SMS Company Highlights
SMS 2023 Top Performer Awards
At the annual awards ceremony, President and CEO Matthew Rosecan recognizes the achievements of SMS employees who performed above and beyond expectations during the prior year. Recipients were honored at a Happy Hour held at SMS Headquarters in McLean, Virginia. This year’s awards recipients are:
Edward Carroll – Service Delivery Manager of the Year
Edward’s exceptional performance over the past year is a shining example of his dedication to excellence as an outstanding leader within our organization. In his roles as Operations Manager and Deputy Program Manager, Edward’s leadership abilities shine brightly. Edward’s exceptional communication skills, adaptability, and selfless acts to ensure the program’s success are commendable. Edward’s leadership style fosters a positive work atmosphere, creating an environment where collaboration and productivity thrive.
Glenn Jones – Linh Pham Team Player of the Year
Glenn’s IT career began in 1987 after an honorable discharge from the United States Marines Corps. Initially assisting with network design and implementation for the Swing Space buildings, Glenn quickly became known as an easy going, doesn’t get excited network engineer. Since those early days, he has had a long and recognized history with SMS spanning 28 years, primarily supporting the Pentagon, making him one of the “go-to” engineers on site. Glenn is universally liked and admired – everyone wants Glenn on their team!
Miles Simpson – Engineer of the Year
Upon joining SMS, Miles was lauded for his flawless engineering implementation plans and his technical prowess. Additionally, his leadership new engineers gave him the natural ability to walk them through their technical issues and patiently teach them how to do it right. His attention to the details, and knowledge of the MPLS/Security stack architecture directly resulted in over 300 successful JRSS base migrations. Since becoming SMS’ newest CCIE certified engineer, Miles is the director of SMS’ Technical Leadership Program, mentoring other engineers today.
Hannah Taylor – Administrative Excellence of the Year
Hannah joined SMS 5 years ago, starting in Human Resouces and then transitioning onto the security team. She is detail oriented, organized and enjoys a challenge, making her a great fit on the security team. Hannah is now the “go-to” for everything security and ensures all matters are addressed quickly. Additionally, Hannah is helping cross train her colleague on security tasks to provide additional support to the security team. Bringing passion to the job daily, we thank Hannah for her hard work, dedication, and outstanding contributions to SMS!
Anna Anderson – Business Development Executive of the Year
Anna has spent a tremendous amount of time working directly with the Service Delivery Team and our existing customer base to ensure we are positioned to win our recompetes on several large Army and Air Force contracts. Due to her ability to collaborate and communicate with our Executive Team, Service Delivery Teams, and customers alike, it is therefore no surprise that Anna is receiving this prestigious award for the fifth consecutive year. Her persistence and initiative with customer and partner relationships is exemplary and she continues to perform at the highest level.
