Tammy Cooper, CEO, CFO and chairman of Irvine-based Technologent, expects the information services provider to see approximately 20% growth in 2023 after a somewhat slow start in the first half of the year.
“We struggled the first quarter but then we came back very strong starting in June,” Cooper told the Business Journal. “We do the majority of our sales the second half of the year.”
Cooper last year picked up two Business Journal awards; in May, she was one of five honorees at the Business Journal’s CFO of the Year Awards, and in October, she was an honoree of the Women in Business Awards.
Cooper became CEO and CFO of the company simultaneously in 2020. Her firm provides edge-to-edge information technology services for Fortune 1000 companies, aiming to help clients outpace the new digital economy by creating IT environments that are “agile, flexible, efficient, transparent and secure,” using a variety of hybrid infrastructure, automation, security and data management products.
“We held our own” during the first half of the year, she said, and is looking forward to the usual pickup in sales in the current half.
“We’re working on some very large deals right now that we’ve been exposed to,” Cooper said, noting if those deals come through, “we’re going to be breaking some big numbers.”
Technologent, located at 100 Spectrum Center Drive tower, counts 265 employees and over 600 customers, with offices throughout the U.S.
It’s hiring, about 20 job openings posted on its website as of last week, including for senior roles in Nashville and Oregon.
The company hasn’t made any layoffs despite recent economic uncertainty, and emphasizes the firm has “very, very talented” employees.
Cooper has established a mentoring program for Technologent employees to help with upward mobility and career development. She’s also been active in the Girl Scouts for nearly four decades, including roles on the board.
“I am here to break barriers,” Cooper said, noting she wants to inspire young women to succeed in their careers.
