McLean, VA, November 5, 2020 – A-TEK, Inc. announced today that Steve Erd has joined their leadership team as Vice President, Business Development and Capture. With over 20 years of federal government contracting experience with small and large companies, Steve applies his government and policy experience supporting various agencies to his role as a corporate leader and business development professional. He brings to A-TEK an innovative, disciplined, and thoughtful approaches to drive growth by addressing a myriad of pressing government needs in support of federal health missions.
As Vice President, Business Development and Capture, Steve will lead the business development organization to execute the new business growth strategy through customer engagement, strategic positioning, solutions development, and internal and external partner relationships. He will leverage his experience by working closely with his peers across both Federal Civilian and Federal Health operating divisions, and functional support organizations to drive pipeline identification, qualification, capture and proposal management to develop new lines of business and expand market positioning in targeted segments.
Before joining A-TEK, Steve served in a similar capacity with Unissant, Lexis/Nexus and Northrop Grumman achieving growth objectives in targeted Health and Civilian agencies, including HHS HQ, NIH, CMS, VA, Military Health, and SSA.
“My career began in public service and I am honored to continue supporting government missions with value added solutions as part of this experienced, dynamic A-TEK team,” stated Erd.
Steve is a graduate of George Washington University School of Business and Professional Management, having earned a Masters in Public Administration. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Ohio State University.
Steve has held leadership positions as Past President of Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) NCA Chapter, AFCEA Bethesda Health IT Summit Committee Co-Chair, and an awardee of the FedHealthIT 100 Award in 2018.
“As A-TEK and its subsidiary Mackson Consulting, continues to expand our presence in federal health, Steve is a welcomed addition to our team. With Steve’s Federal health experience, including HHS HQ, NIH, CMS and FDA, we are poised to leverage his experience and approach to business growth that has led to a successful 20 plus year GovCon track record” stated A-TEK’s President and CEO, Kathryn Freeland.