Raft
Bhaarat S. has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. In 2005, they worked as a Developer on the Chesapeake Information Based Aeronautics Consortium and also developed a Stock Information Retrieval Agent while at Bowie State University. From 2006 to 2007, they were a Software Developer at CGI Federal, where they were involved in Java SDK development and implemented the Struts Tiles template system. In 2007, they joined Cloud Nine Technology as a Development Lead, where they automated the build process and led a team of developers. From 2012 to 2018, they worked as a Solutions Architect at Aerstone, before moving to HealthStar Informatics as a Solutions Architect in 2018. Since 2019, Bhaarat has held the position of Chief Technical Officer at Raft, focusing on promoting a culture of code, open source, and collaboration. Additionally, in 2018, they became a Partner at Aerstone Labs, where they played a key role in designing an enterprise cloud data migration tool with OCR and machine learning capabilities.
Bhaarat S. obtained a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, which they pursued from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Bowie State University, attending from 2002 to 2006.
Raft
Raft is a digital consulting firm with niche expertise in the rapid delivery of modern, user-first, scalable, and data-intensive digital solutions. We accelerate the missions of our federal partners through human-centered design (HCD) and agile development practices, bringing deep technical expertise in DevSecOps, Kubernetes management, cloud-native microservice architectures, and secure, open source delivery. As an SBA Certified 8(a) WOSB, we provide services that fall under the CNCF umbrella. We put our people and our culture first. We work with some of the smartest, hardest working experts in their field. We owe it to them to make sure our team is free of meaningless restrictions and internal politics so they can focus on what they love, finding innovative solutions. We build off the Open-Source and resist vendor lock in. That way you’re not paying us to reinvent the wheel, our solutions play nice with others and are always adaptable. We know digital innovation doesn’t always operate during bank hours, so neither do we. (It's also why we don’t dress like bankers.) We aren’t afraid to go the extra mile or put in the extra time to find a solution. We get it right the first time; we won’t waste our time (and your money) trying to fix something that’s fundamentally broken. It’s kind of like making an exceptional cup of coffee, if the beans are roasted wrong, it doesn’t matter how much pumpkin spice you dump in your cup, it’s still not going to taste great. And above all else we’re up for a challenge; it’s in our DNA. Ask us about something that’s never been done, or better yet something that can’t be done, and we’ll find a way to do it. It’s just who we are. If you need a partner that’s looking toward the future and not the past, don’t go traditional, go Raft.