About Us
Accelerated Information Management LLC is a woman, minority and veteran
owned
small business specializing in IT services for federal and commercial
clients. AIM was founded in November 2006 by
Doris
Klink and
Harold Klink.
They were joined in 2008 by
Michael C.
Daconta and
Craig Tanner.
Founder and CEO
Mrs. Klink is an accomplished, licensed and registered healthcare
professional with over 20 years experience. Her service oriented
management style comes from an effective career in the complex medical
surgical field where she was recognized as an outstanding contributor
in support of the INOVA Hospital System. She brings to Accelerated
Information Management LLC effective leadership in resolving complex
management problems. Doris comes from a family legacy of
entrepreneurial spirit and as CEO is keenly engaged in the developing
and maintaining of our core values. She is the key contact and primary
executive responsible for customer satisfaction. She maintains key
corporate relationships with clients, partners, and the US Small
Business Administration.
Founder and CMO
Mr. Klink is a growth oriented executive specializing in the federal
information technology market with over 28 years leading operations,
business development, sales and marketing. He is a recognized leader
in federal IT procurement serving in elected and appointed capacities
in key industry associations including IAC, AFFIRM, GEIA, and AFCEA.
He has delivered major program wins totaling in excess of $1B in Prime
contracts.
Mr. Klink served in the following noteworthy positions prior to
founding Accelerated Information Management; Sr.Vice President
SiloSmashers Inc.(2007-2008), Executive Vice President Kforce
Government Solutions (2004-2006), Sr. Vice President Business
Development of SI
International (1999-2004) and Vice President Business Development CACI
Inc. (1994-1999). He is a graduate of George Mason University where he
received a Bachelor of Science in Physics.
Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Daconta is a well-known author, lecturer and columnist having
authored or co-authored 11
technical books, numerous magazine articles and online columns
(including
Government Computer News). He is the former Metadata Program
Manager for the Department of Homeland Security where he spearheaded
data standardization, stewardship, and metadata registration. He was
selected by the Office of Management and Budget and the Federal CIO
Council to lead the a
Federal
Enterprise Architecture
(FEA) Data Reference Model
(DRM) Working group which successfully delivered DRM V2.0 in
December
2005. In conjunction with the Department
of Justice he launched the
National
Information Exchange Model (NIEM)
to provide a reusable set of core
XML components for building exchange packages. For his work at DHS, Mr.
Daconta was selected to the
prestigious “Fed 100” by Federal Computer Week
magazine. Other past assignments include the
Chief Architect of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Virtual
Knowledge Base Project and designer
of the electronic mortgage XML standard for Fannie Mae. Mr. Daconta
recently was awarded
patent #7299408 by the USPTO for his electronic validator he invented
for Fannie Mae.
His most recent book is entitled, “Information As Product:
How to deliver the right information
to the right person at the right time” His other books cover
the Semantic Web, XML, XUL, Java, C++ and C.
He earned his Masters degree in Computer Science from Nova Southeastern
University and his
bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from New York
University.
Vice President, Enterprise Architecture
Mr. Tanner is a leading innovator of information management and
enterprise architecture solutions. He has over 19 years of experience
in enterprise data management, 15 years specializing in integration of
data management with enterprise architectures. Mr. Tanner has provided
services directly to the CIO’s office of agencies such as the
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S.
Department of Justice, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S.
Department of Homeland Security. He has specialized in developing
enterprise data management solutions, policies, procedures, and has
conducted numerous data analysis sessions. Mr. Tanner has served as
lead enterprise architect at agencies such as the U.S. Army National
Guard where he has designed and implemented a total enterprise
architecture solution using a blended combination of the DoD
Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and Federal Enterprise Architecture
(FEA) framework. Mr. Tanner is an active participant in the DoDAF 2.0
committee to redesign the architecture framework for DoD.
Mr. Tanner continues to spearhead total lifecycle innovation through
the fusion of enterprise architecture with mission performance. By
integrating enterprise architecture with IT Capital Planning and
Investment Management, his solution-oriented process integration is
linking architecture and information directly to mission performance.
This is helping several Federal agencies recognize and understand the
trends that help predict future challenges and opportunities.
Mr. Tanner is in the process of finalizing his Masters degree in
Strategic Foresight at the School of Global Leadership and
Entrepreneurship at Regent University.