GEORGE DARNELL, CRM is a Senior Consultant with SAIC.  His current client is CIA, where he is engaged in records and information management (RIM) policy analysis and electronic record keeping systems certification.  Before retiring as a senior information management officer with CIA, George was awarded the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Gold Medallion for establishing and directing a comprehensive RIM program based on National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) standards, including construction and staffing of a NARA compliant records center.  He led an interagency team that developed the first NRO records retention schedule and had it approved by NARA with unprecedented speed.  He also established a program to ensure that electronic records were migrated during an information system platform conversion. 

George is a Past President and current Treasurer of the Northern Virginia Chapter of ARMA and is active in the Mid-Atlantic Region, where he is currently serving as the Coordinator for the Northern Area.  George speaks at ARMA chapter meetings and seminars on a variety or RIM topics from basic life cycle management to using taxonomies and metadata to manage electronic records.  He and his wife, Michelle, a music teacher, reside in a semi-rural area of Manassas, Virginia.  George has a BSEE from the University of Maryland and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Southern California and is a graduate of the National War College.