As Deputy General Manager for Cognosante’s Health unit, I partner with our leadership to advance our health practice at the Federal and State levels and lead our efforts to grow our footprint in public health. In my role, I’m able to apply my 30 years of experience managing information system programs and business operations for government and commercial customers, plus more than 20 years program management experience supporting global public health.

I’m also a former military spouse. One of the reasons I joined Cognosante is because the organization actively creates a culture that supports service members and their families; making a military-friendly culture a reality. Employees at all levels truly appreciate the contributions that Veterans, reservists, and military spouses bring to Cognosante’s mission. For example, the company sets hiring goals to attract Veterans and military spouses and solicits meaningful input on how to create a culture that supports them, which really sets us apart from our industry peers.

When I discovered Cognosante, I was looking for a new challenge, a place where I could build my vision for software and product development from the ground up. I wanted to find an organization where innovation and quality of delivery is part of the culture—and Cognosante fit my vision perfectly.

Cognosante at its core is a technology company, and we are passionate about using technology to solve problems that improve people’s lives. We continuously leverage emerging technologies to innovate and provide solutions for our customers at a faster pace than ever before. We deliver quality work and select the technology depending on the problems we need to solve.

Aside from management and daily technical duties, I always devote time to research the latest technology and innovation trends, and continuously improve my technical competencies. For those in the technical industry, it’s particularly important to make time for this, and on a personal note, it reinvigorates my love for technology and keeps me motivated.

As a Forward Signal Support Systems Specialist in the U.S. Army, I gained expertise in information technology, communications, customer service, and time management. Those skills serve me well in my current role as Desktop Engineer, and allow me to offer every Cognosante employee the best customer service and technical support I can provide. I also appreciate that Cognosante shares many of the same values that the military teaches, which is loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. The leadership of Cognosante understands these values and appreciates what service members and Veterans bring to the business.