Executive Transitions: SRA“™s Tim Atkin on his new role as EVP and COO

In the nine and a half years he“™s been at SRA, Tim Atkin has been involved in every segment of the company: health, civil, and national security. Now Atkin is settling into his new role as executive vice president and chief operating officer “” a role industry insiders are calling a “natural fit.“ Here Atkin debriefs on his key goals for the year ahead and how he aims to stick to a key business goal: Use the mission as a driver, the idea as an enabler.

ExecutiveBiz: It“™s been a few months since you were named EVP and COO. How“™s it going?

Tim Atkin: It“™s going great. I“™ve worked with the whole senior team so it“™s just a shift in emphasis.

ExecutiveBiz: What milestones do you hope to achieve?

Tim Atkin: One is cost control and securing the best return on investments.  Second “” co-equal, really “” is nurturing employee development. We made Fortune“™s “Top 100 Companies“ for the 10th year in January. We“™re now asking, “How can we ensure we don“™t lose ground?“ A third priority is retaining the core values of a smaller company. 2068