Huntsville, AL – Kiran Rathod has joined Connected Logistics as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to assist in the strategic growth of Connected Logistics and its Joint Venture, Canopy Health, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation 2 (T4NG2) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) prime. In this role, Kiran will serve as a member of the Senior Management Team and drive strategic growth and operational excellence of Connected Logistics and Canopy Health as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), technologist, solution architect, and business analyst. Kiran’s responsibilities include providing technical expertise to existing programs to ensure technical solutions meet client needs and identifying opportunities for organic improvement and growth; providing strategic leadership in developing and executing technology strategies aligned with VA and DoD objectives, leveraging the capabilities of the $60.7B ceiling VA T4NG2 IDIQ contract vehicle and other Connected Logistics and Canopy Health contract vehicles; and collaborating and fostering partnerships with stakeholders, vendors, teammates, industry groups, and internal teams to drive innovation and deliver scalable, efficient solutions to our clients.
“I’m honored to join Connected Logistics and to support the growth of Canopy Health JV, collaborating with a highly credentialed leadership team and staff whose vision and strategy are guiding and delivering operational excellence to Active Duty Soldiers, Veterans, and DoD Civilians and end-users each and every day,” said Kiran Rathod.
Added Connected Logistics’ founder and CEO, Forrest Burke, “We are thrilled to add Kiran as a key member of our Senior Management Team, and look forward to leveraging his leadership experience, VA client relationships, and T4NG IDIQ experience to accelerate Connected Logistics’ growth across the DoD, VA, and other Federal Agencies.”
According to Connected Logistics’ Chief Growth Officer (CGO) and Canopy Health’s Responsible Manager, Eric P. Strauss, “Kiran’s 30+ year career – the past twenty of which have been focused on developing, designing, and implementing more than $1B of enterprise IT solutions for VA and DoD clients through senior roles at Leidos, Peraton, Favor TechConsulting (FTC) (now TRIA Federal), GDIT, Lockheed Martin, and elsewhere – make him uniquely qualified to drive growth across Connected Logistics’ and Canopy Health’s rapidly growing portfolio of programs.”
About Connected Logistics: Our Armed Forces operate the most vast, complex, and critical supply chain and information networks on the planet. Led by Army Veterans, Connected Logistics supplies the solutions for managing these smartly, employing IT to facilitate rapid decision making. With the right information, processes, and support systems, our clients succeed in the most adverse support missions. Bridging the gap between Logistics and IT, we provide mission critical services in areas such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Cybersecurity, Operational Technology (OT), Enterprise IT System Implementation, Program Management, Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), Business Process Reengineering, and Information Assurance. Connected Logistics is an SBA-certified SDVOSB based in Huntsville, Alabama with a significant presence in the National Capital Region (NCR) and employees strategically located near our clients both CONUS and OCONUS. We leverage Veteran talent and commercial expertise to streamline and improve IT systems and support operations for the US Army, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), VA, and other Federal Agencies.
About Canopy Health: With 400,000+ employees, making it the second largest Federal Agency, the VA is charged with operating one of the country’s largest integrated healthcare systems, and providing lifelong healthcare services, disability compensation, vocational rehabilitation, education assistance, home loans, insurance, and burial benefits to more than nine-million Veterans and family members. Canopy Health, a SDVOSB JV, provides the VA with Technology Transformed Today, for Tomorrow through the $60.7B ceiling VA T4NG2 IDIQ. Canopy Health brings together Connected Logistics’ 16+ years of experience supporting enterprise IT programs for Federal Agencies with a certified SBA 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SBD) Native Hawaiian-Owned (NHO) and Veteran-operated small business to provide VA with program and project management, IT logistics, requirements analysis, cyber operations, full lifecycle software development, operations and maintenance, Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V), quality assurance, asset management, and change management.
To learn more about how Connected Logistics and Canopy Health can assist your Federal Agency, program, company, or organization, please visit www.LOGC2.com and www.canopyjv.com.
