From Canvas to C-Suite: Nicole Peace’s Unlikely Path to Chief People Officer
Nicole Peace arrived at HR through a detour most résumés wouldn’t survive — a fine arts degree, a mural painting business and a brief ambition to do special effects makeup in Hollywood. What she found instead, in an entry-level admin role at CACI, was something she hadn’t been looking for: a career built around people.
Top HR Execs to Watch in 2025: AIS’ Nicole Peace
Nicole Peace Chief People Officer, AIS Nicole Peace’s biggest recent achievement has been leading a comprehensive restructure of People Operations — spanning organizational design, systems integration and data visibility — to strengthen its role as a strategic business partner. With an enterprisewide strategy, People Operations can now keep pace with AIS’s rapid growth while leveraging
Applied Information Sciences Taps Sri Mandava as President of Commercial Business
Applied Information Sciences, a cloud transformation services provider, has appointed Sri Mandava as president of commercial business. In his new role, Mandava will oversee all commercial operations, drive the company’s strategic growth plan, bolster partnerships and improve execution across sales and delivery. His leadership is expected to help AIS continue delivering innovative, technology-driven business value
pWin.ai’s Vishwas Lele on Leading in the Era of AI
Five months into the launch of WordX and its flagship artificial intelligence-powered proposal writing “co-pilot,” Vishwas Lele is riding the waves of change amid high market demand. Lele, previously chief technology officer of parent company Applied Information Sciences, is co-founder and CEO of pWin.ai, a spinoff launched from what leaders describe as a “clear market
AIS Chief Technology Officer, Vishwas Lele, Publishes E-Book, “The App Economy: Coming to an Office Near You”
Vishwas Lele, Chief Technology Officer of Applied Information Sciences (AIS) has published an e-book, “The App Economy: Coming to an Office Near You,” that is now on sale at Amazon.com or free during the SharePoint 2012 conference. The e-book has different characters (Jane, Rob, Rama, Phil, and Gaby) to help present certain app solutions. Each character possesses
DISA Awards AMERICAN SYSTEMS Prime Contract
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded a prime contract to AMERICAN SYSTEMS, an employee-owned company that provides technical and managed services to the government. The contract is for DISA testing and evaluation support. The company will assist with operation and maintenance of testing tools, labs, networks, infrastructure and administration, and could be responsible for
Q&A With CTO Of AIS Vishwas Lele: What You Should Know About Sharepoint And Windows Azure
Meet Vishwas Lele, Chief Technology Officer of Applied Information Sciences (AIS), who is responsible for the company’s vision and execution behind developing business solutions with Microsoft Technologies. Lele is a visionary and an expert in Microsoft’s platforms that include SharePoint and Windows Azure. Lele sits down with WashingtonExec’s Aisha Jamil to discuss his background in
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