Real Talk with Roya Maher, Founder, A3L Federal Works

In February of 2014, after many years of working in government and civilian sectors on a variety of technical and leadership projects, Roya Maher followed her dreams and founded A3L Federal Works, a Woman-Owned Small Business headquartered in Fairmont, West Virginia.

Roya is a skilled engineer with a diverse background and experience in various fields such as software engineering, quality assurance and process improvement, knowledge management, data analytics, technical systems training, and biometrics systems. Roya has participated in and led various projects for Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Justice (DoJ), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS), and Department of the Army.

She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) and has a proven record of successful project management. She not only has the technical expertise, but also has the demonstrated ability to manage projects and challenge, inspire, enable, encourage, and lead her employees and team members.

Roya holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She also has a certificate in Software Engineering from West Virginia University.

Roya is an active supporter of the beautiful state of West Virginia and strives to create jobs locally. She is passionate about encouraging and supporting the WV youth to pursue academics in STEM fields and she sponsors various STEM related activities in WV.

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