Executive Bios
Mr. Timothy P. Keenan, President
Mr. Keenan is president and chairman of the board of directors of High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi). As president, Mr. Keenan has overall strategic and operational responsibility for HPTi's initiatives in developing systems technologies. As one of the original founders of HPTi, he has helped to develop and grow HPTi into a dynamic firm known for its combination of creative design and disciplined execution. Mr. Keenan is adept at new business development and program planning for entrepreneurial organizations and is an acknowledged expert in program capture and competitive strategy development. With nearly three decades of technical and managerial experience in the design, development, and integration of leading-edge systems for the federal marketplace, Mr. Keenan is consistently sought to participate in industry studies of large, mission-critical, software-intensive systems. He is also pursued for his insights into acquisition streamlining and business transformation. Mr. Keenan graduated with a B.S. from The Ohio State University (OSU) and earned his M.B.A. from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He has received Ernst & Young's Best Boss Award, OSU's Professional Achievement Award, GovCon's Executive of the Year, the American Business Award for Best Executive, and the Entrepreneurism Award from the Fisher College of Business at OSU. In 2009, Mr. Keenan was named Executive of the Year in North America at the International Business Awards.
Mr. Scott F. Miller, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Miller provides leadership for all of the company's business operations and has primary responsibility for executing the company's business strategy. Mr. Miller previously served as HPTi's Group Vice President of Advanced Systems, where his group delivered leading-edge technology solutions to clients experiencing the most demanding computing problems. Mr. Miller is well prepared to meet HPTi's strategic goals, with 30 years of executive leadership and business development experience in the information technology industry. He has made key contributions that include delivering continuous corporate growth through new market penetration, market positioning, and business acquisition. Prior to joining HPTi, Mr. Miller was vice president at MRJ Technology Solutions where he built a successful business delivering data warehousing and discovery, as well as high performance systems solutions to federal and commercial organizations. He also helped to strategically reposition MRJ by establishing new lines of business and service offerings, and successfully entering new market segments. Mr. Miller began his career with General Electric Company. He graduated with a B.A. from Drexel University and an M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. William J. Milligan, Chief Financial Officer
As HPTi CFO, Mr. Milligan is responsible for leading HPTi's corporate finance and legal functions. Mr. Milligan has over 25 years of experience in finance positions, of which more than 15 have been as a CFO. Among his accomplishments, he successfully managed the sale of a $150 million annual revenue information technology services company. He also managed that company's growth from $27 million to $150 million, developed the pricing strategy, and effectively negotiated a $200 million network services contract. Additionally, he created an on-line project financial reporting system. Mr. Milligan successfully led a campaign to raise $13 million for a commercial software start-up company and managed over $10 million in cash investments. Mr. Milligan earned his B.S. in accounting at Frostburg State University and his M.B.A. at George Washington University. He is a certified public accountant.
Mr. Robert S. Jones, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
Mr. Jones is senior vice president as well as a member of the board of directors of HPTi. Responsible for HPTi's corporate development, he focuses on corporate strategy, human capital, and customer satisfaction. Mr. Jones has approximately 30 years of experience with large MIS systems and 25 years of management experience with federal clients. He has extensive experience in planning and managing large-scale projects for clients such as the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Defense. Mr. Jones also has experience in leading business process reengineering efforts as well as performing program audit reviews for U.S. government agencies. Mr. Jones is a certified government financial manager, a member of the Association of Government Accountants, and on the Professional Services Council Board of Directors. Prior to joining HPTi, Mr. Jones was an associate partner with Accenture. He graduated with a B.S. in commerce from the University of Virginia and received his M.B.A. in finance from the College of William & Mary.
Mr. Thomas "Jen" Connell, Senior Vice President of Business Development
Mr. Connell leads HPTi's business development efforts. As the senior vice president of business development, he is responsible for development of strategic business plans, budget, pipeline of opportunities, and account plans for the key HPTi portfolio areas. Mr. Connell has over 25 years' experience in the government information technology industry. He has led business development efforts that have resulted in over $1 billion in contract wins. Prior to joining HPTi, Mr. Connell served as senior vice president for business development for QSS Group Inc. Mr. Connell also led business development teams at ManTech International, Getronics/ Wang Government Solutions, and Lucent/AT&T Government Solutions. Mr. Connell graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.S. in business administration.
Mr. Michael G. Klimkiewicz, Group Vice President for Cyber Security
As vice president client executive for the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, Mr. Klimkiewicz is the senior executive responsible for directly interfacing and maintaining profit and loss (P&L) and operational responsibility for both clients. He has over 30 years of experience in general management, program management, and sales management in systems integration, information systems, and telecommunications. He has extensive experience in managing and marketing nationwide commercial and federal government accounts. Before joining HPTi, Mr. Klimkiewicz was a group vice president at Integic, where he held P&L responsibility for all customer support activities. He also had account management and P&L responsibility for numerous federal civil, Department of Defense, and international clients. He was the vice president and general manager for the Network Systems Division of GTE Government Systems, and he was the branch/division manager of Civilian Agencies at AT&T Federal Systems. Mr. Klimkiewicz earned his B.A. in political science from East Carolina University and his M.A. from George Mason University.
Mr. Joseph E. Parker, Jr., Group Vice President for Advanced Systems
As group vice president for HPTi's advanced systems group, Mr. Parker plans, executes, and integrates innovative applications of new and existing technologies to solve problems. Mr. Parker has over 35 years' industry experience reinforced by training and education in electrical and systems engineering, business, marketing, project management, and human capital development. Prior to joining HPTi, Mr. Parker was vice president of operations at Systems and Proposal Engineering Company (SPEC) where he led technical operations, developed staff, and developed and executed tactical and strategic business plans for company growth. Also, Mr. Parker served as vice president and division manager for over 20 years at SAIC. He is highly skilled in capture management and business development with proven successes resulting in competitive wins from thousands to billions of dollars in new business. Mr. Parker graduated with a B.S. from Norfolk State University and earned his M.S. in systems and information engineering from the University of Virginia.
Ms. Maggie M. Bauer, Group Vice President for Enterprise Technologies
Ms. Bauer serves as HPTi's group vice president for enterprise technologies. In this position, she is responsible for the overall general management and development of the firm's enterprise technologies group. Ms. Bauer has a successful history of working on important national programs in the healthcare market and holds an impressive track record in executive management, business expansion, and mentoring future leaders. With 22 years' experience in a variety of federal markets including healthcare and civilian agency IT, Ms. Bauer has strong skills in executive management and leadership development. Before joining HPTi, Ms. Bauer was a senior vice president in the Federal Civilian Division at Dell Perot Systems Government Services. There, she led 400 professionals and managed $100 million in revenue. Ms. Bauer's prior experience also includes executing growth strategies and capture management in the civilian IT market at QSS Group and operations management at ACS and CDSI. She holds certifications in project management from the Project Management Institute and is ITIL certified. Ms. Bauer earned her B.A. from Long Island University and holds a master's degree in organizational development from the Johns Hopkins University.
Mr. David W. Cradlin, Vice President, Health Sciences Business Development
As vice president of health sciences business development, Mr. Cradlin supports the firm's growth in health science and solutions and cyber security practices. Mr. Cradlin has over 26 years' experience encompassing executive-level consulting in areas of capital planning, technology architectures, high performance computing, rapid application development, and systems engineering. Previously, Mr. Cradlin served as practice lead for HPTi's health science and solutions practice and directed a team to deliver enterprise architecture, project and program management support, earned value, and capital planning expertise at the executive level for the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and Veterans Affairs (VA). During his tenure, Mr. Cradlin's team more than doubled in size, and his practice revenue consistently exceeded target—in 2006, his practice's profits increased by 55 percent over the previous year. Mr. Cradlin is a certified Project Management Professional through the Project Management Institute. He received his B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland.