Gabriel Sbarglia has been promoted to Chief of the Integration and Operations Division (AFRL/RIO) at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate here, effective October 2016. He replaces Daniel Bollana, who retired in January 2016 after 35 years of Federal service.
Sbarglia will oversee a diverse support division encompassing civil engineering, logistics, computers/communications, human resources, information management and security. RIO is the largest division at the directorate, with over 170 staff members.
In his position as chief, Sbarglia will lead the management and maintenance of site facilities providing critical support for a variety of scientific and engineering activities. He brings 21 years of experience beginning as a computer scientist in the Communications and Computer Systems Branch, advancing to Deputy Chief and now Chief of RIO.