The Kizos Corporation

The Kizos Corporation provides professional support, as a subcontractor, under a variety of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mission support contracts, has a cooperative relationship with a large consulting firm to provide technical support, and is augmented through relationships with a Minority Serving Institutions (MSI).

Mr. Raymond E. Hall, President of The Kizos Corporation, has more than 30 years of Federal government experience, with the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency. Kizos Corporation is a Federal Small Business Administration certified small disadvantaged business (NAICS Code 541620), and certified Minority Business Enterprise (Certification Number 648896).

Management Support

• Supply government agencies and contractors (acting as a sub for contractors) with a staff of qualified individuals to carry out long/short term agency staffing needs and/or provide support for procurement contracts that have been successfully secured by contractors through bids with federal, state and local agencies.
• Help contractors meet the requirement of federal agencies, state, local governments to meet goals established under the federal government's affirmative action procurement regulations.
• Strategic Planning
• Scenario-Based Future Planning
• Meeting Facilitation
• Emotional Intelligence assessment
• Executive, managerial, and supervisory coaching
• Measuring organizational factors governing the climate for creativity, productivity, and innovation
• Project management, strategy development, communication and training
• Stress Management
• Provide support and logistics for meetings, workshops and conferences

Minority Science Education

• Provide advice, counseling, and solutions to Federal/state agencies and private sector organizations, and their respective programs, on how to improve and diversify their scientific workforce.
• Provide partnering mechanisms to aid in the recruitment and retention of a diverse scientific workforce.
• Help agencies and private sector organizations develop programs that target increased minority participation from middle school through graduate school.
• Provide agencies and private sector organizations with presentations and information on the latest statistics regarding the representation of minorities and women at various stages of the higher education system and in specific science and engineering disciplines.
• Conduct studies or provide advice on how to conduct studies that evaluate the extent to which diversity programs are succeeding.
• Design summer programs at minority serving institutions, Federal/state agencies and private sector organizations for pre-college minority students that focus on the enhancement of math, science, computer, and verbal skills.
• Design collaboration models that involve minority serving institutions (MSI's), majority institutions of higher learning (MI's), Federal/state agencies, and private sector organizations that focus on preparing a diverse scientific workforce.
• Establish diversity focusing collaborations among MSI's, MI's, federal and state agencies, and private sector companies.
• Preparation of grants proposals and packages.

Emphasis on minority science education and including those from disadvantaged backgrounds that wish to further enrich their science knowledge/education.

Multimedia Support

• Web design, utilizing Macro Media, Fireworks, Dream weaver and Flash.
• Graphic design, utilizing Adobe Photo Shop, Adobe Illustrator.
• Audio Visual presentations.

Environmental Program Support **

• Regulatory options analysis
• Rulemaking support (record, public comment, document preparation)
• State and local program review
• Pollution control technology assessments
• Outreach and technology transfer

** Supported through a cooperative relationship.