Confluent

Confluent: [1425-75; late ME (< MF) < L confluent- (s. of conflu ens, prp. of confluere to flow together) flowing or running together; blending into one: confluent ideas.

Confluent Corporation is a company with history, vision, and it's on the move. The company is a Vietnam era Veteran owned small business, organized and focused as a comprehensive IT support services partner to its public and private sector clients; providing, network services, information management, outsource support, and depot level support. Confluent was established in 1995 and maintains a Technical Center in the Ammendale Technology Park, Beltsville, Maryland and business offices in Reston, Virginia.

Confluent has a separate Service-disabled Veteran Owned company, Allied Technical Services Group, LLC. ATSG is a national network of Veteran/Service-disabled IT services companies. The business of ATSG is to acquire Federal contracts either direct or through subcontracting with Prime's and to manage the distribution of work throughout the network of participating Veteran owned companies. ATSG as a single resource helps Federal agencies and large Prime's meet their small business and socioeconomic contracting goals.

Confluent employs the management practices of mutual respect, positive environment, and reward for excellence, which through the years has translated into an unbroken record of high quality deliverables to our clients. The company maintains a very active recruiting program for qualified personnel who meet our criteria and who will make a positive contribution. Confluent applicants are screened for both character and competence, which enables the company to consistently meet client expectations for professionalism and positive results.

Confluent has an earned reputation for excellent performance and continues to grow and expand its business by continuous repeat business from existing clients and through strategic relationships that position the company for expanded markets and new clients.

•Confluent operations are managed by its Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Kelly. Mr. Kelly is a thirty year business development and business operations IT veteran. Mr. Kelly has managed National divisions for major corporations and has led the successful growth of small technology based companies. At Confluent, his focus will include leveraging the company’s years of excellent IT services experience and broad client base into managed growth through expanded capabilities. Primary responsibilities include setting a vision, execution of the overall business plan, implement fiscal disciplines, negotiating key alliances, and establishing the corporate ethic. Mr. Kelly will set the company goals and will set the direction for continued growth.

Douglas A. Spooner
Executive Vice President & Co-Founder

Mr. Spooner brings seventeen years of extensive electronics experience incorporating design, prototype, and component level expertise which was acquired through a long engagement with Bell Atlantic. Mr. Spooner has applied his years of extensive electronics experience to the innovative technical problem solving that has become a trademark of Confluent. Mr. Spooner is a professional who is very highly respected by clients, competitors, and the senior technical pro's under his charge. Mr. Spooner oversees all technical systems operations and directly manages all customer deliverables, plus the company's client responsiveness.

Crede Davis
Vice President, Corporate Administration Mr. Davis is degreed in business and accounting with a background of more than 20 years in a variety of industries and roles, from computer programming, to working on classified projects in quality assurance, procurement and contract management, to marketing, sales and corporate administration. Mr. Davis brings strong managerial and organizational skills to his role. Mr. Davis is responsible for the company's U.S. House Of Representatives contracts and for the company's administrative operations which includes Federal and Commercial contracts.