A Case for Inclusion

About Cogent
 Eighteen years of experience providing Innovative Workforce
Solutions and Top 5% Global Talent in Emerging Technologies to
Fortune 500, Global System Integrators and The Public Sector
 TOP 100 minority business in US, owned by Indian Americans. MBE
certified by NMSDC
 Successfully service 65+ Fortune 500, 100+ Government agencies
and Global System Integrators (Deloitte, IBM, Atos, Cognizant)
 Placed over 15,000 temporary workers with an active headcount of
2500+ consultants globally
 National reach in 48 states. Global footprint with ability to service
clients globally through its India offshore capabilities
 US delivery centers located in Pittsburgh PA , Dallas TX,
Washington DC, New York City and San Francisco, CA.
About Cogent
 Four state-of-the-art offshore delivery centers located in India (New
Delhi, Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Bangalore) and in Canada
(Toronto)
 Global delivery model with over 400 vertically aligned recruiters,
data miners and research analysts working across multiple time
zones
 Debt free organization with an impressive D&B Score validating
financial stability and the ability to make financial investments
 Proprietary AI driven technology Assists with locating passive
talent by skillsets, demographics, and location
 US based Executive, Delivery and Account Management teams
 Small Business delivering white glove service to all of our clients
About Our Values
Innovation
Diversity & Inclusion
WORK ON DISRUPTIVE
TOGETHER WE CONQUER
TECHNOLOGIES
People of Cogent are the driving force of our success. We
We encourage our employees to think outside the box and build
embrace people of all cultures, religions, nationalities, genders,
innovative digital solutions while working and learning the
and sexual orientation. By recognizing the importance of diversity
trending technologies such as AI, NLP, Machine learning and
and inclusion, we are helping our clients build a multicultural
Social Intelligence.
workforce. We feel that our talent brings a competitive edge and
creates richer solutions.

Investing in Cogenteers: Women@Cogent

Professional Excellence A PLACE FOR THE SUPERWOMEN
OUR PEOPLE, OUR POWER OF TECH
Cogent offers our employees ways to enrich their lives by At Cogent, women lead, execute, and innovate. Their voices and
placing them in positions with attractive fortune 500 perspectives help elevate our organization, We believe in
companies and offering additional training with our Cogent empowering them to grow in their Cogent careers and to develop
University which allows Congenteers to upskill to a stronger others along the way.
career.
Cogent’s Division
Staffing InCIghts
Providing Top Notch AI capabilities helping
Global Talent clients make informed
decisions

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Consulting University
Capabilities to transform Training and Upskilling
processes and departments.
Our client’s

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Our MSP Partners

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Staffing Service Offerings

Staff Managed Statement of

Augmentation Services Work

Executive & Payroll

Professional Management
Search
Our Industry Focus
 Overview Core Competencies NAICS
At Cogent, we have extensive experience of providing Innovative 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
Application/Software Development Emerging Technologies – AI, ML, Cloud,
Workforce Solutions Services to various Federal, State and Local, 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
Cyber Security IOT, Data Science 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services
government clients.
Program/Project Management Web Development + Graphics Design 541611 Administrative Management and General
• Resume database pool of 2+ Million pre-vetted screened
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) IT & Risk Assessment Management Consulting Services
technical and nontechnical consultants and candidates with
Quality Assurance + Testing Human Capital Management 541612 Human Resources Consulting Services
Active Clearance 541618 Other Management Consulting Services
IT Modernization Administrative/Clerical/HR Support
• Financially Strong with a D&B Score of 80 (Ranking - Top 20%) 561110 Office Administrative Services
Training IT & Non-IT Social Media Monitoring Services
• Active SAM Registration 561312 Executive Search Services
Mobility Solutions Business Analysis 561320 Temporary Help Services
• Excellent CPARS Past Performance Ratings/Reviews
Database Administration Disaster Recovery Planning 611420 Computer Training
Business Intelligence + Data Analysis R&D and Scientific 518210 Data Processing, Hosting, & Related
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Network/System Administration Services
Desktop, Help Desk and Email Support Healthcare/Medical Services 541820 Public Relations Agencies
Information Assurance 541910 Marketing Research & Public Opinion
Polling

Major Clients

Federal Mediation & US Department General Services World Bank

US Department of US Department AMTRAK
Conciliation Services of Justice Administration Group
Veteran Affairs of State

OTHER EXPERIENCE
Infection The BOP required two (2) Infection Prevention Coordinators due to the critical need for International Cogent is responsible for providing international support services for FMCS’. Primary areas of
Prevention additional support in managing anticipated COVID-19 outbreaks within the federal Support support include assisting in the delivery of international advisory, training and development
Services services to the international labor management community, other government entities and
Coordinators prison system.
Privacy Cogent is responsible for providing privacy support services for FMCS’ Office of the interested parties, and reporting on changes to policies and labor laws relating to international
Support Director. Areas of support for establishment of a privacy program includes, drafting affairs.
Interior Cogent is responsible for providing Temporary Staffing Services for the VA Greater Los Angeles
Services system of records notices and privacy impact assessments, and implementation and Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) requirement for Move Coordinator / Interior Designer Services
Designer/
administration of the FMCS privacy program.
 OVERVIEW BEST PRACTICES

• 18+ years of experience providing innovative Digital Transformation, Social Listening & Internal Differentials SLA’s
Analytics and Workforce Solutions to SLED Government customers • • On Time Delivery
Over 300 Recruiters
• Globally placed over 10,000 temporary staff with active headcount of 600+ consultants • Standard SOPs in place • Order Converge
• National reach with footprint in over 48 states. • Layered Verticalized Teams • Submit to Fill
• Five delivery centers located in Pittsburgh PA, Dallas, TX, New York, NY and Miami, FL, • Client Specific- Recruiting and • Offers vs Starts
Washington DC Teams
• Global delivery model with 300+ recruiters, data miners and research analysts working • Turnover
• Sourcing Team- On/Off hours
across multiple time zones. Dedicated Point of Contact for each client account. • • Assignment Completion
Candidate Retention Tools
• • Satisfactory Performance
Core Competencies Check Points During
• Compliance
Assignment-Documented
Temporary Staffing Project Staff Executive/Direct Hire • Client Visits • Candidate Feedback
• Proactive Recruiting Updates • Client Feedback from MSP
Augmentation Services
• Advanced Benefits
Temp-to-perm Services Social Listening Software Engineering
Web Development Public Relations Content Marketing
COGENT brings to the table 18+ years of rich experience in successfully delivering services to over 110+ public sector entities across the U.S. Below are few examples of our
Public Sector clients:
TYPE OF ENTITES # OF CLIENTS FEW CLIENTs

STATEWIDE CONTRACTS 15+ STATE OF PA, NY, DC, FL, TX, DE, MA, CA, OR, GA, CO, MN, MT, VT, LA, WA, ID, UT, KS

Harris County, TX, Santa Clara County, CA, Tarrant County, TX, Miami Dade County, FL, Ramsey County, MN, Multnomah County, OR, Arlington County, VA, County of
COUNTIES 10+ Waukesha, County of Richland,

Florida Department of Transportation, NY, Lower Colorado River Authority, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, MD, New York Power Authority, State Governor's Office of
STATE AGENCIES 20+ Employee Relations, NY City Housing Authority, NY State Energy Research and Development Authority, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Houston Housing
Authority,

Austin Community College, TX, St. Louis Community College, University of California San Francisco, Eastern Kentucky University, Lansing Community College, San Jacinto
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES 15+ College, County College of Morris, University of Texas at San Antonio

The School District of Philadelphia, PA, Dallas Independent School District, TX, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, Beaufort County School District, SC, Florida Virtual
K-12 10+ School

CITIES 10+ City of Philadelphia, PA, New York City, NY, City of Durham, NC, City of Phoenix, AZ, City of Austin, TX, City of Albuquerque, City of Denton,

TRANSIT AUTHORITIES Wayne County Airport Authority, MI, DFW Airport Authority, TX, Tampa International Airport Authority, FL, AMTRAK, Central Ohio Transit Authority, Southern California
10+ Regional Rail Authority,

SPECIAL DISTRICTS 10+ San Antonio Water Systems, TX, Denver Water, CO, Harris County Hospital District, TX
Our Partnership with other System Integrators/
Government Contractors

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Best In Class
Cogent is committed to becoming your TOP PARTNER.

Retention:
• High Employee retention
rates, due to single point of
Compliance: HR contact
• Process, Systems and • Career advancement
Matrixes that make us training and Cogent
Recruiting: 100% compliant and University for continued
maintain consistent education and certification
• Model designed to provide • Financial assistance and
performance
quality and enhance speed immigration provided to
• Last 6 years we have not
Experienced Player: in delivery
failed a single Audit the employees (as
• Over 18 years in business • 24x7 recruiting operation required)
• Documented Business
• Seasoned and Experienced • Workforce stability • Comprehensive Benefits
Continuity and Disaster
Management • Verticalized Recruiting
Recovery Plan
• Financial Stability Teams
• US Based Management • Account specific teams
• Client Centric Model • Start working on
requisitions within one
hour
Talent Acquisition Methodology
Sourcing Team and AI Existing Employees
Pictorial Team set up Search
Requisition received Recruiters Applicant Tracking
(both external and
representation Internal) System

of sourcing
methodology
that is used to Applicant Tracking System (Recruitment Tool)
starting
working In person/Skype Open Marketplace and
Technical Screen Referrals
orders within Meeting AI Updates
1 hour of
Project
Notification
or Position
References
Video Conference Online Presence Search Submitted to Client
Soft Skills
 Our Technology Practices
Application Development: Java/JEE, JavaScript, .NET/C#, PHP, Python, PERL, C/C++, Objective C, SQL
Application Languages, Open Source Technologies
Development
& Testing QA Testing: Regression, Functional, Black Box, White Box, Automation, Integration, Performance, Unit,
Load, Security, Stress, Unit

BI and Data Business Intelligence: Business Objects, COGNOS, Informatica, Crystal Reports, Microstrategy, Tableau,
Warehousing SAS, Oracle, AbInitio, SAP BI/BW, Datastage, Teradata, SQL, Webfocus, AI, Machine Learning

Cloud: AWS, Azure, VMWare, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud Platform

Emerging Mobility: iOS, Android, Windows, JavaScript, Identity and Access Management, SQLite, Multiple IDE,
Technologies Mobile Backend-as-a-service, Analytics, C++
Big Data: Hadoop, Cassandra, Cloudera, SAP Hana, Mongo DB, Sqoop, Pig, Hive, Hbase, Tableau,
Splunk, Data Discovery, MapR, Scala

IT Project Manager, IT Program Manager, Product Manager, Product Owner, IT Security Manager, Data
Strategy Manager, E-Time Specialist , Workday Project Specialist, Apex (Workday Implementation), AI
IT Roles Specialist, Machine Learning Developer, Software Developer, IT Analyst, Cloud Architect, Cloud Engineer,
Cyber Security, Web Developer, Systems Integration, Network Admin, IT Coordinator, Network Admin,
Application Engineer, Telecom Specialist, Desk Top Support, Technical Specialist, SAP Developer, System
Admin and Much More..
 Non-IT Practices
Light Shipping, Receiving, Warehouse, Technician, Fork-Lift, Pick and Pack, Engineering Tech, Field Techs,
Industrial & Logistics, Assemblers, Production, Plant Supervisors, Trades in O&G, Sorters, Test Inspection, Machine
Manufacturing Operator, Order Selector, QA/QC Techs, CNC, Inspection, Maintenance

Call Center, Accounting, Accountant, Financial Analyst, Customer Service, Management, Supervisors,
Professional, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Retail, Audit, Banking, Payroll, Human Resources, Recruiting,
Clerical, And Operations, Sales, Supply Chain, Benefits coordinator, Admin, Receptionist, Front Desk, Data Entry, Data
Admin. Entry Operator, AR Deduction Resolution, Marketing Associate, HR Business Partner, HR Specialist,
Organization Change Consultant, Sr. Benefits Consultant

Senior QA Tester, DevOps Engineer, Product Analyst, IT Integration Consultant, Full-Stack Java Architect,
Healthcare-IT Identity & Access Manager, Release Train Engineer, Project Manager, Application Administrator, Healthcare
Compliance Director, Security Engineer, Software Engineer, IT Support Analyst, and more.

Pharma, Analytics, QA/QC Techs, Technician, Clean Room Techs, Billing, Scientist, Medical Assembly, Chemist, Lab
Techs, R&D, Biochemist, Data Techs, Research Assistants, Analysts, Engineers, Forensics, Field Techs,
Scientific, and Pharma Techs, Biology, Statistician, Microbiology Tech/Eng., Manufacturing Techs, Production Techs, Junior
Healthcare Analyst, Safety Analyst, Clinical, and much more
The Cogent
SMART Hiring- People
Advantage
 The Recruitment
Landscape- Fishing from
the Same Pond
Everyone is mostly attracting active talent • High demand for emerging tech but there is not enough talent
in the market

• Candidates talking to multiple recruiters creating bidding

wars and multiple offers.

• Waste of time and money for agency and client.

• Passive talent is more likely to join and stay

• Passive candidates often have proven track record and strong

tenure

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 ACTIVE
What everyone sees
AI/ML
engineer
Full stack developer

Python Developer COGENT uses

Data Architect
300M global
Cloud Engineer sources
1M Internal
Data Scientist
Java Developer Database Artificial
Intelligence
Data Analysts
to identify top 5% talent
Dev Ops Engineer
available in the industry
Skilled
PASSIVE Cybersecurity Scrum Master
Recruiters
Engineer
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The Technology

Automatic Natural Language Processing &

Deep Learning based technology

Access to 300+ million data sources

Covering conversations from more than 190 countries

Text and Image Analytics in more than 80+

languages

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 Matching Personality Traits To Candidate

- Higher productivity
- High retention
- Better culture fit
- No disruption

IDEAL CANDIDATE
The Cogent Advantage
Beyond Job Boards –
In addition to accessing major job boards, we Find top talent 3X faster
have created an internal repository of Million+ Access to a passive that is 2X more efficient
(and growing) database of pre-qualified talent. -Higher productivity | High retention | Better
culture fit | On time delivery | within budget | no
Emerging Technologies – disruption
Partnered with major IT giants (Oracle
Gold Partner) to get access to emerging
Contractor Retention-
technologies and create a niche talent pool
based off benefits and treatment
across IT domains like Artificial Intelligence,
Cloud, Data Science, Machine Learning and
IoT, to name a few

Cogent University, Innovative L&D Cost Savings for the Client

Programs –
A dedicated Learning & Development
division run by IT veterans
Technology Driven Recruitment Process –
MBE Certified – Home grown AI System for sourcing passive
Award winning supplier, NMSDC MBE certified talent from over 300 million data sources
Justin Acord
Executive Vice President

972-200-0109

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinacord Thank You

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Appendix
 Cogent iNCIGHTS
SERVICES
InCights

QUALITATIVE QUANTITATIVE ARTIFICIAL

ANALYTICS ANALYTICS INTELLIGENCE
Crisis Monitoring Consumer Behaviour Segmentation & Targeting
Reputation Management Prescriptive Insights Image recognition
Consumer Behaviour Descriptive Reporting Lead Scoring
Social intelligence Diagnostic Research Customer attribution
Campaign analytics BI Implementations Customer Churn
Search Audits Predictive Modelling Process automation
Audience Insights Recommendation Engines
Competitor insights 25
Influencer identification
 Find the perfect match
Discover top talent based on profile fit and ‘model’ lookalike candidates

Overall FIT

85%
Must have skills Good to have skills

78% 87%
match match
 Our Proprietary Process WHAT DOES
OUR
3 4 5 TECHNOLOGY
1 2
1million SCAN?
Internal  Social media +
Talent Database Forums + Blogs
(pre-vetted)  Social Bios
 Post frequency
 Domain Authority
– Followers
– Upvotes
CLIENT SEARCH DATA FIT RESULT-  Hobbies & Culture
DISCOVERY SETUP VALIDATION ANALYSIS TOP TALENT

Thoroughly Domain experts Use AI to identify Evaluate Cogent will work

understand and data analysts and ML classify candidates for with clients to
the job create a candidates based skills and fit curate a list of
description comprehensive on the skill sets. based on the talent with
and the most search kit to target Analysts ensure level of expertise, complete
important potential candidates candidate relevancy information
and community feedback
skillsets
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 Find the perfect match
Discover top talent based on profile fit and ‘model’ lookalike candidates

IDEAL
CANDIDAT
E

Identify
SIMILAR PROFILES
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