, assists in developing and executing corporate strategy and provides executive oversight of several key Starry contracts.
Mr. Syntax has over 40 years of experience in local, state, and federal government as an employee and as a contractor, having worked for large and small businesses providing IT, budget, financial system, and acquisition and contracts support to government agencies (e.g., Navy, DISA, NASA, State of Maryland, Montgomery, and PG Counties). As a federal employee, he supported the Office of Personnel Management where he was responsible for OPM’s IT budget and key contracts, from solicitation through selection and execution. Mr. Syntax served on the Maryland Governor’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, overseeing U.S. Department of Justice block grant and discretionary grant funds. For the State of Maryland, he drafted legislation, that was signed into law, governing the dissemination of criminal justice history information.
Mr. Syntax holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing/Advertising from the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, CT, and a Master of Science degree in Technology Management/Operations Research from the American University in Washington, D.C.

Lloyd A. Farmer
Senior Vice President,
Client Services & Delivery
Lloyd A. Farmer
Senior Vice President,
Client Services & Delivery
As SVP for Client Services and Delivery, Lloyd Farmer brings to Starry Associates over 29 years’ experience providing consulting services – including 27 years exclusively supporting the Federal government in delivery, management, and executive roles.
Prior to joining Starry Associates in 2016, Mr. Farmer served as Executive Vice President for a large Federal contractor, with whom he worked for over 22 years. In this role, Mr. Farmer was key in establishing a robust federal financial and administrative management practice, which provides a wide range of business, technical and program management services to over fifteen agencies, bureaus, and commissions (across the civilian, defense and intel sectors), and has realized over $350 million in direct contract services revenue. This practice began with a team of ten staff members on two projects and has grown to over 300 professionals providing expertise that includes testing/IV&V, accounting, reporting, audit remediation and internal controls support, budget development and execution, program management and system implementation/O&M services.
Mr. Farmer holds a Masters in Management Information Systems from the University of Maryland and a Bachelors in History and Information Science from University of Pittsburgh. He plays an active role in the Association of Government Accountants (AGA), including serving as Director of Corporate Sponsorship for the Washington, D.C. Chapter.

Harvey F. Weiner
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Development
Harvey F. Weiner
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Development
As SVP for Corporate Development, Harvey Weiner brings over 28 years’ experience providing consulting, systems integration, and program management services to the Federal government.
Prior to joining Starry Associates, Mr. Weiner served as a Vice President of Corporate Business Development for a large Federal contractor, and Director of Consulting Services with another large Federal contractor. In these roles, he led more than a dozen successful financial system modernization and support programs for federal departments and agencies. His business development activities resulted in numerous contract and task wins worth over $500 million in services and software revenue. Mr. Weiner possesses knowledge of Federal financial management and accounting practices, regulations, and procedures as well as significant program, project, and quality management expertise. He has experience in leading a large and diverse workforce and building relationships among business partners and government leaders, including those at operational, technical, and executive levels.
Mr. Weiner holds a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from St. Joseph’s University and a Masters in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a PMP, CGFM, plays active roles in professional organizations such as AGA, ACT-IAC and NVTC, and serves on the fundraising/leadership board of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Washington, DC Chapter.

John Z. Hinkson
Senior Vice President
Information Technology
John Z. Hinkson
Senior Vice President
Information Technology
As SVP for Information Technology, John Hinkson brings to Starry Associates over 27 years’ of business and technology expertise, starting his career designing and programming IT applications.
Prior to joining Starry Associates, Mr. Hinkson served as Executive Vice President for a large Federal contractor, with whom he worked for over 20 years. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the operations of the Financial and Administrative Systems (FAS) sector. The FAS sector provides a wide variety of financial, administrative, project management and IT services to agencies and clients such as the FBI, NIH, FAA, NIST, EPA, PWC and USDA. Mr. Hinkson provided project direction and subject matter expertise in the areas of client relationships, issue resolution, subcontract relationships, contractual relationships, and human resources. He was responsible for over 170 consultants and managers, assisting them with the successful completion of project assignments and implementations.
Mr. Hinkson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Mr. Hinkson is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and ITIL certified.
Department of Justice / Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Budget Formulation, Execution, Reporting and Analysis
- Travel and Invoicing Support Services
- Financial and Programmatic Reporting, Analysis, and Process Development
Department of Homeland Security / U.S. Coast Guard
- Business Intelligence Reporting
- Oracle R12 and Administrative Systems Analysis and Modernization Roadmap
- FINCEN Technical, System and Integration Analyses
Department of Health & Human Services / Program Support Center
- Oracle Federal Financials and Integrated Systems Implementation/O&M
- Budget, Financial, Procurement & Accounting Solutions and Support Services
- Worldwide Travel/Transit Subsidy Shared Service Support and Service Desk
Department of Health & Human Services / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Oracle Federal Financials and Integrated Systems Implementation/O&M
- System Development, Maintenance, and Enhancement (DMS) Services
- Financial Management and Human Resources Analysis Services
Department of Health & Human Services / Indian Health Service
- Oracle Federal Financials and Integrated Systems Implementation/O&M
- User Support and Program Management Services
- Financial Management, Reporting and Reconciliation Services
Department of Health & Human Services / Center for Disease Control & Prevention
- Procurement Card and System Management and Process Analysis
- Implement and Support COTS Software
- MACCS® Software Customer Over 15 Years
Department of Homeland Security / U.S. Secret Service
- Business Intelligence Reporting
- Financial Data Warehouse Solution
- Oracle Financials and Administrative Systems Analysis
Department of Health & Human Services / Office of the CFO
- Consolidated Financial Reporting
- Program Management and Analysis Services
- Financial and HR Services, Analysis, and System Assessment/Operations PMO
Department of Commerce / National Institute of Standards and Technology
- End-to-End Business System Support, Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
- Integration and Web Design, Development & Sustainment
- Business Analytics, Financial Management, eTravel and Accounting Support
U.S. Air Force
- Support AF-wide Critical Asset Risk Management (CARM) and Mission Assurance (MA) Programs
- AF-CAMS-NG Architecture Analysis, Assessment, Sustainment and Support
- CARM Learning and Training Analysis
General Dynamics Information Technology
- Strategic Teaming Partner
- Oracle Application and Integration Services
- CMS/HIGLAS Hosting, Operations, and Maintenance
Guidehouse
- Strategic Teaming Partner
- Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) and Reporting Services
- System Integration, Alternatives Analysis and Assessment
Booz Allen Hamilton
- Strategic Teaming Partner
- USAF-wide Technical Assessment and Risk Program IDIQs
- Functional and Operational Analyses that Support Enterprise System Interconnectability and Information-sharing