After completing years in the Army as a military intelligence officer, Samantha Viray found herself transitioning to Huntsville in search of a new career. She knew that Huntsville was a big defense-contracting town, which was right up her alley. She realized that her experience from the Army would be best utilized if she stayed aligned…
While finishing his graduate degree last year, Ryan Shu was looking for internship opportunities from all over the country. He was drawn to the defense industry, specifically companies with a strong software focus. COLSA was one of the leading companies that Ryan was drawn to and wanted to work for. After interviewing with COLSA, Ryan…
Prior to COLSA, Morgan Garris was in college pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in Human Resource Management. While in school, she had the opportunity to intern with COLSA. It was here that she realized that COLSA was somewhere she could see herself long-term. After her internship, Morgan applied to COLSA…
Six years ago, Wade Hawkins moved with his wife from Utah to Ohio so that he could start a new job with COLSA. After eight months in his first position, the need for a program manager position on one of COLSA’s contracts arose. Wade filled in temporarily but was officially promoted to the position within…
Larry Law started at COLSA a few years back under one of COLSA’s contracts and wanted something that would challenge him and help him to develop professionally. He previously worked with the Army, and being a Veteran; he was excited to return to his roots. Since starting at COLSA, Larry mentioned that he has “grown…
For this Why COLSA Wednesday, we wanted to do something special for Veterans Day. Our Why COLSA Wednesday features three veterans from three different areas of the company this month. Read on to hear how COLSA supports our veterans and why these three men commit daily to the Family of Professionals. Wade Hawkins is our…
During the summer of 2020, Cecelia Poehlman started with COLSA as a summer intern in the Cyber and Information Warfare (CIW) Department. She was the intern team’s technical writer, which was something she had never done before but absolutely loved. After interning for two summers in a row, Cecelia’s name ended up in the proposal…
This past summer, COLSA had the privilege of hosting many summer interns. Amongst those interns was Donovan Romo, a former farm hand for our founder, Mr. Collazo. While working on the farm, Donovan had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Collazo several times about what he wanted to do in terms of college. Through Mr.…
Why COLSA Wednesday allows everyone to get a glimpse into the world of our Family of Professionals. In this article, you’ll hear from three unique employees on why they choose COLSA daily. Cecilia Poehlman During the summer of 2020, Cecilia Poehlman started at COLSA as an Intern in the Cyber and Information Warfare Department…
Melissa Garber is one of any COLSA employees that work on our NASA HOSC Contract. Read on to hear why she came to COLSA and chose to stay every day. Q: What do you do for COLSA? A: I work at the Huntsville Operation Support Center (HOSC). This is a contract that COLSA has held…
