News and Events
August 2008 - SCI Wins a 5-Year BPA for the EPA
SCI and the Clear Point Group, LLC, were notified by US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the award of a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide Professional and Program Management Support Services. The BPA is sponsored by EPA’s Office of Research and Development and allows all EPA offices access to a full suite of business solutions and program management consulting services. SCI and the Clear Point Group, joined forces to compete for this BPA. SCI’s David Yates will serve as the BPA Program Manager and SCI’s Susan Wenberg will serve the team’s Solutions Architect.
SCI is very pleased to be supporting EPA. As we were drafting the proposal, it was great to highlight SCI’s existing business solutions capability and to provide a vision for how the Clear Point Team could help the EPA achieve their goals. This win is a testament to the formalization of our business solutions and consulting practice! We are honored to be mentioned in the company of the other awardees: Booz Allen Hamilton, Bearing Point, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Keylogic Systems, PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP, and SiloSmashers.” said Susan Wenberg, SCI’s Vice President and Strategic Solutions Director.
July 2008 - SCI’s Oak Ridge Operations (SORO) Moves to New Location
Mr. Richard Green, Vice President and SORO Program Manager, announced SCI’s move to a new location for its Oak Ridge Operations. The new space located at 701 Scarboro Road is located just across the street from one of the program’s largest clients, the DOE’s Y-12 National Security Complex (NSC). The 15,000 square feet of office space will also house members of the SCI team who support the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP). More than 60 individuals will occupy the space.
Commenting on the move, Ms. Patty Baird, Senior Vice President and Director of Business Development, stated, “Since winning the DOE Information Technology Services contract, SCI has been looking for the right opportunity and right location to expand our presence in Oak Ridge and East Tennessee and to house our Southeastern Headquarters. The new space makes this possible! Rick Chinn, the building owner, has done a terrific job of configuring the space for us and we can’t wait to complete the move-in process by the end of July.”
July 2008 - SCI’s Receives Award of TRIM Trio
Ms. Patricia Baird, Senior Vice President for Business Development for SCI Consulting Services, Inc., announced the contract award by the Department of Education to support the Total Record Information Management Trio application. Under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), the application will support their grants management business. The TRIM Trio System has three subsystems - the Electronic Grants Files (EGF), the Peer Reviewer System (PRS), and the Personnel and Budget Database (PBD) combining both records and data management capabilities . The contract is a continuation of its grants management and business consulting practice, and represents three more years of support to OSERS with application maintenance and enhancement activities, scanning activities, quality control processes, report development, training, stakeholder meetings, and the exercise of the TRIM Trio Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP).
Mr. Joseph Knoblock, the SCI Vice President responsible for solutions delivery stated, “SCI is very pleased to have been selected to continue our support of the Department, OSERS, and the TRIM Trio users as they effectively and efficiently compete and manage 300-400 grants to organizations that support individuals with disabilities on an annual basis and manage their financial information and records. The SCI Team will continue to perform the secure management and operation of the PRS, EGF, and PBD systems as OSERS gains maximum benefit from their investment in the development and implementation of TRIM Trio system.”
June 2008 – SCI Names Rob Smith as CTO
SCI Consulting Services, Inc. (SCI) announced that Mr. Robert (Rob) O. Smith has joined the senior management team as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this role, Mr. Smith will be leading SCI’s technology delivery and ensuring that SCI’s clients continue to receive state-of-the-practice information technology (IT). Smith brings over 20 years of IT service delivery and management experience to SCI.
Smith’s experience implementing and managing infrastructure environments (i.e., service desk, information assurance, telecommunications, network and security operations, facilities build-out and management, disaster recovery, and engineering services) is a perfect complement to SCI’s extensive capability base in this area. His implementation experience includes applying enterprise solutions nation-wide for a host of commercial and federal clients. In keeping with SCI’s focus on quality assurance and service excellence, Mr. Smith will also apply his significant experience in effectively applying industry best practices (e.g., Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Project Management Institute (PMI), International Organization for Standardization (ISO)) to the benefit of every client.
SCI’s Director of Washington Operations, Peter Engel, describes Smith as someone who has more than “earned his stripes by providing a balance of superb technology acumen and focused leadership action that always results in cost-effective and timely resolution of some of the most complex issues facing federal clients.” Engel went on to say, “Rob’s accomplishments include the highest ratings from independent industry-leading assessment organizations.”
June 2008 – Susan Wenberg Joins SCI as a Strategic Solutions Director
SCI Consulting Services, Inc. (SCI) is pleased to announce that Ms. Susan Wenberg has joined the senior management team as the Vice President of Strategic Solutions and Manager of the growing SCI Business Management and Consulting Services practice area. As the Strategic Solutions Director, Ms. Wenberg will be responsible for ensuring SCI’s solutions are consistent with each client’s business requirements, align with industry best practices to the extent practical, and meet and exceed all performance commitments.
As the Manager for SCI’s Business Management and Consulting Services practice, Ms. Wenberg will apply her 20 years of information technology (IT) consulting expertise (e.g., business requirements gathering and management, best business practices, strategic planning, business case development, process and policy development, performance metrics and service level development organizational design) to ensure SCI is continuously extending its current consulting service offerings in anticipation of our clients’ needs. SCI recognizes that our clients expect us to always bring the tools, processes, and technology to assist them in meeting the challenges of the continuously evolving IT industry and Ms. Wenberg will ensure we are ready to support our clients with the best vendor-neutral recommendation and solutions that align completely with their business needs.
SCI’s Senior Vice President and Director of Business Development, Patty Baird is quoted as saying, “Ms. Wenberg understands that SCI’s must always understand our clients business needs and then help them apply IT solutions as enablers in the achievement of their business goals. The IT market does not stand still and Susan as a student of the perpetual evolution of IT is the right person to ensure SCI’s currency with the marketplace and continue the expansion SCI’s business consulting activities.”
May 2008 - SCI Wins DOE’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) Support Contract
SCI has just been awarded a 12-month task order modification for continued support of the Department of Energy’s EIA internet survey management system. EIA serves as the official information source on energy statistics within the United States. This task will provide EIA staff the ability to create survey instruments via the web without programmer intervention. This streamlined approach is projected to save EIA millions of dollars over the next several years. SCI’s Project Manager for this work, Mr. Joe Knoblock stated, “EIA continues to be a strategic account for SCI, and we are delighted with this award.”
May 2008 - SCI’s Chief Process Architect Gains ITIL and ISO Certifications
Al Rodriguez, SCI’s Chief Process Architect and Corporate Senior Vice President, has just received his Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation certification and his International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 Auditor certification. Mr. Rodriguez stated, “These two certifications assist and affirm SCI’s commitment to managing each client engagement against a backdrop of best practices. SCI integrates the right people, the right processes, and the right technology to ensure unparalleled quality in our execution of service delivery. We are committed to delivering superior service by providing high-quality solutions that make sense and meet our clients’ strategic goals. This commitment is reflected in our continuous pursuit of company and individual certifications.”
April 2008 - SCI’s USGS Staff Achieves Another Certification
The SCI Team who supports the Department of Interior, United States Geological Survey (USGS) has just received their Help Desk Institute (HDI), Help Desk Agent certifications. The HDI certifications compliment their Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation certifications. In acknowledging this achievement, Mr. Ray Lupo, SCI’s President, stated, “Both of these certifications support SCI’s commitment to service delivery excellence and continue to build upon our strategic initiatives to develop greater industry certifications as part of SCI’s overall service offerings.”
April 2008 - USGS Awards SCI 8th Consecutive Performance Bonus
The Department of Interior, United States Geological Survey (USGS) has just recognized the SCI team members with their 8th consecutive performance bonus for exceeding performance measures. In turn, SCI recognizes the team members that make this bonus possible by sharing the cash award with everyone. SCI’s President, Mr. Ray Lupo, described this award as “a testament to the commitment of SCI and its staff in meeting and exceeding the performance expectations of the USGS.”
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SCI's CEO Lynette Spano announces new SCI President Ray Lupo
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