Melvin Petty
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner
Melvin Petty has more than 30 years of executive-level technical, operational, and financial management experience. He credits ERPās success to the hard work of its 700 passionate employees. Since co-founding ERP in 2006 with his wife, Sandra, ERP has grown into a national firm recognized for leveraging brilliant people, innovative solutions, and business process transformation to create value-based solutions. Under Melvinās leadership, ERP has secured 1,500-plus federal government and DoD contracts. His focus on developing sustainable business environments has earned him several accolades, including the 2021 Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The YearĀ® for the Mid-Atlantic region. Melvin earned a Bachelorās degree in Accounting from James Madison University, and later, CPA certification. He was part of Primarkās team that navigated its remarkable M&A period growing from $30-$720 million. Later he served as Senior Manager, CFO, and President of a small government contracting firm before starting ERP. Melvin is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants. Melvin is an Alumni of the prestigious Young President Organization (YPO), a global leadership community of extraordinary chief executives. Melvin supports many charitable organizations and is an active mentor spearheading ERPās open-door policy for entrepreneurs that guides 15 new business people annually.
John Ely
Chief Operating Officer and President of Health Solutions
John Elyās role as COO and President of Health Solutions is essential to ERP Internationalās goal to serve as a trusted partner to its national and international clients around the world, providing exceptional service delivery and customer service as the foundation of those partnerships. He leads the strategic direction, growth, planning and performance of the teams responsible for delivering mission-critical strategic sourcing, IT solutions, and professional services across ERPās practices. He is also responsible for ERPās Health Solutions division, which provides clinical support services across 25+ medical specialties to 100+ federal agencies. Before becoming a part of the ERP team, Mr. Ely was an Account Manager at one of the largest medical staffing agencies in the US, where he oversaw all branch operations from business development and contract management to finance, human resources, recruiting, and staff development. His multifaceted skill set was key to helping him manage more than 200 staff and 50+ government and commercial clients throughout his branch territory.
Prad Coomaraswamy
Chief Technology Officer and President of Digital Solutions
As CTO and President of Digital Services, Mr. Pradheeshan (Prad) Coomaraswamy focuses on helping ERPās client needs by leveraging proven technical solutions in Cyber Security, Cognitive Computing, Agile DevSecOps, Software as a Service (SaaS), and Big Data Analytics. He also leads ERPās Information Technology (IT) business unit and oversees the day to day operations of all IT programs. Under his leadership, ERP has aligned its technical solutions with the increasingly pressing needs of the Federal Government, honing in on modernization and cost reduction. Over the past three years, ERP has not only achieved CMMI DEV Maturity Level 5, but the company has also successfully incorporated an Agile blueprint into every aspect of its solution delivery framework, thanks largely in part to Mr. Coomaraswamyās work. Prior to joining ERP, Mr. Coomaraswamy worked as the Vice President of Technology for Seamon Corporation, a Federal Contractor focused on supporting the Department of Health and Human Services. There, he developed a technology roadmap that allowed them to build and deploy custom software solutions that were fully NIST RMF compliant. Mr. Coomaraswamy has also worked as the CTO and Vice President of Operations at Ingenium Corporation, where he was responsible for leading the team that developed the first electronic case management system for wounded warriors to be deployed by the Army Medical Command.
Nicole Rockett
Chief Human Resources Officer
As CHRO, Ms. Nicole Rockett is responsible for leading all aspects of ERPās human capital initiatives to include Organizational Development, Talent Management, Performance Excellence as well as overseeing regulatory and legal compliance in all employment business matters. As a leader within ERP, Ms. Rockett lends her knowledge and expertise to aligning HR strategy with overall business strategy. She is also instrumental in creating an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and ongoing development of a superior workforce. Prior to ERP, she served as the Director of Human Resources at Ingenium Corporation. Ms. Rockett was a key business partner where she led a team of Human Resources, Facilities and Security professionals focused on supporting corporate initiatives. A University of Maryland alum, Ms. Rockett graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. She is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management and World at Work and resides in Maryland.
Melinda Plaugher
Chief Growth Officer
Melinda Plaugherās role as Chief Growth Officer is critical to the evolution of the organization. The scope of her duties includes strategic positioning, business development, capture, proposal operations, pricing, and customer engagement to drive organic and inorganic growth. As an ERP senior executive, Ms. Plaugher uses her skills, experience, and network to achieve corporate and line of business goals and to create efficiencies within the organization. Prior to joining ERP, Ms. Plaugher served as the VP, Government Services for Moser Consulting. With over 25 years of experience in service delivery, strategy, and growth within the health and human services industry she has gained extensive experience that includes working with both large and small companies to support the critical missions of government customers. Melinda has her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and a Masterās Degree in Management with a concentration in Finance.
Michael C. Ott, MD, FCCP
Chief Medical Officer
As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ott uses his medical expertise and passion for teaching to oversee the strategy and initiatives for ERP Internationalās medical staffing practice. Dr. Ott has worked with ERP for over ten years, In addition to serving as CMO, he also serves as the Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Undersea Medicine and serves as the Medical Director of the Intensive Care Unit at Eglin Air Force Base. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine with the Uniformed Services University. Dr. Ott is an avid teacher and has won the Eglin AFB resident teaching award for five of the past eleven years. He received his undergraduate degree Magna Cum Laude from Davidson College followed by graduating as an Alpha Omega Alpha graduate at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Ott completed his residency and fellowships at the Mayo Clinic and is credentialed in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Undersea and Hyberbaric Medicine, and Flight Surgery. Dr. Ott also serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserves and is currently the Chief of Aerospace Medicine and the Deputy Commander of the 44th AMDF. He is a board member of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Diving Medical Review Board and the Medical Director of The Ocean Corporation. Prior to his current position, Dr. Ott worked in private practice as a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician for a large multispecialty group in Melbourne, Florida. He served on the Board of Directors and as the head of Specialty Medicine for that group. Dr. Ott has lectured as an invited speaker at numerous national and international meetings.
Advisory Board Members
Dr. James Roudebush
Dr. James Roudebush, MD MPH, Lieutenant General USAF (Retired)
Dr. James Roudebush retired from the United States Air Force in August of 2009 following 34 years of active duty military service. His last duty assignment was serving as the Surgeon General of the Air Force in Washington, D.C. In this role, he provided vision and direction to more than 42,800 people assigned to 75 medical facilities worldwide; he advised the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff, as well as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on matters pertaining to the medical aspects of the air expeditionary force and the health of Air Force personnel. The general entered the Air Force in 1975 after receiving a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He completed residency training in family practice at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Medical Center, Ohio, in 1978, and aerospace medicine at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, in 1984. The general served as a practicing family physician and flight surgeon, and commanded at the clinic, hospital and medical center level. Supporting Air Force and Joint medical operations worldwide, Dr. Roudebush served as Command Surgeon for US CENTCOM, the Pacific Air Forces, Air Mobility Command and US TRANSCOM prior to his selection as Deputy Surgeon General of the Air Force in 2001. In 2006, he was chosen to be the 19th Surgeon General of the Air Force. Following retirement in 2009, Dr. Roudebush became a Senior Partner in Martin, Blanck & Associates (MB&A). In November 2011, Dr. Roudebush was selected to become President of the firm. In this role, he was a key part of the MB&A leadership team providing oversight and support to twenty-five MB&A partners with expertise in health care policy, program development, management, informatics and strategic planning. Dr. Roudebush has also been selected to serve as an Advisory Board member for both large and small businesses in the federal healthcare space. In addition to the aforementioned activities, Dr. Roudebush was requested by the Henry Jackson Foundation Center for Public-Private Partnerships (CP3) to be a voluntary consultant and advisor to CP3 and The Veteran Metrics Initiative (TVMI). Dr. Roudebush was a member of TVMIās Strategic Advisory Committee, and served as the Chairman of TVMIās Scientific Advisory Committee. In addition, he was a volunteer advisor to the Veteranās Bridge Home initiative, which serves to link the resources and goodwill of the Charlotte, NC community and region with the reintegration needs of returning veterans and their families.
Soraya Correa
Board Member
As the former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Procurement Officer and Senior Procurement Executive, Ms. Correa was responsible for the implementation of the unique acquisition policies, regulations, and standards of the agency. Her work included direct oversight of all procurement operations, including the work of over 1,500 procurement professionals assigned to the ten Heads of Contracting Activities providing contracting services to DHS components, organizations, and offices. The DHS procurement portfolio exceeded $25 billion per year and consisted of the acquisition of a variety of services and products, including information technology, research and development, construction, law enforcement, and professional, consulting, and advisory services. Ms. Correa is recognized as a transformational leader, who designed several programs at DHS that have been adopted by other federal agencies to improve business processes and support the continued development and growth of the acquisition workforce. Examples of such programs include the Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL), Reverse Industry Days, and the Education, Development, Growth, and Excellence (EDGE) mentoring program. Each of these programs improved and streamlined business processes; promoted a culture of ingenuity and smart risk-taking, and enhanced customer experience. Ms. Correa created and actively took part in a variety of forums to regularly engage with industry, academia, and other stakeholders on a variety of topics to promote collaboration, cooperation, and transparency. Under her leadership, the Homeland Security Acquisition Institute and the Acquisition Professionals Career Program grew and adapted to the changing federal government landscape including the use of āvirtualā on-boarding, orientation, and training. With an outstanding record of meeting or exceeding small business, competition, and category management goals, Ms. Correa led world-class teams focused on enabling successful DHS mission delivery while ensuring compliance with procurement laws and regulations Ms. Correa has an impressive 40+-year career in federal acquisitions management. She was part of the creation of DHS 18 years ago, serving in several key leadership positions including as Head of Contracting for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and as an Associate Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Ms. Correa also held leadership positions at the Naval Sea Systems Command, General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Her accomplishments as a leader are well recognized by the government and industry. Ms. Correa has received a variety of leadership and subject matter expertise awards including the DHS Distinguished Public Service Medal, the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award, the Federal 100, and the Top Women in Tech award. She is a recognized speaker on a variety of topics and has authored several articles.
Julie Boughn
Board Member
Julie Boughn currently serves as Principal Consultant with JBoughn Consulting, LLC, providing guidance and advice to clients on strategy, leadership, and government technology. She previously served as the Director of the Data and Systems Group (DSG) within the Center for Medicaid & CHIP Services (CMCS) at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), retiring in December 2021. She is passionate about measuring and delivering value from IT investments, engaging users in the design and development of systems, and developing leaders and organizations. Julieās career in information technology is longer than she cares to admit, but includes serving as a software engineer, systems programmer, data analyst, as the CMS Chief Information Officer, Deputy Director of the CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), Deputy Director of CMCS, and roles in the private sector. Julie has been named a Presidential Rank Meritorious Executive, to Information Weekās Health Care CIO 25 list, and, in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Julie was named to the FedHealth IT 100. She was inducted into the FedHealthIT 100 Hall of Fame in 2021.