Overview
Sylvia Mello serves as Vice President of Operations at Adelphi Data [1][3]. Mello spent 25 years as an officer of the Central Intelligence Agency [2], with a career spanning technical mission support including a decade as a hands-on technical specialist deployed worldwide and 14 years in progressively senior program leadership [2]. At the CIA, Mello held positions including Technical Operations and Program Management from 2001 to 2011 [6], Leadership and Technology Specialist from 2011 to 2022 [5], and Senior Technology Officer for Academic & Industry Engagement from 2022 to 2026 [4]. Mello holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at San Antonio [7], a Post Graduate Program in AI & ML: Business Applications from UT Austin's McCombs School of Business [8], and completed Understanding Global Markets: Macroeconomics for Executives at MIT Sloan School of Management [9].
Profile introduction
For 25 years, I served as an officer of the Central Intelligence Agency — the same mission environment our customers at Adelphi Data operate in every day. I didn't learn this world from the outside. I lived it. My career spanned the full arc of technical mission support: a decade as a hands-on technical specialist deployed worldwide, maintaining mission-critical systems in remote and demanding operational environments, followed by 14 years in progressively senior program leadership — ultimately directing a multi-million dollar portfolio delivering next-generation technical capabilities agai…
Career history
- Vice President of OperationsOct 2025 to presentAdelphi Data
- Senior Technology Officer - Academic & Industry Engagement2022 to 2026Central Intelligence Agency
- Leadership and Technology Specialist2011 to 2022Central Intelligence Agency
- Technical Operations and Program Management2001 to 2011Central Intelligence Agency
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Electrical EngineeringThe University of Texasat San Antonio
- Post Graduate Program, AI & ML: Business Applications at UT AustinMcCombs School of Business
- Understanding Global Markets: Macroeconomics for Executives at MIT Sloan School of Management
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