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Groundswell, the leading federal Appian services provider, announced the appointment of Jeff Dohmann as the organization’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). “Jeff will be integral in leading Groundswell’s financial operations and ensuring that the company continues to invest in and expand its top-notch talent and federal service offerings,” says George Batsakis, Groundswell’s CEO. “Jeff’s extensive…

Groundswell is pleased to announce that Megan Hanik has joined the Groundswell team as Chief People Officer. Her addition initiates the launch of Groundswell’s integrated Human Resource strategy, created in response to a rapidly growing organization. Regarding her addition to the company, Groundswell CEO George Batsakis says, “Megan represents an essential piece coming into place,…

Groundswell has been awarded the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) National Pipeline Management System (NPMS) contract. This four-year contract will provide mission critical software modernization and data management support to PHMSA’s existing system, which continuously monitors the operation and inspection of pipelines throughout the United States. “The National Pipeline…

Batsakis, Speigel make their third deal and launch new brand

CollabraLink Completes Acquisition of Groundswell Consulting Group, Launches New Brand

Ehrlich, who joined CollabraLink on May 9th, will serve as Vice President of Growth Solutions. Before joining CollabraLink, Ehrlich led Accenture Federal Service’s Digital Platform capability’s growth and strategy across a handful priority federal accounts; including the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. Ehrlich came to Accenture by way of the Phase One…

Seth Sacher has been with the company since May 2019 and is tasked with driving continuous improvements for delivery. He aims for programmatic excellence that consistently executes high-quality technology solutions to foster customer success in their Digital Transformation missions. Sacher was previously CollabraLink’s Director of Engineering, where he led the Full Stack Engineering practice in…

Telesto Group, a subsidiary of CollabraLink Technologies, announced today that it has been awarded the Data Readiness Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID) contract by the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC).

Professional services firm CollabraLink Technologies, Inc. has hired Lakshmi Meyyappan as a Senior Director to serve as CollabraLink’s Appian Practice Lead.

Meyyappan, who joined the company on March 1st, is tasked with driving continuous improvements for internal capabilities while championing positive transformation initiatives to deliver a best-in-class service experience for CollabraLink clients.

Learn the basic aspects of the CollabraLink Delivery Model, including the integration of Human-Centered Design, Agile Product Management, & Engineering, including DevSecOps. This solution-driven approach works in concert with our proven Appian accelerator framework, creating a powerful combination that is helping Federal agencies to rapidly field enterprise-grade business applications that are secure, performant, and highly usable.

Early in the Fall, a colleague asked if I would connect with some students currently studying computer science who might be interested in User Experience Research or Design.

One student reached out and we had a lengthy email correspondence about User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), and broader challenges breaking into the industry.

I have duplicated the questions and my responses below, with some modifications for context. This conversation is one I’ve had many times throughout my career and I’m excited to share the knowledge with a wider audience.