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| ========================= POTOMAC TECH WIRE — Jan. 10 ========================= Featured Event: Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit on April 24 – Holiday Sale Ends on Monday o Arlington-Based Advantia Health Lands $45 Million Investment o Report: White House to Name SBA’s Maria Roat as Deputy Federal CIO o DC-Based VEDA Data Solutions Lands $5 Million in First Round of Funding o TEDCO Awards $2.6M in Funding Through Maryland Innovation Initiative o Reston-Based Ellucian Names Stephen Laster as Chief Product Officer o Briefly Noted: Radius Networks – Lowes Foods, OBXtek, Ingerman – PotholeRepair.com, SAIC __________________________ Event Listings: > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit on April 24, 2020 Job Listings: > IT Manager Marin Municipal Water District, California > Senior Analyst, Data Architecture – Hilton Corporate > Software Development Manager – AWS > Business Systems Coordinator – Kennedy Center For information on advertising options, click here. __________________________ o Arlington-Based Advantia Health Lands $45 Million Investment Arlington, Va. — Advantia Health, an Arlington-based provider of technology-enabled women’s healthcare services, said it has landed a $45 million investment from BlueMountain Capital Management. The company, which also is backed by Deerfield Management, said it will use the new capital to bring on more providers and women-focused specialties, as well as expand its technology offerings. The company also plans to build a flagship women’s health practice in DC that will integrate OB-GYN, primary care, mental wellness and other health services. Jim Pieri, the head of private healthcare at BlueMountain, and Ameya Agge, managing director at BlueMountain, will join the company’s board of directors. The news follows a year of rapid growth for the company, which acquired Heartland Women’s Healthcare in the Midwest and Pacify, developer of a telehealth app offering on-demand support to new mothers. http://www.advantiahealth.com https://www.advantiahealth.com/advantia-health-announces-45m-investment-to-accelerate-expansion/ __________________________ o Report: White House to Name SBA’s Maria Roat as Deputy Federal CIO Washington, DC — The White House plans to tap Maria Roat, currently the chief information officer (CIO) of the Small Business Administration (SBA), as the next deputy federal CIO, Nextgov reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. If she accepts the position, she would succeed Margie Graves, who left the Office of Management and Budget at the end of last year. The position is a key one for the government, in charge of leading all IT policy. Roat has served in her current role since 2016, after previously serving as chief technology officer (CTO) of the Department of Transportation and FedRAMP director at the Department of Homeland Security. https://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2020/01/white-house-plans-tap-sba-official-next-deputy-federal-cio/162360/ __________________________ o DC-Based VEDA Data Solutions Lands $5 Million in First Round of Funding Washington, DC — VEDA Data Solutions, a DC-based developer of AI and machine learning tools designed to eliminate data inaccuracies in healthcare, has raised $5 million in its first round of funding. Technical.ly DC first reported the news, which the company confirmed on Twitter. Empactful Capital led the round, which also included participation from HealthX Ventures, Sunwater Capital and New Dominion Angels. VEDA, which now has raised $7 million since its inception, said it will use the proceeds to further develop its core platform, which turns raw, sometime inaccurate data like claims, rosters, contracts and referrals into accurate directories and live network adequacy maps. “We are thrilled to start the year with new strategic partners, the capital to grow our platform and a shiny new patent,” the company posted on Twitter. https://vedadata.com/ https://technical.ly/dc/2020/01/09/veda-data-solutions-5-million-series-a-health-tech/ __________________________ o TEDCO Awards $2.6M in Funding Through Maryland Innovation Initiative Columbia, Md. — The Maryland Technology Development Corp. (TEDCO) said it has awarded $2.6 million in new funding through its Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII), which aims to accelerate promising technologies with commercial potential from five area universities. So far this fiscal year, the program has awarded grants to 19 projects, including an integrated onboard charger for electric vehicles from the University of Maryland College Park; an improved hybrid vertical axis wind turbine from the University of Maryland Baltimore County; a therapeutic nanoparticle platform for Fn14-Positive cancers from the University of Maryland, Baltimore; and, from Johns Hopkins University, a technology for improved drug delivery to the eye and engineered bispecific antibodies for targeted inhibition of cancer metastasis. The fund also has invested in three Baltimore-based companies: Neurologic Solutions, is Hopkins spinout developing a novel tool for seizure localization in medically refractory epilepsy; Halocytech, a Morgan State University spinout developing large-scale production of natural bio-products from cyanobacteria; and Prebeo, a University of Maryland, College Park spinout developing an organ viability assessment system to improve kidney transplant outcomes. https://www.tedcomd.com/news-events/press-releases/2020/tedcos-maryland-innovation-initiative-infuses-263m-new-round __________________________ o Reston-Based Ellucian Names Stephen Laster as Chief Product Officer Reston, Va. — Ellucian, a Reston-based provider of software and services built to power higher education, has named Stephen Laster as its chief product officer (CPO). Laster will lead all aspects of the company’s product direction and strategy across its product, and research and development organizations. Laster most recently served as the chief digital and learning officer at Penn Foster, and previously held roles as the chief digital officer at McGraw-Hill Education, chief information officer at Harvard Business School and director of curriculum innovation and technology at Babson College. “Stephen is both a practitioner and visionary who brings a deep understanding of the education industry and the opportunities and challenges it faces to Ellucian,” said Ellucian CEO Laura Ipsen. http://www.ellucian.com https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200109005561/en/Stephen-Laster-Joins-Ellucian-Chief-Product-Officer __________________________ ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – April 24, 2020 in DC (Special Rate Ends on Monday) Mark your calendar! The 2020 Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit will be held on Friday, April 24 in Washington, DC. The annual event brings together the leading brand, marketing and digital leaders in the Mid Atlantic to talk about the most important topics and issues facing them. We’re expecting 500+ attendees. Last year, the event sold out! It features dozens of keynotes, panels, workshops and presentations, plus lots of networking. Full details are here: https://mamsummit.com/ ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| __________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Washington, DC) DC-based Radius Networks, a developer of location-based technology for grocery, restaurant, retail and hospitality clients, said it has partnered with Lowes Foods, which operates full-service supermarkets throughout the Carolinas. Through the deal, Lowes has implemented the company’s curbside pickup tool, FlyBuy, which uses machine-learning technology to accurately calculate a customer’s arrival time and on-premise location for curbside and in-store pickup programs. https://www.radiusnetworks.com/lowes-foods-selects-radius-networks-flybuy-pickup-curbside-solution-to-help-eliminate-customer-wait-time-at-the-curb (McLean, Va.) McLean-based government technology contractor OBXtek said it has won a contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supporting the Office of Professional Responsibility. Under the five-year deal, the company will provide investigation case management support services designed to ensure the accurate input, assignment and tracking of cases. https://www.obxtek.com/obxtek-awarded-fema-contract-supporting-office-professional-responsibility (Upper Marlboro, Md.) Multifamily housing developer Ingerman said it has signed a deal with Upper Marlboro-based PotholeRepair.com, an online provider of professional asphalt repair. Under the agreement, PotholeRepair.com will regularly inspect Ingerman’s communities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, and resolve problems and irregularities before there is extensive asphalt damage. http://www.potholerepair.com https://ingerman.com/news/ingerman-management-company-deploys-one-company-pothole-solution/ (Reston, Va.) Reston-based technology integrator Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) said it has won a $727 million application modernization contract from the U.S. Air Force. Under the deal, the company will migrate approximately 800 Air Force and U.S. Army mission applications into the cloud. https://investors.saic.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2020/SAIC-Wins-727-Million-Application-Modernization-Contract-for-the-Department-of-Defense/default.aspx ====== To Post an Event Listing, Click Here > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – April 24, 2020 in DC Mark your calendar! The 2020 Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit will be held on Friday, April 24 in Washington, DC. The annual event brings together the leading brand, marketing and digital leaders in the Mid Atlantic to talk about the most important topics and issues facing them. We’re expecting 500+ attendees. Last year, the event sold out! It features dozens of keynotes, panels, workshops and presentations, plus lots of networking. Full details are here: https://mamsummit.com/ =========== Job Postings: =========== To Post a Job Listing, Click Here > IT Manager, Marin Municipal Water District, California Marin Municipal Water District is recruiting for an IT Manager. Responsibilities include strategic planning, managing enterprise systems, data centers, networks, system & cyber security, disaster recovery projects, & internet services. Requires a Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of information systems work experience with 3 years of supervisory experience leading a team in the information technology field. Annual salary range is $151,884 to $192,636 DOQ (with an expected 2 to 3% salary adjustment starting July 1, 2020). The District offers an excellent benefits package including CalPERS retirement. Apply by submitting a cover letter & resume to apply@ralphandersen.com by February 3, 2020. Confidential inquires welcomed to Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900. Brochure available at www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/it-manager-marin-municipal-water-district/. __________________________ > Business Systems Coordinator – Kennedy Center – Washington, D.C. Do you love to learn new technology systems? Do you like helping people to get the most out of their technology tools? Do you enjoy getting into a detailed conversation with users to understand how their business unit operates and how technology can help them? Do you enjoy a work day with wide variety where you sometimes brainstorm solutions with your co-workers and sometimes you quietly dig into a piece of SQL code, a test plan, or a system configuration? Learn more about the Business Systems Coordinator position at the John F. 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