NextStep Technology, Inc.
Blake Lortz is an experienced IT professional with a diverse background in IT operations and systems engineering. Currently serving in IT Operations at the U.S. Department of Labor since June 2021, Blake has previously held the role of IT Operations Cloud Engineer at Trellance, focusing on data analytics and business intelligence solutions for credit unions. Prior experience includes management and engineering roles at (ISC)², MacKinnon Equipment & Services, and ASPire Financial Services LLC, where Blake managed IT infrastructures and contributed to system integrations. Earlier positions included systems and network engineering at BELAC LLC, machining roles at Jackson Transformer and Southern Manufacturing, and project coordination at Carlton Towers. Blake holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics & Communication Engineering Technology and an Associate of Science in Computer Electronics Engineering Technology from ITT Technical Institute.
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NextStep Technology, Inc.
NextStep Technology excels at leveraging people and technology to enhance the bottom line, quality, customer service and performance for organizations around the world. NextStep Technology is a recognized expert in providing business and technology solutions for its customers with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) SAP (GFEBS) Oracle DAI, Business Intelligence, IT Portfolio Management, Statement of Budgetary Resources (SBR) Audit Readiness, Financial Management, Records Management, Recruit & Retention, Courses Dev & Training, and Mobile Apps. We support customers in CONUS & OCONUS and have experience processing Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) and Synchronized Predeployment & Operational Tracker (SPOT) for employees at foreign nations. NextStep is a small business, ISO 9001:2015, CMMI III DEV & SVC and DCAA-approved accounting system. We provide the following services: o Designing and implementing full life cycle ERP systems o SAP/GFEBS and Oracle EBS/DAI ERP systems development and support o Business processes to ERP mapping and alignment o Business Intelligence (BI) data warehousing and leadership reporting o Department of Defense SBR audit readiness o Financial management support o Design and manage large logistics projects o Mobile Apps development o Course development and training o Records management o Software development o Acquisition and contracting o Legal support services o Mobile Apps o General admin services The combination of commercial experience, Military business processes experience, Military legacy systems, and commercial off-the-shelf ERP systems makes NextStep a unique value to our federal and civilian government customers. Our objective is to bring commercial sector experience, and methodologies and to deliver strategic solutions that add significant value and cost efficiency to the government.