McLean, Virginia, July 11, 2019– A-TEK, Inc., an information technology and scientific services and solutions company, announced today that Edward “Ted” Schmitt will lead the company’s Health IT practice effective immediately. Schmitt will report to Stephanie Cumberbatch, Executive Vice President. In his role as Vice President and Account Manager – Health, Schmitt will be responsible for leading A-TEK’s health portfolio which focuses on delivering services to federal Health and Human Services agencies. A-TEK’s range of Health IT services include Agile Software Development, Enterprise System Support and Program Management. He will also be responsible for leveraging the domain expertise of highly skilled subject matter experts acquired in A-TEK’s recent acquisition of Mackson Consulting, LLC, now recognized as Mackson, an A-TEK Company.
“I’m delighted that Ted has joined our team. He brings a wealth of deep domain experience, and advances A-TEK’s strategic commitment to expand our footprint in the growing federal health IT market”, said Cumberbatch. “Ted’s leadership and relevant experience will enable the successful integration of Mackson and will assure that A-TEK maintains its reputation as a high-quality service provider to our federal health portfolio clients.”
Schmitt brings a unique combination of program leadership, DevOps expertise and customer service excellence to this role. “I’m looking forward to continuing the tradition of delivery excellence and customer satisfaction upon which A-TEK has built its reputation. The combination of A-TEK and Mackson will exceed the sum of its parts and I’m proud to be a part of the new organization’s leadership team”, said Schmitt. Before joining A-TEK, Schmitt served as Senior Vice President for Salient CRGT and Vice President for Information Innovators Inc. where he was responsible for the Agile Development Solutions group delivering digital services to the Food and Drug administration and other federal agencies. He brings 23 years of customer-focused experience in Health Services, Defense Logistics and Higher Education. Ted is charged with continuing to execute programs that enable customers to meet their mission requirements with high levels of customer satisfaction and he will be responsible for identifying growth opportunities which leverage the expertise, talents and dedication of A-TEK’s employees.