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"We are a team of a proactive, thorough, and prepared consultants with a proven track record of improving program execution by targeting solutions, integrating people, processes, and product." Carol Cole Bell

Organization

Spencer Cole, LLC., was established as the result of expanding services to provide a fresh perspective to our industry's challenges in the areas of product development, program management and systems engineering design and support with value-added services in EVMS.

After being hired to assist several high-demand, high risk and near failing projects, and after successfully:
  • Reversing negative contractor performance;
  • Eliminating years of backlog;
  • Improving product yield;
  • Reducing process lead-time;
  • Restoring baseline costs/schedules;
  • Managing product development activities; and,
  • Managing scope creep,

SCs owner realized an unmet need to deliver results. To meet this need Spencer Cole developed a proven system to address the hindrances to project success within an organization so that it can better deliver the technologies, products, services and solutions its customers deserve. Driven by results and customer satisfaction, SC welcomes the challenges, and dizzying rate of change created by this "new" economy.

Our services are rooted in the following philosophy:
Spencer Cole delivers business services and solutions - providing our customers with quality value-added solutions that yield an immediate impact. It is our belief that through repeated and consistent delivery of exceptional products and services, the company will be a sought after leader in innovative and technically sound engineering systems.

Our Motto is simple. "Do it right! Do it well! And, be there throughout the process!"

Spencer Cole, LLC., and its affiliates have over 100 years of combined talent . These talents include program management, systems, software and hardware engineering as well as information technology (IT) expertise in a variety of technologies and industries. We have provided technical consulting support to leading companies in the defense, aerospace, avionics, telecommunication, commercial and medical industries.

History

Beginning in 2007 as an independent contractor, SCs owner, Carol Cole Bell, decided to expand services to provide a fresh perspective to the industry's challenges. The company was established June 2010. A dedicated and determined leader dissatisfied with the "Status Quo", she stoutly maintains a "No Status Quo!" policy.

Legacy: The Man

The connection between the name and the mission as it relates to the companies origin, design and its future.

The name, Spencer Cole, belonged to my grandfather. Papa, as he was affectionately called, was born in 1909. His 98-year life spanned a period of innovative advances in science and engineering. He was a respected family man, provider, and business man.  Although he never owned a "business" as such, he made an honest and honorable living performing services for hire (landscaping, lumber, and scrap metal services throughout our hometown of Jackson, Tennessee. It is the spirit of Papa's name, character, dedication to family and humanity, integrity and business ethics that I wlil be drawing upon as I venture into corporate leadership.
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Corporate Responsibility

We exist:
  • To provide our customers with solutions;
  • To equip our employees with a means to make a better life for their families;
  • To leave a legacy for future generations.

Mission Statement

Spencer Cole delivers engineering solutions—providing our customers with quality and value-added products that yield an immediate impact.

Vision Statement

To be recognized as a leader in innovative and technically sound engineering systems.

Design

Producers of theoretical and practical sound engineering designs that exceed customer expectations. Building quality into every product from concept through and beyond product delivery.

Ethics & Values

  • A commitment to excellence with a special focus toward respecting the individual, team, and client.
  • "No man is an island unto himself." We exist to make a better life for ourselves our employees and the general public. We understand that as a company dedicated to making products to improve the human condition (social, physical, emotional and financial); life on earth as we know it; the economy; national security and human pastime; - our quest is not small. This places a profound level of responsibility to the decisions we make, and those we strive to serve (employees, customers, 'causes', global community, family). We will be deliberate in our decisions, deliberate in our resolve and deliberate in our business transactions both internal and externally. To this end, we expect our responsible business conduct will be evident in our customers loyalty, community involvement, as well as both corporate and employee growth and well-being.

Team Building

People first; investing in exceptional talent is a priority.

Corporate Culture

From inception through completion, promotes a collaborative approach enriching the project experience.

Philanthropy & Community

Where leadership is defined by civic service and philanthropic involvement.

Environment

Incorporates best practices and technologies that foster a healthy and safe environment

  • Recycling – We recycle batteries, toner cartridges, cell phones, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, florescent bulbs, white paper and mixed paper (magazines, newspaper, phone books, etc.).
  • Sustainability – in simple terms, our sustainability policy centers around the concept of stewardship, the responsible management of resources. As responsible citizens of a global community, we practice sustainability by managing corporate consumption, reuse, and reduction and strive to do our part as a matter of corporate choice.
  • Safety – We commit to proactively identify, eliminate or mitigate any hazards, unsafe work practices and obstacles to achieve an accident and injury-free workplace for our valued employees, customers, suppliers, community and visitors.
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Carol Bell
CEO/Founder

Ms. Carol Cole Bell serves as Chief Executive Officer of Spencer Cole, LLC. An accomplished electrical engineer, Ms. Bell is a results oriented leader with eighteen years of complex defense and commercial multi-million dollar product, acquisition, program, and systems engineering management experience. Ms. Bell has a proven track record of reversing negative contractor performance, maintaining development schedules, and minimizing budget impacts. Ms. Bell possesses an in depth knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), IT development, verification, validation, and testing, Supply Chain Management, logistics, integration, manufacturing, contract, and quality assurance.

Thoughts from the CEO:

"One of my greatest strengths is the ability to quickly assess the overall needs of the program and organization. My ability to align myself with organizational goals and implement highly effective customized solutions to the internal needs of my customers consistently distinguishes me from colleagues."

Career Highlights

  • Program Analyst within the Department of Homeland Security-Science and Technology Directorate, Infrastructure and Geophysical Division. 
    • Specifically, she works with her government research and development client on innovative, high risk R&D programs focused on modeling and simulation,
    • Cyber physical Systems Security and
    • Unified Incident Command and Decision Support (UICDS)
    • Modeling and Simulation
  • Work Development lead at General Dynamics Land Systems where she managed material resource dollars and allocations, planning, labor, schedules and budget;
  • Lead Systems Engineer - Supervised Gun Control Unit V&V test development activities
  • Obsolescence Manager the resolution of Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS).
  • Systems Engineer - Requirements Work Package Leader on a number of functional threads for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program
  • Software Product Acquisition Manager on the F/A-22 and F-16 Program at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
  • Electrical Design and Design Support Engineer with Raytheon Company.
  • Ms. Bell has held a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance since August 1997.

Education

  • Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), The University of Texas at Arlington, 1995
  • Associates of Science in Engineering, Jackson State Community College (JSCC), 1992

Training, Certifications, and Achievements

  • NxLevel Business Development
  • Turner School of Construction Management Fall 2011
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), 4th Qtr 2011
  • Small Woman and Minority (SWaM) Certificate, Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise, 2011
  • Rational Quality Manager, 2011
  • Government Contracting Certificates: Small Business Administration (SBA) How to Win Federal Contracts, 2010; Technology 101: A Small Business Guide, 2010
  • General Service Administration (GSA) Pathway to Success, 2010
  • DHS WEB 101: A Simple Guide, 2010
  • CAM/EVMS Training, General Dynamics Land Systems, 2008, 2009
  • Texas Instrument F206 Digital Signal Processing, 2nd Quarter 1999
  • VHDL, Raytheon TI Systems, 1998
  • Supervisor Training, Raytheon TI Systems, 1998
  • Total Quality Management (TQM), Millipore Company, 1999
  • Avionic Subsystem Development Process, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, 2002
  • Principles of Project Management, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, 2002
  • Software Supplier Management, Software Project Management, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, 2002
  • International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), BAE Systems, 2005-2007
  • Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS), Various employers
  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Raytheon TI Systems, 1998
  • JSF Air Vehicle ABP Commendation, BAE Systems, 2006
  • BAE Collaborative Export Certification, 2005
  • SPOT Award on F/A-22 Program for actively supporting the Workforce Vitality Team, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, 2005
  • Test Diagram Development Bonus, Raytheon TI Systems, 1997
  • Ronald McNair Scholar, University of Texas at Arlington, Spring 1993
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellowship Recipient, University of Texas at Arlington, Fall 1994
 
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