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About FaithForge

FaithForge Technologies & Consulting

FaithForge Technologies & Consulting is a strategic execution partner for organizations that cannot afford failure. We install governance, stabilize at-risk initiatives, and stay hands-on through delivery — bridging the gap between what leadership approves and what actually gets built, launched, and adopted.

Founded: January 11, 2026
Entity: Maryland Limited Liability Company (member-managed)
Ownership: Minority-owned

Mission

FaithForge exists to empower organizations through transformational clarity, enabling senior executives and decision-makers to convert ambitious visions into measurable results with unwavering confidence. We bridge the gap between organizational aspirations and systematic execution, serving as a trusted strategic partner to enterprises, government agencies, nonprofits, and educational institutions.

Vision

To become the premier purpose-driven consulting firm that transforms how organizations approach complex initiatives — establishing new standards for clarity, integrity, and operational excellence.

Positioning

FaithForge is a strategic execution partner, not a traditional consulting vendor. We stay hands-on through implementation rather than handing over a framework and exiting, and we build our clients' internal capability rather than their dependency on us. We are vendor-neutral and independent — our recommendations are shaped by what a client's initiative needs, not by a platform we are incentivized to sell.

Our Values

What We Build On

Faith is named first and deliberately — it is the foundation the rest of the practice is built on, not a footnote.

Faith

We build on a foundation of principled, values-based leadership. Faith grounds how we show up for clients — with conviction, humility, and a commitment to doing right by the people our work affects, not just the metrics on a dashboard.

Integrity

We tell clients what they need to hear, not what is easiest to say. Recommendations are made on the evidence, escalations are made early, and commitments are kept even when circumstances get harder than expected.

Stewardship

Every engagement carries budget, timeline, and reputational stakes that belong to our clients, not to us. We treat that trust as a responsibility — managing resources, risk, and information with the same care we would want applied to our own.

Transparency

Status is reported as it actually is, on a predictable cadence, in language executives can act on. No initiative fails well when the truth arrives late — so we make visibility the default, not the exception.

Genuine Partnership

We work inside our clients' teams, not above them. Success is measured by the capability we leave behind, not by the length of the engagement — we would rather build a team that no longer needs us than one that does.

Results

Governance exists to produce outcomes, not paperwork. We hold ourselves accountable to the same milestones, budgets, and delivery dates we hold our clients' teams to.

Resilience

Complex initiatives do not go according to plan — they go according to how well an organization adapts when they don't. We build governance and teams that absorb disruption and keep moving instead of stalling at the first obstacle.

Founder & CEO

Bernedette Atong

Founder & CEO | Senior Technology Transformation Executive | Educator & Researcher

Bernedette Atong is the Founder and CEO of FaithForge Technologies & Consulting, bringing more than 11 years of experience leading technology programs, business transformation, enterprise systems implementation, and project delivery. Her professional background includes work across transportation, finance, nonprofit certification, procurement, and e-commerce, with expertise in PMO governance, process improvement, risk and compliance, and contract management.

Her experience includes leading and supporting initiatives at Amtrak across Treasury Continuous Improvement, Corporate Stewardship, Finance Stewardship, Integrated Risk and Compliance, BlackLine Automation, and Financial Accounting Improvement. Her background also includes contract and procurement transformation at Inteleos, ERP production and inventory initiatives at ASM Global, and e-commerce project delivery at iHerb.

Through FaithForge Academy, the training and digital learning arm of FaithForge Technologies & Consulting, Bernedette translates professional experience into practical courses, frameworks, templates, and toolkits. Her educational offerings help professionals and business teams strengthen their capabilities in PMO development, project delivery, business analysis, business strategy, and AI adoption.

Bernedette is a PhD candidate in Technology. Her research interests include responsible artificial intelligence, AI governance, human–computer interaction, cybersecurity awareness, data quality and regulatory compliance, and organizational readiness for post-quantum cryptography migration. Her work explores how organizations can adopt emerging technologies responsibly while strengthening governance and operational readiness.

Education

PhD candidate, Technology
Master’s degree, Information Technology Management — Western Governors University
Bachelor’s degrees, Business and IT Management

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)
Program Management Professional (PgMP)
Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
Lean Six Sigma
AI & Business Essentials

Industry Experience

Transportation
Finance
Nonprofit certification
Procurement
E-commerce

Leadership Team

The people behind the work

Surely Akiri

Senior Strategist, Government & Technology

Surely Akiri supports FaithForge’s government and technology advisory work, helping organizations translate strategic priorities into practical delivery roadmaps. Surely’s focus includes business strategy, public sector modernization, governance, and technology alignment. Working with organizational leaders and implementation teams, Surely helps define priorities, evaluate options, and structure initiatives around operational needs, stakeholder expectations, and measurable outcomes.

Emmanuel Agunbiade

Head of Operations, Transportation & Logistics

Emmanuel Agunbiade leads FaithForge’s transportation and logistics operations function, connecting operational strategy with coordinated execution. Emmanuel supports transportation initiatives, logistics planning, process improvement, resource coordination, and service delivery oversight. Working across business and technology teams, Emmanuel helps clients strengthen workflows, improve performance visibility, and implement practical solutions that support efficiency, reliable service, and sustainable growth.

Becky Atong

Data & Project Management Lead

Becky Atong leads FaithForge’s data and project management function, connecting actionable insights with disciplined project execution. Becky supports project planning, governance, business analysis, data quality, and performance reporting. With a focus on clear requirements, stakeholder alignment, and delivery accountability, Becky helps clients make informed decisions, address project risks, and measure progress against business goals.

Rene Meriki

Technology & Cyber Operations Lead

Rene Meriki leads FaithForge’s technology and cyber operations, connecting business objectives with secure, reliable technology delivery. Rene supports solution implementation, systems integration, cybersecurity coordination, and operational readiness. Working across strategy and project teams, Rene helps clients incorporate security, governance, and long-term support needs into their technology initiatives—from planning through implementation.

How We Work

From Risk to Ownership

The same sequence underlies every engagement, regardless of discipline or tier.

Assess Execution Risk
We start by finding out what is actually true — reviewing scope, schedule, budget, governance structure, and team health to identify where an initiative is exposed before that exposure becomes a crisis.
Install Governance and Structure
We put decision rights, reporting cadence, escalation paths, and change control in place so that risk gets surfaced early and resolved by the right person, not discovered after the fact.
Enable Teams with Clarity and Tools
We equip the people doing the work — clear priorities, usable dashboards, workable processes — so execution depends on a system, not on heroics from a handful of overloaded team members.
Transfer Ownership and Capability
We hand off a team that can run the governance structure without us — documented, trained, and confident — because our measure of success is what remains functioning after we leave.

Why FaithForge

What Sets This Partnership Apart

Five commitments that shape every engagement, regardless of size or discipline.

We stay through delivery

We do not hand over a framework and exit. FaithForge remains engaged through implementation, go-live, and stabilization — accountable for the outcome, not just the recommendation.

We build capability, not dependency

Every engagement is designed to leave the client's team stronger — trained, documented, and able to run what we install without us.

We are vendor-neutral

FaithForge has no reseller relationships or platform incentives. Recommendations are shaped by what the initiative needs, not by what we are positioned to sell.

We lead with governance, not just delivery

Most failures we are called in to fix are governance failures before they are technical ones. We install decision rights and reporting discipline first, because execution without governance repeats the same failure pattern.

We report the truth on a predictable cadence

Executives get status as it actually is, not as it is hoped to be — early, plain-language, and in time to act on it.

Credentials & Registrations

Verified for Government and Enterprise Contracting

FaithForge is registered and certified to do business with public-sector and enterprise buyers.

UEI: T1SWAWJXHWB1
CAGE / NCAGE Code: 1ZWD3
DUNS: 144986962
Maryland Certified Small Business: SB26-096796
SAM.gov Registration: Active — All Awards, expires April 24, 2027
NAICS Codes: 541611 (primary), 541512, 541618, 541690, 561320
PSC Codes: R408, R410, R499, R707, DF01, U008
Teaming: Prime, sub & teaming
Ownership: Minority-owned business

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