Transforming Government Contracting

Consider us your team of experts, tackling your niche problems with tenacity and agility.

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Why Bright Star

Our Story

Bright Star's founder is Marty Lucero. Lucero means “bright star” in Spanish. Marty chose this name to honor his heritage and speak to our role in guiding our clients through their most complex challenges. Just as the brightest stars in the sky have served as beacons to explorers for centuries, we remain steadfast in our dedication to advancing our public sector clients' missions.

Our Commitment

Our mission is clear: to illuminate a path for excellence in the federal government. Since 2016, our team of experts have been diving deep into understanding the unique challenges faced by federal agencies in implementing, managing, and sustaining their missions.

Our commitment is to make the world brighter, one government agency at a time.

Meet Our Team

The power of a smarter, stronger, more scalable firm

We always bring our A game. With intention, we approach every interaction by listening carefully to our clients so that we can develop innovative approaches to their technology modernization challenges.

Marty Lucero

President

Marty has over 20 years of experience in data services and systems engineering, from managing large projects to delivering enterprise-level strategies. He is a graduate of Cornell University and resides in DC with his family.

Jae H. Lee

BI & Data Analytics Lead

Jae has over 15 years of experience, 10 years of service in the federal government's data practice managing BI teams delivering enterprise-wide BI standards. Jae is a graduate of Virginia Tech and lives in Northern Virginia.

Nooshin Adler

Data Science Project Lead

Nooshin has 17 years of experience supporting federal clients as a data scientist, researcher, and project manager. She’s led technical teams and executed data science mediums, including strategies and policies. Nooshin is a Georgia Institute of Technology graduate and lives in Northern Virginia.

Callie King

AI & Communications Lead

Callie is an AI/ML Strategic Communications Manager who supported management clients for 15 years streamlining the data policies and governance, including her recent focus on delivering Enterprise AI policies. She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and lives in Maryland.

Our Mission

We’re driven by the belief that the federal government has the transformative power to positively impact the lives of US citizens and communities around the world.

Bright Star is a minority-owned, 8(a) small business consultancy.

Contract Vehicle

Bright Star has been awarded the GSA 8(a) STARS III contract, a multiple-award, Indefinite-Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity contract that gives highly qualified 8(a) small businesses the opportunity to provide exceptional technology solutions to federal agencies.

Contract Number: 47QTCB22D0055
DUNS: 080308503
Cage Code: 7Q444
Uniqe Entity ID: GMB8FVTPZLD3
GSA 8(a) STARS III Website: www.gsa.gov/s3
Program Manager: Marty Lucero marty@bright-star.com