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, LLC, a VA T4NG2 IDIQ 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.”
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