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A Conversation With Deana P. Herbert, Executive Vice President, Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC

SecurityStockWatch.com: Deana, we understand that you have provided consulting services to DISA and the Treasury Department, among other government agencies. Please give our audience an overview of your background and a brief company history of T & H.

Deana P. Herbert: I am a co-founder and Executive Vice President of T&H. In addition, I lead T&H's DoD practice. I have over 17 years of experience in the areas of strategic planning, enterprise architecture, program and project management, information engineering, organizational transformation, and data integration.

During this time, I have consulted for the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Department of Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Army.

As Executive Vice President for T & H, I provide strategic support, thought leadership and technical guidance in support of the firm's business development, program management and organizational change management activities.

I have led the development and reengineering of major DoD and Army legacy Automated Information Systems (AIS) within functional areas such as logistics, ?nancial management, contract, safety and real estate management and managed large-scale projects offering thought leadership in the following key area of expertise:

• Strategic Planning
• Organizational Development/Change Management
• Performance Management/ Measurement
• Quality Improvement/Assurance
• Systems/Data Integration
• Business Process Redesign
• Enterprise Architecture
• Training Systems Design/Development
• Risk Management

Regarding my educational background, I have a MS in Computer Systems Management from the University of Maryland, and a BS in Business Administration from the University of the District of Columbia.

Regarding T&H's company history, the firm was founded in 1996, and is a leading provider of information technology and management consulting services for Federal, State, and Local Government organizations. Our core services include enterprise architecture (EA), systems development and integration, e-Gov solutions, managed services, business transformation, and program management support. T&H leverages industry best practices coupled with the requisite experience to deliver precise enabling technology, yielding quantifiable results for our clients. We understand the challenges our clients face and we infuse the foresight and perspective required to overcome challenges and ensure success. Based in Silver Spring, MD, T&H has been named by Inc. Magazine and Washington Technology as one of fastest growing and most successful companies in the United States.

SecurityStockWatch.com: T&H recently announced that it has been awarded six new contracts in excess of $20 million to provide a range of services for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). What are the solutions that T&H will be providing to HUD?

Deana P. Herbert: T&H is providing support to develop the target architecture, segment architectures, governance, communications planning, IT investment management, and ensure compliance with Section 508 and FISMA security requirements. A major objective is to leverage the EA for managing changes across HUD lines of business.

T&H will support the Multi-family Housing's On-Line Property Integrated Information Suite (OPIIS) initiative via a 5-year contract. OPIIS focuses on conducting Multi-family risk assessments to make program and related data available to HUD program managers to improve program performance, hold down costs, and increase the effectiveness with which HUD can maintain and increase the supply of affordable rental housing and health care facilities. T&H's support shall include business analysis, data mining, and business intelligence using tools such as MicroStrategy and ERwin.

SecurityStockWatch.com: Kindly summarize the most significant core competencies for T&H.

Deana P. Herbert: Our most significant core competencies are:

• Enterprise Architecture
• EA Center of Excellence/li>
• Managed Services
• Program Management
• Quality Assurance
• Systems Development and Integration
• Systems Development and Integration
• Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Systems Security Accreditation & Certification
• Business Transformation
• Business Process Improvement/Reengineering
• Supply Chain Support
• Strategic Planning
• Contingency Management Planning
• E-Government

SecurityStockWatch.com: What career opportunities are available at T&H?

Deana P. Herbert: T&H consists of highly skilled career professionals that possess expertise in our six core competencies. We are always looking for more skilled professionals who have experience in the four areas listed below and are interested in joining a firm where they can be a key contributor, gain more exposure to new and exciting things such as T&H's EA Center of Excellence, Leadership Development Program, E-Learning Program, Hubzone Incentive Program and much more. We encourage all interested professionals to visit our website for further information.

• Enterprise Architecture
• DoD Logistics
• Public Housing
• Intelligence/Security

SecurityStockWatch.com: Are there any other success stories you would like to mention?

Deana P. Herbert: T&H was recently recognized by Inc. 500 as one of the fastest growing company's in the United States with an annual growth increase of 156.2% as well as moving up on Washington Technology's Fast 50 to number 14. T&H was also recognized by Diversity Business Magazine as one of the Top Diversity-Owned Company's in America coming in at 267, Top African-American Owned Businesses in America at #68, Top Small Business in the State of Maryland at #20, and Top Diversity-Owned Businesses in the State of Maryland at #11.

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