ABOUT – RIVER BRIDGE TECHNOLOGY

About River Bridge
Technology

Your Trusted Partner for Innovative IT Solutions in Virginia, Michigan, and Texas

Established in 2015, River Bridge Technology is a Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) dedicated to providing customized and cost-effective IT solutions. We specialize in information technology services, compliance auditing, and energy and environmental facility management.

We are committed to helping our clients achieve their goals by delivering exceptional service and innovative solutions. Our team is comprised of senior leaders from industry and government who have the necessary combination of technical and leadership skills to achieve our ultimate goal–to help our customers succeed.

The extensive array of partnerships we maintain with other businesses allows us to leverage top talent and collectively deliver superior results for our clients. We are agile, responsible and committed to helping our customers exceed their goals.

River Bridge Technology is a dynamic and robust corporation that strongly encourages its employees to participate in philanthropic endeavors of their choosing. To support this, River Bridge Technology offers its employees paid time off (in addition to personal time off) to volunteer their time and participate in activities related to helping others. Additionally, River Bridge Technology has an employee/employer charitable contribution match program to financially support a noble cause. We believe this is the right thing to do to help those in need, and that doing so makes us a stronger and more attractive company to our employees and customers.

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Our Partnerships and Alliances

River Bridge Technology, Inc has established strategic alliances with other businesses, both small and large, that allow potential clients to reach us through streamlined acquisition processes, such as direct awards and other special federal contractor categories including the designations:

Leadership:

Heather A. O’Connor

Chief Executive Officer

Heather A. O’Connor is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of River Bridge Technology, Inc. Mrs. O’Connor is responsible for setting the company’s strategic direction, overseeing and managing its business and financial performance. Heather O’Connor is a seasoned leader and credentialed expert in operational and compliance auditing. She is a certified ISO 9001:2015 Standards Auditor, a Six Sigma practitioner, a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and a degreed trainer and educator.

For a ten-year period beginning in 2006, Mrs. O’Connor supported the United States Military and many other NATO Allied Forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan. She promoted best quality and auditing practices and successfully led teams that employed Lean Six Sigma standards to improve operational efficiency and adherence to regulations. During this period, Mrs. O’Connor received numerous awards and recognition. Prior, she managed information technology support/retention teams at America Online, where she received awards for achieving performance improvement. As an educator, she is an experienced professional in developing and delivering training and educational programs tailored to meet the needs and objectives of her clients.

Heather A. O’Connor is a native of Northern Virginia and holds a Master of Science Degree from Florida State University, a Bachelor of Science Degree from the State University of West Georgia, and several varied trade expertise certifications. She is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Training Institute and serves as a Dale Carnegie Graduate Assistant to help others build their leadership and presentation skills.

Jay Herriott

President & Chief Operating Officer

Jay Herriott serves as President & Chief Operating Officer of River Bridge Technology. In this role, he provides strategic oversight and direction overall business operations and business development activity. Mr. Herriott has gained an extensive and diverse background in the field of Information Technology (IT), where he has served clients in the Department of Defense, E-Commerce industry, and the private sector. He began his career as a IT technician and steadily progressed to become highly proficient in developing and deploying network infrastructure, IT security systems, and in the strategic and operational management of all facets of IT.

In 2002, Mr. Herriott became the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Cornerstone Industry, Inc., and was responsible for supporting the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Department of Defense (DoD) with developing the Joint Doctrine Electronic Information System (JDEIS) and the Doctrine Networked Education and Training system (DOCNET). His efforts assisted the DoD with ensuring consistent access to standardized doctrine and training across the military services. Mr. Herriott also assisted the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in building their online, web-based training program and making it available through several educational institutions including the Marine Corps Institute, the National Defense University, and the American Military University. Following his tenure at Cornerstone Industry, Inc., Mr. Herriott joined KBR, Inc., and deployed to Anbar Province, Iraq, to support the IT needs of the USMC in theater. Prior to his position at River Bridge Technology, Mr. Herriott was CIO for Calvert-Jones, Inc., where he was responsible for the delivery of IT services for a variety of customers.

Since 2002, Jay Herriott has been a leader in his community, proving hands-on services to the homeless. In 2010, Mr. Herriott officially started a 501(c)(3) organization – The 25th Project. His concept remains as simple today as it was when he began – “do something to support the basic needs of the homeless on the 25th day of each month.” His non-profit organization has grown to hundreds of volunteers who serve thousands of meals, provide articles of clothing, and meet other basic needs of the homeless in and around his community.

David Cummings

Division Director, Solutions Integration & Engineering

David Cummings is the Division Director for Solutions Integration & Engineering at River Bridge Technology. An experienced systems sales engineer and program manager, Mr. Cummings is responsible for overseeing the holistic implementation of all services provided to clients ensure effective and efficient implementation of project standards and requirements.

Mr. Cummings is a U.S. Navy Veteran with an extensive and impressive background. Prior to joining River Bridge Technology, Mr. Cummings supported the Naval Air Weapons Systems Center as a Senior Systems Engineer and was responsible for the design, development, and test and evaluation for the Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices program. He has also supported the Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security as an electronics countermeasure engineer and program manager. In 2006, Mr. Cummings was the sole principle civilian test engineer deployed to Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan to support the military with Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) systems engineering, integration and interoperability, and unit training. Earlier in his career, he served as a staff officer in the California Military Department, Joint Forces Headquarters, where he supported the deployment of several units to assist with a variety of national disasters.

Currently residing in Fort Worth, TX, Mr. Cummings earned his B.A. Degree in Media Communications at California State University – Northridge, and an M.S. Degree in Industrial Systems Engineering from the Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California. Mr. Cummings gives back to his community by supporting military families. He is the Executive Director for Yellow Ribbon.org, an organization serving and supporting the families of U.S. Military Reserve Personnel deployed throughout the world.

Kevin Skibbens

Lead Auditor/SME

Kevin Skibbens is an Auditor and Subject Matter Expert for River Bridge Technology, Inc. Kevin is responsible for completing and conducting auditing activities within the scope of varied projects. Additionally, as a Subject Matter Expert, Kevin is a credentialed expert in the fields of: hazardous waste / hazardous material management and spill response; emergency and risk management; quality assurance and military medical systems and support.

As a 23 year US Military Veteran, Kevin is a proven leader with insight into mentoring which has proven to be invaluable in developing the next generation of information and learning technologies. His deeply rooted network across both Military and Contracting fields has kept Kevin abreast of the next level toolset of business and outreach client development.

Kevin is a Chicago, Illinois native and holds his Public (Occupational) Health Technician certification from U. S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, TX. He maintains expertise and technical skills in diverse precepts such as; OSHA safety systems and procedures; US DoD functionality; occupational medicine; auditing and compliance; distance learning and learning management system development.

Jim Omer

Senior Programmer

Jim Omer is a Senior programmer for River Bridge Technology, Inc. With over 15 years of project management and consulting experience in software development for both government and commercial clients, including the Department of Defense, major hospitals, and national media publishers, Jim’s brings a varied background to the team.

Jim has led agile product development teams for video games, mobile applications, websites and e-learning projects. He maintains experience and skills in business development, client and contract negotiations, and day-to-day business operations.

Jim is a native of the Richmond, Virginia area and currently resides in the Northern Virginia Metropolitan Area. He has obtained a Master of Science in Accounting, with Concentration in Management Information Systems from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA and currently is the creator and lead designer of an innovative mobile app business that provides aggregated sports prediction data and an interactive prediction game.

Ms. Howard is a Georgia native, with a A.S. in Criminal Justice and a B.S. in Sociology from the University of West Georgia, and a M.C.J. in Criminal Justice from Boston University. As an international trainer, Ms. Howard has presented topics ranging from forensic programs to mass casualty response to crisis management in counterterrorism. She has co-founded two university-based crisis training programs including the University of West Georgia and Auburn University. Most recently she has designed the Forensic Navigator Training series and co-designed a forensic behavior gaming technology.

Rufus “J.R.” Arthur

IT Senior Engineer

Rufus “JR” Arthur is an IT Senior Engineer for River Bridge Technology, Inc. JR is responsible the design, development, and implementation of IT hardware, software, and network infrastructures across multiple platforms and systems. His experiences provides for the application of systems engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, develop, implement, test, and/or evaluate computer systems and to develop documentation to support system engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical areas.

As a Senior IT Engineer in the data management area, JR maintains certifications and experience in applying an enterprise-wide approach to managing, planning, analyzing, designing, developing and supporting IT systems. This experience includes performing enterprise-wide systems planning, business information planning, and business data analysis; performing process and data modeling using both manual and automated tools; applying reverse engineering and re-engineering disciplines to develop migration planning documents and coordinating planned system and implementation activities.

As a Northern Virginia native, transplanted to Orlando with his family, JR continues to develop and maintain skills in: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Quark Express, Flash Dreamweaver, Motion, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Element 3D, PowerPoint, Fetch, Muse, PowerPoint, and Keynote on both PC & Mac Platforms.