Salt Marsh Consulting, LLC
20+ Years • $8M+ Programs • Platform Leadership

Modernize your Gov/Health/Financial IT with proven cloud delivery and AI‑native workflows

Led by a Platform Manager with 20+ years delivering $8M+ programs. We help government, health systems, and financial services migrate 250+ APIs to Azure/AWS, automate reporting with secure AI agents, and train 150+ engineers—with measurable outcomes.

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Charleston, SC • US‑remote Azure • AWS • Cloud Native SAFe SPC • RTE
What you get
  • Frictionless onboarding (NDA + SoW + kickoff in 72 hrs)
  • Weekly outcome reports (AI‑assisted, human‑verified)
  • Secure agents for Jira/Confluence/SharePoint (MFA enforced)
  • Clear delivery plan with risk radar & value metrics

The Hidden Costs of Outdated Gov/Health IT

These challenges are costing your organization time, money, and stakeholder confidence.

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Legacy Systems Blocking Innovation

Critical program delays when outdated on-premises infrastructure can't scale with modern demands, leaving teams scrambling.

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8+ Hours Weekly on Manual Reports

Staff burning time on repetitive data gathering while executives wait for insights that are already stale.

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Technical Debt Slowing Progress

Simple changes taking months instead of weeks due to fragile integrations and undocumented workarounds.

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Compliance Gaps Creating Risk

Audit anxiety from systems that can't demonstrate proper controls or data lineage in cloud environments.

Here's how we solve this: AI-native workflows, proven cloud migration strategies, and reliable delivery that your stakeholders can count on.

See Our Solutions

Services

Focused, high‑impact engagements tailored to government, health systems, and financial services.

Azure & AWS Cloud Migrations

Modernize with cloud-native architecture

Migrate 250+ APIs to Azure and AWS with containerization, serverless, and microservices for scalable operations.

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AI‑Native Reporting

Automate status & insights

RAG agents summarize Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint into executive‑ready weekly reports—human‑verified.

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Program & Release Mgmt

Ship predictably with SAFe

PI Planning, release trains, and stakeholder comms anchored to measurable business value. Train 150+ engineers.

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DevSecOps & Compliance

Secure software factories

CI/CD pipelines with reusable templates for FedRAMP, DoD, and SEC/FINRA compliance requirements.

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Our Proven 4-Step Delivery Process

Reliable methodology refined over 15+ years of government and health IT engagements.

1

Rapid Assessment

Week 1
  • 72-hour kickoff with NDA + SOW
  • Cloud readiness assessment and risk analysis
  • Stakeholder alignment sessions
  • Current state documentation
2

Strategic Planning

Week 2
  • Delivery roadmap with value metrics
  • Risk mitigation strategies
  • Resource allocation plan
  • Success criteria definition
3

Agile Implementation

Weeks 3-N
  • Weekly progress reports (AI-assisted)
  • Continuous stakeholder communication
  • Iterative delivery with feedback loops
  • Real-time risk monitoring
4

Knowledge Transfer

Final Phase
  • Team training and documentation
  • Performance monitoring setup
  • Ongoing support transition
  • Success measurement review

Ready to get started? Most clients see measurable improvements within the first 30 days.

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Cloud Readiness Assessment

Get your personalized assessment in 2 minutes. Discover where your IT infrastructure needs cloud modernization.

1. How often do your current systems experience unexpected downtime or performance issues?

Never - our systems are rock solid
Rarely - maybe once a quarter
Monthly - we have regular issues
Weekly - it's becoming a real problem

2. How long does it take to generate your weekly executive reports?

Under 2 hours - mostly automated
2-4 hours - some manual work
4-8 hours - significant manual effort
8+ hours - it's a major time sink

3. How does your organization handle system updates and patches?

Smooth sailing - updates work perfectly
Minor hiccups - usually resolved quickly
Regular conflicts - requires extensive testing
Major headaches - we delay updates due to fear

4. How would you rate your team's confidence in your system scalability?

Very high - we can scale effortlessly
Good - minor concerns but mostly reliable
Moderate - we worry about peak loads
Low - scaling is a constant struggle

5. How long does it take to implement simple changes to your IT systems?

Days - we move fast
1-2 weeks - reasonable timeline
1-2 months - longer than we'd like
3+ months - everything takes forever

Selected results

Outcomes from recent programs. (Redacted client names available under NDA.)

$8M VA Cloud Program Success

Led cross-functional, multi-vendor teams across 5 PI Planning cycles for Department of Veterans Affairs cloud transformation.

  • 250+ C#/.NET APIs migrated to Azure
  • 150+ engineers trained and certified in SAFe
  • Improved release predictability across program

50+ Oracle DB Migration to AWS

Directed delivery of hybrid data pipeline migrating 50+ Oracle databases into near real-time analytics warehouse.

  • Near real-time analytics enabled
  • Faster insights and reporting timeliness
  • AWS-native tools implementation

USMC Cloud Migration - 30+ Apps

Served as RTE for USMC Cloud Migration, orchestrating 10 PIs and migrating 30+ applications to AWS GovCloud.

  • Full DoD compliance maintained
  • DevSecOps software factories built
  • Lean Agile Center of Excellence co-founded

About Salt Marsh Consulting, LLC

Led by Joe Dolan, Platform Manager at Booz Allen Hamilton with 20+ years delivering $8M+ programs across Defense, Healthcare, Financial Services, and Energy sectors.

  • Platform Leadership: Current Platform Manager directing Azure migrations of 250+ C#/.NET APIs
  • Multi-Industry Expertise: VA/DoD, USMC, ExxonMobil, Financial Services (SEC/FINRA compliance)
  • Team Development: Trained 150+ engineers in SAFe, led 5 PI Planning cycles, co-founded USMC Lean Agile Center of Excellence
  • Proven Results: 50+ Oracle DB migrations, 30+ applications to AWS GovCloud, $8M middleware programs
Certifications & Expertise
SAFe SPC6 SAFe RTE PMP PMI-ACP CSPO CSM AWS Solutions Architect AWS SysOps AWS Cloud Practitioner
Azure C#/.NET ECS Lambda RDS API Gateway GitHub Actions Postman

MBA from The Citadel, BS in EET from Appalachian State. We combine engineering discipline with practical program management to ship outcomes—not slideware.

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Let's talk

Send a note and we'll follow up within one business day. Most clients see measurable improvements within 30 days.

Direct Contact

Email: info@saltmarshconsult.com

LinkedIn: Connect with Joe Dolan

Location: Charleston, SC • US‑remote

🔥 Book by Nov 15th for Q4 start dates