Lauren Beward is the Business Development Manager at Bravura Information Technology Systems, Inc., a Woman-Owned Small Business based in Aberdeen. She is responsible for growing Bravura’s business line across new Customers and partners with the DoD and Federal Contracting sphere, expanding the company’s portfolio of services in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Systems Engineering, IT, and Cybersecurity. She is an active volunteer and member of several professional organizations, including AFCEA / Women in AFCEA, AOC, AUSA, IRA, and the NMTC. She holds an M.S. in Information Systems from UMBC and a B.A. in Communications and English from Hood College.