Led by Ulysese Jefferson, the WINS leadership team includes Mark Jefferson, CTO; Valerie McCool, CFO, Dave Jefferson, CSDO, and Jim Malone, CAO. This leadership team has more than 180 years of combined experience in government contracting and more than 130 years in information technology consulting.
The following paragraphs provide highlights of our team; more detailed descriptions are also provided via this website.
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Ulysese Jefferson President and Chief Executive Officer |
Ulysese Jefferson is the President and Chief Executive Officer. Ulysese brings more than 40 years of information technology and contracting experience. He retired from the U.S. Department of State after a distinguished 30-year career. Ulysese is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants, Armed Forces Communications and Engineering Association (AFCEA), Independent Telephone Pioneers Association (ITPA), Black Data Processing Association (BDPA), and the National Black Chamber of Commerce. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Information Management Systems and has continued his educational pursuit through additional course study in Supervisory/Leadership, Database Design, Data Communications, Telecommunications Technology, Multiplexing and Type I/II Encryption Systems. Through his leadership, WINS has grown to a company of over 190 employees servicing a multitude of Civil and Defense organizations and agencies. |
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Valerie McCool Chief Financial Officer |
Valerie McCool is the Chief Financial Officer and has been with WINS since it was founded in 2001. Valerie has more than 25 years of accounting experience spanning all facets of accounting including: contracting, payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable, budgeting, account reconciliations, auditing and analysis, and implementation oversight for accounting systems. Valerie is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from the University of Maryland, and has an Essentials of Government Contracting certificate from Villanova University. |
| Dave Jefferson Executive Advisor for Sales & Marketing |
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Dave Jefferson is the Executive Advisor for Sales & Marketing. He has more than 20 years of information technology experience with both commercial and government clients with a focus in networking, operations, and information-technology project management, as well as strategic and tactical marketing & sales campaign leadership, capture, and proposal management. Dave earned a B.A. degree from Boston University and has earned several distinctions and been a recipient of the Hammer Award for Excellence in Government. |
| Tracy Jeffries Director, Contracts Management |
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Tracy brings to WINS more than fourteen years of relevant, focused experience in the field of contract management for both large and small companies. She holds an MBA in Management and a MA in Business Administration. Tracy's expertise includes a diverse portfolio of contracts and contract vehicles, agreements, proposals, price analysis, procurement management, ITAR and EAR, and more. Her career has focused on Government Contracting and she brings a solid and successful wealth of negotiations, promotions and awards in support of DOC (PTO, Census), DOD (DISA, DIA, NGA, DARPA, DTRA, NRL, AFRL, USMC, NSA, Army, USMC), DOE (ES&H), DHS (USSS, USCG), DOJ (DEA, FBI), DOT (FAA), CIA, GSA, and NASA to WINS' Leadership Team. Tracy is a member of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and is pursuing her CPCM. |
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Andy Baratta Director, National Security Practice |
Andy Baratta is a Director for WINS' National Security Practice. Andy brings more than 15 years of experience supporting the Intelligence Community (IC) as both a Government employee and a contractor, including nine-plus years experience managing large-scale enterprise programs for the Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems (DoDIIS), and successfully managed, and currently manages, multi-million-dollar contracts, projects, and personnel. Andy holds a Master's of Computer Science and Masters of Business Administration as well as being ITIL Foundations Certified. Andy joined Worldwide Information Network Systems Inc. after a 12-year career with the Government where he was a Senior Leader (Division Chief and Branch Chief) for within the Chief Information Officer and Information Management Directorate for a Government agency. |