What We Do

Altis is a qualified resource for helping businesses expand their capability and reach. We offer extensive experience in both developing and supporting business and corporate strategy either through structured and disciplined project design as well as by establishing coherent business development programs. We blend a sensitivity to client business processes and workflow with a practical awareness of off-the-shelf technical approaches, current market conditions, and technical possibilities. Our method is simple and consistent—assess, plan, act.

Conveniently located outside Washington, DC, we are able to support clients across the United States and internationally and will spend the time necessary in whatever locations are essential to supporting a successful result. Not every challenge requires an engagement. If you have a question or need help that you think we can provide with a simple e-mail exchange, try our Quick Consultant for a fast, free response on line. We will do our very best to offer quick guidance or direction. There is no obligation, and we won't try to sell you anything.

Representative Engagements

Interim Executive Management—On-site executive management support. Roles have included Vice President of Software Development and Chief Operating Officer roles for public and private companies.
Strategic Planning—Strategic information technology plan for a national chain of physician practices. Product selection support and strategic integration plan for a large regional integrated delivery network. Strategy definition and program design for major pharmaceutical corporations. Strategy development for cross domain information sharing in a secure environment within the Department of Defense and U.S. government.
Program Design/Management—Review and recommendations for a large scale informatics program for a major biotechnology firm. Technology plan and development approach for Internet-based analytic/data-mining company. Oversight of design and development of specialty clinical data repository for studying outcomes in cardiac care.
Research and Development—We have developed and share patents in fundamental technologies related to relevance-based search in semantic web applications.
Software/Technology Assessment—Review, assessment, and recommendation on behalf of investors in early- to middle-stage companies seeking financing or investment. Assessment of development capability within a venture sponsored by a major English university.
Business Development—Market review and analysis and studies of specific market areas and consultation regarding information technology for a national healthcare corporation. Development of business development approach and materials for a national sales outsourcing firm.
Informatics—Development of data acquisition prototypes and designs for various kinds of clinical and organizational research including clinical benefits.

While every business survives on its ability to engage clients, we will turn down work that is inconsistent with our expertise or principles. If we cannot deliver an excellent result, we will not offer less. If a potential engagement is not well aligned with our goals for personal and professional excellence and commitment to value for our clients, we will do our best to suggest alternatives from among companies with whom we have worked successfully in the past.