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\u201cWe’ve had, you know, a lot of employees over the years just very impressed,\u201d LaVigne said. \u201cI think when they walk through the door and people know who they are immediately \u2014 we do a lot to make sure that we not only get to know our employee and what they want from their career, but we also get to know the employee.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the increase in staff came the growth of the company\u2019s first product, a cyber span built last year. In 2021, the company also built out a space for its hands-on IG Labs to showcase unclassified work developing AI and machine learning tools. Despite the changing technology landscape, IntelliGenesis has had a foundation in AI for 17 years and continues to work to evolve with new techniques.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd for us, it’s the ability to take those techniques and then integrate them into what we’re already doing, and learn them, and master them, and then go to the next one, and then us to be able to take that knowledge and share it,\u201d Lienert said.<\/p>\n
As the company has grown, Lienert has grown in her role as a female leader, too. When starting the company, it was frustrating, she said. But now that she has more confidence, she\u2019s learned not to lead with her title.<\/p>\n
Each of IntelliGenesis\u2019 four divisions is led by women as well. Both LaVigne and Mary Anne DeHart, director of IG Labs, said that working with female leaders fosters a supportive environment to bring collaboration.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think some of us have gone through very similar experiences working in this sector, being in the defense sector for many years, but really we can come with new understanding and fresh ideas,\u201d DeHart said. \u201cAnd we kind of work together and build a workplace that really embraces female leadership and I think that’s very inspiring and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Often in the defense industry, midsize companies get acquired by those much larger, Lienert said. But she\u2019s always told her team to keep growing, and when they get to the cliff of a small business to run, jump and see how far they\u2019ll fall \u2014 or soar.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s a lot. You got to live it,\u201d Lienert said. \u201cAnd I like that. I like being different, and that’s what we’ve tried to do through our benefits, through the work that we pursue, through everything that we do. Just really to be a leader and not a follower.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Housed in a Columbia Gateway office building, workers at IntelliGenesis\u2019 headquarters come together like a family of 100, supporting one another while growing in the data and defense industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I hope is that the employees feel like they're part of a larger family, and they know that we're here for them, and they're not a number,\u201d said Angie Lienert, president and CEO of IntelliGenesis.<\/p>\n
When Lienert founded the company in the realm of cybersecurity, data and AI in 2007, it was a small business with 10 people. Since then, it\u2019s grown to be a midsize business with offices expanding to Georgia and Texas and 160 employees. About 100 employees work at the Maryland headquarters, according to Lienert, and the rest are spread among Georgia, Texas, Hawaii, Utah and Colorado.<\/p>\n
The company has a fairly high retention rate and usually grows in personnel by about 20% each year, Lienert said. The intention is that people feel appreciated and know when they come to the company, it\u2019s not just for a job, but for a career.<\/p>\n
Even as it gets tougher with more staff, \u201cwe put our people first,\u201d she said, providing strong benefits and stepping into the shoes of employees to see, \u201cHow can we do more?\u201d<\/p>\n
Many of the benefits provided to employees at the company stem from prior poor experiences Lienert and her husband had in the defense industry. On top of health care coverage, they ensure that employees have access to their education benefit on top of the benefits they are entitled to in the GI Bill if they've served in the military. Lienert is a veteran.<\/p>\n
The company also offers a wellness benefits allowance, a technology budget, an \u201cemployee birthday\u201d holiday to celebrate oneself, and 100% paid maternity leave, according to Lienert. The company holds events to bring people together, too \u2014\u00a0 even employees' children.<\/p>\n
The investment IntelliGenesis has in the \u201ccareer journey\u201d of employees stands out to Kelly LaVigne, who started with the company in 2007. LaVigne is the director of engineering, a position she said she wouldn\u2019t have achieved without the company\u2019s support.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe've had, you know, a lot of employees over the years just very impressed,\u201d LaVigne said. \u201cI think when they walk through the door and people know who they are immediately \u2014 we do a lot to make sure that we not only get to know our employee and what they want from their career, but we also get to know the employee.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the increase in staff came the growth of the company\u2019s first product, a cyber span built last year. In 2021, the company also built out a space for its hands-on IG Labs to showcase unclassified work developing AI and machine learning tools. Despite the changing technology landscape, IntelliGenesis has had a foundation in AI for 17 years and continues to work to evolve with new techniques.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd for us, it's the ability to take those techniques and then integrate them into what we're already doing, and learn them, and master them, and then go to the next one, and then us to be able to take that knowledge and share it,\u201d Lienert said.<\/p>\n
As the company has grown, Lienert has grown in her role as a female leader, too. When starting the company, it was frustrating, she said. But now that she has more confidence, she\u2019s learned not to lead with her title.<\/p>\n
Each of IntelliGenesis\u2019 four divisions is led by women as well. Both LaVigne and Mary Anne DeHart, director of IG Labs, said that working with female leaders fosters a supportive environment to bring collaboration.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think some of us have gone through very similar experiences working in this sector, being in the defense sector for many years, but really we can come with new understanding and fresh ideas,\u201d DeHart said. \u201cAnd we kind of work together and build a workplace that really embraces female leadership and I think that's very inspiring and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Often in the defense industry, midsize companies get acquired by those much larger, Lienert said. But she\u2019s always told her team to keep growing, and when they get to the cliff of a small business to run, jump and see how far they\u2019ll fall \u2014 or soar.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt's a lot. You got to live it,\u201d Lienert said. \u201cAnd I like that. I like being different, and that's what we've tried to do through our benefits, through the work that we pursue, through everything that we do. Just really to be a leader and not a follower.\u201d<\/p>\n","print_budget_line":"","print_excerpt":"Columbia-based IntelliGenesis is a data and defense company that specializes in cybersecurity, data and AI. It's also a growing family.","print_notes":"","photo_limits":"Photo limits are: 1 featured image, 5 featured gallery images, 5 embedded gallery images and 5 in-article embedded images. Articles that exceed these limits will not export. 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