Celerity’s leadership drives our vision and culture within our internal operations and among our employees in the field. Averaging over 20 years of experience in consulting and management within the industries we serve, our leaders possess the knowledge and expertise to guide our employees to achieve both our client’s vision and their own professional goals.

CEO Michael Berkman

Our Branch Leaders

• Jim Bailoni, Pennsylvania Offices

  Jim leads the operations, business development, recruiting and client relationship management functions of the Pennsylvania offices.

  Jim has more than 18 years of progressive experience in IT consulting and project based outsourcing. Prior to joining Celerity, Jim worked for a high growth IT start up organization, Solution Technologies Inc. (STI). During his tenure with STI, he quickly leveraged his technology experience as a consultant to transition into a sales position. STI was acquired by Metro Information Services, where Jim assumed the role of Managing Director of Pennsylvania, responsible for three offices and over $20 million in annual sales. After two successful years in one of Metro’s top regions, the company was acquired by Keane, Inc. Jim continued to serve as Managing Director for outsourced and project-based engagements with Keane, until he started Celerity’s Harrisburg office.

• Mike King, New York Office

  Mike leads the operations, business development, recruiting and client relationship management functions of Celerity’s New York City office.

  Mike has over 10 years of experience in information technology and consulting services. Mike was a founding partner of Symmetry Technology, an IT consulting firm, in 1999 and served as the President. Prior to 1999, Mike spent six years in technology sales and sales management.

• Jodi Sklar, Boston Office National Practice

  Jodi leads the operations, business development, and client relationship management functions of Celerity’s National Practice, out of Boston, Massachusetts.

  Jodi has over 15 years of experience as a Consulting Sales Executive. Before joining Celerity, Jodi worked for Winter Wyman Contract Services, where she oversaw their national division, focusing on the pharmaceutical and health care markets. Prior to Winter Wyman, Jodi worked for several technical consulting firms as a sales executive selling in the national marketplace.

Business Development and Service Delivery Leaders

• Rod Rohrer, Commercial Practice

  Rod leads business development and client relationship management across Celerity’s commercial clients.

  Rod has more than 21 years of experience in information technology and consulting as both a Corporate Information Services Manager and a Consulting Sales Executive. Prior to Celerity, Rod was a founding partner of Acuity Technology Services, where he served as Vice President of Sales from 1996 to 2000.

  Before establishing Acuity Technology Services, Rod served for 10 years at one of the nation’s largest financial services companies, Fannie Mae. Over this time span, Rod performed various management roles in business and IT including managing day-to-day operations of a $30 million cost center.

• Mark Brahms, Public Practice

  Mark leads business development and client relationship management with key government agencies and integrators.

  Mark brings more than 20 years of diverse experience in the technology services industry to Celerity. Prior to Celerity, Mark served as Vice President of Sales at Acuity Technology Services from 1996 to 2000 and was responsible for revenues in excess of $30 million.

  Mark began his career by working for two entrepreneurial ventures. He subsequently joined a technology staffing company in a sales capacity. Two years later, Mark was recruited to become Regional Manager for a national technology services company in New York. Returning to Washington in 1991, he joined The Registry, Inc. in a sales capacity and within six months, was ranked nationally among Registry sales representatives. After a successful three-and-a-half years selling technical staff augmentation, Mark was recruited to join Trecomm Business Systems, where he developed over $4.5 million in annualized revenue in just over 17 months.

• Dave Raff, Public Practice

  Dave is responsible for overseeing the federal business development team and forming strategic alliance relationships in the government sector. With an extensive telecommunications and government background, Dave has held a number of sales and management roles with leading companies.

  Prior to his current position at Celerity, Dave helped establish the federal practice of a large technology consulting firm. Dave also served as Vice President of Sales for a major business unit and spent 15 years with Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) working with the General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Agriculture and Department of Interior.

• Kevin Coyle, Service Delivery

  Kevin leads the development, marketing, and execution of services to Celerity’s commercial and government clients. Kevin’s organization also oversees Celerity’s consultant base.

  Kevin has over 17 years of experience in information technology and consulting and over 15 years of experience in the financial services and mortgage industries. Prior to joining Celerity in 2003, Kevin served as a Director of the Financial Services Practice for Digital Focus, a boutique management and technology consulting firm. Prior to holding this position, Kevin was a Director of eBusiness at 2nd Century Communications, where he led the formation of the company’s ecommerce products, services, and infrastructure. Before serving in these leadership roles, Kevin spent nine years in a variety of managerial roles in business and IT for one of the nation’s largest financial services companies, Fannie Mae.

Operations Leaders

• Lewis Waters, Operations

  Lewis leads the accounting, finance and operations functions that support Celerity's employees, clients, vendors and other external constituents.

  Lewis has over 17 years of experience providing financial, operational, and management expertise to entrepreneurial companies. His experience includes working within the Federal government, technology services, real estate, and venture capital communities. From 1996 to 2000, Lewis was the Chief Financial Officer for Acuity Technology Services. At Acuity he was instrumental in increasing the sophistication, responsiveness, and productive capacity in financial and operational areas for Acuity’s internal and external constituents. Prior to joining Acuity, Lewis spent six years in public accounting where he performed a wide range of consulting, assurance, and tax services for entrepreneurial clients.

• Anne deRosset Falatko, Recruiting

  Anne leads the recruiting function for Celerity’s Northern Virginia office. In addition, she plays a strategic role in the overall operations of the organization.

  Anne has over 18 years of staffing industry experience. Prior to joining Celerity, Anne served as the VP of Recruiting for Acuity Technology from 1996 to 2000. Anne’s unique approach to recruiting is derived from her previous experience in permanent placement and temporary administrative staffing.