Advanced Programs Group

APG Sponsors “Light the Way 5k”

Advanced Programs Group — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:16:32 +0000

On September 10th, 2011, APG’s CFO, Mike Stehly participated in The Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind’s First Annual “Light the Way 5k” fun Run & Walk at Nationals Park.
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind provides many needed services and programs for the Blind and visually impaired in the Washington D.C. area. Therefore, it is so important to raise awareness as well as the necessary dollars to perpetuate and expand these vital services. Between Mike’s personal fundraising, and APG’s corporate donation, $12,000 was donated on Mike’s behalf—the race’s largest donation!

Thanks to all who donated, came out to support or volunteered!

APG Welcomes Sonja Robinson as Director, PeopleSoft Practice

Advanced Programs Group — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:08:55 +0000

APG is excited to welcome Sonja Robinson as their new Director, PeopleSoft Practice! Sonja comes to APG with over 17 years of IT Consulting experience and was previously employed at PS Consulting Solutions. Sonja’s consulting background in combination with her 14 years of PeopleSoft Commercial and Federal HCM experience will be an integral part of APG’s developing PeopleSoft practice. APG is actively pursing a number of PeopleSoft opportunities that will serve as the foundation of our new PeopleSoft practice area. APG is committed to diversifying our service offerings to include the PeopleSoft suite, and look forward to building a robust PeopleSoft practice.

~Sarah Bassett/Marketing Analyst

Thank you! Follow up from APG’s Open House

Advanced Programs Group — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:18:05 +0000

APG’s first Recruiting Open House was a huge success, and I’d like to thank everyone who was able to attend. Our Managment Team was busy interviewing attendees and was impressed with the candidates who attended. We met highly experienced Project Managers, SAP consultants, PeopleSoft consultants and Oracle Federal Financial consultants who were exactly what we were looking for.

Based on the positive feedback received, and the amount of requests for future Open Houses, stay tuned for details on the next one!

~Elisa Hillery/Recruiter

APG Open House: 3/8/2011 5-7p

Advanced Programs Group — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:24:56 +0000

Please forward to any of your colleagues or friends who may be interested!

~Sarah Bassett/Marketing Analyst

Press Release: APG’s CEO, Bekim Veseli makes Smart100

Advanced Programs Group — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:29:34 +0000

Congratulations are in order to our CEO, Bekim Veseli who made the 2011 Smart100 list! The Smart100 is a program hosted by SmartCEO magazine, a Washington DC “growing company” publication.

What is the Smart100?

The Smart100 is an exclusive group of 100 CEOs who represent the region’s most influential thought-leaders. The members of this elite club have a passion for entrepreneurship and have pledged their dedication to SmartCEO’s mission to educate and inspire their peers through their leadership, strategic vision and character.

To nominate a deserving CEO you know, or to read more about the program, click here.

~Sarah Bassett/Marketing Analyst

Spreading the Holiday Joy to local Reston families

Advanced Programs Group — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 04:06:00 +0000

For the past few years, APG has teamed with a local charity to “adopt” families in the community who are less fortunate. This year, APG continued the annual tradtion by partnering with Reston’s Interfaith organization and signed up to adopt 56 children. The donations of our employees exceeded our goal of $2800 and as you can imagine, we were running out of space in our office to store the gifts. The bags and boxes of gifts crept from the cubicles and eventually took over our CEO’s office.

We are proud to have employees who gave such gracious donations–our efforts would not have been as succesful without them! This holiday season we hope you find a moment to think about all you are greatful for.

Have a safe and joyful holiday!

~Sarah Bassett/Marketing Analyst

APG kicks off the holiday season by participating in Crossroads’ Warming the Homeless

Advanced Programs Group — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:33:51 +0000

For the second year in a row, APG gave a financial donation to Warming the Homeless, an annual event hosted by Crossroads which distributes coats and boots to homeless men, women and children living in Washington, DC. This year, a combined total of 400 coats and boots were distributed!

With a winter predicted to be even worse than last year, the recipients expressed a deep level of gratitude. APG is humbled to give back to the city, as Washington, DC frequently ranks as one of the cities with the highest percentage of homelessness.

I will post updates as APG continues to spreads the holiday joy and gives back to the community this holiday season. One initiative that we are currently involved in is Adopt-a-Child, hosted by Interfaith. APG has committed to adopting 56 children, so we could really use your donation of an unwrapped gift or a financial donation. Our gift drop-off deadline is Dec 9, so please make sure to act TODAY if you want to donate! For more information on getting involved or contributing a gift or donation, please contact Marsha Hodgson at Marsha.Hodgson@apg.com.

~Sarah Bassett/Marketing Analyst

November 19, 2010: NEW Job Opportunities

Advanced Programs Group — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:42:46 +0000

Please see below for three new job opportunties with APG since my last posting in September. As if you needed another reason to consider APG as your new employer…in Jan 2011, we will be adding a 401(k) match to our benefits package! Submit your resume for consideration to employment@apg.com

PRISM Functional Consultant
Information Security Senior Consultant
Project Manager with PMP credentials

PRISM Functional Consultant

Location: Bethesda, MD

Available: Immediate—2 weeks

Length of Contract: 2 years

Type of Employment: 1099/C2C or Full Time Employment

Position Requirements:

Resolve trouble tickets
Troubleshooting application issues
Develop lifecycle documentation (e.g., change requests, solution documents, and functional specifications)
Test software changes
Develop test plans

Knowledge of the following Application Modules:

Compusearch PRISM
Oracle-Compusearch Interface (OCI)
Oracle iProcurement
Oracle Purchasing

Information Security Senior Consultant

Location: D.C metro area

Available: Immediate

Openings: 2

Length of Contract: Indefinite

Type of Employment: Full-Time Employee

Position Description:

Conduct IA vulnerability and risk assessments
Certification and Accreditation (C&A) in accordance with DODI 8510.01, DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP)
Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
Ports, Protocols, and Services Management
DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
Vulnerability Management System (VMS)
Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
Personal Identifying Information (PII)
Risk Assessments
Access Control
Audit Log Review
Oracle Encryption Methodology

Experience Requirements:

DIACAP and DITSCAP experience (intel, military or defense)
Experience in Information Assurance policies, programs, procedures
Experience with the DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP)
Experience with Federal Information Security Act (FISMA), DoD PKI, Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM), and Security Technical Information Guides (STIGs)
Experience planning and conducting Information Assurance vulnerability assessments
Technical writing

Project Manager–PMP

Location: D.C. Metro area or Denver, CO

Available: Next 30 days

Openings: 2

Length of Contract: 1 Project Manager for a 3 to 6 month engagement (Must have VMware deployment expertise)

Length of Contract: 2^nd Project Manager for 12 month engagement (Must have Strategic Planning experience and be a strong writer)

Experience Requirements:

PMI Certified or equivalent
Minimum of 5 years of IT project management
Skills to use MS Project and Visio
knowledge and experience with effective software development lifecycle managment
Project Management Institute (PMI) PMBOK methodologies
IT Operations
Full Project Management Lifecycle
Configuration managment
Requirements management
User acceptance testing
ITIL Certification is added value

~Elisa Hillery/Recruiter

APG adds 401(k) matching to benefits package

Advanced Programs Group — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:06:21 +0000

We are excited to announce that effective Jan 1, 2011, APG will add a 401(k) match to it’s benefits package!

APG’s benefits package was already very attractive, offering benefits such as: absorbing 60% of health premiums, two options for medical plans, Flexible Savings Account, covering 100% of the premium for Core Life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance, standard 120 hours PTO, and now a 4% match for 401(k) contributions.

In an ailing economy where health care costs continue to rise and companies are cutting costs by scaling back on benefits, APG is proud to be a company which rewards employees by mitigating costs and continually adds to its rich benefits package.

Add this to the list of “Top 10 Reasons why APG is a Great Place to Work” !

~Amy Rigney-Gay/HR Director

In Honor of Veteran’s Day

Advanced Programs Group — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:57:23 +0000

: “Raising Flag on Iwo Jima”: a statute inspired from an extremely popular photo taken in 1945. The statue is of five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. (Caitlin Mirra/Shutterstock.com)

Veteran’s Day is a day for us to honor and thank the men and women who have courageously served our country and sacrificed their life for our freedom. We would like to recognize and give special thanks to APG’s 13 Veteran employees who have made the transition from armed forces to civilian life, and are committed to the success of the Company.

As a DoD contractor for the federal government, APG has had great opportunities to support U.S. government agencies who strive to preserve the safety and intelligence of our country. Last May, APG won a contract with the American Battle Monuments Commission (AMBC) as the systems integrator to implement the Commission onto the Oracle eBusiness Suite hosted at the National Business Center. The Commission honors the service, achievements and sacrifices of United States Armed Forces. The Commission’s commemorative mission includes designing, constructing, operating and maintaining permanent American cemeteries in foreign countries. The photo below is of the Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial just outside Paris, France, taken by an APG consultant overseas working on the Oracle implementation.

So, this Veteran’s Day, take some time to remember those, and family members of those who have heroically served our country, but also take some time to think about those who are actively serving in the armed forces today.

Veteran’s Day marks the end of World War I. (Andrew Lawatsch/APG)

~Sarah Bassett/Marketing Analyst