Meet the Leadership Team

Jon Mitchell is the CEO and Chief Technology Officer for Illumination Works. Illumination Works and its employees are Jon’s second family and this company is absolutely his heart and soul. He tries every day to instill the passion for getting things done, which has had a trickle-down effect within our company.

Janet has 15 years of experience in financial management and timekeeping as well as six years of experience in HR. She oversees all office operations at our three office locations. Janet has a BA in Accounting from Wright State University and has been with Illumination Works for over four years as the Finance Manager.

Janette has 20+ years of experience in research and data science, including extensive background in experimental design and statistical analysis. For the past four years, Janette has worked extensively applying data science techniques to DoD aircraft maintenance and logistics data to turn data into actionable information.

Jan is a leader dedicated to high quality results and innovation for our clients with over 20 years of DoD experience. She has deep expertise across technology solutions including program management, EDM, data science, big data, visualization, system implementation, AR/VR, IoT, and business transformation.

With over 20 years of experience in tech writing and editing as well as creation of promotional materials and graphic design, Cathy works with executive leadership, sales, delivery, recruiting and operations to build Illumination Works’ brand both internally and externally, specializing in digital marketing.

Gary has been with Illumination Works since 2010 and brings more than 25 years of raw programming and data experience in the commercial industry. Gary has led and mentored projects featuring data management, big data, BI/DW, data quality, and analytics. Gary’s mantra is to implement IT solutions better than anyone else.

Hugh guides the company's strategic goals and identifies growth opportunities. He evaluates market forecasts and long-term trends, gathers competitive intelligence, assesses cross-functional business processes, and pushes business model innovation to include potential mergers and acquisition activities.

Jeff Blakley is the Data Engineering Practice Lead for Illumination Works and brings over 30 years of experience in IT. Jeff has deep experience with large-scale database and data warehouse projects where SQL optimization, report design, and requirements gathering are critical.

Scott Rutledge is the Director for the Government Division at Illumination Works. Scott brings 20 years of experience in business and technology strategic execution and is responsible for connecting our digital transformation solutions to Department of Defense market needs.