About Us

What if working with a small business meant fewer headaches - and better results?

BridgePhase was built around one simple belief:

People who

love

where they work build better solutions.

We bring top-tier engineering talent to the Government to support the nation's most critical work. Our people are not only technically exceptional, they're energized to deliver the engineering excellence, culture, and accountability our Government deserves. We thrive on building modern, secure, resilient solutions that accelerate mission outcomes, eliminate legacy barriers, and enable Government organizations to deliver faster and adapt smarter to meet today's demands and tomorrow's mission – without compromise.

Our Story

BridgePhase was founded to prove that a people-first company can deliver better careers, better culture, and better outcomes for the missions that matter.

Two years after founding the company, Matt Stratford recruited his longtime colleague, friend and college roommate, Dan Belyea, to help fully launch what they believed the federal IT space was missing: a partner that prioritized technical excellence over headcount, trust over micromanagement, and real outcomes over empty metrics. Too many vendors were chasing scale; BridgePhase set out to build a team that focused on substance.

We started small, grew steadily, and stayed grounded in three things: great people, meaningful missions, and unwavering customer focus.

Today, we're a team of more than 120 talented humans who care deeply about their work and the missions they serve. We're proud to be a trusted partner to some of the Government's most essential programs - and we still believe the best solutions come from small, empowered teams with skin in the game.

What We Believe

At BridgePhase, our values are more than just words on paper - they provide the foundation for our identity as a company, shaping our culture with what we care about most. Our values help guide everything we do, including:

People First.

We're not a body shop. We invest in our people and build long-term careers.

Earn It.

We believe trust is earned every day - through outcomes, transparency, and grit.

Own the Outcome.

Mission delivery starts with accountability. We don't pass the buck.

Stay Sharp.

We're builders, learners, and problem solvers who never stop improving.

Mission Matters.

We choose projects that matter. If the work doesn’t make a difference, we don’t do it.

Build It Right.

We take pride in clean, scalable, secure engineering - because well-crafted solutions drive real mission

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Our Leaders

Matt Stratford

Matt Stratford

Chief Executive Officer

Dan Belyea

Dan Belyea

Chief Operations Officer

JP Foley

JP Foley

Chief Growth Officer

Katie Freakley

Katie Freakley

Director of People Operations

Jaime Garcia

Jaime Garcia

Director of Software Development

Kane Gyovai

Kane Gyovai

Director of Engineering

Joe Costello

Joe Costello

Director of Strategy & Delivery

Ava Gottschall

Ava Gottschall

Director of Capture & Proposals

Danielle Stanton

Danielle Stanton

Principal Program Manager

Crystal Garcia

Crystal Garcia

Principal Tech Lead

Elaine Chan

Elaine Chan

Team Lead

Ashley Monger

Ashley Monger

Team Lead

Chris O'Connell

Chris O'Connell

Principal DevSecOps Engineer

Matt Vasquez

Matt Vasquez

Principal Cloud Engineer

Will Gangwer

Will Gangwer

Delivery Manager

Michael Lapuz

Michael Lapuz

Team Lead

Matt Boyer

Matt Boyer

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Jeffrey Victor

Jeffrey Victor

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Jimmy Bourque

Jimmy Bourque

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Logan Scharen

Logan Scharen

Team Lead