Archive
November, 2006
CodeMetrics™ Launch, A QAC Tool from OPS Consulting, LLC
OPS Consulting launched a new QAC Tool this month called CodeMetrics™, available from our online web store.
The Quality Assessment Capability (QAC) is a powerful, effective, state-of-the-art process to quantify the quality of software applications for the purpose of engineering highly reliable and maintainable products. The quality assessment is conducted in a static environment and compares the software measures of the application against other domain specific applications and/or industry standards. The QAC is a highly extensible and flexible methodology which is rapidly adaptable to a variety of customer needs, emerging technologies, and diverse measurement objectives.
April 1, 2005
Stephen Cummins joins OPS Consulting as Director of Operations and Risk Advisory Services
Stephen Cummins joins OPS Consulting as the company's Director of Operations and Risk Advisory Services in March 2005. With Mr. Cummins joining OPS, the company launches a new service area for Risk Advisory Services to address the needs for companies to comply with Sarbanes Oxley 404 requirements for corporate governance. This self-imposed governance is an area that needs expert guidance and help in meeting the complex SOX 404 requirements required for both small and large companies.
Mr. Cummins has 15 years experience in Accounting and Financial Reporting, with an emphasis in Financial Control. Prior to joining OPS, he spent eight years with Citigroup, serving most recently as Director of Accounting Policy, where he led the successful implementation of a program to comply with Sarbanes Oxley 404 requirements. Prior to that, he spent five years with Alexander & Alexander Services, where he oversaw the development and implementation of a system designed to monitor the effectiveness of operational and financial controls. Mr. Cummins started his career in the Seattle office of KPMG after receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Seattle University in 1990.
March 1, 2005
OPS Consulting contracts with Northrop Grumman as a reseller for IT hardware solutions for Government clients
OPS Consulting expands its partnership with Northrop Grumman to provide information technology hardware and software for Northrop Grumman's clients in the Federal Government. OPS has been providing on-site technical consulting support to the intelligence community, under subcontract to Northrop Grumman, since 1999. Now, as an authorized reseller to Northrop for SUN, Dell, HP and other mission-critical equipment, OPS can provide turn-key IT solutions to our end-users, in addition to our reputable software engineering services.
OPS Consulting (opsconsulting.com) specializes in performing software engineering and high-level consulting for intelligence agencies, commercial accounts, and certain state and local agencies.
November 1, 2004
OPS Consulting partners with RightNow Technologies to support DOD/Intel Government market
OPS Consulting, based in Crownsville, Maryland, with offices in Northern Virginia, announced a partnership to provide technical consulting support for RightNow Technologies' CRM software. OPS has been providing on-site technical support to the federal government, under subcontract to Northrop Grumman, for the past fiscal year and is looking to broaden partner alliances with state-of-the-art solutions like RightNow Technologies.
August 15, 2004
OPS Consulting to perform Payroll Feasibility Study for Maryland Transit Authority
OPS Consulting, LLC was awarded a subcontract to review and make recommendations for a new payroll system at the Maryland Transit Authority. The feasibility study will entail an analysis of the current system, incorporating the Scheduling, Dispatch, and Payroll systems and their interfaces with each other and any other interfaces with the MTA’s Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). Project requirements and objectives will be documented with the assistance of MTA personnel, who will ultimately be using the new payroll system. The study will include an investigation of the leading vendors, who may provide the new Scheduling Function in the MTA’s NEXT System that is to be procured over the next two years. These vendors' scheduling packages will be analyzed to determine any payroll functionality inherent within them and any necessary interfaces to the dispatch and follow-on payroll systems. This is just one of several high-level consulting projects OPS Consulting has had with the Maryland Transit Authority over the past four years as a trusted advisor to the MTA Program Management Office.
June 1, 2004
OPS Consulting Joins Informatica Partner Program to support the U.S. Department of Defense / Intelligence Community
OPS Consulting, LLC, based in Baltimore, Maryland, with offices in Northern Virginia, announced today it has joined Informatica Corporation's partner program to provide technical consulting support for its customers using Informatica software solutions. OPS Consulting (opsconsulting.com) specializes in performing software engineering, database support, and high-level consulting projects for intelligence agencies, commercial accounts, and certain state and local agencies. Will Kee, Vice President of OPS Consulting states, "As experts in software engineering and code analysis, applying our expertise into the data integration, data migration and data warehousing support areas using Informatica's industry-leading PowerCenter software is a natural extension for us." Using Informatica products, organizations can access, integrate, visualize, and audit their enterprise information assets to help improve business performance, increase customer profitability, streamline supply chain operations, and proactively manage regulatory compliance. Informatica PowerCenter is the industry-leading enterprise data integration platform, providing increased data integrity and greater visibility of enterprise data and processes. With its adaptable architecture, PowerCenter provides optimized scalability and performance, and a high degree of reuse throughout the integration process. Using PowerCenter, organizations can reduce the time, cost, and risk associated with complex integration initiatives. Ray Schultz, Vice President Federal Operations, Informatica states, "We look forward to working with OPS Consulting to support our current and future installed base in the DOD / Intelligence Community by leveraging our complimentary data integration software and services for our mutual customers facing strategic data synchronization, consolidation and legacy migration projects." PowerCenter is a registered trademark name under Informatica Corporation.
May 1, 2004
OPS Consulting and the Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering announce Research Partnership
OPS Consulting, LLC, based in Baltimore, Maryland, with offices in Northern Virginia, announced today a partnership to research Software Engineering projects with the Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering (CESE) at the University of Maryland. OPS Consulting (opsconsulting.com) specializes in performing software engineering and high-level consulting projects for intelligence agencies, commercial accounts, and certain state and local agencies, like the Maryland Transit Authority. Will Kee, Vice President of OPS Consulting, states, "With both organizations supporting clients in the Software Engineering arena, we look forward to combining our research knowledge and in-depth experiences for upcoming software projects. We are proud to be associated with the esteemed Fraunhofer CESE organization." Fraunhofer CESE (http://fc-md.umd.edu) is part of Fraunhofer USA (http://www.fraunhofer.org/), an applied research and technology transfer organization that helps clients advance their software engineering practices. Fraunhofer USA develops new technologies and products under contract to government and industry. Its customers include federal and state governments, multinational corporations, and small to medium-size companies. Fraunhofer USA is a subsidiary of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft maintains roughly 80 research units, including 58 Fraunhofer Institutes, at over 40 different locations in Germany. A staff of some 12,500, predominantly qualified scientists and engineers, work with an annual research budget of over 1 billion Euros. Fraunhofer CESE's Executive Director is Dr. Vic Basili of the University of Maryland, and their Managing Director is Frank Herman. CESE's mission is to advance the state of the practice in software engineering for clients like NASA, DARPA, and the DoD, as well as commercial clients Boeing, Motorola and DaimlerChrysler. Frank Herman comments that, "OPS Consulting's Quality Assessment Capability (QAC) represents a unique offering to measure the quality of software code and coincides with our Center's advanced technologies for software quality and reuse, and we look forward to this strategic partnership with OPS Consulting." OPS Consulting and Fraunhofer CESE will work together on select projects to collaborate and share ideas for the advancement of Software Engineering practices.
March 29, 2004
OPS Consulting awarded 3 NSA projects worth $4.8M
OPS Consulting, LLC, with offices in Baltimore, Maryland, and Great Falls, Virginia, recently was awarded 3 separate NSA small-business subcontracts worth $4.8M. As subcontractor under Windermere Information Technology, OPS will provide systems engineering support, project management, software development, and special technical support to the NSA. Will Kee, Vice President, stated, "OPS looks forward to extending our software engineering, technical and management expertise with these new projects within the NSA." Greg Foley, President, says, "These contract awards prove that our business model works when teamed with innovative partners like Windermere to provide our customer a unique solution which benefits all parties." OPS looks forward to a managed growth for the upcoming fiscal year, with emphasis in the intel, DOD, and Transportation sectors.
February 20, 2004
Northrop Grumman Information Technology contracts with OPS Consulting for CRM project to support NSA
Northrop Grumman Information Technology/Computing Systems selects OPS Consulting for Customer Relationship Management Project Support at NSA. OPS Consulting will provide technical support for the operation and administration of the RightNow Technologies CRM software for a base year, plus two option years. Lans Griffith, Project Manager for Northrop Grumman, states, "OPS is our 'go-to' partner to support our large customer-base when we require specialized technical skills. We are happy to partner with OPS, as they provide a devoted and professional team to help capture the business and provide excellent technical services to deliver our proposed solutions."
December 15, 2003
OPS Consulting awarded contract to develop the Maryland Transit Authority NEXT System Project Management Plan
OPS Consulting, LLC, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, was awarded a subcontract to write and develop the Maryland Transit Authority (MTA) NEXT System Project Management Plan documents. The NEXT System is to bring electronic message signs to bus stations located throughout Baltimore to inform waiting customers of the next arrival time for their bus.The NEXT System Project Management Plan documents are directed and approved by the MTA Chief Information Officer to ensure that the project objectives align with state-funded budgets and address each project objective across and outside the MTA. The plan includes the Risk Management Plan, Project Management Charter, Information Technology Proposal Request, and documents supporting the Request for Proposal of the final NEXT System. OPS Consulting has been one of the "go-to" management consulting resources for the MTA over the past five years, supporting strategic management projects. Greg Foley, President of OPS Consulting, has expertise with MTA, which originated with the design of the command control room for the Light Rail Double Track expansion back in 2001.