Who We Are
Minority-owned, Bethesda-based, and trusted across federal health agencies since 2014.
Who We Are
Conselara was founded in 2014 by health IT professionals who had spent years at the intersection of federal health research and technology delivery. We saw agencies investing heavily in health IT while the systems often did not reflect what the research behind them required. The gap was not technical. It was a matter of understanding.
We built Conselara around that understanding. Today our team brings together federally funded health research management, cloud and AI engineering, digital health interoperability, and stakeholder adoption. We work as a prime, a subcontractor, and a teaming partner, and we treat clients and collaborators as long-term relationships, not one-time engagements.
We are a minority-owned small business in Bethesda, Maryland, with a GSA Multiple Award Schedule and active contracts across the federal health enterprise. We are small enough to be responsive and experienced enough that the people who win the work are the people who do it.
What We Bring
Health research experience. Our team has managed federally funded health research and worked with principal investigators, so we understand the science the systems are meant to serve.
Production AI delivery. We run applied AI on live AHRQ and ONC programs, and we have built and benchmarked on-premises LLM infrastructure in our own R&D to prove out secure, data-sovereign AI for federal use.
Collaborative delivery. We have a track record on both sides of the prime-subcontractor relationship, growing our ONC role from subcontractor to prime contractor on the $4.6M HealthIT.gov Web Hosting BPA.
Senior-led programs. The expertise we describe in our proposals is the expertise on your program.
Our Approach
They require understanding how agencies work, how stakeholders think, and how change gets sustained over time. Our engagements are built around measurable mission outcomes, and we are experienced navigating the governance, contracting, and security requirements that come with complex, multi-vendor environments.
Leadership & Team
Spent 14 years delivering federal health IT across HHS agencies before founding Conselara in 2014. Nearly 30 years into his career, he still works as a hands-on architect: the AI capabilities Conselara brings to clients are ones he built himself.
24+ years in federal health IT with a computer science background, PMP, ScrumMaster, and AWS cloud and AI certifications. Runs disciplined, transparent programs focused on what the agency actually needs.
Works at the intersection of health research, policy, and technology, translating federally funded research into content and programs people can use. Experience spans HHS agencies, the VA, and DoD, with Harvard Medical School training in digital transformation and AI in health care.
10+ years in AWS and Linux engineering across systems operations and compliance, supporting federal health IT programs at HHS.
20+ years in healthcare and scientific writing with an active Secret (DoD) clearance. Makes complex health IT programs clear to the people who need to act on them.
14 years building and modernizing federal web platforms, with deep Drupal (Acquia Certified Drupal 10), AWS, and CI/CD experience, including major platform migrations for federal agencies.
Supports federal health research programs at AHRQ, focused on content analysis, data management, and accessibility. Brings careful attention to making research usable.
We like to get into the details early. Whether you are exploring a partnership, scoping a contract, or looking for a teaming partner, reach out and let's talk.