Caldridge Partners angular C mark CALDRIDGEPARTNERS LLC
Federal subcontracting and technical delivery

Senior Technology Expertise for Your Mission

When your program needs experienced technical support, Caldridge can help with enterprise architecture, technology strategy, systems integration and modernization. You get focused support from Kenyon Elliott, who brings 32 years of FAA program experience and an independent consulting background.

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Enterprise ArchitectureSystems IntegrationModernizationAI and Automation
What we deliver

Experienced help for the technical work you need done

Need help with a specific technical challenge? Caldridge can assess the options, develop a practical plan and work alongside your existing delivery team.

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Enterprise Architecture

Understand where your systems stand today, what needs to change and which steps make sense next. Get clear architecture assessments, roadmaps and governance recommendations.

02

Systems Integration

Work through system interfaces, integration dependencies and interoperability issues before they slow delivery. Plan transitions with fewer surprises.

03

Technology Modernization

Decide what to keep, improve or replace. Compare practical options and build a modernization plan around your program's needs.

04

AI and Automation

Find useful ways to apply AI and automation to analysis, reporting and everyday workflows. Start with a real need and evaluate what will actually help.

How we work with primes

Specialized expertiseWithin your delivery team

Whether you're preparing a proposal or working through a delivery challenge, Caldridge can step into a defined role, focus on the agreed deliverables and work within your existing team and leadership structure.

Capture and proposal supportSupport your capture and proposal efforts with mission context, technical solution approaches, teaming input, requirements development, Statements of Work and proposal content tailored to each opportunity.
AssessEvaluate system constraints, architecture, integration requirements and implementation options.
DesignDevelop technical approaches, architectures, roadmaps and integration plans.
Support deliveryPrepare technical reviews, governance recommendations and implementation decision support for the prime contractor's delivery team.
Why Caldridge

The expertise you need, without extra layers

When a program needs senior technical judgment but not another permanent position, Caldridge can take on a focused assignment without adding another management layer.

Experience with the challenges you face

FAA programs have complex systems, dependencies and operational demands. Kenyon's experience helps put architecture and technology decisions in that context.

Fits into your existing team

You keep your team and program structure. Caldridge supports the specific work that needs additional experience.

Work you can use

Expect clear assessments, practical recommendations and plans your team can act on.

Federal program experience

Experience across FAA technology programs

32 yearsSupporting FAA programs

Kenyon Elliott spent 32 years supporting FAA programs, including enterprise technology strategy, National Airspace System architecture and integration, modernization planning, technical governance and industry engagement. That background helps Caldridge understand the technical and organizational realities your program may face.

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Enterprise strategy and governance

Enterprise planning work connected technology priorities with governance, software asset management and modernization decisions. The focus was on making complex technical choices clearer and more actionable.

Representative workSWIM Web Services Registry governance and work associated with FAA STD 063 and FAA STD 064 service standards.
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Mission critical architecture and integration

Experience across National Airspace System architecture brings an understanding of interoperability, operational dependencies and the practical challenges of integrating flight inspection, aeronautical data and airborne systems.

Representative workCommon Security Services infrastructure supporting HSPD 12 and enterprise security integration.
03

Industry engagement and emerging technology

FAA industry engagement experience brings familiarity with the agency's Acquisition Management System (AMS), along with perspective on how technology priorities, industry capabilities and teaming approaches intersect. This background helps prime contractors frame opportunities and develop practical technical approaches.

Representative workCollaboration with FAA enterprise teams exploring early adoption of AI language models.

Federal experience supported by an independent consulting background

Caldridge Partners, LLC was established in 2026 by Kenyon Elliott. His earlier independent consulting work was conducted under the Executive Solutions trade name, including technology assessments, systems analysis, business automation and advisory engagements with commercial and institutional organizations.

Selected engagement experience

Technical assessment and applied automation

Key personnel

An experienced specialist for your team

Kenyon R. Elliott, founder of Caldridge Partners

Kenyon R. Elliott

Founder | Senior Technology and Enterprise Architecture Advisor

Kenyon Elliott brings extensive FAA experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, National Airspace System integration, modernization planning and technical governance. His background also includes independent consulting in technical assessments, business automation and organizational technology planning.

Potential labor categories

  • Enterprise Architect SME
  • Senior Technology Strategy Advisor
  • Systems Integration SME
  • Technical Governance Advisor
  • Modernization Planning SME

Key Personnel Qualifications

A concise, proposal-ready summary of relevant experience and potential labor category alignment.

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Success stories

Real technical challenges and how they were addressed

These examples from Kenyon Elliott’s career show the problems teams faced, what he contributed and what changed. They cover flight operations, system integration, information delivery, governance and other complex technology work.

01Flight operations and mission-critical systemsSupporting Flight Operations Through Mission-Critical System Modernization

Problem

FAA Flight Inspection Central Operations needed centralized scheduling and tracking of aircraft operations.

Challenge

Integrate aircraft scheduling, aeronautical databases, geodetic calculations and operational requirements into a dependable system.

Solution

Kenyon developed the system specifications, aeronautical relational databases, geodetic calculation scripts and scheduling interfaces, along with project, integration and test plans.

Outcome

The operational system supported the FAA’s initial Part 135 certification effort, received NAS mission-critical designation and remained in service beyond its originally planned 18-month life cycle.

02Security integration and modernizationModernizing Security While Preserving Existing Systems

Problem

Evolving security requirements were creating integration challenges for multiple ATO application teams.

Challenge

Improve shared security capabilities without forcing disruptive replacement of functioning systems or duplicating investment.

Solution

Kenyon advocated a leave-and-leverage architecture and, with a technical colleague, mentored project teams on applying Spring Security to isolate application-specific changes while strengthening integrated security.

Outcome

The approach gave teams a practical path to adapt existing applications to changing security needs while supporting system reuse and cost-conscious modernization.

03Enterprise architecture and information deliveryModernizing FAA Information Delivery Through Enterprise Architecture

Problem

FAA aviation information was maintained across separate organizational websites, complicating content management, integration and compliance with federal accessibility requirements.

Challenge

Bring together teams in Oklahoma City and Silver Spring around a common architecture, publishing process and Section 508 accessible information delivery.

Solution

Kenyon established and led the Public Web Initiative, developed the XML-based information architecture, coordinated the cross-organizational web team and established technical standards, integration plans and testing procedures.

Outcome

The integrated infrastructure was deployed successfully, separating content from presentation and enabling future website redesign work to be completed in hours rather than months.

04Enterprise service integrationLaying the Foundation for Enterprise Service Integration in the National Airspace System

Problem

FAA automation systems needed a more coordinated way to identify and integrate shared services across organizational boundaries.

Challenge

Establish an approach to registering and discovering services that could support wider adoption of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Solution

Kenyon helped initiate the NAS Web Services Registry effort by organizing stakeholders, defining technical direction and registration criteria, and coordinating with the FAA organization responsible for the NAS Federal Data Registry. He later served as technical architect for the ATO UDDI Web Services Registry and directed cross-agency registry collaboration.

Outcome

This work established early technical and governance foundations for enterprise service discovery and contributed to the FAA’s progression toward shared services and the later NAS Service Registry and Repository (NSRR).

05Process improvement and governanceEstablishing Consistent IT Processes Across the Air Traffic Organization

Problem

Newly formed ATO IT organizations needed consistent development, configuration management and governance practices.

Challenge

Establish repeatable processes and documentation to support organizational maturity and preparation for FAA iCMM Level 2 accreditation.

Solution

Kenyon helped develop and establish the Aviation System Standards Integrated System Methodology (AVNiSM), guided teams applying the Rational Unified Process (RUP), and led the iCMM Configuration Management Process Area implementation for ATO-W.

Outcome

The work strengthened formal process improvement practices and supported organizational readiness for maturity assessment. The FAA recognition narrative credits Kenyon with contributions to long-term process improvement and financial discipline.

06Technology investment and reuseReducing Project Risk Through Existing Enterprise Investments

Problem

The ATO Automated Directives Authoring and Management System (ADAMS) initiative needed a practical delivery approach while managing technical and financial constraints.

Challenge

Align stakeholders, engineering resources, project requirements and milestones without introducing unnecessary technology costs or risk.

Solution

Kenyon served as technical project lead and project manager, defined scope and delivery measures, managed engineering resources and directed the team to reuse existing enterprise investments instead of pursuing more costly alternatives.

Outcome

The ADAMS team adopted a lower-risk approach that leveraged assets already owned by the FAA, supporting project planning discipline and more efficient use of technology investments.

07Web services architecture and performanceImproving Performance Through Web Services Architecture Redesign

Problem

The Instrument Procedure Development System (IPDS) presented opportunities to improve the performance of its web services architecture.

Challenge

Identify architectural changes that could improve performance while coordinating technical decisions across architecture and operations teams.

Solution

Kenyon partnered with other architects and the Technical Services Group Operations Applications Management team to assess and redesign the IPDS web services architecture.

Outcome

Initial results reported in the FAA self-assessment showed substantial performance improvements from the architectural changes.

08Enterprise collaborationCoordinating Agency-Wide Technical Initiatives

Problem

Agency-wide automation and directives initiatives needed shared technical direction across multiple organizations.

Challenge

Coordinate stakeholders and establish practical plans for complex, cross-functional efforts.

Solution

Kenyon helped lead the national Automation Integration Team’s technical collaboration, facilitated meetings and presented technology direction to FAA managers and technical leads. He also participated in the NAS Information Architecture Committee and served as ATO technical project lead for the National FAA Directives Management initiative.

Outcome

The work connected stakeholders across Air Traffic, FAA headquarters, regional offices and the Office of the CIO, helping shape shared technical direction for agency automation, aeronautical data and integration initiatives.

09Aviation safety and data integrationIntegrating Safety-Critical Aviation Data Across Systems

Problem

The FAA Flight Safety Program addressing runway incursions needed a technical foundation for sharing and replicating aviation data.

Challenge

Design reliable database structures and replication interfaces while coordinating system development across the project team.

Solution

Kenyon developed the initial system architecture and Oracle database replication interfaces, and provided technical supervision and oversight of database, interface and system design.

Outcome

The team established the program’s system architecture and data replication capabilities to support its development and integration requirements.

10Program planning and deliveryStructuring a Complex IT Consolidation Initiative

Problem

The Service Area Consolidation IT initiative required coordinated planning across organizational and technical responsibilities.

Challenge

Define requirements, constraints, risks, schedules, milestones and deliverables aligned with ATO objectives.

Solution

Kenyon guided the team in establishing program management principles and defining scope, objectives, outputs, constraints and delivery milestones.

Outcome

The FAA recognition narrative credits his leadership with increased productivity for the Service Area Consolidation IT team and stronger alignment with ATO business goals.

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Company information

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Caldridge Partners, LLC
Company formed
Oklahoma, 2026
Business size
Small Business | NAICS 541512
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NAICS codes

  • 541512Computer Systems Design Services (Primary)
  • 541511Custom Computer Programming Services
  • 541519Other Computer Related Services
  • 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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Our technical capabilities, business background, federal experience, selected technology engagements and NAICS classifications in one document.

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Caldridge Partners, LLC
4800 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
(405) 757-4104

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