CenGen specializes in wireless and mobile communication technologies and their applications in defense, intelligent transportation systems and first responder communication programs. CenGen’s wireless and mobile communication technologies are leading edge and focused on meeting the needs of Low echelon units working in disruptive and bandwidth constrained environments. To that end, CenGen has developed a core competency in advanced highly mobile wireless & satellite communications (fixed, mobile, VSAT) including secure RF networks, mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs), network engineering, project management, cost modeling, performance modeling, system implementation and development, advanced networking techniques, modulation schemes, coding techniques, site survey, data collection, reduction and test report creation. CenGen is routinely recognized as being among the best at early stage (DARPA, ACTD, R&D, etc.) efforts and has provided fielding and test support as well as system integration on DOD communications Systems. CenGen has a national reputation for providing decision-makers in government and industry with leading-edge expertise in network planning, design and implementation. CenGen received the DARPA Director’s award for helping the agency fulfill its mission to “conceive, explore, and demonstrate advanced and breakthrough concepts and technologies.” CenGen has also received several U.S. Army awards in recognition of exceptional service and achievement. The company was named Maryland Subcontractor of the Year and, in the following year, named Maryland Technology Company of the Year.

Management

Ms. Lily Bengfort holds an M.B.A. from Loyola College of Maryland and completed the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer program at University of Maryland Baltimore County.  She is a member of the National Association of Female Executives, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society, Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association, and the Intelligent Transportation Systems Society. Ms. Bengfort also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore. Ms. Bengfort received a Maryland Achievement Award and Smart CEO Magazine’s Bravo Business Achievement Award presented to the Top 25 Smart Women in Maryland.

Ms. Bengfort has over 20 years of business management, strategic planning, marketing & public relations, financial management, development, and public policy experience. Her mantra: think big, move fast, and implement smart, shapes the actions of CenGen as a corporate entity. By following these core concepts, CenGen has grown in size and capacity while maintaining a reputation for quality and innovation.

Mr. Tim Krout holds a M.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University and has over 20 years of technical and Project Management experience on numerous R&D efforts through federal and commercial research and development programs.

A highly competent and experienced engineer, Mr. Krout serves as CenGen’s Vice President of Engineering, managing and directing all of our programs. He provided direct program management and technical support to the DARPA Grand Challenge, the Defense against Cyber Attacks and the Information Assurance Mobile Ad-hoc wireless Network (DCA and IA MANET) programs, and to SOCOM Ad-hoc Wireless Networks. Furthermore, he acted as Principal Engineer for the Marine Corps CONDOR program, CB MANET, and the Boeing Voice and Application Support contracts.

Comfortable in both the lab and the field, interested in the bottom line and not red tape, Tim Krout exemplifies doing what is necessary to get the job done right. He emphasizes that the solutions we develop are not abstract philosophies, but systems that save lives and protect soldiers in the field.