MIKE ROSS - FOUNDER / CEO
NICOLE ROSS - CFO
LUIS HERNANDEZ - DIRECTOR AND MANAGING PARTNER OF SUPPLY CHAIN DIVISION
JARED CESINO - IT TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER
KELLI CLARK - MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS/OFFICE MANAGEMENT
SAMANTHA MAHLER - WEB PUBLISHER AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
TINA THOMPSON - LIVE SCAN TECHNICIAN
RICK WOODCOCK - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR
MIKE CATRON - AERONAUTICS
OUR STORIES
Mike Ross, CEO and Founder
Michael Ross founded Cambridge Federal in 2012. Cambridge Federal (CF) is a certified HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Maryland DoT Small Business Entity (SBE), with its main office located in Cambridge, Maryland. CF is a founding member of the Dorchester County Department of Economic Development (DCED) incubator initiative and is located in a multi-tenant facility. Mr. Ross established Cambridge Federal in an effort to increase employment opportunities, investment and economic development for Cambridge and Dorchester County residents.
Mr. Ross is an Adjunct Professor at Salisbury University and he received his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Maryland College Park in 1993, a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland College Park in 1991 and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland University College in 1989.
Mr. Ross is a US Navy combat veteran and a Naval Aviator, who was deployed to Beirut, Lebanon in the early 1980s, was a member of the United Nations’ Multinational Peacekeeping Force and served in Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada) in 1983. During his time in service, Mr. Ross served in VAQ-131 (EA-6B) and VP-68 (P3) squadrons.
After serving and obtaining a formal education, Mr. Ross progressed through various positions with increasing responsibilities over the years and has worked for the following Fortune 500 companies; Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Martin Marietta, Lockheed Martin, Level 3, L-3, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), and Rome Research Corporation.
Over the years, Mr. Ross has always strived to be an active and contributing member to the communities in which he resided. While in graduate school, he volunteered as a Counselor, Trainer and Mentor for a troubled youth program in Washington, DC. Mr. Ross has been a youth Ice Hockey Coach for many years, served on the Board of Directors for a non-profit organization and served his church by becoming a lay Eucharistic Minister.
Through working with these various Fortune 100 – 500 Companies, Mr. Ross has achieved over 30 years of professional experience serving commercial, federal, state, local, and civic entities. This professional experience combined with his military training, formal education and desire to give back to the community positioned him well to become the founder and CEO of Cambridge Federal.
Nicole Ross, CPA CFO
Mrs. Nicole Ross is the CFO of Cambridge Federal and is married to Michael Ross, founder of Cambridge Federal, a US Navy veteran. Mrs. Ross is a licensed CPA with 25 plus years of finance and accounting experience. Mrs. Ross earned her bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Maryland, College Park and received her MBA in Marketing from Loyola University in Baltimore.
Mrs. Ross has extensive experience in working with commercial private startups and publicly traded companies, accounting operations, financial and SEC reporting, controls and financial management systems. Throughout her career, she has been responsible for various aspects of the accounting and finance arena including accounting operations, consolidation and financial reporting, including both internal and SEC public company financial filings. She has led and mentored accounting teams through day to day accounting activities, general ledger, and month-end close activities.
Related to SEC public company reporting and accounting operations, Mrs. Ross has worked extensively to ensure company compliance related to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. She has established best practices for monthly financial close procedures, maintenance of financial records, and implemented processes and policies to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles. Mrs. Ross has supported ERP implementations and further systems enhancements and improvements including Deltek, Workday, and Oracle.
Mrs. Ross brings experience from several industries including technology, biotechnology and pharma, and services. She has held CFO, Controller and Director of Accountings positions, most recently as the CFO of Cambridge Federal since 2013, the Senior Director of Accounting at 2U Inc and Controller at Osiris Therapeutics both publicly traded entities in the past three years. Mrs. Ross has worked for several government contractors and has experience with DCAA compliance and the FAR. Mrs. Ross began her career as a Big 4 auditor at Ernst & Young in Baltimore in 1990.
Luis Hernandez, Director and Managing Partner of Supply Chain Division - Cambridge Forensics
Mr. Luis Hernandez was appointed in August 2022 as the Director and Managing Partner of Cambridge Forensic's Supply Chain Division. Mr. Hernandez is a US Army Veteran, retired Special Agent Criminal Investigator for the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI), and Special Agent Criminal Investigator for the Department of Commerce.
Luis Hernandez has been a Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) Special Agent, and Program Manager Counterproliferation investigations. He has even worked as a special agent in the Office of Criminal Investigations of the Federal Drug Administration, as well as in the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. Mr. Hernandez has over ten years of investigative experience and has achieved multiple awards and recognitions for his work including the Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award in 2004 and 2017, HHS Superior Performance Award 2021, Contract/Grant Fraud Investigation Award in 2016, Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee Investigation of the Year in the Northern District of Florida 2009, among many other recognitions.
Mr. Hernandez’s expertise in Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) is even further emphasized in his establishment of working groups to advance Supply Chain Risk Management’s (SCRM) missions and implemented most efficient and effective means of resolving cases by utilizing tactical investigative techniques. He was recognized as DoD's primary law enforcement representative to Export Enforcement Coordination Center (E2C2) and FBI's Counterproliferation Center (CPC). Mr. Hernandez was able to support Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) missions by reinforcing the development of processes for researching, analyzing, synthesizing, and disseminating information. He has also been able to pioneer OpSurv personnel development towards ASPRID as an onsite Program Manager while managing Intelligence Analysts and Senior Consultants. Mr. Hernandez has experience in developing and executing Standard Operations Procedures (SOP) to streamline daily operations in all aspects of his career. His expertise SCRM has been unequivocally valuable to our development of Supply Chain solutions.
Kelli Clark, Marketing and Communications Manager
Kelli Clark is the Marketing and Communications Manager for Cambridge Federal. Kelli started with the CF in August of 2020 working on the Qlarant Call Center contract and has since become an employee, working on all major contracts and holding many different roles. Kelli is a graduate of The Master's University with a degree in Communications, emphasis in Electronic Media. She began her career in the Film/TV/Live events industry in Los Angeles, California as Production Coordinator, Production Manager and Producer and has background in Production Accounting. During her time in Los Angeles she was able to develop her management skills that have greatly added to the transition into the Small Business contracting industry. Kelli strives for excellence in all opportunities and is excited to support CF as it continues to grow in their success.
Samantha Mahler - Web Publisher and Social Media Manager
Samantha Mahler began with Cambridge Federal as a Surveyor Intern in Summer of 2022 performing Quality of Care External Quality Reviews Contract. She is attending Carnegie Mellon University and majoring in Business and English. She will be continuing on with Cambridge Federal as Web Publisher and Social Media Manager. She enjoys playing tennis, reading, and hanging out with her pets. Samantha is so excited to work with the Cambridge Federal team.
Mike Catron, Aeronautics
Mike Catron joined Cambridge Federal in 2013 as a Subject Matter Expert in support of multiple technical projects after a career in the United States Navy and Commercial Aviation. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. He is an active pilot with over 3,000 flight hours, including more than 1,000 hours in the F/A-18 aircraft. He has combat experience in Operations Southern Watch and Deliberate Force, and participated in Operation Provide Comfort. Prior to flying for the U.S. Navy, he was a Surface Warfare Officer. His military career also included developmental roles in a variety of aircraft, and spanned a wide range of operational leadership positions. A certificated Commercial and Remote Pilot, he has worked on several emerging technology aerospace platforms for the US Government, and is currently an active instructor pilot.
Tina Thompson, Live Scan Technician
Tina is a resident of Dorchester County and a graduate of Woodridge Business Institute where she acquired an executive administrative accreditation. She joined Cambridge Federal in early 2017 and brings with her 30 years of administrative professional skills. Tina serves as a Live Scan Technician, a State Certified Investigative and Security team member, a Call Center Specialist, and a Facilities Specialist. Fun Fact: Enjoys hula hoop aerobics.
Rick Woodcock, Information Technology Advisor
Rick Woodcock is a senior technology professional with over 20 years of experience in business and technology alignment, planning, cost reduction, process management, and day-to-day operations. He advises Cambridge Federal with logistic and strategic direction and goals while assisting with developing new revenue streams by way of technical consulting proposals and government and security contracts. Before joining Cambridge Federal, Mr. Woodcock was the CIO for the US Naval Institute. Prior to that, he was the Director of Information systems at Lancaster Community Hospital, and was a NASA Service Delivery Manager and Branch Chief.
Jared Cesino, IT Technical Support Engineer
Jared Cesino is Cambridge Federal's new IT Technical Support Engineer as of late 2023. Born and raised in SW Florida, Jared always had a knack for computers and their systems. In 2022 Jared graduated from Southern Technical College with an AS in Network Engineering and Administration. Around October of 2023, in his attempts to join the IT world/workforce, he stumbled upon C-Fed's CEO Mike Ross who happened to be looking for a fresh-out-of-college IT graduate. Ever since then, Jared has been working for Mike as his general IT supporter, hardware deployer/aide, and website designer and maintainer.