About UsMerlin InternationalMI_cce3e14a-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b076068471Merlin International is a leading provider of world-class system integration services and solutions that enable the U.S. Federal Government to better meet mission requirements and challenges. By combining a broad portfolio of best-of-breed information technology solutions with deep expertise and experience building and implementing solutions with quantifiable return on investment and long term sustainability, Merlin is preparing our Government for the future. Our core competencies are Cybersecurity, Infrastructure and Network Operations, and Enterprise Applications. The company is headquartered in Englewood, CO, with federal operations in Vienna, VA.David PhelpsFounder, Chairman and CEO -- David Phelps is a founder of Merlin International and currently serves as the Chairman and CEO. David is responsible for defining the company’s strategy and direction, setting the corporate culture and leading the senior executive team in support of future growth. Prior to founding Merlin, David developed a deep understanding of the federal marketplace during his 25-year career that included service in the U.S. Navy and industry positions with Ford Aerospace, Martin Marietta, Loral Aerospace, and The Aerospace Corporation. By combining his extensive background in satellite command and control, ground systems design and development, and high performance computing, with an extremely successful business model, he has turned Merlin into one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the country.Jones TallentChief Financial Officer -- As Chief Financial Officer, Jones Tallent is responsible for leading Merlin International’s accounting and finance operations and maintaining scalable policies and procedures that support business growth. Jones brings an extensive finance background including experience leading the accounting and reporting functions for companies with revenues exceeding $1 billion. Prior to Merlin, Jones was Vice President of Technical Accounting and Compliance at Sotera Defense as well as the Corporate Controller for Altegrity, where he was involved in building a flexible infrastructure to accommodate fast-paced organic growth and acquisitions. Jones is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and holds both a Master's degree in Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor's of Science in Accounting from State University. Mark ZalubasChief Technology Officer -- Mark Zalubas is Chief Technology Officer for Merlin International. In this role, Mark is responsible for Merlin’s strategy and vision to continually provide government customers with optimal, secure, integrated and sustainable solutions that enable them to deliver on their missions. Mark’s core competencies include cybersecurity, enterprise applications, data center infrastructure and cloud solutions. Mark has more than 28 years of technical and management experience guiding innovation and strategy for software companies and systems integrators. He has held leadership positions with Convergys, Oracle, and Lockheed Martin. Mark holds a Master's of Science in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor’s of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland.Craig JanusExecutive Vice President of Professional Services -- Craig Janus is Executive Vice President of Professional Services for Merlin International. In this role, Craig has general management responsibility for Merlin’s sales and growth, solutions development and services delivery. Craig has more than 30 years of general management and P/L experience, managing and driving a positive customer experience for commercial organizations and government agencies. Craig also spent more than 15 years teaching business and technology management as an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Marine Corps and has held senior leadership positions with companies such as SAIC, Vangent, noblis, and Unisys. Craig holds a Master’s of Science in Information and Telecommunications from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration from Washington Adventist University.Julie XiangVice President of Sales -- Julie Xiang is Vice President of Sales for Merlin International where she is responsible for leading the company’s sales and marketing team and growing revenue in both the commercial and public sector markets with a strong focus in healthcare. Julie has over 16 years of information technology sales and sales management with her last seven years at IBM where she received significant achievement recognition. She has also held leadership positions at Oracle and Datatel Inc. Julie holds a Bachelor’s of Art degree in English from the Shanghai International Studies University, a Master's of Education from Boston University and a Bachelor's of Science in Computer and Information Science from the University of Maryland University College. John KavasGeneral Counsel -- For over twelve years, John Kavas has served as Merlin's General Counsel where he is responsible for providing legal counsel to the CEO and other senior management as well as risk management, regulatory compliance and corporate governance. John guides Merlin’s day-to-day business efforts while supporting the company’s long term goals. Prior to his position as General Counsel, John represented Merlin and other clients in a wide array of commercial business transactions and real estate development projects. By combining his commercial background with his expertise in federal information technology acquisitions, John is instrumental in sustaining Merlin's growth and position as one of the nation's most trusted information technology solutions providers.  John is a graduate of Colorado State University and the University Of Denver College Of Law. Merlin will continue to distinguish itself as a leading provider of secure, integrated, and sustainable solutions in the Federal Health IT market. Our thought leadership and expert services will foster robust innovation and efficiency for our clients._cce3e3f2-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b076068471To enable the U.S. Federal Government to better meet mission requirements and challenges. _cce3e4b0-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b076068471LeadershipWe will LEAD by example, in the best interest of our clients.Open-MindednessWe will REMAIN OPEN-MINDED to new ideas, technologies and differing points-of-view.CommitmentWe will KEEP OUR PROMISES and stand by what we say, no matter the cost to us.QualityWe will STAND FOR QUALITY delivering maximum value for every dollar invested with us.ActionWe will ACT NOW to recognize the opportunities at hand, seize them without delay and respond with urgency in serving our clients.IntegrityMerlin is committed to conducting its business affairs with the highest degree of integrity and honesty, and in accordance with applicable federal laws.HonestyCybersecurityAddress cybersecurity challenges._cce3e6ea-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684711Merlin takes a holistic approach in addressing our customer's cybersecurity challenges. We leverage best-of-breed IT technologies and a full complement of professional services -- from integration and customization of tools to operations management and administration. ThreatsDefend against sophisticated cyber security threats._cce3e83e-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684711.1To proactively defend against sophisticated cyber security threats Merlin provides a security architecture based on Computer Network Attack (CNA), Computer Network Defense (CND), and Computer Network Exploitation (CNE) methodologies. Information AssuranceProvide information assurance._cce3e924-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684711.2Merlin's IA engineers and IA specialists have a thorough understanding of how information technology systems work and are interconnected. With all of the threats agencies face today -- viruses, worms, phishing attacks, social engineering, identity theft and more -- a focus on protection is required.Security Operations Support security operations centers._cce3ea1e-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684711.3Merlin supports Security Operations Centers by providing services that help government agencies improve efficiencies and reduce costs. Our comprehensive cybersecurity services assist with everything from policy and planning, to vulnerability assessment to the integration of new cutting edge security technologies.Infrastructure & Network Operations_cce3eb72-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684712InfrastructureOptimize infrastructure to produce optimal results._cce3ec58-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684712.1CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT -- Time is money and so are wasted resources. Businesses today need their IT infrastructure to be optimized in order to produce optimal results. With integrated infrastructure solutions like NetApp/ Cisco Flex Pod and hyper-converged infrastructure management …AvailabilityBuild highly available and highly reliable services._cce3ed52-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684712.2HIGH AVAILABILITY SERVICES -- Building highly available and highly reliable services has traditionally been very expensive to achieve. It's not enough to simply have a failover cluster of servers in a data center; you must also have multiple redundant energy sources …Service ManagementOptimize IT enterprises to meet business objectives._cce3ee74-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684712.3SERVICE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK -- Optimizing an IT enterprise to meet your business objectives is not just about the tools that you choose to monitor your network and automate your workload. A robust IT service management framework is absolutely essential to ensure that your staff is aligned to …VirtualizationAdapt security practices to virtualization and public Clouds._cce3efbe-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684712.4SECURE VIRTUALIZATION -- Virtualization and the move to private and public Clouds is well underway. The rapid pace of virtualization within the data center means that IT and security teams must adapt their existing security practices to keep up. The dynamic and fluid nature of …NetworkDeliver reliable IT enterprise infrastructures._cce3f0b8-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684712.5NETWORK PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT -- Merlin delivers a reliable IT enterprise infrastructure that eliminates service disruption and data loss while maximizing efficiency and effectiveness. We identify dynamic, emerging technologies to offer cost-effective customized solutions to address our customers’ concerns and …CloudProvide cloud strategies._cce3f1b2-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684712.6CLOUD STRATEGY AND MIGRATION -- Merlin provides a wide range of cloud strategies including migration, colocation, hosting, and private, hybrid, and public cloud options. By leveraging best-of-breed technologies and the engineering insight to define and implement practical, secure …Enterprise Applications_cce3f2a2-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684713SDLCContinuously update and improve a solution capabilities._cce3f3ba-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684713.1Driven by certified Scrum Masters, Merlin's leveraged Agile Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) is founded on the premise that solution development and support is a fluid, ongoing process that continuously updates and improves a solution's capabilities to …Architecture & DesignAnalyze business and user needs._cce3f522-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684713.2Merlin User Experience (UX) Architects skillfully elicit and analyze business and user needs, employing iterative cycles of customer journey mapping, solution storyboarding, and prototyping techniques to drive clarification and gain consensus on the …ProjectsManage and implement enterprise applications._cce3f6b2-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684713.3PRODUCT OWNERSHIP AND IMPLEMENTATION -- Merlin's experienced Scrum Masters and Product Owners manage and implement enterprise applications via sprint cycles, which involve sprint planning and feature prioritization, continuous testing, daily scrums, end of sprint demonstrations, and iterative …IntegrationIntegrate applications into existing enterprises._cce3f7d4-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684713.4Integration of an application into a customer's existing enterprise is handled by Merlin engineers, who thoroughly analyze the "As-Is" and "To-Be" states, incorporate business rules into application configurations, define and build system interfaces, align deployment with …Application SecurityProvide application security solutions._cce3f8ec-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684713.5Merlin leverages a combination of skilled software engineers and cyber-security experts to provide application security solutions that address the application itself as well as the environment within which the application is deployed, accessed and within which …CloudLead software cloud-readiness efforts._cce3fa04-d492-11e7-9e6a-90b0760684713.6Merlin leads software cloud-readiness efforts for our customers using our dedicated approach to outcomes-driven UX architecture. By couching cloud decisions in the context of a solid understanding of broader business objectives and longer-term plans …2017-11-28http://www.merlin-intl.com/home/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net