FSI Appoints Karen Wilson as Vice President of Consulting, Expands Ray Bjorklund's Role to Senior Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer.MCLEAN, Va. -- FSI, the nation's preeminent supplier of actionable government-IT market intelligence, today announced Karen Wilson has been appointed Vice President of Consulting. She will be responsible for delivering to FSI's clients specialty research consulting in areas such as pipeline development; market sizing and segmentation; competitive analysis and pricing; and other bid analysis. FSI also announced the expanded role of its Senior Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer, Ray Bjorklund. Ms. Wilson joins FSI from Unisys Global Public Sector Consulting where she was Director of the Financial & Cost Management Solution offering. Prior to joining Unisys, she spent seven years with Arthur Andersen in Business Consulting, Office of Government Services. With nearly a decade's experience in public sector consulting, Ms. Wilson has led independent profit and loss centers and has had responsibility for multi-million dollar programs. Her experience focuses on cost management, performance management and financial system-related processes. During her tenure at Unisys and Arthur Andersen Consulting, Ms. Wilson led projects for a variety of government agencies including the U.S. Department of the Navy, Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , U.S. Air Force, Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control , Immigration and Naturalization Service Noun 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States INS , the Bureau of the Census Noun 1. Bureau of the Census - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Census Bureau , the National Weather Service and the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. . She has a masters' degree from the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
In his role as Senior Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer, Mr. Bjorklund is responsible for identifying market factors, technology trends, and strategic solutions to help FSI clients sell into the government marketplace. Mr. Bjorklund will lead a focused effort on developing new capabilities for FSI and his expertise will lend a cross-company approach to add further value to FSI's market intelligence services. Mr. Bjorklund has over three decades of hands-on experience in federal IT program management and procurement processes. As a former government program manager and procurement official focusing on defense, C4ISR C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance C4ISR Command Control Communications Computers Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance and IT initiatives, he has a deep understanding of the public sector market and its complex policy and procurement procedures. He holds a BS from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Davis in environmental sciences and a MS from Northrop University in procurement and contract law. "These are exciting times for FSI. We are very pleased to welcome someone of Karen's caliber and experience to our leadership team," said Bill Gormley, President of FSI. "Karen is a seasoned consultant, manager and leader who will help expand and grow our consulting practice at FSI." About FSI FSI (Federal Sources, Inc.), a Washington Management Group Company, delivers fact-based, government-IT market intelligence to both the largest existing government contractors and new market entrants via online subscription services, tailored consulting, GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. Schedule services and industry-leading events. These programs, underscored by a hands-on approach to client support, enable IT vendors and government organizations to make informed business decisions and experience rapid return on investment. FSI was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia; its Web site is www.fedsources.com. |
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