ABOUT US
Why CTS
Cornell Technical Services offers expert technical and professional solutions tailored to meet the demands of the Federal government.
At CTS, our unwavering commitment to excellence is rooted in our Guiding Principles, which serve as the bedrock for delivering ethical, dependable, and superior service to our clients.
Driven by a passion for customer satisfaction, we pride ourselves on being synonymous with reliability and quality. Our dedicated team of skilled professionals operates with precision and conscientiousness, ensuring that every project is executed with the utmost proficiency.
At the heart of our success lies our exceptional staff. CTS recognizes that attracting and retaining top-tier talent is paramount. As such, we are continuously seeking individuals who exemplify excellence to join our dynamic team. We offer a highly competitive compensation package, complemented by challenging and fulfilling assignments, fostering a work environment where employees thrive and feel valued.
Join us at CTS and let us propel your career forward while making a lasting impact on our clients and communities.
We're proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion. Diversity and Inclusion are two core values of Cornell Technical Services. These values define who we are, what we do, what we believe, and what we plan to accomplish. We support universal human rights.
Our Guiding Principles
Cornell Technical Services is guided based upon four key Guiding Principles:
Be Professional
CTS is a technical and professional services organization that strives to serve our customers with specialized expertise based on experience and preparation. Our objective is to provide superior service by doing things right the first time and offer well reasoned, thoroughly researched advice and judgment to help our customers meet their business objectives. Our employees are charged with the responsibility to stay up to date in their areas of expertise and to adhere strongly to a set of values about how they do their work.
Accomplish Our Objectives
CTS’ most important objective is to meet our customers’ expectations. We will meet those expectations by helping our customers meet their business objectives. We will remain focused on the big picture and put forth whatever effort is required to satisfy our customers by providing services that are consistently on time, within a reasonable cost, and at the highest level of quality.
Demonstrate Initiative
Our customers seek our services because they need help in meeting their business objectives. Consequently, we strive to be solution providers, not just problem identifiers. We will make a conscious effort to be proactive and to constantly look for feasible alternatives to resolve our customers’ most complex challenges. Should we fall short in any way, we will make every effort to understand why and learn for our experience. Our goal is to fully understand our customers’ needs and initiate whatever steps are necessary to meet them.
Maintain A Sense of Commitment
As an organization and as an employer, CTS is committed to our customers, our partners, and our employees. First and foremost, we are committed to providing superior technical and professional services to our customers. Our identity as a company is directly tied to the quality of services we provide. We are committed to our partners and will endeavor to be a trusted team member. We are committed to our agreements and contractual arrangements and will steadfastly abide by their terms. We are committed to our employees and will support and encourage them to be the best they can be in all facets of their professional and personal lives.
Awards, Recognitions & Certifications
CTS holds itself and its services to the highest standards and takes pride in its performance.
NASA recently awards Cornell Technical Services LLC a five-year award for the Evaluation, Assessments, Studies, Services and Support (EASSS) program
CTS receives CPAR rating of ‘Exceptional’ in all 5 evaluation areas for the NASA – EASSS contract
Named “Top 100 NASA Contractors” for calendar year 2017, in data provided by the U.S. Government
Named “Top 100 NASA Contractors” for calendar year 2016, in data provided by the U.S. Government
Recognized as a Langley Small Business Prime Contractor for calendar year 2016.
CTS receives CPAR rating of “Exceptional” in all 5 evaluation areas for the NASA Evaluation, Assessments, Studies, Services, And Support (EASSS) contract.
Washington Technology has ranked Cornell Technical Services as one of the 50 fastest growing small businesses in the government market.
Leadership
Meet Our Management Team
Douglas M. Cornell, PMP
Founder and President
A native of the Washington, DC metro area and a graduate of The University of Maryland, College Park, Mr. Cornell previously held senior management positions at Raytheon, QSS Group, Inc., Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC). He is recognized as a strong financial manager and innovative competitive strategist, having contributed to numerous business capture efforts and winning proposal efforts throughout a career that spans over 27 years. Additionally, Mr. Cornell has significant experience in effecting successful program transition efforts and has managed organizations of 1,000 employees with annual revenues of greater than $250M.
Robert G. Hudgins
Controller / CSSO / FSO / ITPSO
A native of the Washington, DC metro area and a graduate of The University of Maryland, College Park, Mr. Hudgins has 27 years of experience in diversified financial environments, including 24 years experience in the federal government contracting industry with multiple “Fast 50” companies. His demonstrated capabilities include mergers/acquisitions, DCAA submissions, transition of major contract wins, strategic financial analysis, corporate budget implementation, audit engagement supervision, corporate policy/procedure development and implementation, program control, project profitability validation, pricing, contract administration and new facility build-outs including SCIF space. Mr. Hudgins has a broad background in financial and internal controls, accounting, profitability analysis and system implementation/ conversions of DELTEK products. He is well-versed in GAAP, DCAA, FAR, CAS, EVM and ISO certification/compliance. Mr. Hudgins is a professional who is known for his integrity, ethics, and is passionate about his work and the company’s success.
In memory of
Paul J. Thompson
Former Partner / Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Thompson earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from the University of Notre Dame, and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. Mr. Thompson previously held executive management positions at Hughes STX, Raytheon, and ERT. During Mr. Thompson’s years of professional experience he has provided information technology, science, and engineering support services to a broad range of federal government and international clients. These services included: software development; scientific data center development and operations; enterprise network implementation and operation; space and earth science systems; and engineering services. Most recently, Mr. Thompson served as the Chief Operating Officer for Earth Resources Technology, and was responsible for managing all business and program related operations for ERT.
Community Outreach
CTS cares about the community in which we live and work in and is something CTS employees take pride in. Our corporate culture reflects our values and our goal is to make a difference by both financial support and volunteer efforts.
Organizations Supported by CTS
Adopt-A-Road – Howard County
CTS employees are making a difference by adopting a portion of Columbia Gateway Drive by picking up trash on a regular basis to help maintain a clean environment and strengthen pride in our community.
Other Organizations CTS Supports
• Wounded Warrior
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Johns Hopkins
• IEEE Aerospace Conference • Scholarship awarded by CTS
• National Kidney Foundation
• Toys for Tots