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Although we are dealing with unusual circumstances, CDP is operating business as usual. This means providing top-notch service to our clients in every way possible, and ensuring that we continue to recognize our employees who go above and beyond the call of duty.The April 2020 employee of the month is WIC Direct product owner, Joseph Gilland. His nomination came in from Vice President of Produ...

I hope each of you had a good weekend despite the conditions we are living under. We had nice weather in Kentucky and many of us took advantage to go outside, do yardwork, or exercise. At this point I am unaware of any of us contracting the virus – I am thankful and hopeful we will continue to stay healthy. It does seem likely we will continue in this social distancing, lockdown, isolat...

While the world around us keeps changing, we are trying to keep business as usual. Obviously we’ve made changes in our work locations in Romeoville and Frankfort while we keep our operations and projects on track. I thank each of you for stepping up to the challenge. So far so good.  Vice President Steve Marston also shared this: The job CS and Networking are doing is incr...

To our valued client partners, As a public health IT provider, CDP is carefully monitoring the situation around novel coronavirus (COVID-19). I want to reach out to you personally about what we are doing to support you and your projects. As the situation continues to evolve, we are doing everything we can to ensure the uninterrupted services you expect from CDP.Our Team SafetyCD...

Congratulations to March 2020's Employee of the Month, Quality Assurance Engineer Ryan Doherty. His nomination initially came in from the Director of Quality Assurance, Karen Waluk.  "Ryan's outstanding performance and contributions are topped off nicely with his easy-to-work-with/happy-to-help style. The 'cherry on top' is his clever...

CDP is pleased to announce that Sarah Long is the Employee of the Month for February 2020. Her initial nomination came in from Kelly Pralle and was seconded by Don Downs.I’d like to recognize Sarah Long for some of her many achievements.Sarah is one of the most knowledgeable people in our department and everyone always enjoys working with her.She handles all types of technica...

We would like to congratulate Heidi Morin, one of our resident business analysts, on being the first Employee of the Month recipient of the year! This was a much-deserved win, as she received two nominations. The first nomination came from Senior Product Analyst, Julie Alyea.Not only is Heidi smart and funny, she is a total rock star for a number of reasons. First, she ha...

We would like to congratulate Amy Duncan on being named CDP's December 2019 Employee of the Month. Her nomination came from Scott Pralle and he said: I would like to nominate Amy Duncan for Employee of the Month.  Not only is Amy an excellent manager that is consistently available for support and guidance but she has represented CDP extremely well as the Chair of ...

We would like to congratulate Andy Vail on being November 2019's Employee of the Month. He holds the record for winning this honor the most times at CDP, and we are happy to award it to him again. Because he's just that awesome. His nomination came from Quality Assurance Engineer, David Crespo. I’d like to nominate Andy Vail for Employee of the Month. This...

The public health community is one built with innovation and heart. I knew this already, but it was, once again, reiterated to me after attending a recent WIC industry conference. All the products offered at CDP have a specialized focus on innovation in public health, with a specialized focus on the WIC program. While I am not on the front lines to help the needy, I can assist with ...

Congratulations to our August 2019 Employee of the Month, Alissa Chrisos, who is a member of our quality assurance team. Her nomination came from the Director of Quality Assurance, Karen Waluk. I have enjoyed seeing the nominations fly in for her this month; it’s an extra special bonus when those you work shoulder to shoulder with every day [and night] take the time to recogni...

CDP is pleased to announce the July 2019 employee of the month, Scott Lewis. Scott was nominated by Kelly Pralle, CDP's treasurer. "I would like to nominate Scott Lewis for the EOM. I really don’t work with Scott on a day-to-day basis, but I see the impact he has on CDP. He appears to have a wealth of knowledge, he has great leadership skills a...

We are excited to announce the launch of CDP’s newest program, the mentor program, which was designed specifically for entry-level developers. Each mentorship lasts six months and allows you the opportunity to work alongside senior developers to get a feel for our company, our products, and how we work. Months One and Two: Work on a single project with a senior developer as your ment...

CDP is excited to announce the 2019 Employee of the Month: Susan Hendrix. Although we love Susan and are so proud of her for being recognized, it is bittersweet, as this week also marks her retirement from CDP after 12.5 great years. It was amazing having Susan on our team as we began our adventure with WIC Direct. She did everything she could to ensure that the develop...

Congratulations to our May 2019 Employee of the Month, Karen Waluk!Karen, the Director of Quality Assurance, was nominated by Bonnie Lozada, for the following reasons: “I see Karen live and breathe our corporate values on a regular and consistent basis. She sets expectations early on and empowers her staff to always get better by helping them push the limits of their skill set; w...

Congratulations to our March 2019 employee of the month, developer and CMS team lead, Walter Wells. His nomination came from Mark Cole.“I would like to recognize Walter’s hard work this month… After quite a bit of research [into an issue] and some outside help from Jonathan, we implemented some updates that… turned out to just be band aids that helped but didn&rsquo...

In honor of our fortieth anniversary in 2019, we will be posting a series of posts from our founder, Jack Marston, Sr., reflecting on where we’ve been, where we are, and where we plan to go. These will be posted on the first three Wednesdays in February. Click to read about where we’ve been and where we are.While it is important to look back and celebrate th...

In honor of our fortieth anniversary in 2019, we will be posting a series of posts from our founder, Jack Marston, Sr., reflecting on where we’ve been, where we are, and where we plan to go. These will be posted on the first three Wednesdays in February. Click here to read last week’s post about where we’ve been.After all our success creating applications for th...

In honor of our fortieth anniversary in 2019, we will be posting a series of posts from our founder, Jack Marston, Sr., reflecting on where we’ve been, where we are, and where we plan to go. These will be posted on the first three Wednesdays in February.In recognizing the fortieth anniversary of Custom Data Processing, Inc. (CDP), it’s important to understand the world in which...

Congratulations to Virginia Maloney for being named CDP’s February employee of the month. She earned this distinction for being so conscientious of her fellow employees and our customers during the polar vortex. She is truly the embodiment of our family-first culture.“Everyone here at the Romeoville office is really a family–we all care about each other and try to fill in a...