Ventera is excited to announce we have been awarded a five-year follow-on contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate for development and maintenance of the S&T Analytical Tracking System (STATS). STATS is a web-based system supporting financial and acquisition tracking information. In conjunction with DHS, Ventera developed STATS to replace several old legacy systems …
In my article on Aug 5, I had said that we are likely to see a major decline in house prices leading to a large number of mortgage defaults. By now, house prices have started to drop with the Case-Shiller Index (CSI) showing declines for three months now in various western metros. The national CSI and the purchase only FHFA …
When Covid first appeared in 2020, it turned nearly everything within the business community upside down. Among the impacted practices were internships; many companies saw their programs halted entirely or shifted online in a last-minute attempt to salvage an opportunity for college students and up-and-coming business professionals. Two years later, Ventera is delighted to announce that we have returned to …
Successful product development is a balance between 1) solving a real problem, 2) creating a product that’s easy to use and 3) making financial sense for the company building the software. And that’s exactly where business analysts (BA) and user experience researchers (UXR) come in. Plainly put: BA represents the business’ needs — the business that’s selling the product and …
Even though today’s jobs report has been much better than expected, overall the economy still shows signs of slipping into a recession and, further, the Fed remains on the path to increase interest rates very significantly. Consumption, the most important component of GDP, is starting to slow down with retail sales, adjusted for inflation, declining for a few months now. …
Ventera welcomes Gopal “Sharath” Sharathchandra as new Senior Vice President of Financial Solutions, the latest expansion in the company’s effort to bolster industry expertise in banking and finance. Sharath will support Ventera’s Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning practice focusing on serving commercial clients to enhance their efficiency, adaptability, and delivery of business value. “We are thrilled to have Sharath on …
For the second year in a row, Ventera has been selected as a 2022 Top Workplace by The Washington Post. The selection is based solely on employee feedback gathered through an anonymous, third-party survey designed to identify the top-ranking workplaces in the region. Employees rated their organizations on such issues as where the company is headed, how much managers encourage …
Last week marked the official kickoff meeting for Ventera’s newest sub-committee, Women in Technology. Though the group is still working to define its official mission statement, their objective is to create a space for women to learn the latest technologies, grow their skills, network, and deliver more value to the organization as well as the next generation of women technologists …
Ventera Full Stack Developer and former Bucknell Engineering student Jordan Faith is always drumming up new ways to give back to his alma mater. This year he worked with the Director of the University’s Engineering Success Alliance Jason Milner to coordinate a study session for ESA students during finals week. Ventera sponsored the event. Altogether about 30 students from the …
Blue was the color of our latest company lunch, as team members, both in-person and remote, sported the color to show support for autism acceptance. Wearing blue during the month of April has become a symbol for the Light it Up Blue campaign, a movement created by Autism Speaks to foster understanding and acceptance for those with autism. “This was …
You Might Be Using Dark UX Patterns Users’ hire your website or app to do a job. Whether it’s to use a service, learn about a topic or to purchase something, the user has goals — and so do you. A well-designed experience makes it super simple and intuitive for the user to know where to look and what to click to …
What is Operations Research? Making decisions is easy, making good ones is hard. Arriving at the best decision with limited data and lots of uncertainty is even harder. Operations Research (OR) provides a framework for making better decisions when data is incomplete and uncertainty is high. Since we all face these challenges, all decision-makers should consider themselves as operations researchers, …
Venterans far and wide came together to showcase their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by attending our October all-hands meeting decked out in pink. For some, it required creativity and going deep into the wardrobe to find a pink headband, rhinestone hat, or shirt from their children’s closet. “Our innovative spirit was on full display,” said Christina Pritchett, Ventera …
In February 2020, Ventera’s EVP of Government Services, Jeff Smith, received a call from a friend, Kevin Hamer, who, along with his wife, Sharon, had started a Tribally Owned Organization. One of their projects was to bring broadband internet to the Akiak Native Community (ANC), a federally recognized tribe in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD), the second-largest unserved area in America. Kevin was seeking Jeff’s …
Ventera has been selected as a 2021 Top Workplace by The Washington Post—ranking 19th out of 76 companies in our category by earning higher average scores based on company and employee alignment, engagement, leadership, culture, and innovation. The selection is based solely on employee feedback gathered through an anonymous, third-party survey designed to identify the top ranking workplaces in the …
