Melissa Farzin Makes Virtual Connections

I started working at MPS amidst the stay-at-home orders, close to the start of this pandemic! I have yet to meet one of my MPS or Teaming colleagues in person, but shockingly I feel very close to all of my coworkers. I love to make connections with people, so I do miss the in-person interaction. “Gratitude” would be one word to sum up starting a job during the pandemic.

Currently, I am participating in the EMS program with a handful of…

Lesley McNiesh Gets Intentional

I’ve had a desk in this spot since I began working at VACO (Veterans Affairs Central Office) every day, but when we moved to remote work with the pandemic, I fixed it up to create a more comfortable, ergonomic full-time work place. I miss interacting with colleagues in person, but I feel really lucky to have a job I can do remotely. The virtual collaboration tools available today are really amazing, considering the challenges we faced, even…

Patrick Hendrickson Accentuates the Positive

In the early days of the pandemic, I anticipated only having to be fully teleworking for a few weeks before we all returned to the office and back to normal. After April and May came and went it became apparent that this crisis was going to last much longer and I needed to establish a more permanent workspace. I was fortunate to commandeer a vacant bedroom in my house as my housemates set up shop in the living room and the basement to conduct…

Rizwan Oskoui: Virtually Delivering on Multiple Fronts

I work on one of the few MPS contracts that has always been fully remote, so I’ve had an established workspace for a while. You’d think adjusting to the new Covid-normal would be easy.  However, it’s been an adventure as our client worked hard to expand their technological capabilities to support a fully remote workforce and meet telehealth needs. We’re all accustomed to online meetings and interacting via chat, but things get…

EMS (Execution Management Service) Takes MPS Consultants to the Next Level

Business Process Improvement. Business Development and Capture Management. Customer Service. PMO Effectiveness. ACCLAIM Model. These are just some of the courses we are offering to MPS consultants as part of our new Execution Management Service (EMS) program. Geared to honing the hard and soft skills of MPS consultants, the EMS curriculum of MPS core competencies builds workforce readiness and resilience by enhancing our consultants’…

Aurora Castillo’s Virtual Outlook

As we head into the fall, working from home has become my new normal. Even though working in isolation can be daunting, I make the extra effort to keep the lines of communication open – for my clients as well as my colleagues at MPS. In addition to federal contract duties, I’ve been handling corporate and individual donations for MPS’ Community Engagement Program. I’ve also been working on a pro-bono project for a food security…