Cecil Alton
Business Development
Cecil Alton joined Madison in July 2009 as a Business Consultant and member of Madison's Business Management Office. His responsibilities include government contract development and implementation protocols, developing and overseeing Madison compliance with contract reporting requirements, contract management oversight, including Quality Assurance Programs, and developing systems essential to Madison's processes.
Before joining Madison, Mr. Alton enjoyed a distinguished career in the private industry which spanned various technical and managerial roles at a number of major firms involved in the growing area of information technology. He gained knowledge and experience in these areas in such firms as Electronic Data Systems; Vector Research, Incorporated; Arthur Andersen LLC, and Unisys Corporation. Throughout his career, he held a number of positions with responsibility for managing government contracts, ensuring compliance with government regulations and providing quality and project management leadership.
Prior to his career in the private sector, Mr. Alton was commissioned as an Ensign, in the U. S. Naval Reserve and served in Patrol Squadron SEVEN at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida. He was then augmented into the Regular Navy where he was subsequently deployed to the Mediterranean area twice and then to a special detachment in southern Florida. Cecil was selected to attend the Navy War College in Newport, Rhode Island; the Navy's Postgraduate School Computer Systems Management Course in Monterey, California; and to fly anti-submarine aircraft from 1977 to 1980 in the Pacific. He retired after an active and successful career as a Lieutenant Commander, in 1985.
The successes of Madison are due to a large number of people; those who have provided services to Madison's clients, and those who are providing services. There are several general characteristics of all of these individuals; that of character, dedication and loyalty. No one demonstrates these characteristics more fully than Ceil Alton.
