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Spotlight on the SOA Awards

LTSBTracy Copeland / AT&T

Tracy Copeland is Senior Contract Manager with AT&T. Tracy has significant experience in the area of Supplier Diversity and has represented AT&T as Corporate Supplier Diversity Ambassador for the past 12 years. She has met with both Prime Suppliers and Minority Women Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises at various national and local trade shows to explain the corporate requirements, contracting process, and to introduce contracting opportunities within AT&T. In 2014 she was voted IT Buyer of the Year by the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council.

Tracy is a honor graduate of Hampton University with a degree in Political Science and received her Master’s degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Technology and Information Policy from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

 

 

Manish Madan with Systel Technology Services, Ramesh Maturu with Pyramid Consulting and Alisa Clark with Glory Professional Cleaning

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Manish Madan / Systel Technology Services

Systel Technology Services is an IT services company providing IT Services and Staffing solutions to some of the largest System Integrators and Fortune 1000 companies. With over 500 employees globally, Systel prides itself in long tenured relationships with its clients. IT Staffing continues to be the core foot in the door strategy for US clients, helping Systel to gradually move up the value chain to IT Services. Systel plans to invest and grow in the Media & Entertainment vertical, and the Healthcare vertical, with its Staffing, Services and Product & Platform investments. With disruption being the way of life today, Systel recognizes the need for evolution in its industries and is now also focused on building disruptive business models supported by technology driven platforms.

In its staffing business Systel focuses on staying abreast with building a talent pool proactively that its customers would need in the near future. Systel also differentiates itself by focusing on client relations, and it has successfully adopted a philosophy of a few and deep rooted relations. In the IT Services space, Systel recently completed an e-Governance project implementation digitizing all government services through a common web-front for the citizens of a state. This has won them several accolades, and Systel is now proposing to rollout the same integrated e-Governance platforms in several countries in Asia and Africa.

In the product & platform space Systel recently beta launched a digital content delivery platform for celebrities to build and manage their brands that can be monetized. Systel believes disruption is the only way to progress, and continues to find ways to disrupt the as-is in its space.

Systel was recognized last year as the Supplier of the Year, at the prestigious Spirit of Alliance awards of GMSDC. Manish Madan, the CEO of Systel, also graduated out of the very coveted Georgia Mentor Protégé Program last year, and was recognized for his “Winning Spirit” during the program. Manish and Systel love Georgia and have made it home after moving here almost a decade ago. They are actively involved in the community, and support other MBEs and the MBE ecosystem.

Ramesh Maturu / Pyramid Consulting, Inc. LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

As a co-founder and President of Pyramid Consulting, Inc., Ramesh Maturu is responsible for developing and strengthening Pyramid’s Solutions practice and global software development capabilities. He began his IT career in the document processing industry in 1986, solving problems for financial institutions across the globe. Over the years, he’s consulted with numerous technology systems integrator and product companies, developing an invaluable global business perspective.

Ramesh received a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communications engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University in Hyderabad, India. He earned a master’s of science degree in automation and control engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur.

Pyramid Consulting provides rewarding career opportunities for Consultants and enables our Clients to become more agile and competitive through the innovative use of technology, people and process. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Pyramid supports our Client partners around the world, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, European Union and India through a combination of local offices and global delivery.

Our Staffing division places top technology professionals in contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire and SOW / Statement of Work based positions with industry leaders and innovative start-ups that are developing the next generation of technology solutions. Pyramid’s flexible cost-effective delivery models feature dedicated account teams, skill-based recruiters and proven systems and processes. Our Consultant care teams are unique in the industry and ensure a satisfactory assignment for both Consultant and Client. We are a top-tier staff augmentation provider in a wide range of MSP programs, and in VMS environments. Pyramid has been recognized as one of the Largest and Fastest Growing Staffing Firms as ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts.

Our Solutions division specializes in getting companies past the bottlenecks. With knowledge and experience of the entire IT lifecycle, we help enterprises streamline core IT processes and augment their competitive advantage. Pyramid’s global delivery model harnesses productive tools, agile methodologies, iterative processes and expert frameworks to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions. Drawing on the talents and insights of our people in offices around the world, we combine unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across many industries and business processes, and fresh thinking to generate innovative solutions.

Pyramid understands that the innovation and creativity required to develop the next generation of business solutions is driven by exposure to new ideas, dissimilar ways of thinking, and different approaches to problem solving that add to the bottom-line. As a certified MBE, Pyramid fosters and supports Supplier and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion programs.

In 2014, Pyramid was recognized at the GMSDC Spirit of Alliance awards with the prestigious Supplier of the Year. The company remains committed to paying forward this recognition by mentoring and supporting the success of other MBEs and by supporting charitable organizations in the communities where they do business.

Alisa Clark / Glory Professional Cleaning

 

 

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

JoseJose Solis / La Chiquita Tortilla Manufacturer

In the 1970’s, Marcelino and Juana Solis owned a Mexican restaurant in Atlanta. At the time, Atlanta was limited to only one tortilla factory-the product of which Marcelino and Juana found lacking. Due to this lack of quality, the couple decided to start making their own tortillas for their restaurant. They were pleasantly surprised by the high demand for authentic, quality tortilla and chips. This eventually lead to the couple becoming involved in the production of tortillas and chips as a business. Because of their extensive experience in managing restaurants, Marcelino and Juana have the unique perspective of understanding customer needs. This understanding has given the couple much success. Today, La Chiquita Tortilla Manufacturer sells over one million cases annually, and is distributed by all major food service distributors.

TonyTony De Feria / TDeferiaMedia, Inc. Facebook

Tony De Feria is president of tdeferiamedia, inc. TDM, Inc. is brand management company that offers a wide array of creative and business management services. Tony is a bi-lingual media executive that offers hands-on and strategic expertise. He launched tdeferiamedia, inc. in 2007 after a successful career in the newspaper business. TDM, Inc, is made up of a diverse group of consultants with expertise in a variety of areas.

The group serves as an outsourced entity capable of managing a variety of efforts, that grow market share and increase ROI by specializing, focusing and managing marketing, communications and business operations for numerous clients. Since 2007 the company have created strategic marketing plans, videos, websites and a variety of publications all while netting clients an average 35% return on investment.