Federal 100: Russell C. Coleman

Russell C. Coleman
Lead Systems Engineer
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
Navy Department

The work: Leading development of a system to reduce the backlog and processing time of compensation claims for veterans.

The impact: Coleman played a key role in the effort to transition the Veterans Benefits Administration from a paper-intensive claims process to a 21st-century digital environment.

The nuts and bolts: While detailed to the Veterans Affairs Department, Coleman developed enterprise software for handling compensation claims under the Veterans Benefits Management System. He assembled a diverse team of contractors and government engineers and delivered the initial software package in six months.

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