Sparksoft’s CEO, Mike Finkel, has been Recognized as Engage GovCon Honoree by OrangeSlices

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Columbia, MD, April 21, 2023 – Mr. Mike Finkel, Sparksoft Corporation's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has been recognized as Engage GovCon Honoree by OrangeSlices. This commendation is reserved for leaders who are setting an example that not only encourages engagement, but also motivates and pushes others on their teams and within their organizations to do the same. This recognition celebrates exceptional leaders from across government and industry who stand out from the crowd for their willingness to drive BOLD approaches and innovative engagement strategies while supporting a culture shift across the Federal sector which values collaboration, open communication, transparency, and partnership between and across the Federal government and industry partner ecosystems. Characteristics such as Exemplify Open Communication, Provide Evidence of Mission Focus, Execute as a Good Partner, Engage with the Community, Encourage Inclusivity, and Exemplify Innovation were defined as being drivers to Engage GovCon and provide all leaders across government and industry a model for how to collaborate, engage and thrive.

Mr. Finkel continuously embodies these characteristics by empowering and changing how government and industry work together, and doing so selflessly, without expectation for personal gain but instead, for the betterment of the industry and society. As the CEO, Mr. Finkel is the champion behind Sparksoft’s Corporate Social Responsibility program, which has raised thousands of dollars and countless volunteer hours for local charities such as Crohn’s and Colitis, St. Jude, HopeWorks, Adopt a Family Maryland, Toys for Tots, STEM, Ulman Foundation, and HeadStrong to support Veterans with PTSD. Sparksoft is also heavily involved in supporting local professional organizations, including the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Woodlawn Chapter where Mr. Finkel is the current President, Howard County Chamber of Commerce, AFCEA of Bethesda, and HIMSS Maryland Chapter.

About Sparksoft Corporation

Sparksoft is a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Services and Development Maturity Level 3, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 20000-1:2018, ISO 27001:2013, and Federal Wide Assurance for the Protection of Human Subjects certified consulting organization with a proven record of successfully delivering modern digital health solutions for more than a dozen Federal, State, and Commercial customers. As evidenced by our 20+ active prime contracts and subcontracts, and further supported by our excellent Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARs), Sparksoft is a highly mature and capable partner trusted by the government and industry. We bring to bear the essential institutional knowledge, contract vehicles, certifications, experienced personnel, and process maturity to deliver the requirements in compliance with Federal regulations, industry best practices, and agency governance needs.

Through our focused mission “to ignite innovation, inspire transformation, and implement digital solutions for a healthier nation” we specialize in DevOps Delivery, Data Science, Contact Center Operations, Life Sciences, and Test Automation. Since 2004, our exceptionally skilled people, proven leadership, and optimized processes all work together to relentlessly push for more efficient solutions for our HHS, Military Health, and Life Sciences clients. We have developed a support structure of Innovation Centers designed to collect our enterprise-wide lessons learned and identify project-specific opportunities for improvement. SparkLabs, where our Research & Development teams explore ideas and turn them into real-world solutions is an important impetus in our drive for innovation. We continually pull from our experience and combine this with forward-thinking technology from our certified partners like Red Hat, Microsoft, AWS, Okta, Google, Databricks, and ServiceNow to conceptualize novel and effective solutions such as our SparkLoader® RPA Data Pipeline, SparkGrid® Snowflake GUI, MockSpider® Virtual Sandbox, ScriptHive® for TDD/BDD automation, SparkMarker® Website Accessibility Platform, 508bee® Accessibility Validation, and many more.

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