Congratulations to Tamara Nall for earning a Doctorate in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering from George Washington University. This is a notable accomplishment, and you deserve to be recognized for it - well done.

ACE LLC Announces ACE Candidate, Tamara Nall, earns a Doctorate in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering.

ARLINGTON, VA (December 28, 2021)- Tamara Nall, CEO of The Leading Niche, has added to the depth of her qualifications and expertise, after earning a Doctorate in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering from George Washington University.

This latest achievement makes Nall one of only a few female Doctors in Engineering. She said: “I am so honored to be one of the few women to receive the highest level of academic accomplishment in engineering and specifically, machine learning. I dedicate this accomplishment to the millions of kids who have a passion for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and encourage them to persevere against the odds and pursue a career in this field to change the world.”

Nall completed the Doctoral program with a dissertation that focused on machine learning. The dissertation was titled “Using Machine Learning to Predict Performance Issues with U.S. Federal Contracts” and explored how the federal government could reduce terminated or de-obligated contracts with Machine Learning.

Although the Federal Government incorporates data analytics programs, Dr. Nall studied awards from fiscal years 2014 to 2020, which showed that The U.S. Federal Government terminated or deobligated over $3.3 billion. Her research discovered that Machine Learning can be an effective tool in reducing the number of contract terminations. Through her research, she identified several influential variables to avoid performance issues in contracts awarded and provided a method to predict issues with contracts before they are awarded. The research also provided insights into federal contracting personnel concerning which variables (and their predictability) most strongly influence contract termination, so that decision makers can focus on them to avoid performance issues when awarding contracts.

Dr. Nall’s award-winning company, The Leading Niche, uses data and cutting-edge consulting to offer data analytics, machine learning and cloud solutions to her federal government clients. But with her new qualification, Dr. Nall, who is also tiktok's First Federal Contracting Expert, is positioning herself as a tech and machine leading authority. When asked how her new doctorate will influence her line of work, she explained: "Success is highly dependent on strategic decisions, but this new qualification has provided me with a more critical lens to view the future of strategic decisions and how machine learning can improve the outcome."

In addition to her newest qualification, Dr. Nall holds an MBA from The Harvard Business School in Boston, MA. She also boasts a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology and a BBA from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. But that’s not all, Nall is also the recipient of an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters from Luther Rice College and Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia.

For further information about Dr. Tamara Nall, visit: tamaranall.com and www.theleadingniche.com.

Dr. Tamara Nall is attending Winter 2022 ACE Board Candidate Training Program to attain her Board Certification from Corporate Directors International LLC. (www.acellc.consulting).